Comments on: How to search for journals articles online and in national library? http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/online-library/how-to-search-for-journals-articles-online-and-in-national-library Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:06:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Librarian PM http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/online-library/how-to-search-for-journals-articles-online-and-in-national-library/comment-page-1#comment-1596 Librarian PM Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:44:59 +0000 http://www.bellvillelibrary.org/online-library/how-to-search-for-journals-articles-online-and-in-national-library#comment-1596 The previous poster is right that the best source for free access will be through whatever local libraries (national, public, and/or college) you have in your area. Many these days offer online access to journal article databases you can search as a member. Other than that, I like a service called the Directory of Open Access Journals which puts together links to free online journals: http://www.doaj.org/ If by "library journals" you mean those for those studying library science, they have a list of those at: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=subject&cpid=129 Also, there is a simple search which lets you search the text of the journals as well for topics: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=searchArticles There are a few other similar sites as well. Here's a good article reviewing them: http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11534 Hopefully those will help you out. This is quite a controversial topic in academia these days (the desire of scholars to publish their works openly vs. the publishers who want to make money from the content/peer review process.) The end result being it's still a challenge to easily access free online journal articles if you aren't affiliated with a good library. -Librarian PM p.s. Not sure of your local library options? Here's a good directory to help you start looking: http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/<br><b>References : </b><br>Directory of Open Access Journals, http://www.doaj.org/ The previous poster is right that the best source for free access will be through whatever local libraries (national, public, and/or college) you have in your area. Many these days offer online access to journal article databases you can search as a member.

Other than that, I like a service called the Directory of Open Access Journals which puts together links to free online journals:
http://www.doaj.org/

If by "library journals" you mean those for those studying library science, they have a list of those at:
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=subject&cpid=129

Also, there is a simple search which lets you search the text of the journals as well for topics:
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=searchArticles

There are a few other similar sites as well. Here’s a good article reviewing them:
http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11534

Hopefully those will help you out. This is quite a controversial topic in academia these days (the desire of scholars to publish their works openly vs. the publishers who want to make money from the content/peer review process.) The end result being it’s still a challenge to easily access free online journal articles if you aren’t affiliated with a good library.

-Librarian PM

p.s. Not sure of your local library options? Here’s a good directory to help you start looking:
http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/
References :
Directory of Open Access Journals, http://www.doaj.org/

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http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/ask/eresources_guide/
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