Q. What are paper journals?

"Paper journals" refer to periodicals (i.e., journals, magazines, newspapers) published in a physical, paper format rather than electronic format. Journals in electronic format are available via article databases and websites.

If you need to see a "paper copy" of a specific scholarly journal or a general magazine, you can type the journal/magazine title into the library catalog, and check the box next to "Search print holdings only" to verify if that journal is available in "paper copy" and which campus library has it. The paper journal collection varies by campus library.