last revised: 1-31-07
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA

[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.


If you find a periodical that is available in an online database available through Skyline Library, click on the title of the database to access the database. Print periodicals are available at the library's Check Out desk..

If you are looking for an article that is in a journal that is not available through any Skyline College Library database, use the Skyline Library Article Delivery Service to request the article. In most cases, it will be sent to you within a few days..


Periodicals Available at Skyline College Library

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

To view lists of periodicals available through specific databases subscribed to by Skyline College Library, click on any of the databases below:


To access a specific article, click on any of the databases listed on the links on the left column, then do a search for the title of the article.

* LexisNexis, Dialog or FirstSearch databases are only accessible by librarians. To access an article from one of these databases, please ask a librarian for help.

Also check title lists for periodical databases available through the S. F. Public Library. Click here to access databases available through the S. F. Public Library


Additionally, you may want to try searching the jake database. This database lists which online databases index which magazines and newspapers, which online databases contain the full text for a particular journal, and what dates are covered for a particular title in a particular database. Search for any of the more than 23,000 journal titles listed. Choose Complete Details to get the full information on each title.


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 the FindArticles.com and the MagPortal.com free web databases 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:


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.

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