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Journal Source Gathering

The purpose of this guide is to help senior and junior journal staff members through the source gathering process. This guide covers the most reliable sources for some of the most used items found on subscription databases and on the Internet.

Source Gathering

The purpose of this guide is to provide a starting point for journal members with their source gathering assignments.  This guide covers the most reliable sources for some of the frequently cited sources.  

Useful links:

Frequently Used Databases:

Search the Library's new discovery tool Worldcat Discovery for books and articles - both online and in print.  You can search for article title or journal title.  For titles not held by Hofstra, search Libraries Worldwide and sort by Best Match to confirm information.

Use search widget or links, below.

 

Interlibrary loan forms

The Bluebook

Bluebook Resources

Research Guides

Try these sources if you ae not familiar with abbreviations in a footnote: