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If you do not have a citation or only a partial citation, you will be searching by subject. The Library has many different tools to assist you in locating research materials.
If you still cannot find what you need, please Ask a Librarian.
Find an article without a citation
- The University Library subscribes to over 100,000 online journal titles. The Journal and Article Locator is a tool that allows you to search for an article given a full citation or most of a full citation. Video: Finding an Article Without a Citation
- When you don't know what you want, start searching by subject. Video: Search by Topic, Part 1. Video: Search by Topic, Part 2.
How to use the Online Journals and Databases tool
- The University Library's newest online searching tool. This database compiles all of the online journals and databases.
- Once you have performed your subject search, you may want to create a link to your results so that you can share these with your students or peers.






