+Clicking on the
button will open
another screen showing possible full-text options.
F). MDConsult: Many articles are available full-text.
Particularly the Clinics titles (e.g., Pediatric Clinics of
North America).
G). ScienceDirect via Elsevier has full articles for
over 1800 journals. Limit within the advanced
search feature to full-text.
8. Why don’t we have the electronic
version of a particular journal?
As the cost of subscriptions escalate, the Health
Science Center Libraries must be selective with
the journals we purchase. Some publishers want
to promote individual rather than library
subscriptions. Penalties toward libraries include
embargoes on current issues, or no access to
special electronic sections. Society publications
often require membership as an individual in
order to get to proceedings of meetings, slide
shows or other electronic pages.
9. It’s January 3rd – where is my journal?
All of a sudden, a journal isn’t accessible,
especially as the New Year begins. This is often
due to the publisher not sending out invoices in a
timely manner – entailing more negotiation with
consortial agreements, or a delay in payment by
the various universities for their part of the
subscription cost, or delay of access by the
publisher due to the backlog at the turn of the
year. We do our best to minimize these problems
for patrons.
10. What do I do if the Library doesn’t have
the journal article I need?
For items not in the Library, we will locate and borrow
books and copies of journal articles for you. Only
affiliated users are eligible for this service.
There is a base charge of $5.00 per book or copy for
University of Florida personnel, and $14.00 for nonUF library affiliates. Normal turnaround time is one
or two workdays. Rush service, for patient care
emergencies only, may be requested for an
additional charge. Non-UF affiliates will also be
charged the copyright fee assessed by commercial
document suppliers or publishers, as applicable.
To place a request, submit a Document Delivery
electronic request at:
http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/borland/docdelive
ryJAX.htmll
from the Library or download it from the Library’s
website. Return the completed form to the Library
or fax it to (904) 244-3191.
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BORLAND HEALTH SCIENCES
LIBRARY
Tips for Using
Electronic Journals
Please note that books borrowed from other
libraries must be returned promptly, according to
the lending library’s required due date; no
renewals will be permitted. Fines of $1.00 per day
(no maximum) will be assessed for overdue
interlibrary loan materials.
11. I can’t get this journal to open the table
of contents or the article. What’s wrong?
It is possible that your browser will not work on a
particular journal. Please be aware that Mozilla
Firefox and Internet Explorer seem to consistently
work the best.
Borland Health Sciences Library
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Phone (904) 244-3240
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Friday: 8am-5pm
Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED
Opening the Door to Knowledge
The Basics: Go to the Borland Library webpage
(http://www.borland.ufl.edu) and you will find access
to over $500,000 worth of e-journals. The HSC
Libraries subscribe to more than 4200 e-journal titles
that you can access both on campus and off campus.
Please note that Off Campus Access is restricted to
UF faculty, students and staff only; however, anyone
may access the library’s e-resources in-house, as
Borland Library is open to the public. Following are
some answers to questions that you may have
regarding electronic journals:
4. Can I access e-journals from home?
Yes, but most e-journals have a restrictive license
and are IP-driven, so you will need to attain
access through the Off Campus Access gateway
to be recognized as UF. There are three options
to gain access: 1) Connecting via the UF VPN; 2)
Logging on with your Gatorlink account; or 3)
Logging on with your Borland Library card.
5. What formats do e-journals come in:
pdf or html? For printing, if you have a choice,
Chances are, the answer is ‘Yes!’ Fewer than
15% of our current subscriptions are print-only.
Use either the eJournal Locator or Online Library
Catalog from the Borland webpage to connect.
Here’s more good news: even if the Library does
not have a subscription to a journal, we can still
get that article for you – see #10 for details.
the best format is pdf: graphs, tables and photos
appear cleaner in a pdf document. Adobe Acrobat
and Preview are two software programs that can
view and print pdf files. For reading online, html is
most versatile. The html file serves as a webpage
version of the article, so some of the content may
have active links and the graphs, tables and
photos can also be enlarged for closer
examination.
2. What years are available full-text?
6. What’s the password?
E-journal coverage varies widely depending on the
publisher. Some provide access to recent years
(e.g., 1997 to present), while others provide
access to earlier years only (e.g., 1996 to 2001).
When searching the eJournal Locator, be sure to
select the publisher that grants coverage for the
specific article that you need.
There are no IDs or passwords to the Health
Science Center Libraries’ online subscriptions, as
long as you have connected either on campus or
through the Off Campus Access gateway.
However, it must be noted that some publishers
require the creation of a personal account before
access is granted. MD Consult and ExamMaster
are examples of this.
1. Can I get this article online?
3. My article is from 1979. Can I get it
online? Very few science/medical journals are
available electronically prior to the 1990s.
However, the Borland Library – in conjunction with
the Health Science Center Libraries’ main library in
Gainesville – retains print volumes for many of the
journals. Check the Online Library Catalog to look
for a specific title, its print coverage and location:
for Borland, select UF Jacksonville – Borland; for
Gainesville ‘s main library, select Health Science
Center Library. If we don’t have it, we can get it
for you – again, see #10 for details.
7. What databases have links to full-text
articles?
A). PubMed: Limit your search to the Subset
‘PubMed Central’ and you will retrieve all free fulltext articles. Retrieve even more free full-text by
adding: AND free full text [sb] to your search
terms. When doing regular searches, be sure to
access PubMed through the PubMed link from the
Borland Library webpage. When you look at your
citations in the ‘Abstract’ or ‘Citation’ display, you
will see icons for those journals we have available
both full-text and in print:
B). EBSCOHOST databases: Some articles are
available full-text in CINAHL and PsychINFO; most
articles are available full-text in Alt HealthWatch
and Health Business FullTEXT. Some citations are
directly linked to full text:
If there is no full text icon, you can click on the
button and another screen
opens showing further possibilities for finding fulltext options. You can limit your search to only
directly linked full text articles by checking the box
in the REFINE SEARCH section
but it will
bypass those
articles where
there are other full-text options.
C). ISI databases (Web of Science and Current
Contents), indirect access in all WEBSPIRS
databases (BIOSIS/Biological Abstracts, CAB,
IPA, Sports Discus): When you see your results in
these databases, each record will have this
Clicking on this button
button:
will open another screen showing possible full-text
options.
D). Gale Group offers mostly full text in Health
and Wellness Resource Center. To limit your
in the box in front of
search to full-text, place a
TO FULL TEXT ARTICLES
E). Indirect access in most FirstSearch
databases including Electronic Collections
Online: When you see your results in these
databases, each record will have this: