Answered By: Crumb Library
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2022     Views: 28

Many of our databases include only some full-text articles.  There can be many other citations that do not have a direct link to the full-text.  If the full-text is not in that database, a green "FindIt" button appears rather than a link to the full-text -- just click it!! 

This triggers a piece of software (called a link resolver) that looks for the full-text of that article in our other library databases.  If access to the full-text is available through a library database, a link to the article in that database will appear or you may just be sent directly to the page with the full-text of the article (or book chapter or whatever it is).

If none of our databases have the full-text available, you will see a link to ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan (ILL).  If you really need that article, click the ILL link and the citation information for that item will automatically fill in on your ILL request.  Getting an article through Interlibrary Loan often takes 3-5 working days.

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