SOC 531: Quantitative Methods: Following Citations

Journal Titles Tab: Following Citations

Type in the title of the journal in which the article was published to see if we subscribe or have access:

• If your search found the journal title in WestCat:
  • Click on the title of the journal or the "Available Option" link under the title.
  • In the "View Online" section that appears, study the access options to see if we have a source that includes the volume and/or date of your article.
  • Click on the linked name of a source that covers your volume/year.
  • Once in the database or publisher's website, use the navigation tools of that site to find your year/volume/page*.
  • For older articles, we may not have online access. Use the location information in the "Library Shelf" section to find our printed journal, then copy/scan it.
• If your search did not find the journal title: use the Interlibrary Loan service to obtain a copy of the article.

*If you experienced problems linking through to online content from WestCat, click on the "Did a link fail? Report a problem..." option pictured below.

If you were not linking from a WestCat record, contact us using one of the methods listed at https://www.wiu.edu/libraries/help. 

Journal Titles Tab: Browsing Journals

Type in the title of the journal to see if we subscribe or have access:

• If your search found the journal title in WestCat:
  • Click on the title of the journal or the "Available Option" link under the title.
  • In the "View Online" section that appears, study the access options to see if we have a source that includes the volume and/or date you wish to browse.
    • If available Online: Click on the linked name of a source that covers your volume/year. Once in the database or publisher's website, use the navigation tools of that site to find your year/volume/page*.
    • If available in our Print/Microform holdings, follow location notes in the "Library Shelf" section of the record (see image below). Many print journals are in Periodicals on Level 3 of the Malpass Library. Microforms are on 2nd floor.

• If your search did not find the journal title: you will not be able to use the Interlibrary Loan service to obtain whole issues. Instead, contact the Reference Desk and we can talk with you about options: reading tables of contents online or visiting a library that does have access.