Locate Non-Full-Text
Journal Articles
MASON—GMU's Library Catalog
If the article you want is not available full-text in the database
you are searching, you first need to see if the University Libraries
owns the journal. To find this out you must use MASON,
our online catalog:
- Select Title/Author/Subject
- Select Journal Title, then type in the name of the
journal in the search box. (Search for the title of the journal,
NOT the title of the article.) Click on Search.
- If we own the journal, it should appear alphabetically in
a list. Click on the name of the journal to view the holdings
record and see if the libraries has the specific issue(s) /
year(s) you are looking for.
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Request Pre-1983
journal articles from Arlington
PLEASE NOTE: If the journal you want was published
before 1983 and is not on microfilm or microfiche, it is possible
it was sent to the Arlington Campus for storage. If you need a particular
article from Arlington, you can have it delivered to Fenwick Library.
This usually takes one to two working days. Request
delivery of a pre-1983 journal article from Arlington.
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WRLC
Catalog
If the journal you are searching for is NOT in MASON, next
check the WRLC
catalog. The WRLC is a consortium of Washington DC area
libraries. If the journal you need is available at another library,
you are able to choose "REQUEST" and request a specific article
from that journal. You will need to provide all of the information
such as article title, author, year, page numbers, etc. The article
will be scanned to a PDF file and sent to you electronically. This
usually take two working days. In order to use this service, you
must be a George Mason student, faculty or staff. Also, if this
is the first time you are using this service, you MUST have your
library card/student ID activated at one of the circulation desks.
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| Interlibrary
Loan (ILL) Forms
Finally, if the journal you want is NOT in MASON and NOT
in the WRLC, you will need to fill out a standard interlibrary
loan (ILL) form. Usually a photocopy of the article will
be sent to Fenwick for you to pick up. This can take 1-3 weeks,
possibly more depending on how rare the journal is and from where
it must be requested. Again, in order to use this service, you must
be a George Mason student, faculty or staff.
If you need any further assistance locating a journal article,
please visit your nearest reference desk.
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