Use DELCAT, the online catalog of the University of Delaware Library, to locate books on your research topic. If you have trouble identifying appropriate subject headings, try a keyword search or ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.

Journal articles are an important source of current information on your topic. Articles on a particular topic can be identified by using the Library's electronic databases at http://www.lib.udel.edu/db/. Some databases provide the full text of the articles they index; some give only the citation you need to locate the print journal in the UD Library (author, title of article, journal title, date, and page numbers). If the database does not provide the full text of the article you need, check DELCAT to see if the Library owns the journal that published the article.

Current issues of journals will be shelved alphabetically in the Periodicals Room next to the Reference Room. Older issues of journals are shelved by their call numbers in the book stacks on the second, third, and lower levels of the Library. Many journals are available via electronic subscriptions. Access the electronic journal via its URL in DELCAT or go to the UD Library's list of electronic journals at http://www.lib.udel.edu/db/ejrnls.html.

Expanded Academic ASAP Plus
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)

Expanded Academic ASAP Plus provides indexing from 1980 to present for magazines and journals in a broad range of subject areas. The full text of many articles can be viewed and printed. Searches can be limited to refereed publications (scholarly journals).

PsycINFO
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)

PsycINFO is an electronic index to psychology journals. Many full-text articles from e-journals are available via Get It! links. The index covers years 1872 to present.

Sociological Abstracts
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)

Sociological Abstracts is an electronic index to sociology journals. Many full-text articles from e-journals are available via Get It! links. The index covers years 1963 to present.

General Business File ASAP
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)

This is an electronic index to articles in business magazines and journals. The full text of many articles can be viewed and printed. The coverage is 1982 to present.

Clothing and Textile Arts Index
LOCATION: Morris Library - Microforms (CD-ROM 182)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref TT507 .C567)

The Clothing and Textile Arts Index identifies magazine and journal articles concerned with the behavioral and artistic use of clothing and textile items. The latest issue published is 1993.

ABI/INFORM
LOCATION: Library Databases (restricted to University of Delaware users)

ABI/INFORM is an index to articles published in business and management journals. Even though icons for "Full Text," "Text + Graphics," and "Page Image" appear on screen, the University of Delaware Library's subscription to ABI/INFORM provides access to citations with abstracts and not to the full text of articles.

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