Right now, the UAMS Library has access to over 750 electronic journals on the Internet. Some of the journals are purchased as package deals from Ovid and MD Consult. Others are acquired individually, while some are "bundled" as part of our subscription to the print journal. Because they are from different vendors, access to these journals can be very confusing.

After extensive research, the UAMS Library staff came up with a centralized approach that has various access points. One access point is the use of the Ovid WebLink feature. Another access point is the listing in the Library's online catalog, and a third is the subject list of all e-journals to which the Library has access.

1. If you are searching most databases in Ovid:

After finishing your search, you will usually see several links under each citation: "Abstract", "Complete Reference", and "WebLink". In addition, if the article is available full-text from Ovid, there will be an "Ovid Full Text" link.

If you click on the "Ovid Full Text" link, you will go directly to the article.

If there is no "Ovid Full Text" link, clicking on the "WebLink" will take you to the UAMS Library online catalog. If the Library owns the title, you will see the catalog listing for it. This catalog listing will state what years the library owns if we own the print version, and whether or not there is a direct web link to the publisher's site for a possible full text version, in addition to any other link to the Ovid Full Text version, and/or the MD Consult version.

If you are searching the database Journals@Ovid Full Text, the links underneath the citation will have the "Table of Contents" link given instead of the "Ovid Full-Text". That link will take you to the Table of Contents for the proper journal issue, and from there to full text if it is presently available.

2. If you have a list of citations on hand, the best way to see what titles the Library owns is to go directly to the UAMS Library online catalog at www.libcatalog.uams.edu.

Do a title search. If the Library has access to the title, the catalog entry will show you if it is owned in print format, and/or also available in electronic format.

For titles to which there is electronic access, there may be links to the full text via Ovid, MD Consult, or the publisher's site. Before you leap out of the catalog, look to see if a password is required, and what it is. Some sites do require a library ID and password. MD Consult requires your personal password each time.

3. The subject list of all electronic journals to which the Library has access is available at www.library.uams.edu/ejournls/subject.htm. This will let you know the number of e-journals in your specialty that are available via UAMS Library access. You can follow the links to the full-text journals from there, too.

Remember: you have to be on either the ACH, VA/NLRVA or UAMS campus, or have an Aristotle Internet account to access these journals. Another reminder: Most of the full-text journals go back only 3 or 5 years.

This whole process may seem troublesome, but many people have found it extremely helpful when they need an article in a hurry.