A brief explanation of how to find out if the library subscribes to the journal you want.

1. 3 Easy Steps
to Answer the Question…
“Does Carleton Subscribe
to this Journal?”
Rev. 2015

2. 1. Go to the Library’s Journals List
http://bridge.liblink.umn.edu/bridge/a-z/cc

3. 1. Go to the Library’s Journals List
http://bridge.liblink.umn.edu/bridge/a-z/cc

4. 2. Type in the Journal Title &
click Find Journal

6. If Carleton subscribes electronically, there will be
links to subscription databases with the full text.

7. If Carleton subscribes electronically, there will be
links to subscription databases with the full text.
Check the years available
to make sure the volume
you want will be there.

8. If Carleton subscribes electronically, there will be
links to subscription databases with the full text.
Check the years available
to make sure the volume
you want will be there.
This journal is available online except
for the most recent edition.
Maybe it is in print in the library.

9. If Carleton subscribes in print, there will
be notes about which library.

10. If Carleton subscribes in print, there will
be notes about which library.
Click the link to see the
journal information.

12. The journal’s page will list the issues that
the library has in print.

13. Check the years available
to make sure the volume
you want will be there.
The journal’s page will list the issues that
the library has in print.
Scroll to find the most
recent issues.

14. The journal’s page will list the issues that
the library has in print.
The journal’s Call
Number can be found
here:
This is where the journal
is located on the shelf.

15. The journal’s page will list the issues that
the library has in print.
The call number is
H1 .S65, where you will
find it on the 3rd floor.

16. And that’s how you locate a journal article
using the library’s web site.

17. And that’s how you locate a journal article
using the library’s web site.
But sometimes there are shortcuts that
are faster.

18. When you see a Find It button, clicking it
will search the Journals List for you.

19. You will see the Find It button in library
databases.

20. The “Bridge Full Text” link in Google
Scholar also searches the Journals List.

21. What happens if neither Carleton nor St.
Olaf subscribe to the journal?

22. You can use ILLiad or InterLibrary Loan to
request the article you need.

23. Log in with your Carleton credentials, click article or book etc.,
then fill out the form with as much detail as you know…

24. Log in with your Carleton credentials, fill out
the form with as much detail as you know…
Then scroll to the bottom
and click the ‘Submit
Request’ button

25. You will receive an email when the article is ready.
Most of the time it will arrive electronically.

26. You will receive an email when the article is ready.
Most of the time it will arrive electronically.
To make an ILL request directly, just go to
the InterLibrary Loan page.

27. Questions?
• Ask a librarian at the Research/IT Desk
• Or contact your liaison librarian.
Happy Researching!