Q. I was asked to pay for an article when searching in GBC databases, what should I do?

This happens when we don't have full subscription of the journal or there is a publisher embargo imposed on the recent issues. You can search the journal title in our journal list to see whether that particular issue is covered by our current subscription.  If the article/journal you are looking for is not currently subscribed by us, you have the following options:

• Request it from our inter-library loan service. It may take up to a few weeks to arrive.
• Check if the article is available for free through Google Scholar.