An exciting new feature called LinkOutlink removed is now available from PubMedlink removed, the National Library of Medicinelink removed's public version of MEDLINE. As its name suggests, this feature allows users to "Link Out" directly from PubMed citations to full-text articles that are available online from the LSUHSC Library. LinkOut lets users know if the article they need is available from the LSUHSC Library in print format also. For LinkOut to work properly, you must use the following URL, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=lsunoliblink removed, which is also linked from the Library's Home Pagelink removed; or use the Cubbylink removed feature to save LinkOut preferences.Because not all publishers participate in the LinkOut program, not all subscriptions (electronic or print) are available. The Library's catalog, INNOPAClink removed, should be checked for non-linked items.

When the results of a PubMed search include articles from online journals to which the library subscribes, this icon will appear: . (Note: This icon only appears when citations are viewed in Abstract or Citation display formats, not in the default display format, which is Summary. To change the display format, look for the drop-down menu next to the Display button. Click on the triangle to open the menu, then select the desired format. Then click the Display button to complete the change.) Clicking on this icon brings the user directly to the online journal's website, from which the appropriate article can be selected and printed or saved. This feature only works on computers residing within the LSUHSC domain. If you click on this icon and are prompted for a password, please contact the Reference Departmentlink removed at the numbers listed below for assistance.

LinkOut also provides holdings information about journals that are available in print at the LSUHSC Library. When the results of a PubMed search include articles that are available in print at the LSUHSC Library, this icon will appear: . (Again, this icon will only appear in Abstract or Citation display formats.) This icon, which is similar in appearance to the icon for online articles, indicates that the article is available from the Library's Print Collection. Clicking on the icon brings the user to an informational page that lists the Library's print holdings for that journal title. It also gives a link to the Library's catalog that the user can follow to check whether or not the specific volume needed is available.

The LinkOut feature is also available in other National Library of Medicine online databases such as the Nucleotidelink removed and Proteinlink removed Databases, the OMIM Databaselink removed, and the Taxonomy Databaselink removed. For further information on using LinkOut in those databases or in PubMed, an informational pagelink removed from the NLM is available. As always, our Reference Librarians are ready to assist you should you have questions or problems. Please contact them at 568-6102 or 568-8339 (Isché Library) or 619-8550 (Dental Library).

-- Beth Oliver
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