MLA IB contains citations for articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations. The type of material determines how you locate the full text. Articles may have a link to the full text or be available in print or through interlibrary loan. Books and book chapters can also be found in print or requested. Dissertations may occasionally be available online. If full text is not found, you can request the item through interlibrary loan. Librarians are available to help locate full text materials.

1. MLA IB Part 2:
Finding Full-Text using Citations
from
MLA International Bibliography
Database
via Forsyth Library
Fort Hays State University

2. MLA IB contains citations , not complete (full-text) materials.
Depending on the item, you may find the full-text (complete) item
through:
• a link to the complete article located in the article record (click the
article title, then click “LinkSource” above the FHSU Tiger)
• Finding the item in print in Forsyth Library (article, book or book
chapter)
• Finding the item freely available online (Google search for the article
title in quotes)
• Item Request: We will try to get the item (article, book, book chapter,
dissertation, etc.) from another library through Interlibrary Loan (for
local students) or Distance Services (for virtual students)

3. MLAIB contains citations for articles, but also for books,
book chapters, and dissertations. The icons to the left of
the citation tells you which type of material it is.
Book The type of
Chapter material
determines
where and
Scholarly how you
Journal locate the
Article complete
item
Dissertatio
n

4. Finding Articles, Book Chapters, Books &
Dissertations
• a link in MLA IB to another database or online
Articles • found in print in Forsyth Library
• Requested from another library
• found in print in Forsyth Library
• Requested from another library
Book Chapters • Dissertations are occasionally freely available
Books, online
Dissertations
note: A dissertation is a book-length research report
required to receive a Ph.D. A thesis is a similar report
(usually shorter) required for some Masters Degrees.

5. An example of finding full-text through a link in MLAIB:
Click the article title, then click “LinkSource” just above the FHSU Tiger, to
search our other databases for the full-text of the article.
This article was found in
Academic OneFile
database

6. Some citations have a link to JSTOR database.
These links MAY or MAY NOT
lead to full-text articles;
it depends on if we subscribe to that journal in JSTOR.
If you see a
JSTOR log-in
screen, that
means we do
not have free
electronic
access to that
journal article in
JSTOR

7. If you see this screen, the complete article was not found in any of our
databases. However, we may have it in print, or we may be able to get
it for you from another library. Consult the Find a Specific Article page
of the English Research Guide for how-to instructions,
or contact a librarian*.
*You can call us at 785-628-5283 or
1-800-628-3478 and ask for the
Forsyth Library Reference Desk,
or e-mail us at refserv@fhsu.edu

8. This article is not available electronically, but
we may have it in print.
No Access in
JSTOR
No full-text found by
LinkSource

9. To find out if a journal is available in print, search the online
catalog. It is accessible on the library’s web site at
www.fhsu.edu/library
by clicking “Forsyth Library Online Catalog”

10. Search for the title of the journal, not the
article title. In this case, the journal title is
College English.
Forsyth
Library
Online
Catalog

11. If necessary, limit your results to journals by clicking
“journal” in the Refine pane on the right.
Now we know the library owns the
print journal College English, but we
still need to know if the issue that
contains our article is available.

12. Click the Journal Title, then scroll down
to see what issues/years the library owns,
and where to find them in the library.
The library owns
v (volume) 1 (1939) to the
present, which would include
what we need: volume 27,
issue 6, March 1966
The Call Number for
College English is PE1.C6, and
volumes published before 1994
are located in the basement of
the library.

13. Example of an item that is not available
electronically or in print
through Forsyth Library
Full-Text Article
not found with
LinkSource
Conradiana
Journal Not
Found in the
Online
Catalog

14. But you can request that we try to get the item for you from another
library, by clicking “Request This Item”
and completing the online form.
Often, we can get the article electronically and
e-mail it to you, usually within a couple of
days. However, delivery time can vary
depending on the item.
Requests are usually
free. If there is any
charge for an item, you
will be notified prior to
the order being placed.

15. Questions? Just ask!
Judy Salm Lynn Haggard
628-4537 jasalm@fhsu.edu 628-5566 lhaggard@fhsu.edu
MaryAlice Wade Angela Barger
628-4342 mawade2@fhsu.edu 628-4529 abarger@fhsu.edu