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Finding Keele eJournals – step-by-step

Here are some quick step-by-step instructions on how to find out whether you have access to the full-text of an ejournal.

1. Start at the Health Library home page

Screen-shot of the Health Library home page

2. Click on the Library Search option on the right-hand Quick Links list

Screen-shot of the Quick Links section

3. Select the “Keele eJournals A-Z” option on the Library Search page

Screen-shot of Library Search

4. Enter the Journal Title that you want to check; select the search button

Screen-shot of the eJournal Search page

5. The list of titles that match your search terms will be presented in a list. If the journal title you want is in the list then click the option “View Online” to see which issues are available.

Screen-shot of search results

6. You need to check whether the holdings cover the year / volume / issue for the article you are looking for. In this example the journal is available online at Journals@Ovid from 2009. Archived issues are also available in other databases.
Clicking the link next to the entry will take you to the website where you can access this title, for the listed holdings. Note that you may have to log in on the provider’s website – you’ll need your Keele computer login details to do this.

Screen-shot of journal access options


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