Q. How do I find an article?

Search by Topic

• Click Research Guides (top menu)
• Select the discipline you are working in: Education, Nursing, Psychology, etc.
• Choose one of the recommended databases

Or, try a database from the How to Get Started guide

• Search the database using keywords that are relevant to your topic.
• Once you find a good article, look at the subject headings to see if they can help you refine your search.

Find full text for Specific Articles

When you have a citation to an article from a journal, newspaper or magazine, check for the full text in OneSearch. First turn off the "Available via Edgewood" limit by clicking that button. Then search for the article title.

An "Access Now" button appears for the full-text.  If the full-text is not available, you will see an "Access Options" button. Click that and then click "Request Item via Oscar Express, which lets you request the article.  See the InterLibrary Loan section below.

If you cannot find your article, try searching or browsing the journal to double check.

Inter-Library Loan

If your article is not available in our electronic databases (or print journals), we can get it for any Edgewood student, faculty or staff:

Review the abstracts and subject headings to be sure the article is useful.

Create an Inter-Library Loan request by logging on to Oscar Express (our InterLibrary Loan system). Most databases will have a link labeled: Request item via Oscar Express. Clicking this link will automatically fill out the form for you.

Or... Bring a list of your saved citations to the Library and we will help you with your request.