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Music History 2023

a guide for students in music classes, created by librarian Maryke Barber

Book or Article Not Available at Hollins? Use Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles or books or chapters of books at no cost to you.

Go to the Interlibrary Loan login page and log in.

Time required:

  • 2-4 business days for article and chapter requests. (they are usually e-mailed to you).
  • 1-2 weeks for whole book requests.

Video: How Interlibrary Loan Works

Find Full Text

From OneSearch

From a database (such as EBSCO)

  • Click on the Find At Hollins link (scroll down for video)

Look at the results: do we have the journal?

  • Do we have it in print or online (or both?)
  • Do we have it for the year you need?

"Available at Hollins University - HU Periodicals"

  • Newer issues of journals are in the reading room (1st floor)
  • Older issues of journals are on he ground floor

If we do not have the journal at all, or just don't have the year you need...

  • Use Interlibrary Loan to get the article (articles are frequently delivered within 2-4 business days) in PDF format

What if an article isn't full text in my database?

No Full Text in the Database

When you're looking at an article but there is no full text: click on the "Find at Hollins" Button. The video below shows you what you'll see: