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Finding Articles: Quick List of online periodical indexes & databases

 

A - Z List of E-Journals

OR

   List of online journals with fulltext, select subjects:
   * Engineering and Science
   * Business and Commerce
   * English Language, Linguistics and Education
   * Media Studies
   * Humanities


Note: This is a list of the databases most commonly used on our campus to find articles from journals, magazines, or newspapers. Many of the articles are available full-text and can be printed immediately, while others will give only the article citation. Once you have a citation, check the    or Search the total Curtin Library Catalogue (Curtin Perth Library Catalogue) to see if we subscribe to the journal or magazine you are looking for. If we don't own it, we can get articles for you through Inter-Library Loans and Document Delivery Services.


USE THIS GUIDE WHEN CITING FULL-TEXT PERIODICAL ARTICLES FROM ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

APA Style - Citing Electronic Resources

Full Text Journal Article from Electronic Database
Format:
Author (if known). (Year of Publication) in parentheses. Title of Article. Title of Periodical, Volume (Issue), Page numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from database name.
Examples:
Borman, W.C., Hanson, M.A., Oppler, S.H., Pulakos, E.D., & White, L.A. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor
      performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsychARTICLES database.

Reis, J, & Riley, W.L. (2000). Predictors of college students' alcohol consumption: Implications for student education. Journal of Genetic
      Psychology, 161(3),
282-291. Retrieved May 1, 2003, from Academic Search Elite database.


Full Text Journal Article from an Internet-only Journal
Format:
Author (if known). (Date of Publication Year, Month day). Title of Article. Title of Periodical, volume, issue. Retrieved month day, year, from URL

address
Examples:
Fredrickson, B.L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3,
      Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html

Myers, M.P., Yang, J. & Stampe, P. (1999, December 15). Visualization and functional analysis of a maxi-K channel (mSlo) fused to
      green fluorescent protein (GFP). EJB: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 2, no. 3. Retrieved February 17, 2004, from
      http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol2/issue3/full/3/index.html


Article from Curtin Electronic Reserve
Format:
Author (if known). (Year of Publication). Title of Article. Title of Periodicals, Volume, Page Numbers. Retrieved month day, year, from E-reserve name
Example:
Avgerou, C., Siemer, J., & Bjørn-Anderson, N. (1999). The academic field of information systems in Europe. European Journal of
      Information Systems, 8,
136-153. Retrieved February 2, 2001, from Curtin Library and Information Service E-Reserve


World Wide Web
World Wide Web page
Beckleheimer, J. (1994). How do you cite URL's in a bibliography? Retrieved December 13, 1995, from
      http://www.nrlssc.navy.mil/meta/bibliography.html

World Wide Web page (no author)
Educating America for the 21st century: Developing a strategic plan for educational leadership for Columbia University-1993-2000
      (Initial workshop draft). (1994). Retrieved May 16, 1995, from http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/CONF/EdPlan.html

World Wide Web page (no publication date)
Prizker, T. J. (n.d.). An early fragment from central Nepal. Retrieved December 12, 1996, from
      http://www.ingress.com/~astanart/pritker/pritzker.html

World Wide Web Homepage
Curtin University of Technology Homepage. (1999, February 9). Retrieved February 11, 1999, from
      http://www.curtin.edu.au

You can refer to APA Referencing Guide provided by Curtin Perth Library and Information Service.
OR
For more information about referring to electronic sources or sources without authors and/or dates in text, see Citations in Text of Electronic Material or Frequently Asked Questions about APA Style from the APA web site.


HARVARD Referencing - Citing Electronic Resources

Full text from an electronic database
Format:
Author (if known). Year of publication, 'Title of Article', Title of Periodical, Volume, Issue, Page numbers. Retrieved: month day, year, from database name.
Examples:
Madden, G. 2002, 'Internet economics and policy: an Australian perspective', Economic Record, vol. 78, no. 242, pp. 343-358.
      Retrieved: October 16, 2002, from ABI/Inform database.

Malhotra, Y. 2003, 'The knowledge application gap in information systems research and education and their quest for the dependent
      variable', Information Resources Management Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 1-7. Retrieved: February 17, 2004, from ABI/Inform
      database.


Full text from the Internet (not from a Curtin database)
Format:
Author (if known), Year of publication, 'Title of Article', Title of Periodical, Month Day, Year. Retrieved: Month Day, Year, from URL address.
Example:
Sopensky, E. 2002, 'Ice rink becomes hot business', Austin Business Journal, October 11, 2002. Retrieved: October 16, 2002, from
      http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2002/10/14/smallb1.html.


Article from Curtin E-Reserve
Format:
Author (if known). Year of Publication, 'Title of Article', Title of Periodical, Volume, Issue, Page Numbers. Retrieved: Month Day, Year, from E-reserve name.
Example:
Davidhizar, R. & Dowd, S.B. 1997, 'The art of giving an effective presentation', Health Care Supervisor, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 25-31.
      Retrieved: October 16, 2002, from Curtin University Library and Information Service E-Reserve.


World Wide Web
World Wide Web page with author
Dawson, J., Smith, L., Deubert, K. & Grey-Smith, S. 2002, 'S' Trek 6: Referencing, not plagiarism. Retrieved: October 31, 2002, from
      http://library.curtin.edu.au/guides/studytrekk/trek6.html.

World Wide Web page (no article title) - use the name of the company
Curtin University of Technology, 2004, Retrieved: October 16, 2002, from http://www.curtin.edu.au.

World Wide Web page (no author)
Leafy seadragons and weedy seadragons 2001, Retrieved: November 13, 2002, from http://www.windspeed.net.au/~jenny/seadragons/.

World Wide Web page (no date or article title)
Curtin University of Technology, (n.d.), Retrieved: October 16, 2002, from http://www.curtin.edu.au.

You can refer to Harvard Referencing Guide provided by Curtin Perth Library.