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FINDING PERIODICAL ARTICLES QUICK
LINKS: Library
Catalog - This is the catalog of books and periodicals held
by the UMW Libraries. Search for periodicals by title. Full-Text Electronic Periodical/Journal Holdings - Check here to see if UMW libraries have online access to a periodical. Periodical
Article Request Form - Use this form to request articles from
periodicals held by the Simpson Library. ILL Article Request Form - If the Simpson Library does not have the periodical, use this form to request that a copy be obtained for you from another library. Create Your Electronic ILL Article Request Account - If the Simpson Library does not have the periodical, a copy be obtained for you from another library and delivered electronically to your UMW e-mail account. Select the "Create an Account (first-time users)" link to create and account. Electronic ILL delivery is much quicker! THE BASIC STEPS TO OBTAINING A PERIODICAL ARTICLE: 1. Search an index or database to find periodical articles on your subject. Lists of online databases available through the UMW Libraries can be found at Databases A-Z or Resources by Subject. 2. Check the Full-Text Electronic Periodical/Journal Holdings list to see if the full-text of the periodicals is offered online in any of the databases offered by the UMW Libraries. 3. Check the Library Catalog to determine if the Libraries subscribe to the periodical you want. Be sure to view the holdings information to see if the exact issue you need is available. 4.
If the periodical is available at the Simpson Library, use this
form to request that a copy of the article be sent to the Stafford
Library for pick up. Your account will be charged 15 cents per page
for this service, and will take one to three days. If you prefer,
you can go to the Simpson
Library and copy it for 10 cents per page. 5. If the periodical is NOT available either online or in print through the UMW Libraries, you can request that we obtain it for you from another library through interlibrary loan (ILL). Use this form to make the request, and we will order the periodical. The process of ILL may take up to three weeks. 6.
If the periodical is NOT available either online or in print
through the UMW Libraries, a copy be obtained for you from another
library and delivered electronically to your UMW e-mail account.
Select the "Create
an Account (first-time users)" link to create and account.
Electronic ILL delivery is much quicker! back
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Searching for Periodical Articles in
To find periodicals held at the UMW Libraries on a particular subject area, use the catalog and conduct a keyword or subject search in the catalog using the search filter option with "format" set to "serial". |