Sample article
Depending upon the amount of information available, several options are available to find full text of an article when you have a citation, or part of a citation. The following journal article, published in 2017 by the American Psychological Association (APA) in the Journal of Counseling Psychology is used in the examples on this page.
| "The Future of Counseling Psychology Research Viewed Through the Cultural Lens Approach," by Christine Robitschek and Erin E Hardin. |
If you have the journal name, use Journal Finder+
To find full text of an article when you have a citation, locate the journal issue and find the article.
- Access the opens new windowJournal Finder+. Key in the journal name.
- Under the journal title, choose a database link that has the dates you need.
- On the Publication Details page, select the date and volume. (shown below, right)
If you do not know the exact date or issue, click Search within this publication. (shown circled above)
Key in terms that identify the article, such as "cultural lens approach" (shown below)
- Scroll to the article. Click the title or the full text links, such as PDF, HTML.
Note: PDF is the digitized version of the article; HTML is a simple typed format.
If you have the article title, use EagleSearch
When you have the article title, use opens new windowEagleSearch, which searches multiple databases, simultaneously.
Access EagleSearch.
Key in the article title, or part of it. Put quotation marks around the title so the words are searched as a phrase. Change the Keyword field to Title. Click Search.
Click the title or the full text links, such as PDF, HTML and Linked Full Text.
If you know the name of the database, search the database
If you know the name of the database where the article is available full text, access the database, key in the title (or part of the title), and change Select a Field (optional)" to the "TI Title" field. Click Search.
