How To Find Periodicals
What are periodicals, anyway? Periodicals include journals, newspapers, magazines, annals, newsletters, and anything that is published on a continual and regular basis.
Periodicals (except for cataloged titles) are shelved on the first and second floors of the Addlestone Library.
- Current Periodicals (published roughly within the last year) are located on the first floor behind the Circulation/Reserves Desk (on the Coming Street-side of the building).
- Bound Periodicals (published more than one year ago, roughly), microfilm, and microfiche are located on the second floor of the Addlestone Library.
All periodicals are organized in alphabetical order by the title of the periodical. Newspapers are filed separately from journals and magazines.
There are some basic filing rules for all periodicals:
- Ignore the words "A," "An," and "The" at the beginning of titles
Don't ignore "a," "an," and "the" as a part of the alphabetical title when these words appear in the middle of a title
- Titles that begin with an abbreviation or acronym, such as CLA Journal, are shelved at the very beginning of that letter. For example, CLA Journal is shelved before the Canadian Journal of Economics.
- If you cannot find the most recent year of a journal, it might be at the bindery. If this situation arises, it is always good to see if we have the title for which you are looking available electronically.
- If a page is missing (torn out or mutilated), please report it to the reference staff. In many cases, replacement pages are available from the publisher.
Is the book you want listed as available but not on the shelf? Please email Michael Sprankle.
Do you need an article that the library does not own? Please see Interlibrary Loan Services.
Still need help? Ask a reference librarian for help (843.953.8000) or click email a reference librarian.
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