ELECTRONIC JOURNAL LIST FAQ

• It provides quick access to over 8,000 electronic journals, magazines, newsletters and newspapers that are also accessible through MadCat.
• Use it when you're looking for a specific electronic journal. If you're looking for articles on a topic, please use a database first.

• More than 8,000 electronic journals.
• MANY, but not all, LICENSED electronic journals and some popular magazines and newspapers available to the UW-Madison community. This includes titles available from publishers and titles available as part of a collection or database. For more information see, "About Collections."
• Full-text journals only -- not just tables of contents and/or abstracts.

• Most titles in LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe -- consult their source list for a list of titles included in LEXIS/NEXIS
• Most items published by the U. S. government - consult Madcat
• Titles in Dow Jones News Retrieval ( available only at Business Library)
• Global Newsbank (only available in campus libraries)

• Many items are only available in print format in campus libraries. And many electronic journals do not include older issues online. Check MadCat.

• Please fill out a request form

• Items with are paid for by UW-Madison Libraries or UW-System Libraries.
• Others are free on the Internet or on a trial basis.

• Items with are purchased for use by the UW-Madison community. Authorized users include current faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison and members of the general public who use the workstations provided in campus libraries. Access is restricted to UW-Madison IP addresses only (including WiscWorld access and library proxy server access).
• Items with are freely available on the Internet.

• See the Electronic Journal Contact Us page