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If you do not see the full text (or a link to it), try these steps.

1. The UMLinks button appears near the citation in most (but not all) databases. Click to view your options, which depend on the source (e.g. journal titles) and the UMass Amherst Library's holdings.

• If available, you will see links to the full text of your article in one or more of the other databases to which the Library subscribes.

• If you see UMass Amherst Library Catalog listed, the Library subscribes to the source in some format. Click on the link to view the record for the title. Make a note of the item's location in the Libraries and its call number. For journals, also note if we have the volume and year you need.

2. If the UMLinks button does not appear in the database you are using, open a new browser window, so you do not lose your place in the database. Search the Five Colleges Library Catalog using Title begins with or Title Keywords (if a book) or Journal Title begins with (if a journal article). Alternatively for journal articles, check the EJournal Locator for online access. Note: Be sure to look up journal titles rather than article titles.

3. If you have a citation to a book, article, or journal, enter the information you have about the item into the Citation Linker to view your access choices.

4. If we do not own or have access to the material you need, try these steps.

• For a photocopy of an article or a book chapter, request it through Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery.

• For a book, try these options in order:
  1. Search the Five Colleges Library Catalog and if found, click on the "Request Item" button.
  2. If book is not available from the Five Colleges Library Catalog, request it through Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery.

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