If you have a specific journal reference, you need find out whether the journal is available online.
Search for the title of the journal in our Electronic Journals list to see if we have the full text.
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This is a typical journal reference:
James, C., 1993. What is applied linguistics?. International journal of applied linguistics, 3 ( 1), 17-32
This article was written by Carl James (the author) and is about applied linguistics (the article title). You can find it in the 1993 volume of the journal called International journal of applied linguistics. The volume number is 3 and the article begins at page 17 in part 1.
If you are undertaking extended research or a writing your dissertation, you may need information which is not available from usual Ulster sources.
This doesn't mean that you can't get hold of the information you want. Use the Document Delivery Service to request material from the British Library and other external sources.