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Finding an article or an index

There are two ways to look for magazine and journal articles:

If you would like to search for articles on a particular topic:

Select an Index to search

To search for articles on a particular topic use Indexes.

Indexes are like search engines, usually dealing with a broad subject. They:

Help you search for articles on a particular topic.
Some even provide the full text of the article.
May also contain records for government documents, books and book chapters, dissertations, theses, images, and more.

You can also try searching for articles using Electronic Journals.

If you have an article citation with the periodical title:

Try the CitationLinker

With the CitationLinker you can enter your citation and find out whether or not the University Libraries provides online access to your article.

Or ...

Search MNCAT

Using MNCAT, the University Libraries catalog, search for the title of the journal or magazine.

MNCAT will tell you whether or not the University subscribes to the journal or magazine you need, and how to locate a copy on campus or online. If the University does not subscribe to the journal or magazine you need, the article may be requested from Interlibrary Loan.

For more information about this process please see Locating articles in the library and online.