Never pay for an article! Interlibrary loan, or "ILL," is a service that enables you to access books and articles not held in UA libraries. Receive digital copies of book chapters and articles in about 24 hours. Access the Interlibrary Loan portal from the UA Libraries Homepage. Find out more information about how to use UA's Interlibrary Loan service by visiting our Interlibrary Loan Research Guide.
Lean Library is a browser extension for access and assistance. it enables more seamless access to UA Libraries' online resources when searching on the open web by authenticating UA access to full text articles and journals that the libraries subscribes to. Lean Library also connects you to the libraries interlibrary loan request form for the articles that the library does not have full text access to. With this extension you will spend less time figuring out if you have access to information and more time researching.
When you access an article on a journal's website or through a Google Search, the Lean Library extension recognizes UA Libraries' e-resources and then provides you with a GET ACCESS button that will authenticate your myBama credentials for full text access to the site.
Download the extension from the Lean Library homepage and select the University of Alabama as your institution.
Need help creating or formatting a citation? The UA Libraries' Citation Guide will guide you through the citation process and standards for APA, MLA, Chicago, and AMA styles.
Are you struggling with how to conduct or write a literature review? Use the Literature Review Research Guide to help guide you through the process.