Transcript How to get hold of full text articles

How to get hold of full text articles
You have retrieved references on
databases, Google Scholar etc, but have
access to the abstract only, what now?
Compiled by Elsa Coertze 2010
Step 1
Check whether we subscribe to the
electronic version of the JOURNAL TITLE
mentioned in the reference.
Can’t find the title on the list?
We do not subscribe to the e-version!
Step 2
Select
Select
Put in journal title
Check whether we subscribe to the
hard copy of the JOURNAL TITLE
mentioned in the reference.
We do not subscribe to this journal!
Step 3
Determine whether the journal is available from
another library in South Africa by using Sabinet
database
If it is available, you may do an interlending request
You must be registered as an interlibrary user
Register either online:
http://www.library.up.ac.za/interlending/onlineregister.htm
or, on level 5 of Merensky library
Select
Click here
Select SACat
Select
Put in the journal title
Click on the correct title
If you are registered, select Request
It is available because the Univ. of
Stellenbosch subscribes to it
Put in your user- ID and
password correctly,
and submit
Your personal details will be displayed
Scroll
down
Put in the date:
not less than 7 days of requesting
Select
Scroll down
to the
bottom of
the page
Put in the bibliographic
details of the specific
article
Step 4
If the article is received in hard copy, you
will be notified that you may collect it on
Level 5
If the article is received electronically, it will
be forwarded to you.
Step 5
If the journal title was not found on Sabinet, it
means that no library in South Africa
subscribes to that journal.
If you are a master or doctoral student, you
may contact the Interlending section on Level
5 to ask to request the article for you from an
international library (012 ) 420 3229
If you encounter any problems, ask you
information specialist for assistance