"Find it!" (SFX): Article linking service FAQ
- What does "Find it!" do?
- How do I access "Find it!"?
- Who can use "Find it!"?
- Why are buttons "Find it!" sometimes and sometimes "S.F.X."?
- Why don't I see any buttons?
- Why is the full text not always available?
- Why is the full text option not available when I know the library has electronic access?
- Why are there two options for fulltext for some journals?
- I clicked on the full text link and I only got to the journal's home page. Why?
- What do I do when I get a message that my article is not found?
- Where does the electronic full text come from?
- Can I use "Find it!" from off campus?
- Which resources use "Find it!"?
- Why are there multiple windows when I'm using "Find it!"?
- How do I report problems with "Find it!"?
- What is Citation Linker and how can I use it?
1. What does "Find it!" do? "Find it!" allows you to link from an article citation in a database to the full text of that article, if available. If the library has a print copy of the article or chapter, "Find it!" also links you to the appropriate record in the library catalog.
2. How do I access "Find it!"? Many of the databases to which the library subscribes are "Find it!" enabled. When you find a record in one of these databases, click on the icon. This will open a window with a menu of service options.
3. Who can use "Find it!"? All current students, staff and faculty may use "Find it!".
4. Why are buttons sometimes and sometimes ? Some databases don't allow us to use the "Find it" button, and display the generic "SFX" button instead.
5. Why don't I see any buttons? Possible reasons:
Not every database has buttons.
Sometimes you need to click on the individual record in order to see the "Find it!" button
The page needs to fully load before you see buttons (especially in Web of Science)
6. Why is the full text not always available? Full text is only an available option when the library subscribes to the full text of the journal title. If there is a link to the McIntyre Library Catalog, you can check to see if the journal is available in print form.
7. Why is the full text option not available when I know the library has electronic access? "Find it!" checks with a database to determine whether a journal is available for the dates needed. A small number of journals are still being added to this database. Please use the Periodicals List to access the journal you need until it is added.
8. Why are there two options for full text for some journals? Some articles are available in more than one database. You can choose which version you want to access. There may be differences in the format of full text (html or pdf).
9. I clicked on the full text link and I only got to the journal's home page. Why? We try to get you as close to the actual article as possible, but because of the way some publishers structure their sites, sometimes the best we can do is get you to a table of contents for a journal, or to the journal's home page. At that point you'll have to navigate the site to get to the content you need.
10.What do I do when I get a message that my article is not found?
If the article you are looking for is very new, it may have been indexed prior to being published online. In this case, the only thing you can do is to keep checking back until the article is there..
If the article is not new, the author or the publisher may have withheld the full text of the article. Please let us know about any missing articles by using the Feedback form on the Find it! menu of services. Then check the McIntyre Library Catalog to see if the library has the paper version.
If the article is not new, there may be an error in the citation that "Find it!" uses to locate the article. Please let us know about the problem citation by filling out the feedback form on the services menu. We can help you find the correct citation.
11. Where does the electronic full text come from?
Some full text comes from journals that we subscribe to electronically, through JSTOR, IEEE, and Ingenta, for example.
The majority of the full text comes from full text databases, also called aggregators, such as Academic Search Elite.
12. Can I use "Find it!" from off campus? If you have a valid username and password, you will be able to use "Find it!" from off campus.
13. Which resources use "Find it!"? You will find "Find it!" buttons in the following databases:
ABI/ INFORM Global
Humanities Full Text
Academic Search Elite
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Institue of Physics Journals
America: History and Life
JSTOR
Alternative Press Index
Library Literature and Science Full Text
Applied Science & Technology Full Text
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Art Full Text
Medline(EBSCO)
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
MasterFILE Premier
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts
BioOne
Middle Search Plus
Biological Abstracts
MLA International Bibliography
Business Source Elite
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Wilson Business Full Text
Military & Government Collection
Criminal Justice Periodicals
Physical Education Index
Clinical Reference Systems
ProQuest Nursing Journals
Clinical Pharmacology
Primary Search
Corporate ResourceNet
ProQuest Newspapers
EBSCO Animals
PsycINFO
EBSCOHost
PubMed
EconLit
Reader's Guide Full Text
Educational Full Text
RILM Abstracts of Music
Essay and General Literature
Science Citation Index
Regional Business News
Sociological Abstracts
ERIC(EBSCO)
Social Science Full Text
ERIC(CSA)
Social Science Citation Index
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Social Services Abstracts
Fiction Catalog
Social Work Abstracts
GeoRef
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
Historical Abstracts
Women's Resources International
Health Source: Consumer Edition
WorldCat
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
ISI Web of Science
14. Why are there multiple windows when I'm using "Find it!"? When you click on , a window is generated listing all the services available for that article. When you select a service, a third window is generated. Any service that you choose from the menu will be displayed in the third window.
15. How do I report problems with "Find it!"? At the bottom of the list of services on the Find it! menu is a link to our feedback form. Please fill out this form. It will automatically send us the citation you were looking at when you ran into problems.
16. What is Citation Linker and how can I use it? One of the new features of Find it! is Citation Linker, which can be found on the "Search for Articles" page or in the A-Z Site Index. Citation Linker allows you to input the basic details from an article citation and then links you to the article online, if available. It is a powerful tool for tracking down references cited in bibliographies, by professors, and online.
Some tips: - Always use a journal title and/or issn - Don't abbreviate - Volume, issue, and beginning page number information will aid in connecting you to the exact article you are looking for. - If you are linked to a table of contents or a journal 'home page,' you may have to navigate your way to the article you seek.
