Looking for journal articles about your subject area?

Important things to remember Journal articles cannot generally be found by searching the main library catalogue Google searches seem to give lots of hits but often you find access to the full text is blocked What you need to do is to use some of the library databases.

Journal articles cannot generally be found by searching the main library catalogue

Google searches seem to give lots of hits but often you find access to the full text is blocked

What you need to do is to use some of the library databases.

How to get started Go to the Library subject guides http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/qusugu/qusugu.htm These pages have tips on the best databases to use for your subject area. Read the section on finding journal articles

Go to the Library subject guides

http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/qusugu/qusugu.htm

These pages have tips on the best databases to use for your subject area. Read the section on finding journal articles

Choosing the right database Remember to read your subject page for guidance This will list the key databases It will be possible to access some of them using a service called cross searcher Others will need to be located by searching for their title on the LSE library catalogue

Remember to read your subject page for guidance

This will list the key databases

It will be possible to access some of them using a service called cross searcher

Others will need to be located by searching for their title on the LSE library catalogue

What is Cross searcher? A quick way to search some of the library’s main databases (indexes to journal articles and the catalogue) simultaneously Go to http://zw4gk5cr3l.cs.serialssolutions.com/ Log in using your LSE Network username and password

A quick way to search some of the library’s main databases (indexes to journal articles and the catalogue) simultaneously

Go to http://zw4gk5cr3l.cs.serialssolutions.com/

Log in using your LSE Network username and password

Key points Choose a subject area Click on the title to see the databases available for that subject area Choose search by database to see the a-z list of everything available The quick search defaults to title use the drop down list to search for other options

Choose a subject area

Click on the title to see the databases available for that subject area

Choose search by database to see the a-z list of everything available

The quick search defaults to title use the drop down list to search for other options

Remember! Cross searcher is very quick – but! It may not search all the databases you need. Some are not available on the system due to technical or licensing restrictions. It cannot offer advanced search features (eg restricting your search to book reviews) It cannot be used to set up email alerts

Cross searcher is very quick – but!

It may not search all the databases you need. Some are not available on the system due to technical or licensing restrictions.

It cannot offer advanced search features (eg restricting your search to book reviews)

It cannot be used to set up email alerts

Cross searcher results

Understanding the results

Understanding the results Use the boxes on the left handside of the screen to sort your search results by date, author or journal title. The clustered results by topic orders the results by subject keywords. These may help you narrow down the results But as they are generated by machine they may not make sense!

Use the boxes on the left handside of the screen to sort your search results by date, author or journal title.

The clustered results by topic orders the results by subject keywords. These may help you narrow down the results

But as they are generated by machine they may not make sense!

How to get the full text Click on the orange LSE article finder symbol to find out if the Library has the title (unfortunately we dont take them all!) This will take you to the LSE ejournals page where years available will be displayed These are simply the same titles offered via different databases. Sometimes the years offered are different so check carefully

Click on the orange LSE article finder symbol to find out if the Library has the title (unfortunately we dont take them all!)

This will take you to the LSE ejournals page where years available will be displayed

These are simply the same titles offered via different databases.

Sometimes the years offered are different so check carefully

Success! Now all you need to do is log in with your LSE network username and password Remember if the link doesn’t work It is worth trying again. Sometimes the Internet can be tempermental! Checking to see if a paper copy is available in the Library

Now all you need to do is log in with your LSE network username and password

Remember if the link doesn’t work

It is worth trying again. Sometimes the Internet can be tempermental!

Checking to see if a paper copy is available in the Library

Going further! Remember that not all databases can be accessed via cross-searcher Find out other titles from the subject guides Access them by going to the main lse library catalogue and searching by title. Expand the record and click on the Linked resources option. Then enter your Lse network username and password.

Remember that not all databases can be accessed via cross-searcher

Find out other titles from the subject guides

Access them by going to the main lse library catalogue and searching by title.

Expand the record and click on the Linked resources option. Then enter your Lse network username and password.

Dont forget To make a record of all the articles you use – it will save time later! If you have a lot of references to store. It is worth finding out how to use EndNote http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/guides/Endnote/Endnote.htm Find out how to cite references properly http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/insktr/citing_referencing.htm

To make a record of all the articles you use – it will save time later!

If you have a lot of references to store. It is worth finding out how to use EndNote http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/guides/Endnote/Endnote.htm

Find out how to cite references properly http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/insktr/citing_referencing.htm

Finally if the article you need is not available electronically t ry the union list of serials to see if it is available in a London college http://www.inform25.ac.uk/ULS/ Find out how you can please an interlibrary loan request for materials not available nearby http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/idd/idd.htm

if the article you need is not available electronically t ry the union list of serials to see if it is available in a London college http://www.inform25.ac.uk/ULS/

Find out how you can please an interlibrary loan request for materials not available nearby http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/idd/idd.htm

Further help If you need any help with password access email [email_address]

If you need any help with password access email

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