Databases, Find It and the Periodicals List As discussed on the previous page, there are two ways to search the Periodicals List. This module will discuss searches that are initiated through library databases using a technology called Find It. Find It The Periodicals List runs on a technology called SFX (which we label Find It.) In addition to being able to search for periodicals by title (previous module), the SFX technology works directly within the library's databases to help you get find your articles. Let's do a database search to see this in action.
In the screenshot above we've searched the PsycINFO database using the keywords "dropouts" and "ethnicity". Pressing the "Search" button brings up the following screen.
Notice how two of the search results (above) display an "Find It". Click on that icon to determine whether the library owns the article, and if so, in what format(s). Note: Clicking the Find It icon will open a new window in your browser and will take you to the Citation Station. If you look at item #12 you'll notice it's the citation we used as our example in the previous module. Because that article is available in full-text online via EBSCO (we learned this in the previous module) you get a direct link to the article, not a Find It button. What if the Library Doesn't Own the Journal You Want? What do you do when you get a search result that indicates the library doesn't own the journal? Give up! No way! You are in luck, because we can get you the article via Interlibrary Loan.
Please go to the next ChicoRIO module to learn more about Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Adapted with permission from RIO: Research Instruction Online, University of Arizona Library. http://www.library.arizona.edu/rio
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