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I Need a Full-text Article/Book that it is not in the library

  • Sometimes you will need to access an article that it is not full-text or a book that the library does not have.
  • If you need material that the library does not offer, you can use Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD) or E-Z Borrow. These are free services and you can get what you need from other libraries.

What is the Difference?

interlibrary Loan: Use this service to request material you need but the library does not have 

E-Z Borrow: Use this service to request only books that are not available in the library 

Interlibrary Loan Step-By-Step to Request an Article

1. Confirm the article isn't available in the current database by looking for a full-text, PDF, or HTML option in the article's brief record. If a check for full text link exists, click on it to see if the article is available in full-text in a different library database. If no link is available go to step 2.

EBSCOhost Database Brief Record Example:

An image of an EBSCOhost database search. An arrow points to a "Check for Full Text" section under an item description indicating that this message usually signifies full text is unavailable in this database. Below that item description, another item with "PDF Full Text" and "HTML Full Text" has an arrow indicating that these messages convey that full text IS available.

Check for Full Text Result Page Example:

An item record from SRU's Library Discovery Search. This is the page one arrives at if they click a Check for Full Text link. Under the "View It" heading is an arrow pointing to the area indicating where a full text article available in another library database appears, or "No Full Text" appears if unavailable. Below that, an Additional Services: Request Article from Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) link. an arrow indicates that if full text is unavailable, click on this link and skip to step 3 of the Interlibrary Loan Step-by-Step guide.

ScienceDirect Database Brief Record Example:

An example of two brief item records in Science Direct. An arrow pointing to a "Download PDF" icon under the first record indicates that full text is available if a Download PDF message appears. An arrow pointing to another record with no PDF option indicates that full text is unavailable in the ScienceDirect database.

 

 

2. Open the article's record by clicking on the article title. Note the: 

  • Title of the Article
  • Author-s 
  • The title of the publication the article appears in
  • Volume and Issue Number 
  • Page Numbers 

EBSCOhost Database Item Record Example:

An image of a full item record in an EBSCOhost database. One arrow points to the article's title, which is found in bold, large letters at the top of the record. The other points to the information under the Source heading, indicating this is where the Title of aPublication, its date of publication, and a volume or issue info with page numbers is found.

ScienceDirect Database Item Record Example:

An example if an item record in ScienceDirect. Arrows indicate that the source or Publication Title is centered at the very top of the record with the Journal Title and then issue number, etc. The Article Title is below that in times font, larger than the rest of the font. Finally, below that is a list of the article's authors with links.

3. Go to ILLiad (SRU's Interlibrary Loan Service) and log in with your SRU email and password.

An image of the ILLiad Logon page with a blank SRU Email and Password screen.

Enter your contact information including your SRU e-mail address if prompted. (You only have to do this once.)

Click on "Article" under "New Request" and create a new request filling in the information you gathered from Step 2. (Note: If arriving here from Step 1 this information may already be filled in for you, but you should still double check it.) Note the not wanted after date - this is the last day you will accept the item. Submit your request.

An image from ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan Service @ SRU) of a Journal Article Request with several descriptor fields (Title of Article, Volume Number, Journal Title, etc.) filled in.

 

 

4. You're done! You will receive an e-mail in your SRU mail when the article has been found and delivered to you. 

This image displays the screen that is shown in ILLiad after logging in. The information on the left column under the "View" heading is circled, indicating that this is where the student can go to retrieve their article when it is digitally delivered or review their requested articles that have not yet been delivered.