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 have a specific journal article you are looking for you can use Google Scholar. This will show you if it is freely available elsewhere and you can also set your browser to link to any content we subscribe to.
To check if the Library has access to a particular e-journal title, or to browse journals, use find e journal title function or you can go directly to ejournals for your subject via the buttons on the right hand menu on this page.
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.