Finding Periodicals

[To search for articles, select a database from the Find Articles page]

Periodicals Available in Online Databases & in Print at Skyline Library

To check for full-text periodicals available in online databases through Skyline Library & print periodicals available in Skyline Library, use the search box below.

Print Periodicals Available at Skyline College Library

To check only for print periodicals available at Skyline College Library,
see the Skyline College Library Periodicals List.

Which databases index a specific periodical?

To find out what databases index (i.e. include citations or abstracts for) any periodical, search:
CUFTS Journal Search

Periodicals Available in the Peninsula Library System (PLS)

To check for periodicals available in all Peninsula Library System libraries, link to either the PLS Union List of Periodicals or the PLS Union List of Periodicals Subject Guide & use the Find command (Ctrl-F) to search for specific titles or subject headings.

Periodicals Available in any California Library

To check for periodicals available at any library in California, link to the California Libraries Catalog (click on the link and a new window will open & these directions will still be available by switching back to this window) and follow the directions below:

At the California Libraries Catalog home page, click on: "All Libraries"
Enter an address and click the Submit button
Enter the title of the periodical in the "Title" search box
Click the "Search" button at the bottom
Once you find a citation for the exact title of the periodical in the results list, click on "Libraries: All California Libraries" in the citation to see list of libraries and holdings dates.

Periodicals on the Web

You can search for articles in hundreds of full-text periodicals in free article websites such as BNET FindArticles.com Magatopia.com and MagPortal.com and you can check the Internet Public Library's Online Serials directory or use a general Web search engine to see if a particular periodical has a website. Magazines, journals and newspapers that have websites sometimes provide access to back issues (archives) of their publications. These archives vary in what they provide--from just occasional selected articles to more complete access to all articles in back issues. Sometimes they provide free access to the full-text of all articles; sometimes they charge a fee for articles.

JournalSeek, the "largest completely categorized database of journal information available on the internet," is useful for finding journal websites, but most of these journals require subscriptions and full-text articles are not freely available.

Periodicals Available at San Francisco State University

To check just for periodicals available at San Francisco State University Library:

link to the SFSU InvestiGator library catalog: Title search
enter your periodical title and click "Submit Search"

Education Periodicals Available at the SMERC Library

To check for education-related journal titles, link to the SMERC Library Periodicals List. The SMERC Library is located at the County Office of Education in Redwood City. (SMERC periodicals holdings are also included in the Melvyl Periodicals database.)

California Historical Newspapers Available Throughout the State

The California Newspaper Project (CNP) is a catalog of publically-accessible historical newspapers in libraries, historical societies, newspaper publishers' offices and private collections libraries throughout the state. The index does not include any article information, but details newspaper titles, holdings, format and condition for over 7,500 California newspapers published since 1846.