HELIN Catalog
— Searching
for Online Periodicals
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| Use the HELIN
Library Catalog to determine whether or not the URI Library has a print or electronic
subscription to a periodical. |
| While looking for through a scholarly
articles list of references you read a citation that catches your interest : Ott,
Brian L. “‘I’m Bart Simpson, Who the Hell are You?’ A Study in
Postmodern Identity (Re)Construction.” Journal of Popular Culture,
vol. 37, no. 1 (Summer 2003), pp. 56-83. You want to look at this article and verify if it will really help your paper. But first you need to know if the URI Library has a subscription to this periodical, whether it is print or electronic, and where you can find it. To get this information, use the HELIN Library Catalog. On the HELIN search screen, click on the Collection Type/Format link.
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Besides Journals/Magazines/Newspapers, HELIN has the following Individual Collections that can be searched separately: Films/Videos/DVDS; Sound Recordings; Government Publications; and Curriculum Resources. Individual Collections can be searched for by keyword, author, subject, or, as with the example below, title. |
| Type the name of the
journal or magazine you are looking for in the search box.
Capitalization does not matter, and it is usually not necessary to type the complete name
of the periodical. Press Enter or click on Search to execute your
search. NOTE: Make sure you do not type the title of the article
by mistake — HELIN can only tell you about the periodical itself, NOT the articles
inside it!
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| Your results will
appear in alphabetical order. If URI has a subscription to the print version of a
periodical, the letters URI will appear under the title. If URI has
an electronic or online subscription, the words “Electronic Resource” will
appear after the title, and either “Electronic Resource” or “URI” will be
below the title. Clicking on the title of the periodical will take you to the holdings record, which will tell you what issues the Library has in paper or electronically. With an electronic resource, you will first be presented with a series of links to the institutions that subscribe to the publication. Click on the "View available full-text for URI."
If you click on an Electronic Resource, the holdings record will include a link to the online subscription and may include specific subscription dates. Follow the link, and you will be able to access issues to which the Library subscribes. Keep in mind that the most recent issues some periodicals may not be accessible online due to an embargo instituted by the publisher. This restricts access to articles and may range from six months to two years.
A. Rathemacher • 7/98, rev. 8/98; J. Williiamson 9/99, 7/00; A. Izenstark 8/03, 8/04; BTG 8/05, 9/06 |
