Western Carolina University

WCU is a University of North Carolina campus

If you need general information, begin with an encyclopedia, like the Encyclopedia of Communication and Information and Britannica.

Type the title of the journal in the Library Catalog search box.
Select “Periodical Title” from the scroll down menu.
Check the dates to make sure the library subscribes to the journal in paper or online.
If the subscription is online, click on the link and search within the publication.

Type the title of the journal in the Library Catalog search box.
Select “Periodical Title” from the scroll down menu.
Check the record to find out the location. Most of the bound periodicals and current periodicals are located in the first floor of the library.
Periodicals that show “G Floor” in the location are located in the ground floor of the library.

Once you have selected a database, enter keywords that you wish to search for into the search box and click on Search.
If possible, use the “Advanced” search option and use the limiters (select peer-review journals, dates, periodicals etc.).
A list of titles will appear. If you get no results, make sure your words are spelled correctly, or try alternative words or phrases.
Full text articles in either HTML or PDF formats can be viewed online. All full text articles can be printed, e-mailed, or saved to a disk. In the database you are using look for links called e-mail, print or save. From most databases, you can also save the article citation to RefWorks.
If the full text article is not available in that database you will see icon. Click to see if the article is available in a different database or in another format (paper, microfilm, etc…).
If you are not able to find the full text of the article, then you can request it though interlibrary loan.

The list contains all of the online journals that the library subscribes to and it is searchable by subject or title. Click here to access the list.