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Finding Journal Articles

Have a look at our updated and revised Subject Guides

The Subject Guides have undergone a revision this year. If you haven't looked at the Subject Guide for your area in a while have a look now. Many have further helpful information.

Animals and Wildlife

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Journals
Journals: 

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Web of Knowledge - includes Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts and Zoological Record

Science Direct

CSIRO Online journals

Informit - includes ANR (Agriculture and natural resources index), ENDANGER (threatened species in Australia), SAGE (environmental sciences and ecology), STREAMLINE : Australia's natural resources database

IUCN red list of threatened species

Browse all databases for Agriculture

Browse all databases for Veterinary Science

Browse all databases for Zoology

Statistics
Web Sites

End of Week 3

It's the end of Week 3. You might not have had time to go to a Library class or look at the online information skills tutorials. You can still attend a class or simply go to a drop in session if you just have a couple of questions. They continue throughout the semester. The dates and times are listed on the Library's training page. Just look for your Faculty in the list.

"Getting Started" and "Finding Journal Articles" classes

Feeling a little lost about using the Library. During the next couple of weeks you can attend a face to face class in "Getting Started in the Library" and then go on to a class on "Finding Journal Articles for Your Assignments". The dates and times are advertised on the Library's training calendar.

Finding the full text of an article

Sometimes when you search a database, you will find an abstract or reference to an article, but not the full text. Alternatively you may discover a useful article citation while browsing a bibliography or a reading list. We often have the journal online in a different database or in print at one of our branches.

This guide explains one of the best ways to track down the full text of a journal article if all you have is the journal article citation:

 

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Finding and obtaining journal articles