Finding Journals: Other Features

You are able to search within a specific journal title. For example, you want to see what articles talk about the "New Testament" in the Sociology of Religion. 

1. Search by journal title or ISSN

2. In the search results, you will see a box that says Search within Publication

3. Type in the keyword(s), article title, or author and click the magnifying glass icon

4. The search results will appear

5. Click on:

• the article title for a more detailed description 
• PDF Full Text to view the full text
• the Full Text Finder to view where you can access the journal (in many cases this means print copies)

If you are searching within an EBSCO databases (such as Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS), you might come across an article that doesn't have PDF Full Text available. 

Example: 

In the case above, there isn't a PDF available. You have two options:

• Check Barbour Library holdings will take you to the online catalog record (print or microform holdings)
• Full Text Finder will take you to a list of all possible sources where the journal title can be found (see image below)

There will be times where none of these options are available and you will see a note saying "ILL for items not held by PTS."

In this case: fill out a request form, email Mark Russell, or stop by the Circulation Desk. 

You are also able to browse journal titles based off their subject.

1. Go to Find Journal Titles through the library's homepage

2. In the Browse By Discipline section, click on a subject to see a list of all journal titles that fall under it

3. On the results page, you can narrow even further by subject, resource type, publisher, and peer reviewed journals