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Link to Resource:		WorldCat
Description:

Descriptive records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries, which includes most libraries in the U.S. as well as a number of Canadian and European libraries. Records indicate which libraries hold the materials.

Part of the KY Virtual Library database collection.
Resource Type(s): All Relevant Database(s) 
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Vendor Name:FirstSearch (OCLC)
Research Guides: Reference Sources
Update Frequency:daily
Special usage notes:

When the record shows:
In a UK main campus library UK MAIN CAMPUS (Exc. Law/Med)
or
In Law or Medical Center LAW OR MED. CTR. LIBS.
you can use
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to automatically search the UK Libraries' InfoKat Catalog to see where the libraries house the item (using an ISSN or an ISBN search). If the search does not find the item by this search method, you can double-check the catalog using a different search (e.g., a title search). You may also search the periodical titles in Find UK Electronic Journals to see if we have access to an electronic copy; there's a link to Find UK Electronic Journals in the upper right-hand corner of every WorldCat page, labeled UK E-Journals.

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to find other libraries that own the resource:

  • Libraries worldwide that own item

or request it via Interlibrary Loan (for UK faculty, staff and students):
SEND REQUEST TO UK'S ILLIAD.
To make an Interlibrary Loan request, you will need to have established an ILLiad account. Medical Center Library Users Please Note: The ILLiad link in this FirstSearch database goes to the main campus service; please use the WorldCat - Medical Center version to make Interlibrary Loan requests or go directly to the Medical Center Library's ILLiad service.