The University of Toledo Libraries : Finding Articles

Unlike books, individual articles are not listed in the UT Library Catalog.  You typically find articles on a topic by consulting an article index or database.  Once you have identified an article using a database, you need to determine where it is available:  some are available online through the databases or electronic journals, others we have in print here at the libraries, and others we may be able to obtain for you through our Interlibrary Loan Service.

Research Databases through UT and OhioLINK

UT users have access to over one hundred databases.  To help you find the one you need for a particular topic, you can see them arranged by Subject Category.  Each category lists the most relevant subject databases first (alphabetically), followed by more general purpose databases.  If you know the name of a specific database, you can also see the listing by Name, or simply look up the database by title in the UT Library Catalog.

If you are unsure of which database to use, a general purpose database such as Academic Search Complete may get you started.  Alternatively, you may want to use the Quick Search @ OhioLINK to search a variety of databases on one topic.  The results from the databases will be shown mixed together, or you can choose the database with the most results for further searching.

More information about finding articles in the Health Sciences is available on the Mulford Library page. 

Finding an article once you have a citation

Once you have identified an article and have a citation (the author, article title, journal title, year, pages, etc.), you can use a variety of tools to see where it may be found:

• If you are in a database or search engine, you may see a link that says "Find it with OLinks" or .  Clicking on the link will bring up a screen that can identify if the article is available electronically or in print at the UT Libraries.
• If "Find it" is not an option, you can use the UT Electronic Journals portal to try to locate an online copy of the article through one of our subscriptions.
• If no electronic copies are available, you can search for the journal title in the UT Library Catalog to see if it is available in the UT Libraries.  See the Periodicals Collection page for more information about where magazines, journals, and newspapers may be located in the library.
• Finally, if the article is not available electronically or in the library, you may be able to obtain a copy through our Interlibrary Loan Service.  It usually takes a week or more to obtain a copy, but it is a free service to UT students, staff, and faculty.