Carl F. Shepard Library
3241 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Fax: 312-949-7337
cshepard@ico.edu
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Carl F. Shepard Library 3241 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 |
Phone: 312-949-7150 Fax: 312-949-7337 cshepard@ico.edu |
How do I find journal articles online?
What is Citation Linker?
What is VisionCite?
What are these
buttons?
I clicked on the red button, but don’t see a link for Fulltext? What do I do?
I clicked the red button and got the Fulltext option, but I need a an issue that is outside the date range listed. What do I do?
What library resources can I get online when I’m OFF CAMPUS?
What can I get if I am a 4th year on externship?
What can I get if I am an alum?
What is a peer-reviewed or refereed journal and how do I find one?
How do I find journal articles online?
From the library’s internal homepage, select blue button labeled: Full Text Sources to find one of the nearly 8,000 full text journals available to you. A new window will open with a search box; enter the name of the journal you seek and select Go or browse an alphabetical list by clicking on a letter of the alphabet above the search box. Each result displays the title and the date range to which ICO has access.
From the search results, select the title you are looking for by clicking on the journal name or on the red swirl beneath the title. If your search returns no results found, then ICO does not currently have online access to that journal. You can check to see if we have a print copy by searching the library’s Online Catalog: select the Online Catalog button on the library’s homepage and enter the name of the journal. If you still can’t find the journal you’re looking for, contact the library and we will get it for you via Document Delivery (interlibrary loan).
If you do find the journal you want and click one of the links, a new window will open giving you the option to enter any citation information you have (year, date, and/or page). If a password is required it will be listed on this page. You can enter any citation information in the fields or leave them blank. When you select Go, another new window will open leading you to the journal you requested. Each publisher is different, but you will arrive at a page for the journal. You need only find the particular year, issue number, and article that you want. Enter any password information from the preceding window as you are prompted.
You may also have noticed that the library’s website has changed slightly. The button on the homepage labeled More Full Text Sources contains several sections of interest to all ICO users. These include e-books (like Duane’s, PDR or the Wills Eye Manual), additional full-text journals that require passwords, searchable databases, useful websites, and state rules and laws. Top of page
What is Citation Linker?
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.
Once you hit submit, your request is sent to the library and we will get it for you. Normally this takes anywhere from 24 hours to 2 weeks. Top of page
What is VisionCite?
VisionCite is a citation database of optometric, ophthalmic and vision-related literature created by library staff at ICO beginning in 1984 to the present. PubMed indexes 4 optometric journals, and we index 35. We index 176 vision-related journals, 85 of which are not indexed in PubMed at all. The database includes the journal citation and links to the fulltext, if available.
To search VisionCite, select the Online Catalog & VisionCite button on the library homepage (or the similar link in The View). To restrict your search to articles (and exclude books the library owns), select VisionCite database under “Library” and enter your search terms. All articles in VisionCite are available in print in the library, and many are available online.
Subscriptions to VisionCite are available to all ICO alumni, as well as to outside institutions.
For additional information, read the VisionCite help page. Top of page
What are these buttons?
You may have noticed while searching databases like PubMed and EBSCOhost you see red buttons labeled Get It ICO!”. These buttons appear as part of software that enables you to reach online resources faster and easier. The software is called SFX and links users from source citations in databases like PubMed to the full text electronic access that ICO has paid for. When you look at a citation in PubMed, you’ll see our Get It! button. When you select this button you’ll get a new window (the SFX “menu”) detailing your options for full text access. Simply pick the source of your choice and click Go. In cases where ICO doesn’t have paid access, you have the option to request articles via our Document Delivery Service by clicking that button on the SFX menu. The option to search the library catalog for print access or contact the library for help appears on every menu.
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I clicked on the red button, but don’t see a link for Fulltext? What do I do?
If Fulltext access is not listed on the screen after you click on Get It ICO!, you have two other options. The first is Document Delivery (interlibrary loan); if you see this option, then ICO doesn’t have access to the journal at all, and clicking this link takes you to a request form where you can ask the Library staff to get the article for you from another Library (usually within 1-10 business days).
The second option is to search the Library catalog. When you see this option, the Library has a print subscription to the journal you want, but not online access. When you click this link, the Library catalog will open in a new window and you can scan the journal record to make sure we have the particular issue you want. You’ll then need to go to the second floor of the Library and find the article yourself. Top of page
I clicked the red button and got the Fulltext option, but I need a an issue that is outside the date range listed. What do I do?
If the Fulltext option is listed but excludes the issue you want, the Library may or may not have a print subscription. To find out, go to the Library’s homepage (http://icolibrary/library.htm or http://library.ico.edu off-campus) and click on the Online Catalog link and search for the name of the journal you’re looking for. Search the journal record for the issue you want, and if the Library has it you can come to the second floor to read it. If not, you’ll want to go back to the Library’s homepage and select the Citation Linker button. You’ll have to enter the citation again, but doing so will allow you to see the Document Delivery option and thus place a request for the article.
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What library resources can I get online when I’m OFF CAMPUS?
Some of the library’s electronic resources are restricted to IP addresses on campus and others are available by password or for free online. When you’re off campus (if you live in the RC, your room is considered off campus), the best way to get access to as many library resources as possible is to log in to The View and select the library Tab. You will be able to search the database of journals as well as use the Citation Linker and obtain the list of passwords.
However, most full text articles will not be available to you. Check the list of journals, which is available at http://library.ico.edu/ejournalxtrnl.html, so that you can plan to access IP-restricted articles during your next campus visit. For example, if your Citation Linker search says that full text is an option, but you can’t get access to the article, try again when you are on campus. Top of page
What can I get if I am a 4th year on externship?
If you’re on externship, you can use the Off Campus online instructions (above) to access many materials. Contact the library staff for your library Catalog username & password and you will be able to search the catalog and VisionCite, as well as renew any books you may have checked out. If you find an article that you would like that is IP-restricted, contact the library (see below) and we will get it to you if you are more than 50 miles from campus.
You may contact the library via phone (312-949-7152) or email (cshepard@ico.edu) and we will send you any articles you may need (via email or mail) or even books we have in our collection. Top of page
What can I get if I am an alum?
ICO alumni have library borrowing privileges for life. Simply contact the library (312-949-7152 or cshepard@ico.edu) with your request. We will lend books and copy articles in our collection and mail/email them to you at no charge. You are responsible for returning materials as needed. Alumni living within 50 miles of ICO must pick up books in person.
What is a peer-reviewed or refereed journal and how do I find one??
The terms "peer-review" and "refereed" when applied to journals tell you how the journal accepts articles for publication, and mean approximately the same thing. In these cases, articles submitted to a journal are sent out to a panel of reviewers "blind" i.e. without information identifying the author. This group of peers or referees judge the article's worth based on the actual content (in theory), and journals that employ this method are generally more highly thought of than others. When the faculty want you to cite a "scholarly" journal, these are the sorts of publications to use. See this listing of peer-reviewed journals in optometry & ophthalmology (current as of 2007).
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