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Primo Library Guide: Journals & Articles

The guide will show you how to use UCT's one stop search tool to search for all scholarly content

Journal FAQ's

What is a journal?A journal is like an academic magazine where scholars have written articles about their research.

What is the difference between a book and a journal article?A book is a longer, and a usually more comprehensive text on a subject.

Journal articles are shorter, and more specific. They are published more frequently and so have more up-to-date information than books do.

How do I use the Advanced Search Box

How to find a SPECIFIC journal title or article

This presentation will demonstrate how to find a specific journal title or article in Primo.

Click here to go directly to the Journal Search.