When you find an article online through our library databases you can download it without checking it out. If the full text of the article isn't immediately available you can request it through a service called Interlibrary Loan. This little video will show you how to request an article through Interlibrary Loan.
http://youtu.be/OnsXYCKhvjc
If you still need help, please email us at library@ucmerced.edu
