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Periodicals are publications which are issued at regular intervals, such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
To help you identify different periodicals, refer to the Types of Periodicals guide.
Depending on the database you are using, articles may be displayed in different formats:
Most databases at OCC will default to show you only full-text results. You can often change this option, if you wish.
Open access journals provide unrestricted, free access via the Internet to peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles. However, it is often much easier to search the databases your library subscribes to first.
This search box will allow you to search OCC Discovery for articles. It includes articles from most library databases.
Article databases provide you with 24-7 access to magazine, journal and newspaper articles. To help you identify the most appropriate database for your research topic:
What Are Databases? by Yavapai College Library - Used by permission
The LibKey Nomad browser extension will give you one-click access to journal articles available at OCC while you're searching the open web. Once installed, you'll see icons for journal articles that OCC has access to on various sites. If you can't find the source you are looking for, ask the librarians to help!
Here's what it looks like on Wikipedia:
One great way to discover journals in your subject or discipline is to use Browzine. This site allows you to drill down at the subject level and browse journal issues that the OCC Library has access to. This allows you to see the articles in the context of the publication and to look at articles published during a specific time frame.
If you can't find the source you are looking for, ask the librarians to help!
You can now search the OCC Library's journal content by DOI. Simply copy and paste your article's DOI in the box and you'll see if the library has it and how you can access it.