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New Database Helps Navigate The Full-Text Universe
Kevin Tapp
Research & Information Services
Researchers at the University of Connecticut now have electronic access to the full text of more than 8,000 serials. These titles range from news magazines such as Newsweek to highly specialized trade journals such as the Metal Heat Treating Digest. In addition to well known academic publications such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, a patron can also view the latest articles in Beverage World or Wines and Vines. Sometimes, the library has purchased electronic access to an individual journal title; in other cases, the title is one of many included in a full-text database purchased as a "package." Examples of full-text databases include Academic Universe, Infotrac, and Dow Jones Interactive. All of these variables can lead to confusion. If one needs access to a particular issue of a particular journal, and wants to know whether or not it can be found in full-text on-line, where does one turn? A new database provides answers to such questions. The Database of Full-Text Titleslists all the titles available through various electronic resources and the dates for which they are available. For example, let's say I have a citation for an article in East Europe Agriculture and Food from 1995. I've checked HOMER and the UConn library doesn't own this title, but I want to try to get it electronically. When I type the title into the Database of Full-Text Titles, it informs me that I can access East Europe Agriculture and Food electronically through Dow Jones Interactive back to 1994. This database can also provide a "feel" for the kinds of publications that are available electronically in a given field. For example, typing "nursing" into the database generates a list of 30 titles, from Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing to Western Journal of Nursing Research, along with the dates and modes of electronic access. The Database of Full-Text Titles is available from the library's home page by clicking on "Shortcuts" and choosing "Full-Text." Give it a try. It should help you navigate the increasingly complex world of full-text.
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