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Locating Print & Electronic Journals in the Health Sciences Library

Determine if the library owns the journal. Does the Library own the year(s) you need.
Is there an electronic version available?

Check Pegasus
  • Click on journal title and type in exact journal title (do not use journal title abbreviations).
  • Scroll down through record.
  • Look for the eLink to determine if there is electronic access; if there is an electronic version, click on
         the hyperlink to proceed.
    • Holdings information
    • Recent issues are located in the Reading Room.
    • Older issues lists the bound volumes available in the lower levels of the stack.
    • Status lists volumes held in library workroom or volumes sent to bindery.
    Check Electronic Journal List at http://library.luhs.org and click on e-journals. The e-journal list will also show the dates of coverage for electronic access.

    Journal Locations

  • All journals are shelved alphabetically by exact title.
  • New issues are received daily and placed on the Current Shelves in the Reading Room.
  • Periodically unbound issues are sent out for binding. This takes approximately 6 weeks.
  • Interlibrary Loan is available to obtain articles from journals at the bindery.
    • Bound volumes are shelved alphabetically by exact title in the two lower stack levels
    • Titles beginning with A-C are one level down.
    • Titles beginning with D-Z are two levels down.

    Other places journals may be found

  • Sorting shelves at Circulation (awaiting shelving).
  • Left on carts by the photocopy room.
  • In use by patrons or left on a table or in a study carrel.
  • Missing Journals

  • Most missing journals reappear within approximately 24 hours.
  • Ask at the Circulation Desk to have a search done for the missing volume
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  • Consider Interlibrary Loan if the journal cannot be found.

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