Get an Article Once you Have the Citation

Step 1: See if it is available electronically or in print

1. Click Here to Find e-journals
2. Type beginning of JOURNAL title
3. If AU has the correct years, click link to journal
4. If you want/need to get the article from the print collection, click on the link and fill out the form to have the article scanned in pdf. You'll get an email to the pdf when it is ready.

Step 2: Consortium Loan Services (CLS)

1. If you got 0 results from the Journal Finder, follow the link to ALADIN to search for the journal at other libraries. Search the title of the journal.
2. If another school has it with the right years, click on the record, if no one does, skip to Step 4
3. From inside the record, click on the link to the Consortium Loan Service (looks like a yellow post-it-note)
4. Login (family name, AU ID, select AU as your institution)
5. Enter citation information (title, author, volume, page numbers, etc.)
6. Re-enter your AU ID number
7. Click submit
8. In 3-5 business days, you will get an email with a link to the article

Step 3: Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

If neither AU nor any WRLC school has the journal, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.

1. Go to the Interlibrary Loan system
2. Login using your AU ID number and last name (the last name is case sensitive...if it doesn't work using all lower case, try beginning with a capital).
3. Click Request an Article
4. Enter all the citation information you have (title, author, date)
5. Click Submit

Contact the Staff:

If you have any questions, please call Interlibrary Loan 202-885-3282