Quick Training Guide SpringerLink Interface
Dec 29, 2015
Quick Training GuideSpringerLink Interface
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Homepage overview
Search / Advanced Search
Browse by Subject Collection.
Login Box
Browse by Content Type
Browse by Title – Alphabetical order
Link to Springer.com for services
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Subject Collection
Subject Collections are now expandable to show detailed subfields for your easy browsing.
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Quick Search Box is now in the same location on EVERY page of the site. Users no longer have to go looking for it!
Searching on SpringerLink
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Searching on SpringerLink | Advanced Search
The advanced search box drops down from any page
Search with ‘Citation’ allows researchers to directly find the content they already know.
Researchers can now choose in advance how they would like their results to be ordered.
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Search within Content Type
Search within Journals or eBooks allows for easy searching within specific content types.
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Journal Features
Articles can be filtered to show New Titles and Open Access articles only.
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Browsing Journal Content
Goes to specific subject collection you are interested in, articles can be further filtered to show Online First or Open Access articles.
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All journal content available is instantly visible, including archival content.
Browsing Journal Content
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Journal Features
The journal history notes indicate any title changes, mergers or title splits.
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Journal information is clearly visible.
Volume and issue number also clearly noted.
The Issue Page
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Click “Show Summary” to reveal the abstract.
The abstract can be reviewed without leaving the search results.
Revealing the Abstract
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Related Documents
The new SpringerLink shows researchers the most closely related documents. This is done through semantic linking.
Results are not limited to journal articles, but are open to all content on SpringerLink.
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Mousing over Related Documents
Mousing over a “Related Documents” causes a mini-abstract screen to pop up, so researchers can review an item without leaving the original article!
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Export Citation tool is easily visible and supports the most popular citation programs
Export Citations
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References & “Cited By”
Article references are easily viewed from the abstract page.
“Cited By” links to articles which cite the current article.
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“Look Inside” puts chapter-level PDFs back together, bringing the “book” experience back into eBooks!
No special software is required! Controls are contained within the site.
Even non-subscribers can access 10% of each chapter (and all front matter).
Look Inside – PDF Previewing of eBook Chapters
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Always know where you are in the eBook. The bar at the top of the content area shows the chapter titles.
Viewing Chapters in PDF Preview
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PDF Preview in Full Screen View
Enjoy the full-screen eBook reading experience by simply clicking the “Full Screen” button.
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Viewing Related Documents and References in PDF Preview
Select “View Details” in the “Look Inside” chapter bar to see References and Related Documents for each chapter.
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Related Documents cross all content types on SpringerLink!
Related Documents also for eBooks
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You can easily review the abstract of the various related documents. This is done by “mousing” over the article or chapter you are interested in.
From this mini-abstract screen, you can also download the PDF directly.
Download from the Mini-Abstract Window