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Psychology Subject Guide

I have an APA citation - now what?

If you already have a citation from a bibliography or other source, you have everything you need to find the article if the library owns it!

First identify the title of the journal or the title of the article.

Example:
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listeningThe New Criterion, 15(3), 5–13.
In the example above, The New Criterion is the title of the journal. The eclipse of listening is the article title. You know that the title is a journal article because the volume is typically listed in a journal citation and a book citation usually has a publisher name. 

Then find the article:

  • Use the Hiram College "Finding Journals" search to find journals by title. Then use the year, volume, and page number to narrow down your search.
  • Use OneSource to search for articles by article title. 
  • Verify that the information is correct, and view the article if it is available, or request it via Interlibrary Loan if it is not. 
  • Remember to save the link to the article by using a "Permalink."