Finding books and articles

Books and book chapters

Some are available online through the library’s e-book subscriptions. Otherwise, search the Catalogue, go to the library and borrow the book, or photocopy the chapter including the references. If the library doesn’t have the book, consider using the Interlibrary loan requesting service.

Journal articles

1. When searching with a database (eg, Scopus)

For each article, you can click on ‘find full text’ and follow it through to the abstract, and then a PDF of the article.

2. Directly from the journal through the library’s subscription

Search for the title of the journal in the Catalogue, or through the list of e-journals. Follow the links to get to the journal’s homepage, then find the right year, volume etc. to find the article’s abstract, and then download a PDF.

3. Paper copy from the library.

Some older journals are not available online. Check the Catalogue to see if they have a subscription to the journal and find the call number. Visit the library, find the journal by its call number, and locate the correct year, volume and pages. Photocopy the article.

4. Interlibrary loan requesting service.

If the library doesn’t subscribe to the journal or have a copy of the book you want, you can request a copy of any article from anywhere in the world via Interlibrary loan (this can take a couple of weeks). See the Interloan request service.