button to locate full-textMany times you can link directly to full-text articles within a database. Click on any links that say HTML full-text or PDF full-text to bring up the article.
If you do not see a full-text option, but see a button, click on it to try and locate the full-text of the item.
Most of the UNLV databases participate in the (officially known as the “SFX” service). SFX links the resources of participating databases together. So, if one database does not provide the full-text of an article, the button will display a list in a new window of other UNLV databases that may provide full-text.
Please note that inclusion of the button does not mean that full-text is available; it simply means the database participates in the service.
The University Libraries do not have subscriptions to all of the journals you may discover citations for. Also, subscriptions to a title may be in only one format (i.e. print or only electronic).
The next section of the module will explain how to find out if full-text is available at the University Libraries.
It is possible to request access to articles the library does not own, but it may take a little time and effort. The Borrowing Materials the Library Does Not Own section of the module will explain how Document Delivery Services can be used to obtain items the library does not own.
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