Library FAQs

In some databases you may see  . In most cases this will take you to the full text, but occasionally it takes you to a screen that asks you to pay. If this happens, check the journal title in our journals collection as above, to see if we have the article elsewhere. If you see [...]

The database may tell you that it has only the citation or the abstract of the article. If this happens, look for the journal title (not the article title) in our journals collection (you’ll need your Athens password). We may have the full text in another database or in print.

Some databases make it obvious that the full text is there – the article title links to it, or the reference says something like   Full text. Some databases may show  This will take you to the full text but you may have to follow some extra links first.

 just checks whether we have access to the full text of an article. It takes you to a page which gives you ways to access full-text or tells you that we don’t have it. It also tells you if we have the journal in print and links to the catalogue. Other databases may show  , [...]