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Journals in Urban Affairs
These are some of the journals in the discipline of Urban Affairs. This is NOT a complete list. The best way to access journals on a topic is to use the research databases listed in the Articles tab of this Research Guide.
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Finding Full-Text for a Known Citation
How would you find the full text for the following citation? This happens most frequently when you look in the footnotes or bibliography of an article--this is a great way to find primary sources on your topic as well.
Zhang, Hua, et al. " The geography of Zambia's customary land: Assessing the prospects for smallholder development." Land Use Policy, 55 (September 2016): 49-60.
- Go to the library catalog search page.
- From the search box, select Journal Title from the drop down menu
- Type your journal title (Land Use Policy) in the box. Do not type your article title in the box.
- If WSU owns your journal, see if we have the year, volume, and issue number you need. Note: it might be in electronic form or paper form.
- If WSU doesn’t have the journal you want or doesn’t have the year/volume/issue you need, use Interlibrary Loan.
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