You may be tempted to use only full-text articles for your research because you can quickly print them off the computer without doing further searching. For very short assignments this method usually works fine because you need only a few sources and most online databases contain many full-text articles. However, consider some of the problems associated with choosing to include only material you find in full-text format from the Library's online databases in your research.

· many databases that offer full-text articles only offer 50%, or fewer, of their articles in full-text format
· relying solely on full-text articles may mean you miss half, or more, of the available information on the topic
· you may need to use a specialized database that offers no full-text articles at all.

For best results, use both full-text articles and articles that are not full-text online.

Remember, articles that are not full-text in one online database are often available in another or in the library in print, microfilm, or microfiche. If unavailable in any format through our library, interlibrary loan is generally a painless and efficient process.