This guide is most beneficial if you have the citation for your article and are
unable to retrieve the full-text version of the article. If the full-text of the
article you need is not available, this guide will show how to check if a paper
copy is available in the library. Be sure to copy down or print the citation of
for the article. See the
How to
Find…Articles page if you need help searching for articles on your topic.
- ALADIN Catalog
- Choose “Journal Title” from menu to the right of the search box.
- How to find Periodicals
- Detailed instructions on how to find periodical holdings
- Where to Find Periodicals
- Locations of periodicals, both inside and outside Gelman Library.
- On ALADIN click on WRLC
Libraries Catalog. Click on “Journal Title” on the Search
By menu to the right of the search box.
- Type the name of the journal or periodical in the search box, then click
“Search.”
- The result of the search appears as shown below.
On the list, you may notice multiple listings for the same journal. We have
multiple records for the same thing, depending on the item’s location
and format. So, if we have a periodical title in print, in microform, or off-site,
there would be 3 records for the same item.
Note: You may also notice that holdings of the item
in other libraries appear on the results list. This is because the ALADIN
Catalog includes the holdings of all 9 libraries within the WRLC. Make
sure you click on GW items if you are looking for holdings in the Gelman
Library. You may also limit your search to GW items by clicking on the
“Post Limit” button and limiting by location.
- To find out if we have the volume or date you are looking for in the Gelman
Library, click on the full record for the item from the results list. You
may need to click all records for the item to find out if we have the particular
volume you are looking for but in a different format or location (i.e. microform,
e-journal, database collection).
- Below is a detailed record of a periodical holding, which gives more
information about the location, holdings, format, and status of the
item.
- If the periodical you are looking for is not in Gelman Library or if Gelman
Library does not own the particular date or volume you want, check the holdings
of the other WRLC Libraries. You may have to request the item you want from
another school, using the Consortium
Loan Service or Interlibrary Loan.
Periodical locations in Gelman Library and beyond.
| GW: Gelman Periodicals (3rd Floor) |
Current Issues:
Issues received within the last year are shelved in alphabetical order
on the brown shelves. The Current Section is on your left upon going through
the turnstiles.
Bound Volumes:
Bound Volumes are shelved in alphabetical order on the blue shelves. This
section is on your right upon going through the turnstiles. |
| GW: Gelman Periodicals Desk |
Ask for items with this location at the Periodicals Desk |
| GW: Gelman Electronic Journals |
Subscription accessed via the Web, through the ALADIN databases or through
a link in the full record on the ALADIN Catalog. Some electronic journals
may only be accessed using a GW computer. |
| GW: Gelman Microforms Room |
Microforms Room (3rd Floor). Some document collections are only available
in microform. See the Microforms Specialist in the Microforms Room for assistance
on finding titles or using the equipment. |
| GW: Gelman Periodicals Items on Reserve at Periodicals Desk for
Professor. Temporarily Shelved at GW: Periodicals Desk |
Ask for items with this location at the Periodicals Desk |
| GW: Gelman Newspapers |
In the Current section of Periodicals. |
| GW: Mount Vernon Campus Periodicals |
Eckles Library at the Mount Vernon Campus. Request articles through CLS,
or go to Mount Vernon. |
| GW: Virginia Campus |
Virginia Campus. Request articles through CLS, or go to the Virginia Campus. |
| CU, AU, GM, MU, DC, GA |
WRLC Libraries. Request articles through CLS, or go to the WRLC Library. |
| WRLC Center (Library Use Only) |
Off-Site Storage. Bound periodicals published before 1978 or Gelman Library
stopped receiving after 1989 are placed in storage. Request articles from
these periodicals through Consortium Loan Service (CLS). |
For more information, call the Reference Desk at 202-994-6048 or use
the E-mail Reference Form. This page is maintained
by Abigail Constantino.
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