using agora (a detailed description to come)
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Workshop Objectives• Learn what AGORA offers, main features, and appropriate use
• Learn how to open AGORA, log in and navigate to find journals and download articles.
• Learn how to use CAB Abstracts and publishers’ websites to find citations and download articles.
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AGORA is Evolving• Changes to the website may occur.
• Technical difficulties occasionally arise.
• If your password doesn’t work the first time, don’t attempt to log in more than 3 times in a row.
• Any ongoing trouble with AGORA, e-mail [email protected] (describe problem and include print screen).
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Step 1
Start your web browser(Internet Explorer or Netscape).
Step 2
Type:http://www.aginternetwork.org
in the “Address” box
Step 3
Press “Enter” on the keyboard or GO
Opening AGORA Homepage
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Information About AGORA,
including Eligibility
Help and Contact Us Features
Information about AGORA is provided in different
languages: Arabic, English, French or Spanish
To register click here
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Logging In• Anyone can browse journals without logging
in
• To access full-text journal articles users’ institutions must be registered and user must log in using institutional user name and password
• AGORA log in does not give access to personalized services on publishers’ websites
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Type in User ID and Password exactlyas provided by your institution. Click
Sign On.
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Ensure that you have Java on the machine that
you are using or a pop up message
will ask you to download
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User Authentication Page
Click on AGORA Journal Search. DO NOT close this window until you want to
log out.
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Main Navigation Bar Remains Available for
Use
Different Features to Find
Journals
LogoutButton
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Getting Around AGORA• Find and retrieve full-text for a specific article
citation • Find journals (AGORA) or specific articles
(CAB Abstracts) on a particular topic• Use Publisher, Title, Subject and CAB to
search for journal and directly link to publisher’s page
• Browse important titles on a regular basis• Find out what journals you can access• Get access to other resources and
bibliographic databases
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Journals titles are
organized
Alphabetically by Title;
by Publisher;
and by Subject
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2. Click on Back or Journals to return to
Journals page
1. Page opens with all the Journal titles beginning with the letter “M”
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The journal will open in a new window of the
Publisher’s Journal level page
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1. Retrieves list of all journals published by
Blackwell Publishing in AGORA.
2. Select a different publisher
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Choose the journal you want to search
The complete list of Blackwell journals in alphabetical order
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The journal will open in a new window of the
Publisher’s Journal level page
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Pick the subject areayou are interested in,
e.g. Fisheries/Aquatic Science
Titles by Subject
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The list of journalsin the subject area picked
Choose a new subject by
clicking on the arrow.
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Remember you can also browse by title, subject or
publisher using the navigation bar.
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ExampleFind the following citation: Adel A. Ramoun et.al... (2007) “Effect of pretreatment with insulin on the response of
buffaloes with inactive ovaries to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist treatment in summer” Reproduction, Fertility
and Development. 19 (2): 351-355.
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Step 1:
Go to Journals Page
Adel A. Ramoun et.al... (2007) “Effect of pretreatment with insulin on the response of
buffaloes with inactive ovaries to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist
treatment in summer” Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 19 (2): 351-355.
Step 2a:
Find the journal. Since we know the title, we can browse to find it.
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Step 2b:Find the journal and click on the title to open the journal
homepage in a new window
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This gives you a list of the issues availableChoose the issue you are looking for by
Clicking on the link/ on it.
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Click with your mouse pointer on the full-text
link to view the article in plain HTML text.
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Article downloads in plain text- this is faster
where IC is slow
To view article in PDF format click on the link
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Article in PDF format
Ensure that you haveAdobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your machine
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Summary• AGORA permits you to browse journals, publishers,
find a known citation, download articles. • You can also find journals and articles using CAB
Abstracts- (see CAB Abstracts Module)• For navigation and use of Publisher websites- (see
Publisher Websites Module)• Once you find the correct journal, volume and issue,
find the pdf and save it or print it for use a• Exercise: Find the following citation and retrieve the
full-text article– H. C. C. Meertens, L. J. Ndege and P. M. Lupeja.
(1999) “The cultivation of rainfed, lowland rice in Sukumaland, Tanzania .” Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 76 (1): 31-45.
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Questions?
• For questions, please contact LIBRARIAN’S EMAIL HERE
• Feel free to contact the AGORA team with any questions or comments on:
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Summary• AGORA provides free access to
scientific journals for all educational and public institutions in eligible countries.
• Log in to retrieve full-text articles
• Browse/Search AGORA or search CAB Abstracts and publishers’ websites for citations or abstracts
• Download articles in PDF/HTML