LibGuides: Journal Article Search Strategies: Articles Not Available at UMass Lowell

Articles Not Available at UMass Lowell

If the article you want is not available at UMass Lowell:

Request a journal article using our InterLibrary Loan service
The ILL Request Form is available online. Follow the prompts. Be aware that the process can take from five days to a week, so plan accordingly. If you want your articles forwarded to you by e-mail, be sure to include your correct e-mail address on the form.
If you do not already have an ILL account, (different from you borrowing account), you can create one here.

Database, Catalog, Index, Abstract

A database is a general term for any structured file of records that you can search.
Our catalog is a database of records for our books, scores, music recordings, videos and DVDs, etc.
A journal index is a database of records for articles published in journals, magazines, and often newspapers. With most journal indexes there are brief summaries of the article called abstracts. Searching a database gives you list of citations, which describe the items. From here you can discover whether the UML library owns the article, or whether you need to put in an Interlibrary Loan request.