How do I find the ISSN for my interlibrary loan?
Answer
An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic. They may contain numbers and letters.. An ISSN helps the University Library-Interlibrary Loan expediate interlibrary loan requests. To find an ISSN:
Often times, the article's ISSN is listed in the article's record in a database alongside the title, author, journal name, date, etc.
We'll try to collect screenshots of all the databases, but if we haven't gotten to your database yet, please try the following:
- Review the entire record - sometimes it's hidden at the bottom of the page.
- Is the Journal Name a link? If so, click it and see if there's more information.
- Look for a link next to the journal name, as in JSTOR.
- Look for a publications link to search through all the publications collected in that database, as in Science Direct.
If that doesn't work, we recommend searching through Ulrich's!