accessing journals in electronic full text
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Accessing Journals in Electronic Full Text. Jennifer Lyon Last Updated: 08/27/08. Starting From PubMed. Some links to full text are available from PubMed. Click on the colored button. But…. PubMed Full-Text Links. Does not include links to all VUMC-available full-text journals - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Accessing Journals in Electronic Full Text
Jennifer Lyon
Last Updated: 08/27/08
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Starting From PubMed
Some links to full text are available from PubMed. Click on the colored button.
But…
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PubMed Full-Text Links
Does not include links to all VUMC-available full-text journals
Does contain some links provided by the publisher who wants you to purchase the articles
Occasionally will not work properly
BOTTOM LINE: Do not assume we don’t have it if you can’t link from PubMed
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OVID Full-Text Links
Some links to full text are available from OVID. Click on the “OVID Full Text” link.
But…
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OVID Full Text
Does not include links to all VUMC-available full-text journals
Not all articles are available in pdf format; some are only available in HTML or ASCII text
BOTTOM LINE: Do not assume we don’t have it if you can’t get the full text in OVID
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How to Get Full-Text
EBL Digital Library ACORN Worldcat Document Delivery Service
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EBL Digital Library
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu Contains all electronic journals that EBL provides, but does not
contain information on print collection Does not contain all electronic journals provided by other
Vanderbilt libraries Does not handle journal abbreviations well: search with full journal
titles Browse journals alphabetically by title, subject or collection May contain trial subscriptions for journals EBL is considering
purchasing; some may be outdated Will supply username and password for journal if required by
publisher – ONLY source of this information
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Note: Finding journal full titles
Use PubMed’s journal database
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PubMed Journals Database
Search with abbreviation to find full journal title Note: ONLY includes journals in PubMed
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Alternative Sources
Ulrichs
http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ WorldCat
(access through EBL digital library)
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ACORNhttp://acorn.library.vanderbilt.edu
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Search ACORN for Journal
Type in journal abbreviation or name
SELECT “periodical title begins with” from dropdown menu
Click Search button
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About ACORN
Contains full collections of ALL Vanderbilt Libraries (EBL, Science, Central, Education, Law, Management, etc.)
Contains BOTH electronic and print journals Usually accepts journal abbreviations
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‘Periodical Title Begins With’ search provides alphabetic list of available journals that begin with your query: Select and click on the title you want.
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Results show records for BOTH print and electronic versions IF available
Print = “shelved by title” – click on details Electronic = “available online” – click on “VU Finder” button
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VU Finder
Displays all electronic access sources for the journal
Note the availability, which varies depending on source
A journal may be available from multiple sources
Click on the “Go” buttons to access the journal
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Problems in ACORN
Multiple libraries and librarians entering records, so can be redundant or have mistakes
Not all journals can be found using abbreviation: if abbreviation doesn’t work, try full journal title
If something looks wrong or isn’t working: CALL Eskind at 6-1410
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Examples of Problem Journals
Jt Comm J Qual Improv Int J Clin Pract J Accid Emerg Med Am J Ther
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Jt Comm J Qual Improv
Search for this in ACORN with abbreviation – is not found
Find full title in PubMed Journals:
Joint Commision Journal of Quality Improvement Search Digital Library and ACORN with full title:
journal is available in EBL in print from mid-1993 to 2002
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Int J Clin Pract
NOT FOUND IN ACORN, BUT…
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Int J Clin Practi
This journal can be found in EBL Digital Library, but not in ACORN!
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J Accid Emerg Med
Some journals undergo name changes!!!!
J ACCID EMERG MED = EMERG MED J
Can ONLY be found in ACORN or Digital Library under “Emerg Med J”
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Only Way To Know…
In the Emerg Med J ACORN record it says that it continues the J Accid Emerg Med.
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If you really get stuck…
Call Eskind 6-1410 Call me 6-5787 Email me: [email protected]
If we really don’t have journal: Order by document delivery – it is free
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Document Delivery