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MLA Bibliography Database: How to use it

The Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography database is an index to journal articles, books, and more, published on languages, literatures, folklore, film, and linguistics.

If There's a Link to Full Text?

To print or download those articles that are available full text, click on the PDF Full Text link.

From the Result list, click on "Access options" and "Linked full text."

The article will open for view. From here, you can few the entire article by clicking on the PDF icon. 

 

 

 

What If There's No Link to Full Text?

If there's no direct link to the full text, type the title into the library's One Search to pull up the record up. 


 

 

Interlibrary Loan, Journals List, and Library Catalog

You can access the library's Interlibrary Loan Request Form any time by going to the library's home page (http://www2.stetson.edu/library/) and clicking on Interlibrary Loan.   

See visual aids below. 

You can check the Library’s Journals List at any time by going to the Library’s home page and clicking on Journals List. 

Interlibrary Loan

If there is no link to the full text of a journal article or if Stetson does not own the book, you may want to submit an interlibrary loan request.  You can submit a request on the Web by going to  https://www2.stetson.edu/library/interlibrary-loan/ (or clicking on the link to the form from the library's home page (see box above)).

There is no charge for interlibrary loans, and there is no limit on the number of requests you can submit.

NOTE: You should allow about two weeks to receive an interlibrary loan.  Many times things come more quickly than two weeks, but you should allow two weeks just to be safe.

If the request is for a book, the book will come to our library.  Someone from our library will call or email you to come pick up the book.  You need to return the book to our library, and we will send it back.

If the request is for a journal article, most times the articles come as email attachments, and we will forward the email attachment to the email address you give us.  If a print copy comes, we will send the print copy to the address you have given us.  You do not need to return journal articles.  They are yours to keep.