You may want to find the full text article for a citation or you may know only part of the citation information for an article you need. For example, you may know only the article title or just the article subject and the author.
The examples on this page show several ways to find the full text article using partial citation information from the following sample citation:
Raven, Peter. "GM Crops, the Environment and Sustainable Food Production." Transgenic Research 23.6 (2014): 915-921. Environment Complete. Accessed 16 Mar. 2016.
How to Find an Article When You Have a Citation
- EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
On the opens new window Library Web page, click the Articles+ with EagleSearch tab. EagleSearch provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Key in the article title in quotation marks so the terms are searched as a phrase.
Example: "gm crops, the environment and sustainable food production"
Click Go.
Locate the article.
Click PDF, HTML, linked Full Text or similar link for the full text.
How to Find an Article When You Know the Database Name
If you know the database, access it and search the citation information.
For the example above, go to Environment Complete, the database in the above sample citation.
- Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Search part of the title in quotation marks ("sustainable food production") and change the field to TI Title.
Also search and the author's last name (Raven) and change the field to AU Author.
Click PDF, HTML, linked Full Text or similar link for the full text.
