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Searching Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
What is Ulrich's?
Ulrich's database
(Ulrichsweb.com)
lists over 300,000 international periodicals
covering a broad range of subject areas.
You can find information on each publication, including description, start date, frequency,
circulation, country and language of origin, and whether or not it is refereed.
This is a great resource for...
- Finding titles in a particular subject area
- Locating electronic journals
- Identifying and selecting refereed journals
- Getting background information on a title
- Searching for journals by country or language
How do you get to Ulrich's?
Ulrich's is listed under U on the
alphabetic list of databases and under
Directories--Business on the
subject lists of databases.
Ulrich's Quick Search
The simplest way to begin searching Ulrich's is to use the Quick Search
box at the top of the opening page. You can use keyword, or click the pull down menu for a more
precise search for a subject or periodical title.
You can also browse through title and subject lists here.
Ulrich's Advanced Search
Click the Advanced Search tab at the top of the screen.
- You can combine up to 5 terms in a variety of searchable indexes (keyword, title, subject, etc.)
- Click the Refereed box to select only refereed titles.
- Click the Online box to select electronic journals.
- You can choose other limiting options as indicated.
Finding Journals in a Subject Area
Suppose you want to compile a list of Education journals:
Using the Quick Search box or Advanced Search, select SUBJECT
from the pull down menu and type Education.
An alphabetic listing of over 13,000 titles will appear.
Electronic and Refereed Journals
As
you scroll through the listings, electronic titles will be marked with a
blue E, and refereed journals will have this
image of a referee's shirt: 
Selecting Refereed Titles in a Field
Suppose you want a list of refereed Education journals:
Using Advanced Search, select SUBJECT from the menu,
and type Education. Then click in the Refereed box below, and execute your search.
An alphabetic listing of over 1400 titles will appear, each marked with the
icon.
Sorting and Display Features
In addition to alphabetical title listings, you can sort your
results by publisher, by country, or by start date.
For help with Ulrich's or any other Library resource or database, contact Reference at x2305.
Marilyn Rosenthal, Dec 2007
HTML by Robert Delaney
robert.delaney@liu.edu
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