Let's say that you are researching the effects of sleep on the academic success of college students and that you found a review article called "Let's Talk About Sleep: A Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions to Improve Sleep in College Students." See below for the article file in PDF.
It has a ton of references, including this one:
Kelly, W.E., Kelly, K.E., and Clanton, R.C. (2001). The relationship between sleep length annd grade-point average among college students. College Student Journal, 35(1), 84-86.
How might you go about searching for it? Tracking down articles in this way is referred to as known item searching.
Article Level Strategies
- Look for the article title in Google Scholar. For full-text, try clicking on the article title OR look under More for UC-eLinks/Get it at UC.
- Look for the article title in UC Library Search. Look for the Available Online link or the request form to make a request for a copy.
- Look in regular Google. You may be able to find on the web if someone has posted it.
Journal Level Strategy
- Look for the journal title in the Journals@UCMerced tab in UC Library Search. OR Search for the journal title in the Journals tab on the library home page search box. See if the journal is available. Is the date you need available? If so, drill down to the correct volume and issue number.
Note: Some databases will also hyperlink citations, which can be very helpful. The review article mentioned at the top of this box/included below, for example, does link citations in the online version.
Kelly, W. E., Kelly, K. E. and Clanton, R. C. The relationship between
sleep length and grade-point average among college students.
Coll. Stud. J., 2001, 35: 84–86.
Kelly, W. E., Kelly, K. E. and Clanton, R. C. The relationship between
sleep length and grade-point average among college students.
Coll. Stud. J., 2001, 35: 84–86.