Library Tutorial - Finding Full Text - Popular Magazines

Example 1

Johnson, B. 10 ways to help a shy child. Good Housekeeping, 232(3):89-90, 2001 Mar.

This is a citation to an article from a popular magazine.

To retrieve this article, you need to find out whether McConnell Library has access to the journal in which the article appears. If you are in a database, look for a "Find Full Text" link. Clicking on this link will check the library catalog to see if Radford has the journal online or in print. Sometimes the full text of the article will automatically appear on the screen. Most times, you will be brought to a screen detailing which databases (if any) have the journal online, if the library has a paper copy, or if we do not have access to that particular journal at all.

If you are not in a database when you find a citation, look for the journal in the library catalog to see if we own it online or in print.

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