If you've ever searched for an article using Google Scholar, you have probably come across journal websites that ask you to pay for an article before downloading it. These journals and articles are behind a subscription paywall, which means that you need to personally pay for access or use a library's database subscription for access.
Always check to see if it is available through the library by:
- going to the library's homepage
- select "Articles" under "Search the Catalog"
- select "Title" in the search box's dropdown menu
- enter the title of the article in quotes (e.g. "Children and young people's politics in everyday life")
- hit enter
- If the article is in the search results, select the green "Available online" link if present.
- choose a full text option to access the article.
If the library does not subscribe to a journal or lacks a particular volume/issue, talk to a librarian and we will work with you to find other options.