ScienceDirect - abstract has "order pdf" instead of full text

Hi all,

Sometimes you might follow library links to article full text and end up on an article abstract page that says Order PDF instead of actually having a pdf:

If you're seeing this when you followed a path from the UNCG libraries website, then it's an example of a pay per view service.  The libraries don't subscribe to this journal.  When a student or employee needs an article, they enter their name and UNCG email address and the pdf will be purchased and sent to them.  The student/employee asking for the article isn't charged.

For example, if a student asks for this article - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.01.001 - they should follow this process:

1. Use a University Libraries system to navigate full text.  For instance, paste the article title into WorldCat Discovery, the red search box.  

2. When you see the article record - https://uncg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/5902248064 - click the View full text button

3. In the Science Direct database, click the article title to see the abstract which will have an "order pdf" button instead of a pdf

4. Enter name and UNCG email

5. When the article full text is ready, typically within 24 hours on a weekday, the student will get it through email

There's a little information on Science Direct PPV and Article Galaxy PPV on the library guide to WorldCat Discovery.

Thanks,

Lea