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Find out if the Library has access to a specific journal title.

NOTE: When conducting a title search for a journal, be sure to check one of the radio buttons: "Starts with", "Contains", or "Exact".

Have you found a reference or citation that provides the title of a Journal as a indecipherable abbreviation. Use this title directory to search an abbreviation for a full title. [help tips & information about JAbbr]

JAbbr is a free web service provided by Cornell University Library.

The Library Collection houses specialized and multi-disciplinary journals containing articles that can help you in your studies and research. Search these indexes for print journals:

Browse by Title

Browse by Call Number

Journal / Serials are literary periodicals that are devoted to publishing articles on specific academic subjects. Researchers use periodicals to report the results of their work to their community of peers. In academic refereed journals, prior to acceptance for publication, articles are reviewed by an editorial board of scholars in the field. Such publications are classified as "peer reviewed, "refereed" or "scholarly" journals.

The databases and electronic resources listed in the Library's directory contain a variety of reliable academic resources, and in many cases provide online access to journals and journal articles. These are specialized, multi-disciplinary, and reference tools and resources that can help you in your studies and research.

Some of the resources listed in this directory or free web resources. Some are produced by academic enterprises and made freely available to the public under an open access mandate. Others are credible but commercial sites. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to evaluate and assess which of these resources are or are not appropriate to your research agenda.

St. Mary's University College Library thanks the Government of Alberta for its generosity in funding the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library (LHCADL). This content enriches the learning environment for all Albertans, including the faculty and students of St. Mary's University College.

Database Tipsheet - Need extra help learning the database search interfaces? Consult the Database Tipsheets tab in the Research Directory.

REMEMBER: Always cross reference and double check the information that you find. Be sure of the facts that you use and the claims that you make when using information that you find, regardless of where you found it.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For remote / off-campus access to STMU's electronic resources please read the following.

So you think that you've found a really good article, but you don't if you can get full text access. Have you:

searched the Library Catalogue to see if the journal is in the Library's Periodical Collection?
checked for the journal in the title or call number lists of the Library's Print Journals?
checked the publication lists to see if one of the databases holds the full text for that journal title?
searched the directories of Online Open Access Journals for the full text for that journal title?

If yes, then browse the alphabetical list of titles below or do a search to see which database might be able to provide you with access to the journal holding the full text of the article. Or conduct a search for the journal title.

NOTE: If you did a journal search in the "Search Access to Print & E-Journals" tab above and the results list of that the title for which you are checking access says something like . . .

"Find the full text in DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals"

. . . then you should search for the title of the journal in one of the appropriate Open Access Journal Directories listed in the Library's Electronic Resources Directory.

If you did a journal search and the results list indicates that the title for which you are checking access says something like . . .

"Find the full text in Free E- Journals";

. . . then do the following:

In the "Search Access to Print & E-Journals" tab in the FIND IT window, with your results, list click on the journal title in the results list.
In the window that opens click on the "Free E- Journals" link and another window will open with the online journal access.