Options for Journal and Article Searching
Using the CSUSM Catalog and Research Databases
| What you want | Where to Look | How to Look | |
| Any Education Journal | Library Catalog | Keyword Search | Example 1 |
| Journal by Subject | Library Catalog | Subject Search | Example 2 |
| Journal by Title | Library Catalog | Title Search | Example 3 |
| Journal by Genre/Format | Library Catalog (CSUSM) | Genre Search | Example 4 |
| Article by Topic | Research Database | Keyword or Subject Search | Example 5 |
| Article by Citation | Catalog→Research Database | Title or Author Search | Example 6 |
#3--Search
for a Specific Education Journal by Title
First--Open the Catalog and use the Simple Search option.
Second--You now have a list of ALL works in the CSUSM collection that start with your searched term (paper or electronic format.)
Third--This screen gives you holdings (what CSUSM owns) and location information, but NOT access to individual articles or author's instructions... See the numbered legend below the screen shot.
1--This journal is available in full text electronic format in the Academic Search Elite database for articles published in 2001 and later. You can click on the
link to open the database and then search within that title for appropriate articles.
2 & 2a--This journal is also available in print at the call number location LC3951 .J6 in the Periodicals area (4th floor)CSUSM owns from volume 53 (published in 1986/7 through the volume 72, no. 2 issue published in early 2006, according to this screen shot).
3 & 3a--This journal is also available in microfiche in the Microforms area next to Periodicals under accession number C-763. This part of the collection is volumes 37 through 60, which starts earlier than the print or electronic and overlaps the paper holdings.
4--More detailed holdings information of what CSUSM has available.