Over 1000 full-text electronic journals now available via ScienceDirect The University of Pennsylvania Library has purchased access to Elsevier's online journal service named ScienceDirect, accessible directly from the ScienceDirect Homepage or from the Library's Electronic Journals Project page. ScienceDirect provides access to full text articles and graphics from over a 1000 journals published by Elsevier Science, Pergamon Press and North Holland. Represented are disciplines in science, technology and engineering, mathematics, biomedical, life sciences and social sciences. Searching capabilities for keywords in various fields such as abstract, title and full text, allow for retrieval of useful articles.
Articles are displayable and printable in html and pdf formats.
Users will be able to see these articles in full text if the University has purchased access rights to them. A list participating publishers is available on the web. Customization features for individual users include the option of creating a personal search profile which can be saved to automatically run either daily or weekly. Also included is the ability to maintain a personal journal list and receive new issue alerts. Tips for using ScienceDirect are available on the web.