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Need articles for your research project? Here's how to get them!

Getting a Copy of the Actual Article

Library databases often include complete copies of the articles themselves, or full text.  On your results list, look for a link or an icon indicating that full text is available. It may mention that it is a PDF file.

Article from EBSCOhost with "PDF Full Text" highlighted.

If you don't see any full text, click the "Search for Full Text" button: Search for Full Text 

If the article is available in any of Pfau Library's databases, or is free on the Web, you'll be given a link to get it.

screen capture highlighting "Available online at: [name of database]"

If the article might be in the library's hard-copy journals, this will be indicated.

If the article isn't available, you'll get a chance to request a copy through our Interlibrary Loan service. There's no charge for the service, and normally we can get PDFs of articles in a day or two. You must sign in to OneSearch in to see the request options!

OneSearch option, "Please sign in to see request options and place requests."

For details, see our guide, Using Interlibrary Loan Services.