In order to find a particular book on the shelves you will need to write down its call number . If the directions for the computer don't make sense to you, ask a librarian for help. If you want to get useful information on your topic from magazines or newspapers, you need to find out on which dates the newspapers or magazines have articles on your subject and which pages the articles are on. This listing of the title of an article, name of a magazine, date, and pages is called a citation . By using a periodical index you can get a list of articles on your subject.
Some periodical indexes are books, while others are on computers.
Again, if you aren't having much luck getting citations on your subject, ask one of the librarians in the department that has your subject. You may need to use a different name for your subject, or you may need to use a subject periodical index . These index magazines that deal only with one subject area. Several general periodical indexes and some subject indexes can be used on the Infornet computers that are found throughout the building. Most subject indexes are still in books, however, and you will need to use those in the department that has your subject.