The Humboldt State University Library has dozens of print and electronic indexes and abstracts for you to use in finding periodical articles, conference papers, government documents, book chapters, and other information. Trying to decide which index to use can be confusing. Each is unique in its subject coverage and scope, although there is some overlap among them. Often, you will need to use more than one index to obtain all the information you need. Remember that librarians are familiar with the indexes in our library and will be happy to help you.
Electronic indexes are convenient.
You can search multiple years instead of one year at a time, as is usual with print indexes. You can use the power of keyword searching, Boolean logic, and truncation in most electronic indexes. These searching techniques are explained in OWL 4 . More and more of our electronic indexes include the fulltext of articles, which can be read onscreen, downloaded to disc, emailed, or printed. If you are a student, faculty, or staff member at Humboldt State University, you can also search these resources from locations outside the Library.