PolyU Institutional Research Archive (PIRA) is an open access repository for The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s research, teaching and learning digital materials.
Generally, there are three ways to find articles:
Learn how to search more effectively from this guide Build an Effective Search Statement.
Article Databases
There are a few ways to access full-text after you found an article in OneSearch.
Take this article on OneSearch as an example.
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❶ Download PDF directly ❷ View the article within the journal on BrowZine platform. This allows you to view other articles in the same volume/issue of the journal. ❸ View the article from publisher's site. This allows you to view other related articles recommended by the journal. Click to see examples in screenshots |
❶ Directly download article in PDF:
❷ View article within the journal on BrowZine platform:
❸ View article from publisher's site:
Library has subscribed to over 170k scholarly journals and 99.5% of them are in e-format. Visit Journals A-Z to find and access the journals available through the Library. You may also use BrowZine which allows easy browsing, reading and following journals on both desktop and mobile devices.
Journals A-Z | BrowZine |
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