There are a number of new ways to discover scholarly works on the Web. But finding out about an article or book is not always the same as getting a copy of it to read. Here are some tips on how you can use Langsdale's service to get what you may didcover on the Internet.

What is out there?
A number of companies have recently announced plans or rolled out products that help people search for scholarly articles and books. Some examples are Google Scholar (uses Google's search algorithm to find "scholarly" journals, books and Websites), Google Print (digitizes all or part of the collections from various libraries) and A9 (combines a Google Search with Amazon's ability to search the full text of numerous books).

Where does Langsdale fit in?
While these various seaches can help you find articles and books, they may not always help you obtain them. Many of the links provided by Google Scholar only provide an article citation or link to a publisher's Website where you can purchase a copy of an article. Same thing with books; most books that are under copyright are not likely to be made freely available online, but you may find a link to purchase an item from Amazon.

What may not be so obvious is that many of these items are available to the UB community through the Langsdale Library. So, before spending your money on that article or book, you might want to check Langsdale's catalog or list of journals available in full text. We can also obtain many items we do not own through Interlibrary Loan.

Widgets to help

 

Here is what a Google Scholar result looks like after the extension is installed. The regular link takes you to an abstract of the article:

 

Clicking on the "Find It" button shows you can get the article through one of our databases, or by coming to the library to see it in print: