LibGuides: Sociology Research Guide: Known Item Searching

Known Article Searching

Searching for an article that you read about or heard about is often referred to as known item searching. Follow the steps below to discover specific articles. Try searching in Google Scholar first (search the title of the article in quotation marks so GS searches it as a phrase). If you don't find the article there, use the Journal Search link below, or try OneSearch on the library's homepage. If you are unable to locate the article through one of these methods, place an order through Interlibrary Loan.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all subjects. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.

If you have problems connecting, go to the main Google Scholar page (https://scholar.google.com/) where you will find a link to Settings. Once you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with "Library Links" on the left side. Search for Fullerton or "California State University Fullerton" and once you check the box next to "California State University Fullerton - Pollak Library FindIt!" you'll see the links appear.

Note - if we have it electronically, a link will appear on the right. If we have it in print, you'll have to click on "More" under the article to get the FindIt! link.

Journal Search
If you are searching for a particular journal, please enter the title to determine availability through the Pollak Library. You also have the option to browse journal titles alphabetically.
OneSearch
You can also search for the article in OneSearch. Put the article's title in quotation marks to make sure OneSearch searches it as a phrase.

Sociology Research Guide: Known Item Searching

Known Article Searching

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