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November 15, 2004
SFX links
SFX: Link to Full Text Journals
Look for SFX when searching for articles in many of the major science databases to link to online full text journals. The library provides a wide range of electronic research databases and thousands of electronic journals. But until SFX it has not always been possible to go directly from a retrieved citation to the full text article. You had to complete a database search, and then begin searching for the appropriate electronic journals separately...a time-consuming process.
Using SFX is easy. Search your favorite database as usual and look for the SFX link in the retrieved citations. Click on the SFX button, and a menu will open in a new browser window with options for the citation. The citation will be displayed first, and then a link for full text (if available). Click on the full text link, and SFX will take you either to the article or as close as it can to the article (some publishers only let us link to the journal level, not to the specific article).
When online full text is not available, you can automatically search the library catalog to see if the publication is available in the library. If the library does not have the publication, you can send an interlibrary loan request directly from SFX.
SFX (an acronym for Special Effects) is a resource linking database. SFX technology is based on the OpenURL, a standard that allows data to be passed from a research database, to the Yale SFX server, and then to an online journal. OpenURLs are created instantly, eliminating the problem of dead links. More information on SFX.
SFX is available in many of the major science databases, including Web of Science, BIOSIS, Compendex, GeoRef, INSPEC, Medline, TreeCD, and more.
Posted by yalescilib at November 15, 2004 10:11 AM
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