How to Find a Magazine or Journal Article

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How to Find a Magazine or Journal Article

• Daytona State College Library

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Where do I start?

• From any computer, go to the library web page at
  http//www.daytonastate.edu/library/
• Click on Find an Article at the top of the page
• Read the instructions about how to log in, then
  go to the log in screen
• Your borrower ID is your SSN, and your PIN is the
  last four digits of your SSN

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How do I choose a subject?

• When you log in, you will see a list of subjects
  for which we have databases.
• A database is a searchable collection of magazine
  and newspaper articles.
• For example, if your topic is business-related,
  click on the Business subject.
• If you dont know which subject to use, click on
  General.

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How do I choose a database?

• Choose one of the databases that is Full Text
• Full Text means that the database will contain
  the entire article, not just a summary
• If you are in the General subject, and dont know
  where to start, choose the second database
  Academic Search Complete.
• Click on the title of the database to open it

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How do I search in the database?

• First, find the small Full Text box and click on
  it.
• If there is no Full Text box, your results will
  automatically be full text.
• Next, enter your search terms in the search box
  and click on Search.
• You will get a list of magazine articles that are
  related to your topic.

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How do I read the articles?

• Click on HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text to
  read the article.
• If you want to use the article, you can print it,
  save it to disk, or email it to yourself.
• If you dont want to use that article, go back to
  the results list and choose another.

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What if I dont get any results?

• First, make sure that you spelled all of your
  search terms correctly. The databases do not
  recognize misspelled words.
• Next, make sure that you are not using too many
  words. Your search terms should be one- or
  two-word phrases that describe your topic. For
  example, age discrimination works better than
  the correlation between age discrimination and
  unemployment in women over 50 in North Dakota.
• Next, try to think of other terms to describe
  your topic. You may need to word your topic
  differently to get results.

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What if I need a scholarly journal article?

• The terms scholarly, peer reviewed,
  academic, professional, and refereed all
  mean the same thing.
• These articles have been approved by a panel of
  experts before being published.
• Look for a small box near the Full Text box that
  uses one of these terms, and click on it before
  you search.
• Your instructor will tell you if you need to use
  peer-reviewed articles.
• Newspaper articles and popular magazines such as
  Time and Newsweek are not peer-reviewed.

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What if I have a question?

• If you have any problems or questions at all,
  call a DSC librarian at [phone].
• You can also email the librarians through Ask A
  Librarian, located under the Contact
  Information link on the library website menu.