Q. I found an article, but it's asking me to pay for it. What do I do now?

If you found the article through QuickSearch or one of the Thompson Library's databases, it's possible that UM-Flint no longer has access to it through the journal's publisher. However, it's also possible we can access it through another source.

You can use QuickSearch: Journal Finder to see if the journal is available elsewhere, or contact a librarian for assistance. If it turns out that the journal is not available at all, you can usually obtain it through interlibrary loan (ILL). Include a note in your ILL request stating that you were asked to pay for the article.

If you found the article somewhere other than through Thompson Library resources, check QuickSearch: Journal Finder for the journal to see if we have access to it. You can also easily download our EZproxy bookmarklet to reload pages through the Thompson Library's EZProxy server. If it's an online resource the Thompson Library subscribes to, you can then log in and open the article.

Need an article we don't subscribe to ASAP? Try our open access search box to see if there's a free version of it on the web.