Tracking Down Articles from Citations

• If the article isn't available electronically, click on LOUIS catalog to see if we own it in print.
  
  
• If Brandeis doesn't have it at all, use the link to request it through Interlibrary Loan (delivered electronically in 3-7 business days).
  
  

If you find the citation in a print source:

• Enter as much of the citation information as you have in the handy ArticleFinder form.
  
  
• Click for the menu of links to the full text online, LOUIS catalog, or Interlibrary Loan.
  
  
  • check the map for call number locations in the Main or Science Libraries
  • recent issues in print are usually located in the Periodicals area (Goldfarb Level 1) of the Main Library, or in the Unbound Journals area in the Science Library.
  • older issues are bound in volumes and shelved in the stacks (regular bookshelves).
  • • Science Library journals are grouped by color:
    • Red - Mathematics
    • Blue - Computer Sciences and Physics
    • Green - Life Sciences
      
      

If Brandeis doesn't own the journal, or doesn't own the volume you need:

• Get the article yourself at a nearby library
  • first, use WorldCat to see which local libraries own this journal - click on "Libraries Worldwide"
  • then, look up the journal in that local library's catalog to make sure they have the volume you want
    
    
• Request the article through Interlibrary Loan
  • usually just 3-7 business days, delivered to your desktop