This document provides guidance for students on searching for journal articles. It recommends that first years use the discovery tool Summon, while second and third years or postgraduates use subject-specific databases like PsycInfo or Web of Science. If a specific reference is needed, it advises students to search the library catalog by journal title and year to find holdings and access. The document also offers tips for locating articles if full text access is not available, such as checking if the journal is in the photocopy collection.

1. Searching for journal articles
1st yrs
How to guides for
Use Summon searching databases on
the left hand side of
No ‘Searching for journal
2nd/3rd yrs or PGs articles’ LSG page
Use PsycInfo OR Web of
Do you Science (Sciences Citation
have a Index & Social Sciences
Citation Index)
reference Does your reading list say
we should hold this in the
for an library but you don't see
Go to the library catalogue
article? (after logging into MyUnihub)
a subscription to the
journal??!
Do a ‘journal keyword search’ It may be in the
Yes for the title of the journal (not photocopy collection - try
the title of the article!) searching the name of the
See which year you need and journal article under a
follow correct link 'general keyword search'.
The library catalogue shows you the definitive list of the journals we have access to
and which dates.