FAQ
What does FindText do?
- Provides direct links to the online full-text of an article (when available).
- Searches the library catalog for book and/or journal holdings.
- Allows users to request an item via interlibrary loan if the print or electronic version is not available.
- Provides an easy to use permanent url that can be posted into courseware systems for continued access to the online content.
Who can use FindText?
- All currently affiliated ND students, faculty, and staff.
Can I use FindText from off campus?
- Yes. Access our online resources through the libraries' website and you will be able to use FindText from off-campus.
Where do the online articles in FindText come from?
- The library purchases access to over 20,000 online serial publications.
- Some of the purchased access is permanent and some is temporary. FindText tracks both and will give you the most up to date holdings for all online journals.
Why doesn't FindText take me directly to the article?
- Some of the resources the library has purchased do not offer links 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 a table of contents screen for a journal title in which case you will need to browse to the issue and article you need.
- You may also be taken to a database search screen in which case you will have to search again for either the journal or article title.
Why is there sometimes no fulltext option in the FindText menu?
- Sometimes electronic fulltext is not available because...
- Notre Dame does not subscribe to every online journal.
- Some journals are not published online.
Why don't I see the FindText button in SciFinder Scholar?
- For SciFinder Scholar, you will need to click on the "ChemPort" button.
This will open a web browser window and take you to the ChemPort interface. Look for the hot-linked text
FindText
Why don't I see the FindText button in Google Scholar?
- Google Scholar uses a FindText@Notre Dame text link rather than the FindText icon. You will see the FindText@Notre Dame link if you are on campus or if you use the following link for Google Scholar
Why don't I see the FindText button in PubMed?
- You must use the following url for accessing PubMed in order to see the FindText icon on PubMed search results. The FindText icon will appear in the top right corner of any record you select but it will not appear on the results list.
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