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How to find an article from ProQuest that is no longer available.

How to find the full text of an article formerly found in ProQuest

How to find the full text of an article formerly found in ProQuest:

If you have linked in syllabi or within Blackboard assignments to articles from ProQuest, as of Dec. 1, 2021, they are no longer available. At that time, the library changed from ProQuest to EBSCO databases.  However, there are avenues to obtain the full text for these articles in our other databases or by interlibrary loan.

Below are suggested strategies to locate the article full-text you are needing: 

1. Copy the article title and search it in the library Discovery Search. That’s the search box on the library homepage. Apply the filters to limit results to Trevecca's library and format for Article. If the article is available in another database, it will be listed in the result list. Be sure to check the publication date against the holdings dates. We may have full text but not for the date range you are looking for. There will be links to access the text.

2. Search for the journal in the E-Journals by Title section found under the Find Information link on the top menu of the library homepage. Looking here will let you know if we have the journal accessible in another resource. 

3. Open Google Scholar, enter the article title in the search box. Be sure you have selected Articles before entering to begin the search. If there is full text available you will see links to the full text on the result list.

4. Interlibrary Loan (ILL). You can always request an article reprint through an interlibrary loan at no cost to you. The article will be delivered as a PDF to your email. This PDF can then be linked into a Blackboard assignment without violating copyright. Look on the ILL guide found here - https://library.trevecca.edu/interlibraryloan - for information about making a request.

5. Reach out to your library liaison for assistance or if you have questions about this.