Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A Tip from Krista: The Magical Find It Button!

Have you ever been perplexed about how to get your hands on articles in our databases that are not full text? Never fear, the magical Find It Button will save the day!

The Find It button does three things:
  • Looks in all of our databases to see if the document you want is available full-text in another of our databases. If so, it links you to it!

  • Links you to the library catalog when we have the item you want in print or microform.

  • Links you to ILLiad (interlibrary loan) so you can borrow the item from another library if we don't have access electronically or in print.

You can also watch this brief tutorial that shows you the Find It Button in action! Stop by the reference desk or email me at kmknapp@salisbury.edu if you have any questions.
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3 comments:

Mou said...

Krista did a great job explaining FindIt. Students will 'find it' very useful as they look for that elusive fulltext.

November 21, 2008 at 2:19 PM
MZ said...

Hi Krista,

I really like your explanation: accurate and uncomplicated.

Thanks!
MZ

November 21, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Krista said...

Awww, thanks guys! Any of my students will tell you I'm a huge fan of the Find It Button :)

November 21, 2008 at 6:42 PM

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