Formats of Periodicals

In the Ithaca College Library periodicals are found in several different formats, and they not all found in the same place. There will be loose issues, bound volumes of periodicals, microforms, and periodicals that are available only online. For some periodical titles, the library will maintain some issues and volumes in different formats. Current issues will be found in paper, but back issues will be only available online. For others, back issues will be bound for some years, available on microfilm for other years, and online for different or some of the same years.

Popular Periodicals Collection, Main Floor

The most recent issues of approximately 100 popular periodicals will be foundon the main floor of the library in the Popular Periodicals collection, special display racks. These periodicals are kept in alphabetical order by title.

Periodicals Area, Fourth Floor

Bound periodicals and the recent, unbound issues of most of the Library's 2500+ magazines and journals are kept in a special location on the fourth floor (two floors above the main floor of the library). They are on the left hand side as you walk up the central stairs. It is the side of the library closest to East and West Towers, and also known as the south side of the library. These periodicals are kept in call number order.

Microform Collection, Main Floor

The back issues of some periodicals to which the Ithaca College Library subscribes are maintained in microform format. Microforms are located in special cabinets on the main floor of the library in call number order. Microform readers will be found close by.

Online

Still another location for some periodicals is online. The library subscribes to a growing number of periodicals that only available on your computer screen; some will not be available in paper. In addition, many periodical articles are available in full text through one of the Library's many online periodical databases. Although these services were originally designed to index periodical articles, many periodical databases include the full text of periodical articles or even photo images of the articles' original pages. Access to online periodicals and periodical articles is available from any computer hooked up to the campus network. In most cases, for the present, online periodicals and periodical articles will not be available from computers that are not directly connected to the college's computer network.