The Cullom-Davis Library at Bradley University provides access to full-text articles. Do not pay for access to articles. There are a few ways to get the full text.
1. Look for the "full-text" link in the database.
2. Use the "Get it @ BU" link to view options on how to access the full text. There are 3 options
Use all options to access the full text you need for your project/assignment.
Before requesting an item through interlibrary loan, do a quick Google search to determine if there is an open-access version. You can also add the "Unpaywall" extension to your Chrome browser to help find open-access versions.
Use the customized for Bradley PubMed link for the "Get it @ BU" links to display.
Biomedical and health sciences articles. This version has been customized for our library so that the Get It @ Bradley link will appear.
Use the customized for Bradley Google Scholar for the "Get it @ BU" links to display.
You will be searching in many different databases and with different search engines. Keeping a log of your searching helps you track what you have searched where. An example of a search log is linked below.
Most databases have a way for you to save your search or export your results. If it is just a few articles, you can use the email feature built into the database or the static link/permalink feature.
If you need to export an entire results list, follow the directions linked below.
Zotero is citation management software to help you manage, organize and cite resources. The library has an entire guide dedicated to Zotero use the link below to access it.
To find an article/book from a citation
1. Highlight and copy the title of the article/book
2. Paste the title into the library's "Almost Everything" search
3. Follow the directions on how to access the item.
If the article is not in the results list, you can enter the article's details directly into your ILLIAD to request it via interlibrary loan.
If you are looking for a book and the Cullom-Davis library does not have it, search for it in I-Share and request it from another library. If an I-Share library does not have it you can enter the book's details directly into your ILLIAD to request it via interlibrary loan.
