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Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene

A research guide to find dental resources from the EFSC Libraries.

How to Find a Full-Text Article Using a Citation

If you are trying to find an article in full text from a References or Works Cited list, there are several options available. This guide shows the steps for each option.

Step 1: Search for the article title in Library Search.

Search Everything to see if the cited article is available online in the Library's collections.

Library Search for Article Title

Step 2: On the results list, click Available Online to see where the article full text is located.

NOTE: If the article title is not found in Library Search, then try another option (See tabs above)

Step 3: The detailed screen will open, under View Online, select a database. There may be 1 - several databases listed.

NOTE: You must be logged in to be able to see full text availability. Log in using your Titan User Name and Password.

View Online Links to Article Full Text

Step 4: The selected database will open and display the article in full text.

If you are trying to find an article in full text from a References or Works Cited list, there are several options available. This guide shows the steps for each option.

NOTE: Be sure to configure your settings in Google Scholar so you can link to EFSC online resources. See the handout below to set up Full Text From EFSC.

Google Scholar Search

Find the article DOI and search Google Scholar for the full-text. To find the DOI look at the detailed record of the article in CINAHL, MEDLINE, OVID, or PubMed.

If there is no DOI, try searching for the article's title.

Find your citation in the Google Scholar result list, then click the Full Text From EFSC link on the right side. 

Google Scholar Results Showing Full Text Link to EFSC

You may be prompted to log in with your EFSC credentials. Occasionally the full-text may not be available in the EFSC databases. 

Note: Not all articles are available for free in Google Scholar or on the internet. Never pay to view the full-text of an article. The Library can often get the full-text article for free using Interlibrary Loan.

If the free full-text of the article is not available, then try another option (see tabs above).

If a cited reference is not available in full text, then try Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan is a free service for EFSC faculty, staff and students which provides access to full text articles not available in EFSC collections.