How to Find an Article--Essential Elements of a Journal or Magazine Citation

An average journal or magazine citation from an index or bibliography will look something like this:

Rapple, Brendan A. "Humanists as Teachers of Science." College Teaching 43/4 F' 95 146-150.
which, in order, is [Author's name, last name first] ["Article Title"] [Journal Title] [volume number and issue abbreviation] [date abbreviation] [pages] in this case.

The most important element of the citation necessary to find the article in the University Libraries is the title of the journal (College Teaching in the example). The date is second; if you have the title and the date, you can look in InfoLinks, get the call number and go to the shelves or go online to look for the item. The other elements such as the author and volume are also important, but it is the title of the journal or magazine that will be listed in InfoLinks if we have it.

Type the title of the publication into InfoLinks, under Journal Title, to determine whether we have it in the library, and what the call number is, or if there are other holdings.

• If the screen shows a location and call number, the issues are on the shelves, or, it might have "Current issues in Periodicals Room."
• If the record says electronic resource or Internet resource, the issue may be available online. Not all issues for all dates are available.
• If issues are on microfiche or microfilm, the entry will say PER-MFICHE or PER-MFILM, in the Periodicals Room.

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