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DO NOT KNOW EXACT TITLE? ·         Finding a journal from a reference (citation) sometimes requires knowing the full title from the abbreviated one.   A useful resource in science and engineering is CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index).   The next best thing to searching CASSI is a Web site for searches by keywords including journal abbreviation, ISSN or ISBN, and CODEN;  omit periods (punctuation) from journal abbreviations in searching this site. ·         Other abbreviation tools are available at: Reference E-Resources - Acronyms & Abbreviations Back to E-resources                                                 JOURNAL TITLE SEARCH SHOWS Ø HITS?          When searching the UCLA Library Catalog with abbreviated journal titles, for example Ark. Kemi, you will need to replace any periods in the abbreviation with question marks (truncation symbol), resulting in, for example Ark? Kemi (a minimum of three letters is required before truncating). For best results you must use Keyword, results sorted alpahabetically to search truncated titles. .          Caution: Holdings information for online resources in the UCLA Library Catalog may be inaccurate or out-of-date due to recent acquisitions of backfiles or changes in licensing agreements. Back to E-resources                                                 VOLUME NEEDED NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE?          Click on the link following ONLINE ACCESS to check the publisher's Website for up-to-date information on available volumes. Many publishers are adding scanned images of their earlier print (paper) volumes.          If item needed is not available online or in print at a UCLA Library, UCLA users may request an article. Back to E-resources                                                   NO ONLINE ACCESS LISTED FOR UCLA?          Caution: Melvyl Catalog may not indicate UCLA has online access even though we do.  (HINT: Try linking to another campus's online access; sometimes UCLA users will have access as well; if it asks for a password, forget it.) Back to E-resources                                                   CANNOT REACH SCIFINDER SCHOLAR OR CROSSFIRE?          Two databases, SciFinder Scholar and CrossFire are only accessible off-campus from the VPN server or dialup. Also, the VPN client is required to use the campus Wireless Network. Back to E-resources                                                   ACCESS PROBLEM?          UCLA users with valid UCLA Logon IDs can access restricted resources from home using UCLA's Bruin Online proxy or VPN (Virtual Private Network ) servers. Back to E-resources

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