Research Guides: Medical Center Library Orientation: Journal Articles

Three Ways to Find Articles

Databases will help you find articles on a topic. Search them by keyword or subject.

E-Journal Portal will tell you if a particular journal is available online via the SLU Libraries.

SLU Libraries Catalog Journal Search will tell you if the SLU Libraries have a journal online, in print, or on microfilm.

How to access an article

1) start on the library homepage (even if you are using PubMed)

2) Use the E-Journal portal, SLUth, or a database to find an journal or article

3) click on.

4) enter your SLU credentials

5) you should now be able to download/print

If an article isn't available online, you may request it via:
ILLiad: Digital Document Delivery. (you will need to fill out a one time account)

Find at SLU - PubMed - video that walks you through the process of accessing an article via PubMed

Use E-Journal Portal to Find a Specific Article

When you know the article information (e.g., article title, author name, journal title, volume number, issue number, and page number, etc.), you can go directly to the E-journal Portal to get it. View this video to find out how.