I'm searching the MLA Bibliography - how do I get to the article?
Most books and articles and some dissertations can be found even when there's no link to an online copy.
Remember that the Get Text button is there to automate this process!!
This button opens a new browser window, so if you use a pop-up blocker, be sure to set the MLA page as an allowed exception.
When the full text of a cited article or dissertation is available online, the Get Text button should link you directly to it.
This page describes what to do when the Get Text button does not link you to the cited article, book or dissertation.
Here is a citation to a journal article from MLA:
If UNLV Libraries cannot link you to this article online, you'll see instead a helpful menu listing other ways to get to this article.
The UNLV Library Catalog link will open a new window with a search for the journal's name or ISSN number.
If it tells you the call number of the journal, you can come to UNLV Libraries and read the article in the print copy.
If it says "no matches found," then UNLV does not subscribe to the journal, so you can request it from Document Delivery Services. They will try to get a copy from another library and send you a link to a scan of the article within a week in most cases.
You can create a username and password for Document Delivery Services using their ILLiad system. When you follow the Get Text link to Doc Delivery Services and enter your ILLiad username and password, you'll see that the information from the citation in MLA has been copied into the request form automatically. All you need to do is press the submit button to request a copy.
You'll receive an e-mail when the article is available for you to view online, usually within a few days.
What if it's not an article? See the next entry on books and book chapters!
