Offprints, and xerox copies added to stock from 1991, are included in the online catalogue. Both offprints and xerox copies have serial numbers instead of normal shelfmarks. Electronic journals Hundreds of journals are now available on the Internet to Keele staff and students, and the number is growing constantly. Please see the electronic journals page for more information. Newspapers Current editions of newspapers are available in the lounge area of the entrance hall.
Back issues are in the periodicals area on the ground floor.
A number of newspapers are held in microform, and are kept with the other microforms in the IT Area on the first floor. In most cases they are not fully equivalent to the printed versions, though there are some notable exceptions, such as The Times and Guardian. However, even those which offer only sample articles may carry news news updates and interactive features not possible in the printed newspapers. Tracing articles There are many CD-ROM and online databases which can be used to trace articles by subject or author. The factsheet Tracing periodical articles lists by broad subject are the Library's indexing and abstracting tools, whether printed, on CD-ROM or online.