Physics: ScienceDirect

In order to use this new function,
you must REGISTER with ScienceDirect.

First-time users will need to register. If you already have a ScienceDirect login, you need not re-register. 

Please register with your full name and your ISU e-mail address or your account may be removed.

1. Go to the ISU Library homepage at http://library.indstate.edu/ 
2. Under Find, Click Electronic Resources.
3. Scroll down and click ScienceDirect Journals
4. Click the Register link in the upper right-hand corner.
   The registration form is a typical online registration form. You must fill in all required fields, and of course, you will have to select a password.
5. Upon registering, an e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address you specified confirming your registration. You will receive a User Name generated by ScienceDirect in the e-mail.
6. Once you’ve registered, you may login to search and retrieve full-text from ScienceDirect.

Journal titles listed as available through ScienceDirect are now retrieved from ISU in two different ways.

One is a traditional online subscription method, whereby the article is available in full-text format when you find it in ScienceDirect. The other method requires a different process, known as pay-per-view, pay-as-you-go, or, if you want the official designation, Transactional Access. Switching to this method  which will save Indiana State University several thousands of dollars annually, and expand greatly the quantity and variety of publications you will be able to retrieve WITHOUT going through Interlibrary Loan.

ACCESS is available ONLY by going through ISU’s web pages, and only to ISU-connected faculty, staff and students.  Accessing ScienceDirect from Google or some other non-ISU source will result in your being prompted to pay for your article. You MUST access ScienceDirect from the Electronic Resources Web page to use this service.

The ISU Library pays for articles that patrons download using their registered accounts in ScienceDirect. Only currently enrolled students, staff, and faculty at ISU are authorized to use this service. Relatives, friends and other associates of authorized users may not use this service.  The Library asks all authorized users to clearly identify themselves when registering accounts in ScienceDirect by using their ISU email address, first name, and last name.

1. Go to the ISU Library homepage at http://library.indstate.edu/ 
2. Under Find, Click Electronic Resources.
3. Scroll down and click ScienceDirect Journals
   1. If you are off campus, you will be asked to login with your ISU username and password.
4. In ScienceDirect, click the Login link in the upper right-hand corner.
5. A box will appear for you to enter your ScienceDirect username and password.
6. Sign in.  The login box will disappear and be replaced by a note that your username is logged in.

If you forget to login to ScienceDirect with your ScienceDirect username and password, you may search the database but you cannot access full-text with Transactional Access. You may login at any time while searching ScienceDirect.

1.    Search for your topic, as usual. Enter your term(s) and click Search.

SEARCH RESULTS

2.    You can obtain more information about an article immediately by clicking on its PREVIEW link, which will give you access to the article abstract and an actual outline of the article.

It is at this point in your search, where you will have to look very carefully at the color of the little page icon next to the item number. You will notice either a WHITE or a GREEN icon.

GREEN ICON: Articles featuring a green icon after the number are included in ISU’s regular subscription. Simply open the PDF, or mark one or more item numbers for email or export, as you normally do.

WHITE ICON: Articles with the white icon after the number are – for the most part – covered by our Transactional Access contract.  (There are exceptions in the box on the top left of this Web page.) Accessing these articles in incur additional costs to the Library, so we would ask you to carefully consider whether you absolutely need a copy of the article. We have set aside a specific amount of our collection development funds for this; therefore, there is a finite number of articles that we will be able to provide in this manner.

YES, I STILL WANT THIS ARTICLE!

4.    Clicking on the PDF link for an article with a GREEN ICON opens the full-text of the article.
       Clicking on the PDF link for an article with a WHITE ICON opens a page giving you the choice to “continue” or “cancel” your selection.

5. Clicking on “Continue” will open the full-text of the article in PDF.  This action will cost the Library about $30.00 from a finite fund; therefore, please do not purchase the article unless you really need it. 

ARE YOU ASKED TO PAY FOR THE ARTICLE? 

If you’ve gone through the above steps and are prompted to pay for your article,

• did you register with ScienceDirect? Follow the registration instructions above.
• did you forget to Login to ScienceDirect? Click Login in the upper right corner of the Web page.
• you may have accessed ScienceDirect without going through ISU's Web site. In that case, you need to go to the ISU Library homepage and enter ScienceDirect from the Databases List.

IF THAT DOESN'T WORK

• you may be attempting to access a journal not available for Transactional Access. (list of journals not covered)

SO, NOW WHAT?

Request your article via Interlibrary Loan at http://illiad.indstate.edu/logon.html.

If your journal title should be available in full-text to ISU, then you need to contact a Reference/Instruction Librarian for assistance in troubleshooting the problem. You can do this via our online chat, email [Ask a Librarian], by calling the Reference/Ask Desk at 812-237-2580, or by asking in person at the Reference/Ask Desk.