So you have a citation but aren’t sure where to find full text …
Step 1. Use “Find a Journal”
A. Go to a Landman Library webpage and look for the “Find a Journal“, listed under “Discover @ Arcadia Resources” towards the top of the page.
B. In Find a Journal, search by either keyword or the name of the journal (not the title of the article).
- If we have the journal, you’ll find information on whether it is electronically or in print. If it’s electronic, you may have to pick from multiple databases to access the journal subscription.
- Make sure our holdings include the date range you need.
- Not all databases look the same, but usually you’ll find a way to browse the journal by year and volume.
C. Navigate to the article you need and look for a full-text link.
- If it’s in print or on microfilm, come to the library in Glenside or Get Help.
- If you find nothing, go to the next step.
Step 2. Get to searching
A. Use your preferred search engine to search by journal name, article title, or author name. We recommend Google Scholar for academic and peer-reviewed materials, since it will show links to articles in our holdings as well as Open Access items.
B. Look for an exact match – some articles have similar or even identical titles. In some cases you’ll find a full text link; in others you may find only an abstract or a citation. for the latter, moe on to the next step.
Step 3. Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
A. Go to our Interlibrary Loans page.
B. Fill out the appropriate request form with as much of the citation info as possible. You’ll get an email acknowledgement of your ILL request.
- Allow a week to receive your article; some may come sooner but once we send the request out to our partner libraries, the timing is in their hands.
- When the article arrives we verify that it is the correct item and is both complete and legible, after which we’ll send you an email with a link to download it. Articles and book chapters remain available on the ILL account portal for 30 days, but once you download it it’s yours to keep indefinitely.
- Remember, copyright law allows you to access and keep items received through interlibrary loan under the terms of Fair Use, but you may not legally redistribute them.
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