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Finding Journal Articles Online
The LSUHSC library has made it easy for you to access online journals by adding links in Innopac (the library catalog), Ovid, and PubMed. If the library subscribes to a journal, the Innopac record indicates if free full-text is available; a link to the journal web site allows you to locate and print the PDF format of an article. Records for article citations in Ovid and PubMed include links to either the full-text on the publisher's web site or to the Innopac record for the journal. Although the method of access to full-text varies with each journal and each database, Innopac records always contain a link indicating when full-text is available for LSUHSC patrons.

Remote Access to Databases & Full-text Journals
To access many of the library's electronic resources from PC's not on the LSUHSC network, login via remote access is required. ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, the Cochrane Library, and full-text journals are examples of these resources. Because the current, more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) does not work for remote access to library resources, the library has implemented a new mechanism called Web Access Management (WAM).

When LSUHSC library patrons attempt to retrieve an online resource from a remote location, they will be prompted to login by providing the following:

Name (first name last name)
Library barcode number (with or without spaces)
Pin (create it the first time you login).

If you are interested in remote access to databases and journals, check your LSUHSC ID to confirm that a library barcode is on the back. Please note that this is not the same barcode used to check-out clinic records. If you need a barcode, visit either the dental library or the Isché Medical Library, and if you have trouble connecting to an electronic resource, call the dental library at 504-619-8550.

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