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1. What does FindText@ND do?
FindText@ND is a new library service that:
- provides direct links from a citation in a database to electronic full-text of an article (when available).
- performs a search in the ND Libraries catalog for a book or journal in the citation.
- allows users to request an item via Interlibrary Loan if the print or electronic version is not available.
Currently, FindText@ND is available in 46
databases subscribed to by the University Libraries of Notre
Dame. In these databases, each citation has a FindText@ND button 
which
links to a menu of possible FindText@ND options.
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3. Why don't I see the FindText@ND button
in Web of Science or Silverplatter databases
and Compendex?
In Web of Science the button which engages the FindText@ND service will
look like 
for the next few months.
SFX is the generic name for the FindText@ND service, but the SFX button
functions exactly the same way as the FindText@ND button.
For Silverplatter databases and Compendex, look for the hot-linked text FindText.
Clicking on this text functions exactly the same way as the FindText@ND button
does.
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All currently affiliated ND students, faculty, and staff.
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5. Can I use FindText@ND from off campus?
Yes. But if you are using a commercial internet service
proivider such as AOL, you must configure your browser to use the Notre
Dame proxy server.
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6. Where does the electronic fulltext in FindText@ND come from?
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We purchase nearly 5,000 'true' electronic journals directly from the publishers. Examples include JSTOR, Elsevier ScienceDirect, Kluwer, and many more.
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Some electronic fulltext comes from fulltext databases, also called aggregators. Examples inlcude Academic Search Elite, Expanded Academic Index, ABI Inform Global, and many more.
7. Why doesn't FindText@ND fulltext option take me directly to the article?
We try to get you as close to the fulltext article as possible, but in some cases you may be taken to:
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a table of contents screen for a journal title; you will need to navigate to your issue and article.
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the main database search screen if the fulltext comes from a fulltext database (see #6); you will have to do a search by journal title and date.
8. Why is there sometimes no fulltext option in the FindText@ND menu?
Sometimes electronic fulltext is not available because:
- Notre Dame does not subscribe to fulltext versions of that journal.
- no electronic fulltext is available anywhere.
- journal titles contained in some fulltext databases do not work with FindText@ND; check the eJournal Locator for the most complete list of electronic journal titles.
Choosing this option should take you directly to a matching catalog
record if we own the item. If no matching records appears, then you
can click on the "Request document via Notre Dame Interlibrary Loan."
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