The volumes of each title are arranged chronologically. The most recent issues are kept on the 1st Floor . If you know the titles of some useful periodicals covering your subject area you can quickly find articles on other topics by looking at the subject index in each volume. This index is available in the back of most complete, bound volumes of each periodical shelved on the subject floors. It is not possible to find details of individual articles on Unicorn .
Some databases giving details of articles published on specific topics are available electronically.
These sources will contain details of material not available in Reading University Library which can usually be obtained from other Libraries by the Inter-Library Loans Service . The joint library of the British Computer Society and the Institution of Electrical Engineers has useful resources. The Library is available to non-members for reference only. Members can borrow books. Membership fees for students are not expensive.