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Find e-Journals links to electronic journals licensed by Cornell University Library, which are only a portion of the resources available to you. If you want to find both print and electronic journals, use the Library Catalog. To find an e-journal, you can either Search or Browse.
You can only search for e-journals. To search within an e-journal for an article, you would need to enter the database that contains the e-journal. To search for an e-journal, there are three options to choose from: Title, Subject, and Keyword. You can also search for a Resource that contains e-journals (i.e. a database such as Factiva).
| Keyword tips | Description | Examples |
| Multiple words | When searching multiple words, the system will automatically search words together as one phrase. | world health organization |
| The asterisk | The asterisk (*) matches up to five non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. For example, "inter*" will match "internal" and "internet" but will not match "international." The asterisk may only appear after at least two characters. The asterisk may also be embedded in a search string. For example, "colo*r" would match both "color" and "colour." | environment* polic* |
| The double asterisk | The double asterisk (**) matches any number of non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. The double asterisk may also be embedded in a search string. | comp** |
| The question mark | The question mark (?) may be used to replace a single character anywhere within a word. | wom?n |
| Boolean operators | Use AND or OR to specify multiple words in any field. Use AND NOT to exclude words. Select the operator you wish to use from the selection list. | stocks [and] bonds stocks [or] bonds stocks [and not] bonds |
| Proximity operators | The NEAR operator is used to retrieve words that contain the specified words or phrases within ten words of each other in the same indexed field. The WITHIN operator is similar to the NEAR operator, but allows the user to specify the maximum number of words that may appear between the specified words. WITHIN 10 and NEAR are equivalent. | international [near] conference fractal [within 3] geometry |
| Field limits | Field limits may be specified by selecting a field limit from the selection list in the form before the word or phrase to be searched. A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s). The following field limits are supported: | [Title:] leaves [Subject:] poetry |
To browse through the list of e-journals, click on one of the alphabetical categories to see a list of journals that begin with that letter. From the results page, scroll through to find the desired journal. More precise browsing can be accomplished by entering a partial title into a title search. For example, searching for "Journal of Economic" will bring up all journals that begin with that title (Journal of Economic Affairs, Journal of Economic Literature, etc.).