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Find quality information

How to find quality information for academic purposes, including databases, specific information formats, Google Scholar and the web, research alerts and evaluating information.

Specific journal articles

Check Library Search first to get the full text of the article, if you have a journal article citation.

Search by the article title

Example citation - Serry, T. A., & Oberklaid, F. (2015). Children with reading problems: Missed opportunities to make a difference. Australian Journal of Education, 59(1), 22-34.

  1. Go to Library Search.
  2. Enter the article title - "Children with reading problems: Missed opportunities to make a difference".  
  3. Verify that the result is correct. Check the journal title, author, year, volume and page numbers match.
  4. Click on the title to access or locate the article.

If you only have partial information on the journal article, search Google Scholar for the full citation. Once you have the journal citation you can go back to Library Search to look up the journal title.

video Access the full text of a journal article through Library Search (YouTube, 2m 56s):

Articles in a specific journal

  1. Go to Advanced Search in Library Search.
  2. In the first line:
    1. Change Any field to Additional title
    2. Enter the journal title as a search term.
  3. In the second line, enter your search terms.
  4. Click Search.

You can also just search for the journal title in Library Search. When you find the journal in your search results, click Available online to check which databases hold the journal. Most databases allow you to search within specific publications.

Other specific items

If you need a specific book, thesis or other item, search for the title of the item in Library Search. If you don't find it, you may be able to request it.