If you can't get full text from a library's database, try searching Google Scholar, which scans the web to seek free versions of journal articles. If Scholar finds one, it will place the link to the right of the title in the results list. Note that the free version of the article may not be the "version of record" (it may be, for example, the conference paper on which the article is based, or the accepted version of the article), but this is usually sufficient for student research. If you're writing a thesis, or intend to publish your work, you may need to take the next step and seek the published version of the article by submitting an ILL request.
From a database (such as EBSCO)
Look at the results: do we have the journal?
If we do not have the journal at all, or just don't have the year you need...
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles or books or chapters of books at no cost to you.
Time required:
Follow the link below. (If you're a first-time user, you will first need to register yourself after logging in).
First, make sure you're looking at an article. Then click on Find at Hollins. The video below shows you what the Journal Finder will do for you.