Social Work Guide

Browse Periodical Titles

Here is the process for finding a specific article. In this example, we will look for an article in the 2007 volume of the journal Social Work Research.

1. First check the E-Journal Portal to see if SLU Libraries provide online access to the journal. Enter the journal title into the search box.

Results from the E-Journal Portal will look something like this.

Social work research (1070-5309)    Look up Article    More full text options

2. In this case we have access to the 2007 volume of Social Work Research through three different providers. You can click any of the links to access the article.

3. If the journal you need is not available online,  your search in the E-Journal Portal will say

"0 records retrieved for the search"

If this happens, check the SLU Libraries catalog to find out if the Library has the journal in print.

4. If the library has the journal you need in print, use the call number to locate the journal in the stacks.

5. Many older (pre-1999) print journals were moved to the Locust Street Library Facility (LSLF). If you need an article from one of the journals located at LSLF simply fill out an ILL  form and the article will be scanned and delivered to you electronically the next day.

6. If the Library does not have access to the volume of the journal you need online or in print, then use Illiad Interlibrary loan to request the article.

Open the Interlibrary Loan page

First time users:

Your username and password are your SLUNet ID and password. You will need to set up your user profile.

Request an article through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

If you want to request an article that is not available through the SLU Libraries, click on the "article" link in the request section on the menu on the left side of the page and fill in the form with information about the article and click submit.

Your article will be delivered to you via email. It generally takes 24-48 hours to receive the article.