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Once you have searched a library database or have obtained the citation for a journal article, here are the ways to obtain the full-text of an article. Please follow the four steps until you have found your article.

• E-Journal Finder
  
• Tutorial: How to Find the Full-Text: E-Journal Finder
  

The E-Journal Finder searches for the title/name of the journal.

• Mason Libraries Catalog
• Tutorial: How to Find the Full-Text: Library Catalog
  

Many journals are not available online due to publisher restrictions, so don't forget to check if the journal is in print in the library.

• WRLC Aladin Catalog
• Tutorial on searching the Aladin Catalog

The WRLC Aladin Catalog provides access to the books and journals at schools in the metro DC area. If it is available you may request the journal article via the Consortium Loan Service (CLS).

• InterLibrary Loan
• Tutorial on submitting an InterLibrary Loan request

If the journal is unavailable in the E-Journal Finder, the Mason Catalog, or the WRLC Catalog, the University Libraries will find a library that has the title. Fill out an InterLibrary Loan request form to request the title.

Scholarly articles

• Lengthy; include references, footnotes or bibliographies
• Author(s) report original research or experiments
• Academic, professional readership
  
• May be illustrated with graphs or charts
• May not have color pictures or ads
• Titles like "Journal of the" or "Journal for the"

Popular articles

• Short, terse
• Rarely footnoted
• References seldom listed
• Written by staff or freelancers
• Inform, entertain general public
• Glossy/color photographs, ads
• Sold in stores, newsstands, etc

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