If you are searching for journal articles and you want the instant gratification of full text articles, let me give you some advice. Most of our database search screens have boxes to check that will limit your search to full text and scholarly (peer reviewed) articles. Not all of our databases provide full text; some will give you only the citation and often an abstract as well. So it is even more important to SEARCH IN DATABASES THAT PROVIDE FULL TEXT ARTICLES!
Here are a few examples. The PsycINFO database indexes only citations and sometimes abstracts. For that reason, we have subscribed to PsycARTICLES database that provides full text articles for you. CINAHL usually only provides citations and abstracts, but we have linked our full text database, Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition to CINAHL. If CINAHL has indexed an article that is full text in Health Source, it will show up in your search. WE also have subscribed to CINAHL with Full Text and that should be self-explanatory. In MEDLINE, search in Pub Med Central (PMC) to limit your results to full text articles only. For general academic research, the InfoTrac OneFile database provides the optional limit of full text and journal articles only.
We can often arrange for articles through interlibrary loan, but with shrewd searching or slight refocusing of your topic, you should find what you need in our databases. If you are having difficulty, please contact the library staff for help. We want to be sure that you have the information you need.
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