How to Access eResources

Get the Full-Text of a Journal Article

CIUSSS Users (not JGH) :

1. Check if your libraries purchased the full text in OVID databases or CINAHL (links on the  e-resources page)
2. Check if the full text is open access:
   • in  Google Scholar (by pasting the title of the article into the Google Scholar search box), or
   • using Google Chrome extensions:   Unpaywall or   Open Access Button
3. Request an  Interlibrary Loan (your library staff will obtain the full text for you from another library)

JGH Users :

1. Check if your libraries purchased the full text:
   • Look for the Find it @JGH button in biomedical databases.
   • enable your  library links in  Google Scholar to simultaneously check if the library has it and if it is open access.
2. Check if the full text is open access:
   • in  Google Scholar (by pasting the title of the article into the Google scholar search box), or
   • using Google Chrome extensions:   Unpaywall or   Open Access Button.
3. Request an  Interlibrary Loan (your library staff will obtain the full text for you from another library).

E-Resources for McGill Alumni

Limited access to some of McGill’s electronic resources (such as databases, e-books, and journal articles) is available to McGill Alumni using their McGill alumni username and password.

 Click here for more information.