Answered By: Ann Roselle
Last Updated: Feb 03, 2025     Views: 102

The link to the full-text isn't always obvious in our databases.  Look for icons that link out to the full-text such as: 

  • Browser extensions, such as Privacy Badger, can prevent you from seeing the full-text.  Consider disabling this security measure when using our databases.

Sometimes the text of the article is not available in a particular database.  Some publishers have embargo periods for their journals and don't release the newest articles until several months or a year have passed.  To get the entire text:

  1. "Google It" - Many journals are published as open access.  Search in Google with the article title and/or author name. 
  2. Try finding it in One Search - Maybe the full-text article wasn't in the database that you were searching but is in one of our other databases. One Search, our discovery tool, will look for your article across databases.
  3. Fill out an interlibrary loan request - This is a free service!  Create an account and then request a photocopy of the article.  While sometimes the process can take time, articles often arrive electronically within a few days.  

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