Finding journal articles

For some assignments or a dissertation, you will need to go beyond your reading list and do your own independent research.

Journal articles

The easiest way to find journal articles is to type a few keywords for your topic in LibrarySearch. If we subscribe to it in print or digital format a link will be provided to help you find it.

If you are using Google Scholar or searching elsewhere on the web then we have a tool called LibKey Nomad you can download to connect you to the full text of a journal article in one click.

The Library also subscribes to a number of  databases  that will help you to find  journal articles and more on your chosen topic.

General indexes:

  • Web of Science – large database providing full text and abstracts (article summaries) for peer-reviewed literature.
  • Scopus – multi-disciplinary database providing full text and abstracts (article summaries) for peer-reviewed literature.
  • GoogleScholar  – is a popular search engine to look for academic material including journal articles and books. It is a convenient way to search across the web from one place:

The following sections highlight more specialied resources for specifc subject areas. this might be useful for deeper research for a dissertaion or final project.

Subject Specific databases:

  • IEEE Xplore– gives you access to more than three-million full-text documents from very high quality publications in computer science, electrical engineering and electronics. This video tutorial will help you get started on using this database to find journal articles, reports, conference proceedings and more.
  • ACM Digital Library – access the full text of all ACM journals, magazines, and conference proceedings and e-books.The also include video deomstrations, software and special interest groups for key research areas.
  • IET Digital Library – access IET’s 29 current journal titles, including IET Information Security, IET Software and IET Computers & Digital Techniques

Check out our digital resources directory to find others that might be useful to your studies.