Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry: Historical and Cultural Background: Finding Full Text

Using Google Scholar as a Rutgers database can offer advantages when looking for the full text of known articles.  Google Scholar frequently offers links to Full Text@Rutgers or another PDF if the item is available on the open Web.  In addition, Google Scholar will search standard periodical title abbreviations, such as those used in Medline or PubMed (Index Medicus format), which other databases usually will not.

Use the Advanced Scholar Search to look for your article.  If searching author name, use just the last name to avoid problems with variant initials and so forth.  One efficient search is author last name plus exact phrase searching, in which you can use some exact phrase from the title of the article.  You can also specify journal name and date if you wish.

References from Google Scholar can also be exported into RefWorks if you change the Scholar Preferences on the browser you are using.

1. The article is linked to full text in your database.



2. Click on to search for the article in IRIS, the Rutgers catalog, automatically





3. Search IRIS, the Rutgers catalog, to find all owned copies of an article in a periodical in electronic, paper, or microform.
   • Go to the Rutgers University Libraries homepage.
   
   
   
   • Click on Search IRIS and Other Catalogs to find the periodicals owned by the Rutgers Libraries. Search PERIODICAL TITLE begins with; this title is often found in periodical indexes under "Source".
     
     
   • Look at the periodical record. (The online record for a given periodical title may be separate from the print record, but is usually found within the non-microform record as electronic access.)
     
     


4. Consult the list of Electronic Journals.