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How do I get a copy of an article?

If you've found the citation of an article in any of the online databases:

  1. Locate the record for the article in the appropriate online database (ATLA RDB, OTA, NTA, Academic Search Premier, ArticleFirst, etc.).
  2. If the full text of the article is not available in .pdf format in the database, a Request this item from JKM or another library link will appear.
  3. Click on the Request this item from JKM or another library  link, and an interlibrary loan request form will appear.
  4. Before placing an interlibrary loan request, please confirm that the item you are requesting is an article; if the item is an essay in a book, check the JKM online catalog to determine if JKM owns the book. If the item is an essay in a book that is owned by JKM, please place a Request Item for the book (for instruction on how to request a book from the stacks, click here). If the item is an essay in a book not owned by JKM, complete the interlibrary loan form.
  5. Complete the form, filling in all required fields (those marked with an *: name, 14-digit JKM Library barcode number, email address, etc.). Note that the database has already copied the citation information into the Item Details portion of the request.
  6. If you have not done so before, read the Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions to ensure that your request falls within the "fair use" provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
  7. Click on the Submit button to place your request.
  8. The request will be sent to library staff, who will determine whether or not JKM owns the title and volume in which the article is located.
  9. If JKM owns the particular title and volume of the journal, library staff will retrieve the volume from the stacks, scan the article, and email a .pdf copy to you (usually within 2-3 working days of the request).
  10. If JKM does not own the particular title and volume of the journal, library staff will automatically place an interlibrary loan request for you, and will forward a copy of the article (usually in .pdf format) upon arrival.
  11. if the item you are requesting is an essay in a book not owned by JKM, library staff will place an interlibrary loan request for the book, and will notify you that it is available for pickup upon arrival. Please note that interlibrary loan is a privilege restricted to only those individuals currently affiliated with LSTC or McCormick.

 

If you've found the citation of the article someplace other than any of the online databases:

  1. Send an email to infocommons@jkmlibrary.org and provide as bibliographic information (author, title of article, title of journal, volume, issue, date and pagination) as you know.
  2. If JKM owns the particular title and volume of the journal, library staff will retrieve the volume from the stacks, scan the article, and email a .pdf copy to you (usually within 2 working days of the request).
  3. If JKM does not own the particular title and volume of the journal, library staff will place an interlibrary loan request for the article. Please note that interlibrary loan is a privilege restricted to only those individuals currently affiliated with LSTC or McCormick.