What's New: Linking to Full Text Options Changing

The Libraries have changed the software that underlies the Get it! service, that provides links to full-text. The new service, still called Get it!, relies on a larger knowledgebase of ejournal holdings than the former service did - resulting in more potential link targets for you.

The new Get it! menu, while somewhat different in appearance than the old Get it! menu, still shows you the citation you're trying to reach, whatever full-text options there are, and provides links to a search on the journal title and/or ISSN in the online catalog, links to request the article via ArticleReach Direct or ILLiad, and a tips page if you run into problems.

In a growing number of databases which index journal articles, you'll see a button such as this:

When you see one of these buttons in a database, click on it! A new window or tab will open, giving you options for accessing or acquiring that specific article or book.

We welcome your questions and comments since this revised service is still being tweaked. We have not yet turned on the direct linking option, for example, that takes you directly to the article; for now, we need to see the menu. We'll get direct linking turned on in the next few weeks.

Please address any comments or questions to library.webmaster@wumail.wustl.edu or your Subject Librarian. You may also use the Problem? Let us know! link at the bottom of the Get it! menu; that sends us the URL that you were trying to reach, which can help in diagnosing problems.

Date of announcement: 11/6/07, 12/4/07