Intro
Already have a citation for something and wondering if the library has it? That's called a known item search.
What type of source is it?
Step 1: Determine what type of source you're looking for:
- Magazine, newspaper, or journal article?
- Book chapter or section?
- Print or electronic book?
Finding known items
Step 2: Search for your item:
Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals
Magazines, Newspapers, & Journal articles:
- Boatwright Library Journal LocatorUse this search box to look for the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper. If the library has it, the search will return a link or links where you can access it. Once you're there, you can search within that journal for an article title or author's name.
HINT: The Journal Locator is also found on the Library homepage under the Journal Titles tab.
Example:
Miller, S. C. (2011). A Feminist Account of Global Responsibility. Social Theory and Practice, 37(3), 391-412. doi:10.5840/soctheorpract201137324
...Click on the Boatwright Library Journal Locator and type the title of the journal, Social Theory and Practice, in the search box. This search will return several links to databases where I can go to find that journal and then search for the title of my article.
Print Books or E-Books
Print books or E-books:
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowUse this discovery tool to search most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings. (Ex Libris)
Just type in the title of the book. If we have an electronic (e-book) copy, you'll find a link to the full text in OneSearch.
Book chapters or sections
Book chapters or sections:
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowUse this discovery tool to search most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings. (Ex Libris)
Type in the title of the book (*not* the title of the chapter or section). OneSearch will tell you if we have the book or not, and once you've accessed the book, then you can go to the specific chapter or section.
Example:
C. Kukathas, "The Case for Open Immigration," in Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics 2nd Edition, Cohen and Wellman (eds.), (NY: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014): 380-388.
...Search in OneSearch for the title of the book, Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics. After I've located the book, then I can navigate to the chapter called "The Case for Open Immigration."