Library: Teaching Resources for Webster University Faculty: Articles

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Finding or requesting full-text articles

From a library database

Many library article databases will include the full text of articles. Look for a "Full text" (PDF or HTML) or "Access options" icon/button.

If a PDF or another full text option is not available, look for a "Full Text Finder" button to see if the article is available in another database.

Or, you may see a link to request the article via our Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad service, which may take 2 to 3 business days. For more information, see

Request Articles and Books page
For information on how to request items depending on your campus or location

From another online source

Many articles that you find online may require payment (aka paywall) to download the article. In many cases the Library can get the article for you for free to keep you from having to pay out of pocket. For more information, please visit:

Searching the Journals and Magazines List
Here's how to search this list by the title of a journal or magazine to determine if the full text of articles are available from a Library online database or in print.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a simple tool to search for scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles, and see how many times an article has been cited in other research. And when you hit a paywall, it can connect to Webster University Library's resources. If you are using a computer with an off-campus IP address, follow these instructions to connect Google Scholar to library resources:

Go to Google Scholar
Click on Settings.
Click on Library Links and connect with Webster University Library resources as shown below: