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How Do I Find an Article if it is not Full-text?

To locate the full text of journal articles not available in the database you were searching:

a. Write down or print out the citation information of the article or articles you want to find, or open a new browser window.

citation

b. On the UNC Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.unc.edu) select E Journal Finder.

1) Enter the title of the journal in the search box.

 E Journals Search Page

2) If the library subscribes to the journal in electronic form or through another online database, it will appear on the results page. Be sure to note the dates available. Click on the appropriate title.

E Journals Search Results

3) Use the information from the article's citation to find your particular article within the E Journal.

c. If the library does not subscribe to the journal in an electronic form, you should search the library's online catalog to find it in print. On the UNC Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.unc.edu) click on UNC-Chapel Hill Catalog.

d. Select journal title and enter the title of the journal in the search box. Click on the search button.

Journal search in online catalog

e. The catalog record will indicate if the library subscribes to the journal in print. If so, note the dates to make sure they correspond with the date of the article you need, and the library and call number where the journal is located.

f. If the UNC Libraries do not have your article, please complete an Interlibrary Loan request.

 
 
 
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