is a service offered by Princeton University Library, which is based on
Ex Libris' SFX software. The service allows you to link from a useful record
in a database to the full text of the article (if available) or to other
options for obtaining that article. Here are some of the options available
through Find it@PUL:
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To display the menu of options available, you must click on the Find it@PUL button displayed in the database record. Not all of the above options will appear when you click the Find it@PUL button. It depends on the database you are using and on what library resources are available for the specific citation. To learn more about SFX, you can visit the Ex Libris web site at: http://www.sfxit.com/ |
Common Questions about Find it@PUL
- Who can use Find it@PUL?
- How do I access Find it@PUL?
- Why don't I see the button?
- Why didn't I get a full text link for my article?
- When I click to get the full text, the article isn't there. Why not?
- Why is there sometimes more than one option for full text?
- I clicked on "Full text available" link but I only got to the Journal's home page. Why?
- Why don't I get any hits when I click on "To see if Princeton owns this item check the Main Catalog"?
- Why does the number of options in the Find it@PUL menu window vary?
- Why are there multiple windows?
- When I return to the Find it@PUL menu window to make another selection, nothing seems to happen. Why?
- What do I do when I get a "bad URL", "Error 404" or some other "not found" message?
- Why doesn't the menu window open when I click on the Find it@PUL button?
Who can use Find it@PUL?
All Princeton University students, faculty and staff have access to PULinks/SFX services on campus and remotely, through Princeton's proxy server.
How do I access Find it@PUL?
Some databases to which the library subscribes support the SFX linking technology.
When searching a database, if you see the
button displayed, it means that service is available. Clicking on the
button will open a window with a menu of service options.
Why don't I see the
button?
Check and see if the JavaScript capability is disabled in your browser. If it is turned off, the images will not appear. Activate JavaScript within your browser and the Find it@PUL button should be visible. Another reason for not seeing the Find it@PUL button, is that not all databases support SFX technology. If the button shows in some databases but not in others, the problem is not your JavaScript preferences setting, but that a particular database does not support SFX.
For some databases, you have to click on the full record view in order to see the Find it@PUL button.
Why didn't I get a full text link for my article?
It is possible that there is no electronic full text version available through the library’s subscriptions for that specific journal. From the Find it@PUL menu window, use the link provided to search the Library's Main Catalog to verify the library holdings for that title in formats other than electronic (print, microform, etc.).
When I click to get the full text, the article isn't there. Why not?
Possible reasons why the article is missing:
- Sometimes the article citation appears in a database before the publisher makes the full text available.
- The publisher or author withheld the full text of this article.
Why is there sometimes more than one option for full text?
Normally, we subscribe to full text directly from the publisher, so there will be only one link. Sometimes, an article is also available in a full-text article database such as EBSCO or ProQuest, and this is when you get a second link. We recommend that you use the publisher's version to access full text. However, in the case that one link is temporarily not working, you have a backup choice.
I clicked on "Full text available from" link but I only got to the Journal's home page. Why?
Find it@PUL will only take you as close to the full text as it can. Sometimes you will go directly to the full-text, and sometimes it will take you to the table of contents or the Journal's home page, and you'll have to navigate the site yourself to get to the full text of a specific citation.
Why don't I get any hits when I click on "To see if Princeton owns this item check the Main Catalog"?
Princeton University Library does not subscribe to all the titles indexed in databases. If you find that we don"t hold a title which you want, you can request that title through Interlibrary Loan. This option is available from the Find it@PUL services menu window.
Why does the number of options in the Find it@PUL menu window vary?
When you click on a Find it@PUL button, the system displays only those services which are available for that particular record. We try to offer only those service options that are available for a given database.
Why are there multiple windows?
When you click on an option within a Find it@PUL menu, a new window is always opened. Each window will remain open until you close it. Make sure to close only your Find it@PUL menu windows, not your database search window.
When I return to the Find it@PUL menu window to make another selection, nothing seems to happen. Why?
This may be a problem when using Internet Explorer (IE). When you first click on an option in the menu window, IE opens another browser window on top of the one already open. When you make a second selection, that second browser window remains hidden. To fix this problem, you need to drag this second window to another portion of the screen, so that it is not blocked by the SFX menu window. Another solution is to use Netscape or other browser.
What do I do when I get a "bad URL", "Error 404" or some other "not found" message?
The implementation of the Find it@PUL service is a work in progress. Sometimes the links may be wrong, or they may be out-of-date because a publisher has made changes to its site and we are not aware of them yet. We would like to know about any problems you encounter so that we can correct them. Please use the Ask a librarian for assistance option on the Find it@PUL menu or Send us your questions and comments to report any problems and to request assistance.
Why doesn't the menu window open when I click on the Find it@PUL button?
Check to see if any pop-up stopper software is installed on the computer you
are using. This type of software may prevent the Find it@PUL menu window to
open when clicking on the
button. For more information on pop-up stoppers and how to disable them so browser
windows can load, check the OIT
Help Desk documentation.
