About Citation linker

 

1. What is Citation linker?
2. Why would I use it?
3. How do I use it?
4. What is DOI?
5. What is PMID?

What is Citation linker?

Citation Linker is a fast tool that helps you find the full text of an article or a book. It is a great time-saver if you have a specific citation in hand.

Citation Linker will promptly determine:

  • if the item is the full text of an electronic article
  • if the item is available in print in the Library
  • if the item should be requested through Interlibrary Loan

 

Why would I use it?

Not all items are available in full text from one source. A citation is available from one source, but the full text might be available from others.

If you know which article or journal issue you are looking for, Citation Linker will help you find it very quickly. If the Library provides access to the article or journal online, Citation Linker will link directly to the full text of the article or journal. If not available online, links are provided to locate them in print version or through Interlibrary Loan.

 

How do I use it?

If you have a specific citation, all you need to do is to fill in as many details as you can from the citation into the appropriate field.

There are three tabs in Citation Linker:

  1. Article. Fill in as much information about the citation as you can. If the word "and" or "&" appear in the title, try searching both spellings. After filling in the citation information, click the "Go" button. If not enough information is provided about the article, Citation Linker will:
    • not understand the request and may falsely claim that the Library does not have full text
    • or link to the home page of the journal instead of to the article

  2. Journal. Type in the citation information for the journal, you will be directed to the links to the e-journal or print copy.

  3. Book. Books and e-books in the Library Catalog (ALEPH) are searchable from this link.
    • When a book has both the title and the ISBN, the ISBN is always preferably sent to the Library Catalog as it is considered a more accurate match. In other words, you are always expected to search by ISBN if it is available.
    • The published date usually will have no effect when searching for books, because very few of the Knowledgebase in SFX so far have published date metadata, and you cannot use it to search the current version of the ALEPH PlugIn.

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What is DOI?

A DOI (digital object identifier) is a permanent identifier given to a Web file or other Internet document.

Here is an example of a DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.1457. To search this article, enter it in the search box. For more information, please see DOI Cookie.

 

What is PMID?

A PMID (PubMed Identifier) is a unique number assigned to each PubMed citation of life sciences and biomedical scientific journal articles.

Here is an example of a PMID: 12748199. For more information, go to PubMed.

To search this article, enter 12748199 in the search box.