Need to find a journal article for your research? Use the Mason Library Databases or the E-Journal Finder. Note well: Electronic, full-text versions of articles are not always available in every database.

Use Mason Library Databases
Go to library.gmu.edu
Click on: Databases

• Select a subject group of databases OR look for a specific database alphabetically
  • Search by author, title or keyword
  • Copy or print the complete citation to locate the print or electronic version of the article

• Is the journal title in the E-Journal Finder?
  • If YES, click on the link(s) to get the article
  • If NO, check the Mason Library Catalog

Use Mason Library Catalog
Go to library.gmu.edu
Click on: Library Catalogs
Click on: George Mason University Library's Catalog

• Is the journal title in the Mason Library Catalog?
  • If YES, is the journal Electronic or Print?
    • If electronic, click the link to get the journal and article
    • If print, click on title and scroll down to view Mason Holdings (dates, vols, etc)
    • If Mason owns item, go to Fenwick Library Periodicals Department to obtain it
  • If NO, use the WRLC Catalog (ALADIN)

USE WRLC Catalog (ALADIN)
Go to library.gmu.edu
Click on: Library Catalogs
Click on: Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC)

• Is the journal title in the WRLC Catalog (ALADIN)?
  • If YES, view specific library holdings for the journal date(s)
  • If YES, request a copy of the article(s)
  • If NO, use Interlibrary Loan to request the article