American University Library - How To: Get an Article if You Have the Citation

How to Get an Article if You Have the Citation

Step 1: See if you can get an electronic copy of the article.

Click HERE to Find e-Journals
Type in the beginning of the journal title (not the article title)
If AU has the correct years, click on the link to the journal and search for your article

Step 2: See if AU library subscribes to the journal in print.

Click HERE to go to the ALADIN Catalog
Search for the title of the journal (not the title of the article)
If AU owns the journal, click on the record to see the years and to see where the journal is located
If AU does not own the journal, but another school does, go to Step 3

Step 3: Requesting a copy of the article from another WRLC library.

If another school owns the correct year of the journal and AU doesn't, click on the record to go into it
From inside the record, click on the button that says "Request" at the top
If you are not already logged in, enter your family name, AU ID number and AU as the school
On the next screen, enter all the citation information (title, author, volume, issue, date, page numbers)
Enter a date in the "not needed after" field
Re-enter your AU ID number and press "submit"
The article will be emailed to you
If the owning library is unable to process your request and you still want the item, reply to the email that informs you of this.

Step 4: Request an article from outside of the WRLC Libraries.

If the article you want is at American University's Law Library or Wesley Seminary, Click HERE and fill out the form
For all others, Click HERE to go to the Interlibrary Loan System
Enter your AU ID number and your last name
On the next screen, enter all the citation information (title, author, volume, issue, date, page numbers)
If you cannot log into the system, please call Interlibrary Loan 202-885-3282