When you don't find a needed source on the Internet or in a
disciplinary database, a citation can be used to find the source
somewhere else, typically in a library. The source for discovering what
a library owns and where they keep it is a catalog.
The library
catalog is a database of everything a library owns; but its records
don't include article titles, and rarely include chapter titles. So,
don't search for article or chapter titles. Search for book, journal,
magazine, or newspaper titles.
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Do's and Don'ts |
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Sample |
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Sample periodical citation |
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Lowry, Atherton C. (1994) "A Challenge to Contemporary Religion: The Question of Eternity " American
Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, v68 n4 529-543 |
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Don't search the library catalog for ... |
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"A Challenge to Contemporary ... " the article title. With what you have
already learned about citations, you know where the article is
published; it's in the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, so ... |
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Search the library catalog for ... |
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American
Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. This will tell you whether the
library can provide access to the journal and where it's shelved.
When you get there, you will be looking for volume 68, number 4,
1994. |
