How to find journal articles

Why do I need to use journal articles?

Journal articles provide current information on specific topics. This is the forum where researchers and commentators first report their findings and ideas. Articles also contain indepth and subject specific research that might not ever be published in a book. In some subjects you will need journal articles to successfully complete your course.

Serials is a comprehensive term for journals, magazines, newspapers, reports, conference proceedings, transactions, etc.

It can take many months, even years to publish a book and process it to the library shelves; current events may alter the relevance of the contents. Therefore journal articles are often the best way of accessing current information.