History of Science Searching & Research Guide

• See the three pages under "Find Journals" for help locating journals within Discover Local and databases, and beyond OU.
• You can also search for journals using this Journal Search Page
• For additional tips see Finding Journals (by History Librarian Laurie Scrivener)

NOTE: If you are researching a topic over a wide range of periodicals, your search should focus on DATABASES (See "Find Articles" section at left).

USING JOURNALS FOR RESEARCH

• Journals can be used in research as primary sources (when looking for original historical materials) or as secondary sources (when looking for recent scholarship)
• Browsing journals by issues and/or tables of content is a good way to get familiar with their scope.

AVAILABLE FORMATS/AUDIENCE

• Journals may be available to you in print, in microform, or in digitized versions 
• Journals may be scholarly or may be directed to a more general audience