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Ed.D Program Resource Guide

This is a guide specifically geared torwards the educational doctoral students at Molloy

Finding Print & Online Journals - Does Molloy carry a journal I want?

This page describes how to locate electronic or print journals by title or subject. If you are interested in finding articles using keywords you are on the wrong page and can find information on the Database, Journal, and Article Searching guide. To get started you can skip this tutorial and go directly to the Journal Finder. An alternative option for browsing journals by category or subject is to use Browzine.

From the library's homepage, select the Journal Finder button. This brings you to the main interface for finding journals. You can search for a journal by title or ISSN and browse by subject area. 

screenshot of library website focused on Journal Finder

 

 

Searching for Journals by Title:

As you begin to type words in, the Journal Frinder will begin suggesting titles.

screenshot of the journal finder

As an example, if you were looking for "The Atlantic Monthly", as you begin typing you would begin to see a list of suggestions. 

TIP: If you know the precise name or ISSN, type that instead of relying on the auto-populated suggestion.

screenshot of suggestions in journal finder

The results appear in alphabetical order - to see more information click on the Title or Availability Link

screenshot of journal finder result list

Note: If you are off campus, after selecting a database you will be prompted to enter your network or Canvas username and password. If you require additional assistance with this, please see Accessing Off Campus Resources.

Below is an image of the database options as well as date coverage for each database. There may be some overlap between databases.

screenshot of access options for the journal

If accessing a journal electronically, once you click on the database of choice you can begin searching for articles. Get help on searching for articles. Also note, that if the library has the journal in print it will tell you that also.  


Searching for Journals by Subject:

You may also browse by subject to isolate journals within a specific category or even a specific medical category:

screenshot of journal finder categories

Using Art, Architecture & Applied Arts as an example, clicking the chevron (arrow) will expand the list of subcategories

journal categories click on the chevron to expand the subject list

Clicking on the title, will open the journals in the category or subcategory

screenshot of the arts and crafts subcategory in the journal finder

Click on the title or availability link for a journal, then you can select a database or use the Search Inside feature to search within that journal.

screenshot of journal from the journal finder with database and search inside options

 

Full Text Options

Direct Access to Full Text in Current Database

PDF icon and text label indicates the full text can be retrieved in the exact format as when it appeared in a print journal. In other words, page numbers, illustrations, graphs will all be intact and it will print very nicely as well. This is the most desirable full text option. 


html icon and text label indicates the full text can be retrieved, but it will render as a web page. This means it might be a little more to difficult read than a pdf. and images, charts and graphs may not be present. It also might be difficult to print, as text may run off the page. Ideally if you have a choice between .pdf or html full text, always choose .pdf.


Linked Direct Access to Full Text in Another Database

linked full text icon indicates that this database has found full text located in another database. Clicking on this link will take you out of where you are and into the database that contains the article. From there, you should be able to access the article either by .pdf or html.

NOTE: Each database has different connections, metadata and access points, sometimes this does not work, and although it says it found full text, it may not be available.


Potential Access to Full Text in Another Database

get it at jetfind button  This symbol indicates that full text may or may not have been found in one or more databases. Clicking on "Get It @ JETfind"  or the words" Check for Full Text" will either:

  1. Connect you directly to the full-text of the article, if it is found in one (and only one) of our databases or collections.
  2. Connect you to the article's record page in JETfind which will show:
    1. The multiple database options for access and you can select one of the links.
    2. A link to Interlibrary Loan, if the full-text of the article is NOT available in our databases.

Full-text in a Database is not available:

screenshot of JETfind page with the interlibrary loan link

For your convenience, Interlibrary Loan is fully automated, but keep in mind the article could take up to two weeks to come it. Before pursuing this option, Ask a Librarian to determine if there is any other way to attain full-text access and/or check for similar articles available in full text. More on InterLibrary Loan...

Note: you do not need to login to your JETfind account in order to Request from Interlibrary Loan. You will need to login to your Interlibrary Loan account - this account is not automatic and you must create it.

How do I know if something is peer reviewed?

Once inside of Journal Finder, you can easily see what is peer reviewed or open access. Simply enter the Journal Finder from the Library Homepage or go directly to the  Journal FInder. The example below is for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Note the graduation cap icon, this is an indicator that the journal is peer-reviewed. 

screenshot of peer reviewed icon for the journal of applied behavior analysis

Click on the Title of Availability Link for more information scroll down to the Details section.

screenshot of the details for the journal of applied behavioral analysis

If you require more information, such as title changes, year/location/frequency of publication, reviews or indexing information, use the Ulrich's database available in A-Z databases. " Note, if you are off campus, you will be asked to authenticate in order to access this subscription. 

screenshot of journal of applied behavior anlaysis information in ulrichs