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Find the Full Text

If you use the browser extension to add a journal article reference, it will usually attach the full text automatically. However, if the PDF is not available in that particular database it may be available in another database.

To look for the full text elsewhere, right click the item in your library, then click on Find Available PDF. The PDF will automatically attach to the item from another library database.

Zotero library with a reference and Find Available PDF option highlighted.

If Zotero can't find the full text, try requesting the article through Interlibrary Loan or you may be able to find a PDF in Google Scholar.

You can add a saved PDF by right clicking the reference and selecting Add Attachment > Attach Stored Copy of File.