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      How do I find journal articles about a topic?
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   Step 1  ""  Clearly state your topic    
   Step 2  ""  Use a Journal Article Index
                   (contains articles arranged by topic)		 "" If you ALREADY HAVE an article citation & need
   the complete article, go directly to STEP 5
   Step 3  ""  Look up your topic   "" If you DO NOT have an article citations &
   need to research a topic, go to STEP 1
   Step 4  ""  Is the complete article available?  
   Step 5  ""  Locate the Full Text of Articles  
What is a Citation?            
brief description of an article including author,
title & journal in which article is found along with
volume, date & page on which article appears.
 

 
Note: DO NOT use the online CSUDH University Library Catalog to
         look up articles. Please follow the procedures on this page to
         look up articles. .