Accessing Journals in Electronic Full Text Jennifer Lyon, MS, MLIS Eskind Biomedical Library Last Updated: 02/18/10

Starting From PubMed Some links to full text are available from PubMed. After doing search, select the “Abstract” Display setting and click Apply.

Pub-Med Full-Text Links (2)  Multiple buttons available Publisher button – May/May not be free PubMed Central button – Free to anyone Vanderbilt button – Free to VUMC Local Print button - May be here in hard copy

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

OVID Full-Text Links Some links to full text are available from OVID. Look for: PDF Full Text or OVID Full Text But…

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

How to Get Full-Text  EBL Digital Library  ACORN  Worldcat  Document Delivery Service

EBL Digital Library  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  Handles some journal abbreviations, but not all: 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title, subject or collection  May contain trial subscriptions for journals EBL is considering purchasing; some may be outdated  Will supply username and password for journal if required by publisher – ONLY source of this information

Note: Finding journal full titles Use PubMed’s journal database

PubMed Journals Database  Search with abbreviation to find full journal title  Note: ONLY includes journals in PubMed

Alternative Sources for Full Journal Titles  Ulrichs  WorldCat

ACORN

Search ACORN for Journal  Type in journal abbreviation or name  SELECT “periodical title begins with” from dropdown menu  Click Search button

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

‘Periodical Title Begins With’ search provides alphabetic list of available journals that begin with your query: Select and click on the title you want.

 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

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

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

Example: Jt Comm J Qual Improv  Search for this in digital library with abbreviation – is not found  Find full title in PubMed Journals: Joint Commision Journal on Quality Improvement  Search Digital Library and ACORN with full title: journal is available in EBL in print from mid-1993 to 2002.

Example: J Accid Emerg Med  Some journals undergo name changes!!!! J ACCID EMERG MED = EMERG MED J Search digital library with ‘J Accid Emerg Med’: Search digital library with ‘Emerg Med J’:

Journal Name Changes: PubMed’s Journal Database

Also Note:  If a login required by journal publisher, that information is ONLY available in the digital library, not ACORN  Some journals only give us certain date ranges or may be missing some years  If it looks strange or you think you should have access and don’t – CALL US!

Who In The World Does Have It?  “Worldcat” -  Collection information for many libraries combined

WorldCat Example: Journal of Asthma

Last Resort: Document Delivery

About Document Delivery  Order via EBL’s Document Delivery service NOT the ACORN service  It is free to you if the journal is not available at any Vanderbilt library in print or electronic form  EBL picks up the cost, so don’t abuse

If you really get stuck…  Call Eskind  Submit questions with AskELIS  Call me  me: