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Last Updated: Oct 17, 2024     Views: 198

Not sure what database holds an article, if at all? If you know the title of the article, you should try searching for it in the Discovery catalog (the main search bar on the TCC Library homepage) or using this search option that will limit your results to articles automatically (a widget of the catalog, essentially). You don't even need to use the periodical title it was published in or the author. Sometimes using quotation marks around the article title can help it narrow down what you are searching for. Then, limit to articles on the left side after doing a search if you aren't getting exact results. Here is an example:

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If we hold the article, a blue "View full text" button will be seen in the result. If not, you can select the title of the result to place an interlibrary loan (button option will appear when you open result). 

Keep in mind that sometimes publications will change the title of an article so that the print title is different than the online version, meaning what is indexed in our databases may be titled differently than the paywalled version of something you find online. Sometimes, either at the top or bottom of the article there will be a disclaimer in the online version that states the change or the differences. There may also be a difference in photographs and length of text. If having trouble finding material by title, it is recommended to use the indexing to get to the date the article was published to see if the title differs. See this FAQ for more info on searching by index.