The University of Huddersfield Library subscribes to thousands of online journals. You might want to search for journal articles by research topic; find a specific article by its name or reference details; or browse issues of a journal to see what's new. This page explains more about how to do this.
You can search for journal articles on a particular research or assignment topic using Library Search. Search with keywords rather than questions or phrases. For example, rather than typing Is there evidence of a gender pay gap? into the search bar, just type gender pay gap (watch the keywords video below for further explanation).
You can limit your search to journal articles only by clicking the 'articles' button below the search bar (highlighted in below image).
Your choice of filters and keywords can help you to narrow down your search results.
1. Use filters
You can limit your Library Search results using the filters at the side of the results page.
To limit your search to peer-reviewed journals only, check the box next to this option.
You may also want to limit your results by publication date. The date range you choose will depend on your topic.
2. Use more keywords
Another way to narrow your results is to add in additional, specific keywords in the search bar. So, returning to the previous gender pay gap example, you could narrow your search further by adding another keyword representing the industry you are researching, e.g. gender pay gap sport
This video demonstrates how to use Library Search:
This video explains how to choose keywords:
If you know the title of the journal article you want to read, you can search for the article title using Library Search.
If you are struggling to find the article, you could search Library Search instead for the title of the journal in which it is published, and then click on the link to the journal site. Once here, use the year, volume and issue numbers from your reference to navigate to the correct article.
For example, to locate this article:
Mostrom, A. M., & Blumberg, P. (2012). Does learning-centred teaching promote grade improvement? Innovative Higher Education, 37(5), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-012-9216-1
Search using Library Search for Innovative Higher Education and click the link through to its webpages. Once here, first locate the volume (37), then the issue (5), then find the article by title or page numbers (397-405).
To access an electronic journal article found on Library Search choose one of the options below:
Most electronic journal articles can be downloaded in PDF format and saved to your own device or OneDrive for reading or printing. Look for the 'PDF full text' icon on the article webpage and click on this to download:
If available, we recommend you download the PDF version of the article for saving and printing, as the web browser or HTML version may not display correctly. For advice on how to solve common issues, see the troubleshooting page of this guide.
Can I access electronic journal articles off-campus?
You can access electronic journals and journal articles off-campus. You will need to access them via Library Search, logging in here with your University username and password.
To browse a journal for relevant or recently published articles, you can use the Journal Search or Journal Browse options on the Library website.
to search:
BrowZine allows you to search, browse and read many of our electronic journals on a more user-friendly interface.
For more help with journals, ask your librarians by emailing
library@hud.ac.uk
