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How to find a Keele eJournal on Library Search?

Library Search includes an A-Z list of the ejournal collection available at Keele University. Note that NHS-subscribed ejournals are not available via the Library Search interface.

There are a number of different ways to look for Keele ejournals on Library Search. This blog post will just give you one simple route.

1. Start at the Library Search home page.

Click the more option on the top menu bar – this is represented by the 3 dots

The top menu bar on Library Search includes the more option represented by 3 dots
The top menu bar includes the more option represented by 3 dots

2. Select the Keele eJournals A-Z option.

A range of extra options are selected - choose Keele eJournals A-Z
A range of extra options are presented - choose Keele eJournals A-Z

3. Keele eJournals A-Z search interface.

You are then presented with the Keele eJournals A-Z search interface, You can either browse through the titles available alphabetically or enter your journal title into the search box and click search.

Screen-shot of the Journal search interface, including an alphabetic list
Screen-shot of the Journal search interface, including an alphabetic list

In this example I have entered journal title “International Journal of Stroke”.

Enter the title of the journal you are looking for into the text box
Enter the title of the journal you are looking for into the text box

4. View your search results.

Journal titles matching your search criteria will be presented in a list. Make sure that you click the Journal title to view all the access options available. Do not click the Online Access option.

Screen-shot of results - titles matching the search criteria
Screen-shot of results - titles matching the search criteria

5. View the journal entry.

Go to the View Online section for the journal entry. Here you can see which databases or platforms contain the full-text for the journal. Pay attention to the holdings information – the years and volume numbers available – and choose the link that will contain the full-text you are looking for.

Entry of Library Search for the journal title - showing the options for full-text access

Note that you may need to login again to the database / platform when you access the full-text – you’ll need your Keele computer login details to do this.

You can find out more about Keele ejournals by completing our online tutorial Finding Keele eJournals.

Get more help on using Library Search by checking the Online Guides and Support section of our website.

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