One way to see the WebBridge Link Resolver icons in PubMed is to follow the special link, but did you know you can also have the icons display when signed in to your My NCBI account? If you have a My NCBI account to use with PubMed and the other NCBI databases, all you have to do is follow these simple steps:
- When logged in to your My NCBI account, click “NCBI Site Preferences:”
- Then look for “PubMed Preferences” and click on the link for “Outside Tool:”
- Scroll down the list and select the radio button for “LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Libraries:”
- Click “Save” and then you’re done! You’ll now be able to see the WebBridge Link Resolver icons whenever you’re signed in to your My NCBI account regardless of which link you may have used to access PubMed.
Don’t have a My NCBI account? It’s free and allows you to create e-mail alerts, save your searches, and customize numerous other settings to enhance your PubMed and NCBI database search experience. You can register for an account at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/register/.
For even more tibits about the WebBridge Link Resolver, please refer to the LSUHSC Library LibGuides page with hints and basic info about the service.
In order to keep up with the fast-paced world of scholarly research, many electronic journals make available articles that have been accepted for publication but do not yet have a volume, issue, or page number assigned. These prepublication articles are also indexed in PubMed with the designation “Epub ahead of print:”
The WebBridge Link Resolver, however, needs complete citation information in order to get you to the full-text of an article, so these prepub or Epub ahead of print articles require different handling in order for the linking to work correctly. As a result, when you click the “Check Full Text” icon in a citation, you may see an additional link that will help you get the full-text of these prepub articles:
These alternate links will not display for every citation, but they can be used if the first link for a source does not work.
If you run into troubles with not only the prepub articles or anything else involving the WebBridge Link Resolver, you can refer to the LibGuides link resolver help page. A handout with a basic guide to how to navigate the link resolver is also available.
Looking for an article but the Library doesn’t have a subscription to the journal? We are able to request articles (and books) held by other libraries through the help of the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan system. But did you know the WebBridge Link Resolver has made requesting these items much, much easier, even going so far as to fill out the interlibrary loan request form for you?
When you follow the “Check Full Text” link from PubMed, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source, Scopus, Web of Science, or any EBSCOhost database, you will be presented the opportunity to request the article through Interlibrary Loan if no available electronic or print version is found in our collection:
When you click on the link you will be asked to provide the username and password for your ILLiad account:
Once logged in, the information from the citation will be entered into the ILLiad request form:
Be sure to review the form and once you click the “Submit Request” button, your request will be on its way for processing by our Interlibrary Loan staff!
Please note if you are creating a new ILLiad account when following the link from the WebBridge Link Resolver, you will need to click the “No available full text found; request this article through LSUHSC ILLiad Interlibrary Loan” link again in order to have the citation information transfer to the article request page.
Please refer to the ILLiad help page for more information about requesting materials through Interlibrary Loan, including how to create an account and other important points about this service. Basic information about the link resolver is available through the Link Resolver LibGuides page, a handout with a brief explanation of how to use the feature, and the LSUHSC-NO Libraries News post when the service was launched.
Hopefully you’ve found our new WebBridge Link Resolver to be of great use. If you use PubMed, here are a few things you may want to keep in mind when using our new service:
- If you’ve previously used the Library’s LinkOut feature, which is a bit different from this new link resolver, you will want to clear your browser’s history and cookies.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to remove publisher-specific icons from displaying with the citations. This is sometimes a problem when you attempt to get articles off-campus as those publisher icons do not send you through the proper channels in order to sign in to our system and confirm your ability to access our subscriptions. To remove all doubt, always look for and click this icon to link you to our subscriptions:
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If you need more information, please check out this post announcing the service’s launch. Also, there is a LibGuides page dedicated to tips and tricks for using the link resolver.
When searching PubMed, CINAHL, or any other database, have you ever wished there was a better way to get from the citation to the article you want without having to look here and there to find it? We’re happy to report today we’re releasing the Library’s WebBridge Link Resolver that will give you the opportunity to check for the available full-text or print version of an article right there at the citation.
The key to this new feature is this icon: 
. Look for it in all EBSCOhost databases (Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, etc.), ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source, PubMed, RefWorks, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, and Web of Science. When you click on the icon a new tab or window will open with available resources for the citation:
If there are no full-text or print resources available for a resource, you will be able to request the article, book, or chapter through the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan system. Additionally, off-campus access requires a Library barcode and PIN.
The link resolver also lets us provide better access to our subscriptions and various other resources we have access to, and searchers of PubMed will benefit the most. The LinkOut feature in PubMed covered some but not all of our subscriptions, and those limitations are removed with the link resolver. To use this new feature when searching PubMed, you will need to follow one of these links (and be sure to update your PubMed bookmarks as well!):
As with many things electronic these days, there are some caveats to keep in mind when using the link resolver. A tremendous amount of information is passed between websites and systems to not only display available sources for a citation but also to get you to that source. Consequently, there are occasionally hiccups along the way due to misinterpretation of information or incorrect bits of data passed from one site to another. If you encounter any troubles with any citation, there is a link at the bottom of the page displaying sources for each citation that will allow you to contact someone from the Library for help.
If you need additional information about the WebBridge Link Resolver, you can refer to this handout. You can also view the online help file available on the Library’s other new resource, LibGuides, on the Link Resolver Help page.
If you’ve already taken the plunge and installed iOS 5 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you can now jump right onto the LSUHSC wi-fi connection more easily than ever.
ÔÇó Locate LSUHSC-Secure from the available wi-fi networks listed in the Settings
ÔÇó Enter your LSUHSC user i.d. and password; this is the same one you use to access your e-mail
 Accept the eis-dpsnps1.master certificate
ÔÇó You should now be connected!
If you do not have iOS 5, please refer to the instructions for iOS 4 or earlier to use the LSUHSC wi-fi.
Wondering whether you can upgrade to iOS 5? Check this link for the list of compatible devices.
Wanting to use your Android phone or tablet to hop onto the LSUHSC wi-fi? These steps will guide you through the process:
ÔÇó OS has to be 2.2.2 (Froyo) or later
ÔÇó Go to Wireless & networks/Wi-Fi settings to manage any available networks and choose ÔÇ£LSUHSC-SecureÔÇØ from the list.
ÔÇó The authentication for the network is 802.1x, the EAP method is PEAP, and the Phase 2 authentication is MSCHAPV2.
ÔÇó From there youÔÇÖll be able to enter your LSUHSC user i.d. and password (sometimes the i.d. needs to be prefixed with lsumc-master\userid). After this information is entered, youÔÇÖll be authenticated to the network and it should show you are connected to the LSUHSC wifi.
The Electronic Journals List is getting a makeover! You will soon be able to use the newly-enhanced site with redesigned graphics, expanded search capabilities, and a few other snappy additions.
The transition to the redesigned list begins Friday, August 26th at 5pm and is scheduled to last for approximately three hours. During this time you may experience service disruptions while trying to use the list.
Would you like to use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch on the campus Wi-Fi but don’t know where to start? We have updated instructions that will walk you through the steps needed in order to get your favorite iOS device to work on the LSUHSC Wi-Fi network. The handouts can be found via the Library’s site under Mobile Devices and Wireless Instructions.
The Electronic Journals List will be unavailable Tuesday June 21st, from 7pm until 9pm. Links to journals from the Library’s catalog will still work during this outage.
We’re happy to report that all ScienceDirect titles are now working. If you encounter any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Currently we are unable to access all of our ScienceDirect titles. This also affects articles you might be attempting to access via PubMed’s LinkOut. We apologize for the inconvenience, but will update as soon as our access has been restored.
Science Direct titles should be working again. Please call the Library at 504-568-6100 if you experience problems.
We’re happy to report that Wiley and Blackwell journals are now back online after this weekend’s downtime. The most significant change you’ll notice is that the online versions of the Blackwell titles look like those from Wiley as they are all now available on the Interscience platform. There are a handful of titles that are experiencing some hiccups, but we’ve been assured by the folks at Wiley that they are feverishly working on solving the problems.
If you need any help with these or other titles, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Wiley and Blackwell-Synergy journals will not be available this weekend, June 28-29. The Blackwell journals are moving to the Wiley Interscience site, with all content scheduled to be available by Monday, June 30. Unfortunately, we are unable to give specific times as to when this process will begin and when the journals will again be available.
We will keep you updated on any problems that might arise from this transition.
We’re happy to announce that we’ve finally launched a new component to INNOPAC, the library’s catalog. You’ll probably first notice that the link or links to the online version of a journal title are now available in two places:
The links under the “This title is available electronically via” area are part of a new product we’re using to manage our ever-increasing electronic access to journals. Eventually we will remove the pre-existing links used to get to the online versions, but rest assured the links and notes in this new addition to our catalog work the same.
We hope that you will spend some time exploring this new feature, but please do not hesitate to contact any of the Library staff if you need assistance.
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