Learn to find full-text journal articles using database tools, the UST button, the list of Journals, and Interlibrary Loan.

1. A Doherty Library Information Literacy Tutorial

2. Goals
Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to get
article full text by using:
1. Database full text links
2. The UST button
3. CitationLinker
4. Google Scholar
5. Interlibrary Loan

3. Here is an article record with full text
(the article itself) supplied by the
database in two formats– a web-based
version (HTML) and a scanned image
(PDF). Click one of these links to view
full text!

4. Goals
Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to get
article full text by using:
1. Database full text links
2. The UST button
3. CitationLinker
4. Google Scholar
5. Interlibrary Loan

5. This article has no database-supplied
full text. To check to see if the article is
available at UST (for example, in a
different database), click on the red
UST button.

6. The UST button has found copies
of this article in two other available
database sources. Clicking either of
these links should bring you to the
full text.
In addition, this special “bX”
service suggests articles that other
researchers who viewed your article
have looked at. Note that not all
these articles will be available at
UST.

7. Here is another article record. If we
click the UST button here…

8. … we see that no full text is
available. Instead, the UST button
provides a link to the Interlibrary
Loan Request Form (explained in
part 5 of this tutorial).
Note that a formatted citation for
your article and a link to our Ask
Us service are also on this page.

9. Goals
Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to get
article full text by using:
1. Database full text links
2. The UST button
3. CitationLinker
4. Google Scholar
5. Interlibrary Loan

10. 3. Full text using CitationLinker
Often, you will want to look up full text for an article
based on that article’s citation information.
Perhaps your professor has given you a citation and
asked you to look up the article.
Or, perhaps you have read the list of references at the
end of an article, and found a citation there you want
to look up. That can be a great way to find new sources
for your research!

11. 3. Full text using CitationLinker
For this example, we’ll use the article citation below.
First, what is the name of the journal where the article
was published?
Ghaphery, J., & White, E. (2012). Library Use of Web-
based Research Guides. Information Technology &
Libraries, 31(1), 21-31.

12. 3. Full text using CitationLinker
Ghaphery, J., & White, E. (2012). Library Use of Web-
based Research Guides. Information Technology &
Libraries, 31(1), 21-31.
If you said Information Technology & Libraries, you’re
right! In addition, we’re looking for Volume 31, Issue 1,
pages 21-31, published in 2012. Practice finding this
info in the citation– it’s all important.
To find a copy of this article, use the information from
the citation to fill out the CitationLinker form.

13. Start your full-text search at the
library home page. Click on
“Journals”.

14. On the “Find Journals” page, select
“CitationLinker”.

15. Fill out the CitationLinker form with the
information you have and click “Go”.
Note that CitationLinker may give you several
results; you will need to select from these to reach
an article record with full text.

16. Goals
Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to get
article full text by using:
1. Database full text links
2. The UST button
3. CitationLinker
4. Google Scholar
5. Interlibrary Loan

17. Google Scholar, at scholar.google.com, can be set up to
show links to UST full text. Follow the instructions at
campusguides.stthom.edu/googlescholar to learn
how.

18. Once you’re set up, search for the
article’s full title.

19. Usually, your article will be the first result. Click “Get
Full Text @ UST” to access article full text.
The link, “No Full Text Available,” lets you access
Interlibrary Loan, and may show a list of other
recommended articles.

20. Goals
Upon completing this tutorial, you will be able to get
article full text by using:
1. Database full text links
2. The UST button
3. CitationLinker
4. Google Scholar
5. Interlibrary Loan

21. When no full text is available, you
can request a copy of the article
through Interlibrary Loan.

22. Click “Request an Article.”

23. Fill out this request form.
Articles may take
approximately one to
three weeks to arrive.
If you select
“PDF/Electronic Copy”,
the article will arrive in
your email!

24. Go to askus.stthom.edu to get
help using library resources.