The importance of journals in academic life goes beyond providing a means of communication and a permanent record. Journal articles are the final output of most research, and a researcher’s performance and productivity are judged largely on the number of publications as well as where they appear. Journals have become deeply embedded in academic infrastructure. They are central to career paths, including both funding and appointments.
Source: Rallison S. P. (2015). What are Journals for?. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 97(2), 89–91. https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414X14055925061397
Journal article alerts save valuable research time and can be set up to provide automatic e-mail notification whenever a new research article in a particular topic becomes available.
NOTE: To create an alert, you must log in to MyEBSCO to create a search alert. If you do not log in prior to setting up an alert, you will be prompted to do so. You can sign up for a free account using your own personal email. To learn more, see: How to Create a MyEBSCO Account
1. Go to the JIBC Library's home page: jibc.ca/library, put your research keywords into the Search Me! box, limit your search results to "Full Text (ONLINE)" and "Scholarly".
2. View your search results. Click the Share link on the right-hand side and select E-mail Alert
3. Set your alert parameters and click Save Alert.
Journal Search enables you to find a print or electronic journal by title. Use the search box to search by title or ISSN OR browse by name or discipline. Journal search is predictive, so it will start to show you suggestions of what we have when you start to type. All ejournals will require your JIBC username and password to access. Suggested search keywords: paramedic*, emergency medic*.
