So you need to find academic/scholarly/peer-reviewed article(s). These are the steps to get from your initial search results in MCPHS Smart Search to articles that might do what you need:
1) Double-Check Your Access
When you're looking at the search results page, if you see a yellow bar at the top that says "Welcome Guest. MCPHS member? Log in for full-access" then click & log in with your MCPHS username and password.
2) Refine Your Results
The great thing about Smart Search is you get all sorts of information from a variety of sources! But if you already know a bit about the topic and just need academic/scholarly/peer-reviewed article(s), then tell Smart Search to just show you those by clicking on Scholarly (Peer Reviewed).
3) Get the Article
Since we have articles from a wide variety of journals, databases and publishers (which are all set up slight differently), sometimes there are different looking links and sometimes it takes a couple extra clicks for you to get there. You'll probably see one or all of these:
Whatever the link calls itself, it's always listed here in the Search Results:
and here after you click on the Article Page:
and in either case, start by clicking on the first link option.
When you click on you will either get to the article or get a page with:
4) It's Not Working
So you need to find academic/scholarly/peer-reviewed article(s). These are the steps to get from your initial search results in MCPHS Smart Search to articles that might do what you need:
1) Double-Check Your Access
When you're looking at the search results page, if you see a yellow bar at the top that says "Welcome Guest. MCPHS member? Log in for full-access" then click & log in with your MCPHS username and password.
2) Refine Your Results
The great thing about Smart Search is you get all sorts of information from a variety of sources! But if you already know a bit about the topic and just need academic/scholarly/peer-reviewed article(s), then tell Smart Search to just show you those by clicking on Scholarly (Peer Reviewed).
3) Get the Article
Since we have articles from a wide variety of journals, databases and publishers (which are all set up slight differently), sometimes there are different looking links and sometimes it takes a couple extra clicks for you to get there. You'll probably see one or all of these:
Linked Full Text
PDF Full Text
Get it from [publisher]
Get Full Text (MCPHS)
Whatever the link calls itself, it's always listed at the bottom of each result in the Search Results, and on the top left side of the Article Page.
And in either case, start by clicking on the first link option.
When you click on Get Full Text (MCPHS) you'll find yourself on a page that works to connect you to the full article. You'll see these options:
#1 Get It Online
When there's a link under Get It Online click on it. (If there are multiple, click on the first one.)
#2 Search for More...
If there are no links there, use the link under Search for More... to see if it's available for free through Google Scholar.
#3 Not available at MCPHS? - Request it
If that does work, use the link under Not available at MCPHS - Request It to request the article through Interlibrary Loan. We'll work to get you an electronic copy in a few business days.
4) It's Not Working
Sometimes you have an article citation from somewhere else, but you still need to full article. Here's how to get it in Smart Search:
1) Type (or copy & paste) the article title into the main search box on the Library homepage.
2) Click search.
3) Now that you're looking at search results in MCPHS Smart Search, if you see a yellow bar at the top that says "Welcome Guest. MCPHS member? Log in for full-access" then click & log in with your MCPHS username and password.
4) Scroll until you find the article, then click on the title.
Not seeing it? Try these:
5) Check that the information about the article matches the citation you have.
6) Get the article by clicking on link in the top left side of the article page. You'll see one or more of these:
Linked Full Text
PDF Full Text
Get it From [a publisher]
Get Full Text (MCPHS)
When you click on Get Full Text (MCPHS) you'll find yourself on a page that works to connect you to the full article. You'll see these options:
#1 Get It Online
When there's a link under Get It Online click on it. (If there are multiple, click on the first one.)
#2 Search for More...
If there are no links there, use the link under Search for More... to see if it's available for free through Google Scholar.
#3 Not available at MCPHS? - Request it
If that does work, use the link under Not available at MCPHS - Request It to request the article through Interlibrary Loan. We'll work to get you an electronic copy in a few business days.
If you've tried to search by article title with no luck, try starting your search from Find a Journal:
1) If you're already in MCPHS Smart Search, go to the top of the page and click Find a Journal.
2) Type (or copy & paste) the journal title and click search.
3) If you see more than one result, look at the Full Text Access options, and click on the first one that includes the date of your article.
4) On the publication details page that opens, click on the year and then the volume and issue of your article (the citation will include this information).
5) Scroll until you see your article, then get the article using the link provided.
One of the first things you probably need to do is find scholarly articles. Use this interactive tutorial to practice getting to an article through the Library using a citation:
Keyword Searching in MCPHS Smart Search
(opens in a new window)
Connect Google Scholar and the MCPHS Libraries to get to the full-text articles you find. Don't skip or pay for articles - check the Library first!
Next time you're searching, look for the Get Full Text (MCPHS) link next to each search result.