Print journals cannot be borrowed but can be photocopied within copyright rules. They are interfiled with the books.
- Search using the Library Search by journal title to find the call number
1. Example:
- Harvard design magazine
- Call number: NA2300.H352.A1 S1
- The S…. at the end of the call number indicates it is a journal and below symbol indicates it is a print journal -
2. Make a note of the call number
- Check Holdings to determine what issues of the journal the library holds
1. Example: n.4 (1998)- indicates the first issue received is number 4 and that issues are still being received
2. Example: v.11:no.1 (1991)- v.17:no.4 (1997) indicates the Library only holds 1991- 1997 issues of this journal
- If the journal is still being received Latest Rec'd shows the latest issue received in the Library
- To locate the journal on the shelf -
1. Determine on which level it is housed – How do I find books or DVDs
2. Use the call number to find the journal –
NA……..read first line in alphabetical order
2300…..read as a whole number
.H352…find the letter first, then read as a decimal point eg .352 comes before .4
.A1……..find the letter first, then read as a decimal point
S1……….find the letter first, then read as a whole number eg S1 comes before S12
- Issues are usually bound into volumes. Browse the volumes on the shelf to find which one you want and then find the issue within the volume