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Get Full Text Articles Not Available at UW-Whitewater

If the article you want is not available via Research@UWW or in the database you are searching you have several options for locating what you want elsewhere.

Find the Full Text From a Database

Two journal articlesMost databases have some full text articles and/or chapters in addition to citations. To access the full text there will be a button or text to click on that says something like: PDF, HTML, or Full Text.

When an article is not available in that database, use Find It button button/link to determine whether and where the UWW libraries have it. One of several things will happen when you click on it.

If you have a citation for something UWW does not have access to AND are not in a database or Research@UWW, use the Journals Search (also on the libraries' homepage) to determine whether and where the Library has a particular periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.). If:

UW-Whitewater has it, click on the link provided to the periodical and then search the periodical for the article title. UW-Whitewater does NOT have it, go to the library homepage, select My Account, and log in.

In the Get It section you will see other ways to access the full text of the article. Either:

UW-Whitewater has the item physically in one of the UWW libraries. If at your campus, you will go to the listed collection to get it. If at the other campus, use the "Request" option to have it sent to your campus. Some people who fit this set of criteria can use ILL to have articles or book chapters scanned as a PDFs for you to access online. UW-Whitewater does NOT have the needed item in one of the UWW libraries. Select Please sign in for more request options --> Sign in. Select UW-W Students / Staff Login >, and then Log in. Complete the multifactor authentication through Duo. Click on the We Can Get it for You (Document Delivery) for articles and chapters or UW-Request for books, media, government and other items.

How? Check out the How to Use Find It and the Journals Search guide or watch this How to Use Find It video

  1. You will be taken to a "LibKey" screen with one or more Full Text Format Options on the right side. Select Article Link to go to a database that does have the full text.
  2. You will be taken to Research@UWW. To see whether an article, chapter, book, video, etc. is available look in the:
    1. View Online section to see if there is a link to the item in one of the libraries' subscription databases.
    2. Get It section to see if there are other ways to access the full text of the article.

Find the Full Text From Research@UWW

journal articlesResearch@UWW prioritizes full text sources held in:

  1. The databases that interlink with it
  2. UW system libraries

Typical results lists may contain items that are not available at the click of a button or physically in a UW system library. It is also possible to add more citations to the list for articles and chapters that are not immediately available through UWW. To do this, click on the "Search Beyond UWW" on the left side of the results list. Copies of items we do not have can usually be attained.

To see whether an article, chapter, book, etc. is available look in the: 

  1. View Online section to see if there is a link to the item in one of the libraries' subscription databases
  2. Get It section to see if there are other ways to access the full text
    1. In the Get It section SIGN IN. Then you will see other ways to access the full text of the article
    2. In the Login Using box, select UW-W Students / Staff Login >, and then Log in
    3. Complete the multifactor authentication through Duo
    4. Select the Interlibrary Loan request option
    5. Select the UWW campus library to deliver a physical item to if appropriate
    6. After you submit your request the item should arrive in about 3 days

If you have a citation for something UWW does not have access to AND are not in a database or Research@UWW, use the Journals Search (linked from the libraries' homepage) to determine whether and where the Library has a particular periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.). If:

  1. UW-Whitewater has it, click on the link provided to the periodical and then search the periodical for the article you want
  2. UW-Whitewater does NOT have it, go to the library homepage and select My Account in the upper right
  3. In the Login Using box, select UW-W Students / Staff Login >, and then Log in
  4. Complete the multifactor authentication through Duo
  5. Select the Interlibrary Loan request option for an entire item or an article/chapter/small section
  6. Complete as many boxes as you can to help us easily identify what you seek
  7. Submit your request
  8. The item should arrive in about 3 days

How? Check out the How to Use Find It and the Journals Search guide or watch this How to Use Find It video

Interlibrary Loan

If the UWW library you use does not have the item you need currently available in physical format or online, current UWW faculty, staff, and students can request to get it from another library for free. The process is very similar whether you are looking for a book/entire physical item or a PDF of an article/book chapter. Items requested through Interlibrary Loan generally arrive within 3 weekdays.

The easiest way to request an item not immediately available is through Research@UWW. Most article databases link to it when needed, but you can also access it right on the library homepage. Start by searching for the item you want, select its title, log in, and then make your request.

For more information, and for instructions on use, go to our How to Borrow From Other Libraries online guide.

  • Request Physical Items - free
    Use to borrow entire items such as books, DVDs, and government documents--if not available at your UWW library--from other UW libraries or other libraries in our greater consortium. It cannot be used to borrow non-circulating items (such as reference books, entire periodicals, or items on reserve).
  • Request a PDF Copy - free
    Request scanned copies of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers, or chapters from books.
    This is a great option if you only need one entry from an encyclopedia, one definition from a dictionary, one chapter (or less!) from a book.

For assistance, please contact a reference librarian.

Video: Interlibrary Loan

This video provides the basics for using Research@UWW to search all UW campus libraries' catalogs simultaneously and place requests to have books, videos, or government documents sent to Andersen Library's Circulation Desk or Lenox Library's service desk. Requested materials typically arrive in 3 weekdays. You must be signed in (with your UWW Net-ID) to place requests. Free service is available for all current UWW students, faculty, and staff.

Journals Search (Find our periodicals)

Research at U W W Journals search button

Have you found the citation for an article you want in another article's bibliography or on Google Scholar? You can use the libraries' Journals Search to see whether and where the Whitewater libraries has the periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper) that the article came from. Start by typing the periodical title (not the article title) in the box below. This is also available from the libraries' homepage.

Watch this video to see how to use the Journals Search to locate a specific periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper).