Why can't I find an article even though the library subscribes to the publication?

Some library databases treat print magazines and their affiliated websites as separate publications. For example, The Atlantic and Atlantic.com appear as separate “journals” in our library systems. To find the article you want, you may need to search within both publications. 
 
For example, to find Rose Horowitch’s article titled "The Age of Reading Is Over," which was published in the print magazine, you must search within “Atlantic monthly.” In contrast, "Is This What Comes After AI Slop?" by Will Oremus was only published online, so you can find it by selecting “Atlantic.com” as the journal. 
 
Keep in mind that an article may have different titles (or headlines) in its print and online versions, and that either title may be the one archived in the library database. Titles are also subject to change, for example, if a newsroom determines through A/B testing that one version gets more clicks. 

How to track down an article

1. Search for the publication name and the affiliated website separately in Journal Search. For example, search for The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com as separate publications. 
    
2. Open each journal record and search for the article. In the first journal, try searching for the article title you saw online or in print.
    
3. If you get no results, try the other journal. Repeat the search using the article title. 
    
4. Still no results? Try searching with other information. The article’s title may have changed between publication and archiving. Try searching for a combination of: 

• the first author's last name 
• one or two key concepts from the headline 
• a custom date range 

For example for Horowitch’s article, try Horowitch AND reading with a publication date range of July 1-August 31, 2026. 

5. Still can’t find it? Contact us. If you’ve tried steps 1-4 and still can’t find the article, send us a message. Libraries staff can investigate further. 

Publications that must be searched separately

JMU Libraries knows that these titles are considered to be separate publications in our library systems. If you encounter another title that follows this pattern, please send us a message so we can add it to this list.

• Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg.com
• Forbes and Forbes.com
• Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Review Digital Articles 
  (Linked on the same journal record but must be searched separately)
• The Atlantic monthly and Atlantic.com
• The Wall Street Journal online and The Wall Street Journal Magazine