When you conduct a search for articles on a topic in a database, you will retrieve a list of search results with basic information about those articles, including the author(s), article title, publication year, journal title, volume/issue number, and page numbers. An abstract (a brief summary of the article) may also be provided.
To access an article in its entire full length form - or full-text - there are a variety of options as outlined below.
Having trouble locating the full-text of articles? Please contact your Nursing Librarian Jodi Jameson for assistance (jodi.jameson@utoledo.edu, 419.383.5152).
When viewing your article results in research databases, you may see different links to pursue access to the full-text.
Look for either the yellow FindIt@UT link or the AccessOptions menu. Full-text linking icons will differ depending on which database you are using.
Perhaps you located an article not from a database search, but from reviewing a reference list or bibliography in another source (such as a book, another journal article, or website). Or, perhaps a colleague or fellow student mentioned an interesting article to you, and you want to access it to read for yourself.
To look up the full-text of that article:
An additional option is to access the journal that an article was published in, and then search/browse for the specific article you are looking for from within the journal itself.
Connect to full-text journals available from the University Libraries via our Online Journals List. Then search/browse for the specific article you need within that journal.
If you have attempted to access the full-text of an article, but it is unavailable from the UToledo Libraries, you may submit a request using Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad).
Quick Steps for Using ILLiad
The UToledo Libraries will locate the article from another library that has it and deliver it to you electronically in PDF format at no cost to you.
When your article has arrived, you will receive an e-mail notification. The article will be uploaded as a PDF file in your ILLiad account. Log-in to your ILLIad account to retrieve it under Electronically Received Articles. PDFs will stay posted to your account for 30 days, so once you receive your article be sure to download it and save it.
ILLiad can also be used to request books and other physical library materials not available through the UToledo Libraries or OhioLINK. For more information, see the ILLiad LibGuide.