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The PDF icon should open Adobe Reader and show the full text of the article as originally published. Print and save from the Adobe Reader interface.
The "Find Full Text" link will take you to the library's Discovery system. If the article is available full text through another source, a few clicks should take you to it. If it is not, you will see a message recommending an interlibrary loan request.
"Interlibrary Loan" or "ILL" service is free to OCU students, faculty, and staff and usually takes 3 - 5 days. The library staff requests the article from another library and then emails it to you.
For articles not found through EBSCOhost, check the library's Discovery System for the article or request through Interlibrary Loan.
Request a Journal Article
If ... it isn't available full text online or in the library's journals list.
If you found it in EBSCOhost, click on "Request through ILL (arrives in 3 days to 3 weeks)"
If you found it elsewhere, use the request form below.
fill in article title and author, journal title, date, volume, issue, and page numbers plus your contact information
Request a Book
If … we don't own a copy and it isn’t a course textbook by using "Request through Interlibrary Loan" in
or fill in title, author, publisher, and date plus your contact information on the
Please read: Warning concerning copyright restrictions.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Many authors make a version of their research articles available for free on the internet. This version may not have final page numbers, but does contain all of the information from the accepted paper.
Try searching Google for the article title to find an author copy.
The Bird Health Sciences Library at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is open to the public. However, you will need to visit the library to gain access to electronic resources. Check their catalog, databases A-Z list or journals/eBooks A-Z list to see if they have the item you need, plan your trip with hours, driving and parking directions, and don't forget to bring a photo ID.
The University of Central Oklahoma Chambers Library in Edmond also has a substantial collection of health sciences journals which you can use if you visit their library. Use the Central Search on the main page to see if they have the item you need and plan your trip with hours and driving and parking directions.
