It is important to keep in mind that the contents of
scholarly journals are available in several different forms: Scholarly Journal Websites.
These sites usually contain editorial and subscription information and perhaps a set of
further links on the subject matter. As far as text, most include recent Tables of
Contents, but an important limitation is that they usually provide the full text of only
one article per issue. Still, browsing Journal Websites is a useful and quick way to
become familiar with the literature in your field, and the further links are often very
useful.
Full
Text of Journal Articles Online.
Many university libraries now subscribe to services that provide access to the full-text
of all past issues. The main one at Tufts, as elsewhere is JSTOR,
which has full text of many journals in many fields. Perhaps the easiest way to use it is
to simply Browse The List of
Journals.
I.R. Journal Abstracts
from CIAONET (Columbia University Press)
This service is available to subscribing institutions only, but it is a useful one for
browsing the contents of recent articles in I.R. journals.
Don’t Forget: Your Library has printed copies
of scholarly journals!
Retrieving articles from scholarly journals may just be one of those tasks that is most
quickly done the traditional way: go to the library and read or copy it. The reason is
that online retrieval requires that one access the correct resource; find the right
journal; find the right issue and number; find the article; and then sometimes wade
through separate links for abstracts; texts; and bibliography. It can certainly be done
quickly once you are adept, and if you are off-campus it might be the only way to go.
However, if you are in the Tisch library at Tufts (or any other good library), you need
only search for the Journal title in the Tisch
Catalog and then walk down one flight of steps to retrieve it.
