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Electronic Collections Online frequently asked questions
General questions
- Does FirstSearch support links embedded in the articles?
Yes. Articles in HTML format may contain hypertext links that aid navigation as well as links from references to bibliographic records describing the referenced articles. Articles in PDF format can also include intra-article hypertext links and links to external Web sites, although the later require a plug-in for the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Abstracts containing references may also have links to matching bibliographic records.
- Can I get usage information for my institution?
File formats
- What data formats are used for full-text articles?
Most articles in Electronic Collections Online are available in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). Some articles are also available in HTML, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), and Ingenta Select?s RealPage format.
- Why PDF?
PDF provides a high-quality replica of the printed page. It is cost effective for publishers to produce and easy for subscribers to use. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is freely available for most hardware platforms, and the use of PDF-formatted documents on campuses is growing.
- Why RealPage format?
Several prestigious publishers distribute data in Ingenta Select?s RealPage format. Ingenta Select uses its RealPage technology to deliver electronic journals that are the parallel of the paper version. As with PDF, the original layout of the text is completely preserved, including graphics, tables, and pictures. The RealPage Viewer is freely available at http://www.ingentaselect.com/.
Access and logging on
- How can users access Electronic Collections Online?
Currently they can use one of three methods to log on to the service:
- Manually, using the authorization number and password OCLC provides you. You control the distribution of the authorization and password to users.
- Through IP Address Recognition. You provide OCLC with the IP addresses of the workstations permitted to access your Electronic Collections Online account on FirstSearch, and OCLC will log those users on automatically. Direct access to a specific journal is supported through this access method. Information about how to request IP Address Recognition is available from your Regional Network Office or OCLC Sales Representative, and is available at How to set up Direct Journal Access using IP Address Recognition.
- Through scripting, via a free CGI application called WebScript provided by OCLC. You can use WebScript scripting to let authorized users link to the service without having to give them the authorization and password. Direct access to a specific journal is supported through this access method. More information is available at How to set up Direct Journal Access using WebScript scripted access.
- Can I include these journal records in my local online catalog?
Electronic journals can be cataloged like other serials. For more information, see CONSER cataloging guidelines. If your local catalog supports linking to Internet resources, e.g., from the MARC 856 field of a catalog record, or your Web site has a linked list of electronic journals, you can include a URL for Electronic Collections Online in the catalog records or the list of journals. Also, OCLC provides libraries with customized sets of bibliographic records that match their Electronic Collections Online journal subscription orders and renewals. This service provides MARC records that libraries may add to their local library databases, and results in the addition of libraries? OCLC symbols to records in the WorldCat database. For more information, see Bibliographic Records for OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online Journals.
- Can my users link directly to journals from my Web site?
If you use IP Address Recognition to authorize your users, use the URL for FirstSearch IP Address Recognition. Or, if you use a WebScript script running on your server, include its URL. For either method, your users do not need to know the authorization and password for the service. And for either method, you can specify that users will be taken directly to the journal represented by the catalog record. For more information, see the instructions at Direct Journal Access to Titles in the FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online Database.
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