Article Requests

Locating Journals and Journal Articles

Numerous journals in the CIAP databases (e.g. Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO) do not have full-text access via CIAP or the Internet.

Your hospital library may hold a print subscription or have other means of obtaining the document for you. Documents can often be obtained on inter library loan or from a commercial document supply company. Contact your Area Health Service library to enquire whether a journal is held or to request that they obtain a document for you.

Document Delivery

Due to an exception to copyright laws, libraries are entitled to supply copies of journal articles when another library requests them.

Many libraries around Australia share information about which journals they hold through participation in various networks. This allows for faster location and delivery of articles between libraries. To find out whether you are able to request this service from your own library, please contact library staff directly.

In general, libraries do not supply articles directly to individuals making a phone or mail request, and many health libraries do not grant access to individuals from outside their own Area Health Service.

Commercial Document Suppliers

Commercial document suppliers provide an alternative or supplement to document delivery. Some of these include Infotrieve, CarlUncover, and the British Library. They are useful for fast, fixed-cost delivery or for obtaining documents not available in Australia. Many libraries already use their services. Most companies will also offer their services to individuals who are willing to pay.

Requesting an Article from Within the OvidSP/EBSCOhost Databases

When searching or browsing within the OvidSP or EBSCOhost databases on CIAP, you may see a link to an online form that allows a Document Delivery or photocopy from a print journal to be ordered directly.

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