Can you View Logs?

Call me a scrub, but is there a wayt o view the logs you find in this game? I was on a side mission and picked up a data pad, and on the bottom left screen it said Log: [insert details here].

This has happened a few times. Now, i've looked everyone in every menu i can find, and i cant find these damn logs! Am i missing something? Or..... ?

Thanks guys!