LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC ARTICLE?
The Full-Text Finder is the method to find out whether QCC owns the full-text article you need. Once you enter the title of the source (e.g. Forbes) it searches across all QCC databases and lets you:
NOTE: If you are off-campus, you will need to enter the 14-digit barcode number from your activated OneCard to get into the database that holds your article
JUST BROWSING ARTICLES?
An increasing number of articles are available on the web through authors' personal/professional sites and - increasingly- on journal publisher sites. Enter the title of the article in quotes - "Title of Article" - in Google to check. You may need to follow 2 or 3 links to retrieve your article.
You may also be able to access articles from article repository sites like Academia.edu and ResearchGate These sites exist to let faculty and other professionals share research with one another, without charge (after a free registration).
ILLiad is the interlibrary loan system used by QCC to request articles not held in QCC databases. Articles held in other CUNY databases must be requested through ILLiad.
NOTE: Your QCC one card must be activated (in person, in the library) in order to use this service.
Check if QCC has the item:
Here are the instructions for looking for and requesting a book in CUNY
Check if CUNY has the item: QCC Catalog or OneSearch (Log in with your 14-digit barcode to request items)
(All media requests (DVD'S, CD'S, VHS videos) must be made through ILLiad, even if owned by a CUNY school.)
We place requests throughout the United States for items not held within CUNY. We will make every attempt to locate your item. If we are successful in locating your article you will get an email letting you know it is here.
You can check WorldCat to see if/where your item is held across the U.S.
NOTE: Your QCC one card must be activated (in person, in the library) in order to use this service.