New to HSL? Quick Tips: Finding Articles

Often, the quickest way to find a specific article is to search for the Article Title in a database like PubMed or Google Scholar and then use the Find @ UNC option to go to the full-text article.

Always connect to databases from UNC-CH Library pages so you will see the Find @ UNC button.

Look for this article:
Authors Wardrop PJ, Ravichandran S, Hair M, Robertson SM, Sword D. Article Title Do wind and brass players snore less? A cross-sectional study of snoring and daytime fatigue in professional orchestral musicians. Journal Title Clinical Otolaryngology. Year & Month 2011 Apr; Volume & Issue 36(2): Pages 134-8.

• To search PubMed, use the search box on the HSL Homepage. Use the Find @ UNC button on the PubMed results page to look for the full-text article.

• To search Google Scholar, use the link in the Quick Link box below the search box on the HSL homepage. Use the Find @ UNC link on the Google Scholar results page to look for the full-text article.

The libraries can't provide full-text online for every article. Some smaller journals and some older articles are not available online. Not to worry! The libraries may have the print journal.

• When the article is not online via Find @ UNC, a page with other ways to get the article is displayed.
• Check to see if we have it in print by selecting "by title" or "by ISSN/ISBN" under Search the UNC Libraries. This will search for the journal in the library collection.

• If the Journal Title is found in the UNC Libraries catalog, select the Journal Title to see if the library owns the volume you need.

• Print journals newer than 1990 are on the 4th floor; older ones are in the basement. Free scanners are available on the first floor.
• If you don't find the article in print, return to the "Sorry, this item is not available..." page and select the link to Interlibrary Loan under Step #2.