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Tips for Using Fulltext Electronic
Journals
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- PDF vs HTML - as a general rule choose PDF if you are going
to print the article; choose HTML if you are going to read it on
the screen
- When printing PDF files, check the "print as image" box.
(Often this isn't necessary but sometime files do not print
properly and "print as image" will fix the problem.)
- Please promptly report problems with library printers to the
nearest service desk. If a printer is jammed, it doesn't help to
send the print job again!
- Please print responsibly; print only what you need. Reams of
printouts are left at library printers each week. It's expensive
and terribly wasteful!
- If you need help to print only certain pages, to select a
printer, or to email or save articles instead of printing, please
ask at the nearest service desk.
- Choosing "best" fulltext from
several options
In all cases, when you choose a link from our fulltext pages you
will leave Washington University Library and enter web space
elsewhere, at a database or publisher web site. Be prepared to
scroll, experiment and use "help" files. Every option is a little
different. These general tips may be useful when you are trying
to choose from several possible sources for fulltext:
- Publisher sites will usually offer format that closely
matches the printed version and is available quickly, often
before print publication! Examples of such sites are ACM, ACS,
AIP, AMS, BioOne, Cambridge University Press, Ingenta Select,
Cell Press, Highwire Press, Project MUSE, ScienceDirect, Springer
Verlag LINK, Wiley Interscience and many more.
- JSTOR is an excellent option when it covers the year(s) you
need. Online version will match printed version well.
- Quality of fulltext in database type links varies in the
Database sources, e.g., LexisNexis
Academic.
"Text" indicates text only, not precisely equivalent to print
version.
"Text with graphics" indicates entire content from print version
but not in precisely the same format.
"PDF" is complete content in a format that closely matches the
print version.
Genderwatch provides only Text options.
- Some of the database links will connect to the database and
then you need to search to retrieve some fulltext version. For
example:
- When you choose Business & Company Resource Center or
GenderWatch links, you must enter and search for the Journal
title in the appropriate search box.
- Search for Source (Journal) title in Health and Wellness
Resource Center also; Advanced Search is the easiest place to do
that.
- When you choose LexisNexis Academic or Contemporary Womens
Issues links, a search box will be displayed with the journal
title already input. To retrieve fulltext you must input some
other search word(s) in the search box(es).
- When you choose Applied Science Fulltext, Art Fulltext, or
Education Fulltext, first choose the database and then search for
the journal name. SearchPlus is the best option for
searching!
- Access from outside of Washington
University Campus
- If a password is requested, this is probably a problem that should be reported. However a few journals do require passwords. Access info (for WU users only).
- Prepublication citations: Some databases (specifically PubMed) index articles as soon as they are available on the web. These prepublication articles are sometimes a bit tricky to find. They usually won't have volume numbers or page numbers. They are accessible at the online journal web site but you will need to look around for their location. Publisher practice varies, for example, Springer Verlag calls these articles "Online First," Wiley calls them "Early Views," etc.
- Additional medical titles accessible at WU: Becker Medical Library subscriptions may be included when the
Danforth campus has access to them but this coverage isn't
comprehensive. Please check their Catalog
for more complete information on medical titles. If the Becker Catalog note says "Access restricted to WU faculty, staff, and students," fulltext should be available to all WU users. If the Becker Catalog note says "Access restricted to WU Medical School faculty, staff, and students," access is available only to Medical campus users.
- Becker Library Journals@Ovid: Danforth campus library staff can log users onto the Ovid system on request.
- Extenza titles: To open fulltext at the Extenza site you will need to turn off your pop-up blocker or add www.extenza-eps.com as a pop-up-allowed site.
- Variant titles: We have noted some inconsistent entries; if
you don't find a title, double check with keyword search or ISSN.
- Ingenta: We are noticing that many titles from this supplier lack any access to 2005 issues. If you notice this, please do report the problem so we can complain and possibly seek another supplier. Thank you!
- Problems with specific titles:
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