How to Find Journals and Magazines
PCC Library subscribes to both print and electronic journals and magazines. There are several ways to see if the library has a particular title depending on the starting point of your search.
If you already have a citation and/or know the title you are trying to locate, use the following directions to see if the library subscribes to the title. The date range represents what is available.
Example: "from 01/01/1975 to present" for the Journal of Psychology means that the library has electronic access to this title from January 1, 1975 to today in the EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier database.
- Starting at the library home page
- Go to the library home page
- Type the title in the search box (e.g. Time)
- Select "Search everything"
- Go to "Refine Your Search" on the left side of the screen
- Select the format called "Journal/ Magazine/ Newspaper"
(select "Show More" if the "Journal/ Magazine/ Newspaper" format does not appear) - If the library subscribes to the title, it will appear near the top of the list
- Select the title
- If available electronically
- A "Get This Item" button will display under "Find a copy online"
- Select this button to see which databases provide the title
- Select a "Get Journal" link to go directly to the title
- If available in print
- The campus location and journal dates available will display under "Find a copy in the library"
- Select "Place Hold" to request a particular issue of a journal
- Starting at the Journals and Magazines (A-Z list)
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- Go to the library home page
- Select the green "Research" tab (top of page)
- Under Research Tools, select Search Journals by Title
- Type the title in the search box (e.g. Time) then "Search"
- If the library subscribes to the title, it will appear on the results display
- If available electronically
- Links for each database will appear
- Select a database link to go directly to the title
- If available in print
- A "Portland Community College Holdings" link will display
- Select this link
- Go to "Refine Your Search" on the left side of the screen
- Select the format called "Journal/ Magazine/ Newspaper"
(select "Show More" if the "Journal/ Magazine/ Newspaper" format does not appear) - If the library subscribes to the title, it will appear near the top of the list
- Select the title
- The campus location and dates available will display under "Find a copy in the library"
- Select "Place Hold" to request a particular issue of a title
