What is Citation Linker?
Citation Linker is related to Find It (see What is Find It?, above). If you have a citation for an article and want to know if the library has access to the source periodical, typing the citation information into Citation Linker and clicking the Find It button will search our online library databases as well as the online library catalog for that periodical. A menu of services will launch showing whether the library has access to that periodical online full text in a database, in print or microform in the library, or not at all. Finding the specific article is sometimes possible as well, if the periodical is available in an online library database. To use Citation Linker, choose Find on the library’s home page and then Articles in the drop down menu. On the next page, click on Citation Linker. Search for a citation by completing as many boxes as possible, the minimum being the Journal Title or ISSN box.
Citation Linker is related to Find It (see What is Find It?, above). If you have a citation for an article and want to know if the Library has access to the source periodical, typing the citation information into Citation Linker and clicking the button will search our online library databases as well as the online library catalog for that periodical. A menu of services will launch showing whether the Library has access to that periodical online full text in a database, in print or microform in the Library, or not at all. Finding the specific article is sometimes possible as well, if the periodical is available in an online library database. To use, click on Citation Linker on the Library’s home page. Search for a citation using the Article tab by completing as many boxes as possible, the minimum being the Journal Title or ISSN box, as well as a date. For more detailed instructions, see the How to Use Find It & Citation Linker online user guide.
Citation Linker enables you to take any article citation you have, (a VisionCite record, for example) and enter it to get full text online access. To use it, look for the button that says Citation Linker on the library’s home page. Once you’ve opened the Citation Linker, enter any or all of the citation information you have on hand. Tip: normally the journal name (or ISSN) and volume/issue/page number are all you need to get started. Click Go. A new window will open and let you know your options for accessing the article. If full text is available, the source and years available will be listed at the top. If no full text is available, you have the option to check if the library owns a paper copy of the journal. If the library does not own the title in print, simply select the Document Delivery Service button and then fill in the form that opens in a new window. The great part about this option is that the citation information you previously entered is automatically filled in for you. O
