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Research Guides

Comprehensive Searching in the Social Sciences

Once you've completed your search and found relevant articles, you're ready to find the full text of each citation. Often, this step is easy—simply search for the article title in LibrarySearch.

If the library has access to this source electronically, you will be able to download the PDF directly from the item record or choose to “View online” which will redirect you to an HTML version of the article you need.

If the library does not have access electronically, you may need to use Journal Search to find the physical location of the print journal you need.

If the library does not have access to this journal electronically or in print, you can request a scanned copy of the article using the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service. Many citation managers like Zotero and EndNote will also retrieve the full text of articles for you.

Note: If you have an article DOI or PMID, you can skip the title search and use the platform Libkey.io to quickly locate full text PDFs via U of T Library collection.

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