Journals - Keele University

Campus Library Floor Plan

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Journals

What journals are listed in the Library Catalogue?

  • Journals (including those in the Health Library) are included in the online catalogue.
  • If you see information similar to this: Vol. 7- 1985- , it means that the library has all the volumes from the one specified (here, volume 7, published in 1985), onwards.
  • With the exception of offprints and photocopies, journal and newspaper articles are not listed individually on the Library Catalogue. 

Where can I find journals at Keele University Libraries?

Campus Library:

The latest issue of most journals are in the Journals area of the Ground Floor. Some annual publications are shelved with the back issues.  Tthe latest editions of some regularly published reference works can be found in the Reference Area too.

Back issues of most journals are on the Ground Floor, arranged by shelfmark.  Back issues of law journals (shelfmarks per JX2000 - KW) are in the Law Library - as you'll see from the information in the Library Catalogue.  Please note, books with shelfmarks JX - KW are in the Law Library. 

Health Library

Current issues are displayed in the area opposite the main entrance (daytime entrance)

Back issues are kept on shelves behind the Enquiries desk (in the rotunda).

Can I borrow any journals?

Most journals must be used within the Library. Only those titles which have a yellow "For loan" label can be borrowed.  Some "non-borrowable" journals have date stamp labels in them simply because they were at one time borrowable, in case you spot any and wonder why they are there!

Any journals which do have a "For loan" label may not borrowed before the date on the label.

Offprints and xerox copies

Some journal articles are stored separately in the Library as "offprints", or as xerox copies (the latter are in Short Loan). Both types are listed individually in the Library Catalogue.  Articles by Keele staff, and articles on reading lists, are more likely than others to fall into one of these categories. Both offprints and xerox copies have a reference number, rather than using the Library's shelfmark system.

What about electronic journals (e-journals)?

Keele staff and students have access to several thousand electronic journals, including many not available in print form in the Library.  They are not listed in the Library Catalogue.   Full-text journal articles are often provided in Acrobat (also known as PDF) format, which requires the free Adobe reader. This is installed on all PCs in the Library.

Don't have it the Adobe Reader software on your PC/Laptop etc?   Download it from the Adobe website

Key e-journal links:

E-journals A to Z
Full text electronic journals available to Keele staff and students, listed by title, subject and source, with a search facility. Most titles link directly to the journals. The list, hosted by ExLibris works in conjunction with our SFX link resolver, which you'll find in our databases.  Look out for the button. 

NHS licensed e-journals
Journals available to NHS staff are listed separately by the Health Library.

Newspapers

Current editions of newspapers are available on the Middle Floor, near the Library Enquiries desk.  Ealier issues are in the Journals area on the Ground Floor.

Some newspapers are held in microform, and are kept with the other microforms in the IT Area on the first floor. A few are on CD-ROM; these are available from the Service Desk. Some titles are kept in the Store (these need to be requested via Library Enquiries). 

The full text of many newspapers is available online to Keele users through services such as ProQuest UK Newsstand and Lexis-Nexis. In addition, most newspapers nowadays provide some kind of Internet edition, though this is not necessarily fully equivalent to the print version.

Find out more: For details of online newspapers view our Newspapers page

How can I find journal articles in my subject area? 

Use subject-based databases to find references for articles and other research materials.   Some databases contain full-text articles, but you can always click on the 'SFX' button to check online/print availability if this is not the case. 

Find out more: view our Databases page

Where a print journal has its own index this is mentioned in the Library Catalogue.  These 'indexes' should help you find relevant articles more efficiently.