Can't find what you're looking for on On Demand?

British Library On Demand offers access to a huge collection of material. Sometimes you may not be able to find what you are looking for, so here are some steps that can help you on your way.

Published date:

1 December 2017

Whilst we have 42 million article level records available for searching through our online ordering interface and API, some of our material is searchable only at title level, and for some items there are no online catalogue records available. We are moving over to a new mechanism for processing journal metadata, for instance, so for some publishers we may have a delay in processing their metadata. 

How can you find the items you are looking for?

To help you find these items, we recommend you take the following steps when searching:

1.            Search for your item of interest, for example using the article title, article author or keywords. Then if you don't find the item you want;

2.            Search for the journal title. Where we hold a title we generally have the full run of issues and will be able to supply you with the article you need.

3.            Select the relevant title and you will be prompted for more details about your specific item of interest. Please give us as much accurate information as you can to help us locate it.

Please note that if you submit an order for an item we are unable to supply, you will not be charged.

If you have any further queries, please contact our Customer Service team, who can provide further assistance as required.