Help with the Where can I Get This? Screen

What happened?

The Where can I get this? link launches a scan of the journals, books, reports and other items that the SFU library owns, whether they're available via the Web or housed in the library, looking for the document you seek. If the document isn't found, you have the option to order it from another library via the Where can I get this? screen.

In the white box...

At the top of the screen, in the white box, you see a citation for the item you want. A citation identifies a book, article or other publication so that you can locate it.

Decoding citations

A citation gives you enough basic information to find the item. The item could be a journal article, a newspaper article, a book, book chapter, part of a conference proceedings, etc. Read the citation carefully to figure out what your item is. For example:

Coren, S. (1999). Do people look like their dogs? Anthrozoos, 12 (2), 111-114.	This citation has a volume number (12) and issue number (2), so the item is a journal article
Watts, A.G. & Swanson, L.W. (2002). Anatomy of motivation. In H. Pashler (Ed.), Advances in the study of behaviour (pp. 563-631). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	This citation includes an editor and a place of publication, so the item is a book chapter

Getting your hands on the document

Below the citation you will find all the options for locating a particular document, either from a full-text database, in an online journal that the SFU library subscribes to, in a paper copy within the SFU library, or from a lending library. A direct linking for full-text articles might also be available. Here are some options:

If you see this...	It means...
Fulltext of the article is available from [database name]	Most probably you will have access to the full-text version of the article Click on the Article Title to get the full-text online
This item may be available online	Whether the article is available online will depend on the volume you need. Some restrictions may apply if your issue is too old or too recent. Click on the Link and read the instructions carefully
This item may be available in print	The SFU Library will most probably have the item in print, but it can also happen that it canceled its subscription to the journal and therefore your volume is missing Click on the SFU library link (SFU Burnaby, SFU Downtown or SFU Surrey) to see Detailed holdings Request the item to be brought to your preferred SFU location
Not available locally?	The item is not available at the SFU Library Click on the Request from other libraries link If there are other libraries listed, choose the first available from the list. Read the message. For example, see if the library you chose has the volume you need (e.g. it is missing, damaged, etc.) How long does it take? University of Alberta and University of Calgary are usually very fast (2-3 days) If your volume is not available, choose the next library from the list If no other library is available, Faculty and Graduate students may Place an Interlibrary Loan Request. Undergrads should go back to the database and search for other documents.
Check the web for this item	Even if you don't find the item at the SFU Library or other libraries, you might find, for example, a free copy of the article on the author's homepage; you might find a book abstract, a table of contents, even a full-text book chapter. Click on the Google link to find information related to the item
Export citation/reference to Citation Manager or Refworks	Click on the link to automatically export the current citation to your own Citation Manager or Refworks database. See below for more information.

Refworks and Citation Manager

You can export the current citation to your own personal "database" of citations using Refworks or Citation Manager. Both products allow you to store your citations on a web-based account and to access them online from anywhere on or off campus. Current SFU faculty, staff and students, as well as alumni, are entitled to use Citation Manager at no charge. Refworks is available to all current SFU students, faculty, and staff. Citation Manager has few functions in it than Refworks as Refworks works with Microsoft Word to format citations in various styles such as APA.