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

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. Click on the “OVID Full Text” link.

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

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purchasing; some may be outdated Will supply username and password for journal if required by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

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

Ulrichs

http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ WorldCat

(access through EBL digital library)

ACORNhttp://acorn.library.vanderbilt.edu

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 6-1410

Examples of Problem Journals

Jt Comm J Qual Improv Int J Clin Pract J Accid Emerg Med Am J Ther

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

Int J Clin Pract

NOT FOUND IN ACORN, BUT…

Int J Clin Practi

This journal can be found in EBL Digital Library, but not in ACORN!

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”

Only Way To Know…

In the Emerg Med J ACORN record it says that it continues the J Accid Emerg Med.

If you really get stuck…

Call Eskind 6-1410 Call me 6-5787 Email me: jennifer.lyon@vanderbilt.edu

If we really don’t have journal: Order by document delivery – it is free

Document Delivery