C.  How to obtain the journal articles you identified in your search

First, check the database you are searching to see if there's a link from the record to the full text.   Sometimes you might have to scroll down to the bottom of the record to see a link.

If you don't see a link from the record in the database, go to the Journals, Magazines & Newspapers Locator which is listed under Resources on the library Home Page. Type in the journal title (not the title of the article) in the search box.

When you find a journal in the Journals, Magazines & Newspapers Locator, if the journal is available online to ODU users, there will be a link to it.

If the listing in the Journals, Magazines & Newspaper Locator indicates that ODU Library has Print Holdings of a journal, you can click on a link that tells you where that journal can be found in the library. it will be shelved either: 

• on the 2nd floor by call # in the bound stacks
• in the 2nd floor Microforms area by call # 
• on the 2nd floor current stacks alphabetically by title, if it is a current issue

Check the Internet
Some journals, random journal issues, or individual articles are available freely on the Internet.  Consult Internet search engines such as Google and enter the journal title or even article title.  Using quotation marks around the exact title is usually the most efficient way to search. 

Next: If ODU Library Does Not Own the Journal (or, if you are a distance learning student who needs to use ILL for items owned by ODU)