Periodical Index
A periodical index points to citations of articles in magazines, journals and newspapers. Some periodical indexes contain abstracts or brief summaries of the articles. A few contain the full text or entire content of whole articles as they originally appeared in the periodical. You may use many of the online periodical indexes, purchased by your library, from any Internet-connected computer.

Use a Periodical Index

  • when you want to find articles on your topic in magazines, journals or newspapers

Examples of Periodical Indexes

  • Current Contents (a general periodical index)
  • Medline (a medical periodical index)
  • Zoological Records (a zoological periodical index)

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