How to find journal articles: The key to finding buried treasure

How to Find Journal Articles The key to finding buried treasure

Finding information = Treasure Hunt

How do I find an article when….

My professor gave me a citation?

It was mentioned in another article or a class reading?

I found a reference to it on

Get ready for the treasure hunt!

Sample Citation - MLA

Schwartz, Robert, S. “The Politics and Promise of Stem-Cell Research.” New England Journal of Medicine 355.12 (2006): 1189-91.

Author Article Title Journal Title Volume, Number Year Pages

APA Citation

Bruce, D.M. (2002). Stem cells, embryos and cloning - Unraveling the ethics of a knotty debate. Journal of Molecular Biology , 319(4), 917-925.

Author Year Journal Title Article Title Pages Volume, Number

The search begins

Let’s start hunting:

http://library.umd.umich.edu

Find a Specific Journal 1.

Search by Journal Title Schwartz, Robert, S. “The Politics and Promise of Stem-Cell Research.” New England Journal of Medicine 355.12 (2006): 1189-91. 2.

Results list 3.

Finding the date, volume, # Schwartz, Robert, S. “The Politics and Promise of Stem-Cell Research.” New England Journal of Medicine 355.12 (2006): 1189-91. 4.

Finding the article Schwartz, Robert, S. “The Politics and Promise of Stem-Cell Research.” New England Journal of Medicine 355.12 (2006): 1189-91. 5. 6. Link to full text option

Now that we’ve located one treasure, let’s try it again!