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WGS 700: Feminist Issues and Scholarship

This guide is designed to support the scholarship of students in Women and Gender Studies 700

Connecting from Off Campus

1. Sign in to your library account

How:

  • Click on 'My Library Account' on the library homepage or click the 'Sign In' link in the upper right corner of your Search@UW search results.
  • Follow the prompts to log-in and authenticate using your ePanther ID and password. This process is similar to logging in to PAWS or Canvas.

Why:

  • Signing to your library account before linking to library content makes it easier for publishers and databases to verify that
    1. you are affiliated with UWM and
    2. you are authorized to access materials that the library pays for

2. Use 'Get It' Links in databases to access full-text sources

Accessing online sources through library databases can be complex. It is common to find articles in database search results that are summarized but incomplete. Clicking on a 'Get It' link will connect you to a different Library database that provides access to a full-text version of a source that you can read or download.  

3. Set up the LibKey Nomad browser extension to connect to full-text outside of library search tools

Find Sources at Other Libraries

Use the tool WorldCat to find and request materials through UWM's Interlibrary Loan service (ILLiad)

Use the tool WorldCat to search for books outside the UW System and request them for free through Interlibrary loan.

  1. Start by signing in to your library account (see video instructions at the bottom of this page)
  2. Access WorldCat using the link in the "Search and Find" dropdown menu on the UWM Libraries homepage. 
  3. Enter a title, search terms, or author name into the search bar to find books in WorldCat. Click on the title of the item you want to request.
  4. Click on the blue “View Access Options" button in the upper right of the screen
    screen grab of 'View access options' button
  5. Then select the "Request It (Illiad)" link from the pop-out panel to generate a pre-filled Interlibrary Loan request form. Review the citation details in the form for accuracy, and then click “Submit Request” 

Screen grab of Request It (ILLiad) link in WorldCat

Request Materials from other UW Schools

UWM students, staff, and faculty have access to books and media held across the UW System. Search the library catalog, Search@UW, to find and request items from other UW campus libraries for free. 

InterLibrary Loan Service (ILLiad)

Use the Interlibrary Loan form to request articles, chapters, books and other media that the UWM Libraries does not own. You will also see this form when you click "Request Item" in the library databases. Interlibrary loan requests are free. 

Example Interlibrary loan form filled in with citation details from an article