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Full-Text Locator

WU Full-text Locator provides a link from a database citation to the full-text of the article (if available) within a separate database. Click on the WU Full-text Locator icon

to check availability of the article. If the article is not available electronically in any of our subscription databases, the Locator provides links to our catalog to search for print issues, a link to our Interlibrary Loan form if print or electronic versions are not available, and a link to our Ask a Librarian form if you have any questions regarding access.

The databases that have the WU Full-text Locator icon available are:

Academic Search Elite
Alt-Health Watch
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
Business Source Elite
CINAHL
EMBASE
Health Source Consumer Edition
Health Source Nursing Academic Edition
Index Veterinarius
MDConsult
PubMed (Tutorial)
ScienceDirect
Web of Science

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why are there multiple links to full-text?

A: Sometimes full-text access to a journal is available in multiple databases. This can happen because we have access through one of our subscription databases, but we also have access that came free with our print subscription. You can choose which provider you want access from.

Q: Sometimes the Locator indicates full-text is available but, when I click on the article link I cannot access the full-text. Why?

A: There are multiple reasons why a full-text link may not work properly. Some reasons are:

1) The citation is made available in a database before the publisher makes the full-text available online.
2) The publisher's website is temporarily down or having technical difficulties.
3) A publisher can remove or make the full-text article no longer available.
4) Citation information can be incorrect and the Locator cannot provide the appropriate link.

If you have any questions or would like to report a problem with a link, please use the Ask a Librarian form.

Q: Why can I not always link directly to the full-text article and instead end up at the journal homepage or table of contents?

A: The e-journal publisher determines whether or not we can link directly to the article. If a link is only available to the journal homepage you will need to navigate through the web page to access full-text.

Q: Why can't I see the Locator icon in ScienceDirect?

A: In ScienceDirect the Locator icon is available on the Abstract view of the article and not the citation view like our other databases.

Q: If the Locator does not indicate that full-text is available electronically, does that mean the article is not available online?

A: No. Some databases allow access to certain journal issues electronically on a complementary basis, or the full-text locator has not yet recognized a new subscription. If you have any questions regarding the availability of an article online you can contact the library using the Ask a Librarian form.

Last Updated:03/05/2008

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