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NU 635: Complementary Therapies

This Research Guide will show you how to use Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard), a database that includes high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine. It also has pointers on search background informati

Access Full Text via PubMed

PubMed is a citation and abstract database.  It does not contain any full text (entire articles).  However, it is sometimes possible to "link" to a full-text article.  How?

1.  Click on anything that says "Full Text."  Sometimes it will say FREE, and sometimes it won't.  Some publishers such as PMC are free, even if that is not indicated. 

Caution:  Sometimes you'll see a link to the full-text, but you'll be asked to sign in or pay for the article. The library can get most articles for free through Interlibrary Loan (see below), so you should always check with the library. Do not pay to access an article.

2.  Click on the icon that says "Online Full-text."  Regis might have the article in one of its subscription databases and you can check for access to it. 

3.  If there is no access to the full text of the article, you may be able to obtain it through Interlibrary Loan. 

  • If after clicking on the "Online Full-text" you see:  Click on the Request from Interlibrary Loan link to be brought to the ILL Portal, where you can easily request it.
  • Option 2: Copy and paste the article title into PowerSearch. The article should show in the results, where you are given the option to Request from Interlibrary Loan. Once you submit your request we will try to find the article at another library and will notify you when we have it.

 

Interlibrary Loan

When you can't find the full-text of an article for FREE, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.  If we can locate the article for you (and we usually can), we will send it to you electronically within a few days. 

PowerSearch

If you can't find a free link to an article through PubMed, try the Regis Library PowerSearch.  Copy the title of the article from the citation and open the Regis College Library homepage in your browser.  Find the main PowerSearch box, then paste the article title and Search.