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Ron Renchler
Director, Library Communications
ronr@darkwing.uoregon.edu
If you've ever wanted to quickly access the full text of a journal article after finding a citation for it, you've got a great friend in FindText, a new service offered by the UO Libraries.
How FindText works: After using the library catalog to locate a journal or a library-licensed database to find a journal citation, you can simply click the FindText icon that appears near the citation to generate a pop-up box showing a list of direct links to the full text of the article. Choose one of the links and--presto!--the article will open in a separate window or you will be provided with additional information on how to access it.
Should full text not be available electronically, you can quickly find out whether the UO Libraries have a print copy of the journal in which the article appears or whether you will need to request it from another library.
You may use FindText to look directly for the electronic version of an article or journal by going to http://breeze.uoregon.edu:9003/citation/findtext/
You can also access this feature by clicking the FindText link near the bottom of the "Databases & Indexes" section on the UO Libraries' home page at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/
About 70 library-licensed databases will incorporate the FindText service in its initial implementation. These databases currently account for more 90 percent of patron searches.
You'll find complete information and step-by-step instructions for using the FindText service at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/findtext/