Category Archives: Research Resources

Indexes vs. Electronic Journal Collections: Why aren’t any articles from this journal showing up?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Christina Chan-Park

On occasion, I get asked why no articles from certain journals show up when a patron does a search in one of the databases.  Usually the reason is because the patron is searching an electronic journal collection rather than an … Continue reading →

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Cited Reference Search

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Christina Chan-Park

In my last entry, I talked about cited reference searches.  What are these exactly? Most people realize that when they find an article that really fits their topic looking at the references listed at the end of article will lead … Continue reading →

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What’s the Best Database?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Christina Chan-Park

If you have ever looked at the list of electronic resources at Baylor, you can be easily overwhelmed as we currently have almost 700 listed.  Although you can narrow the list down by a subject in the pull-down menu, the … Continue reading →

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