<p>E-JOURNAL PORTAL & JOURNAL LINKER MCC Library Guide</p><p>E-JOURNAL PORTAL This database service allows you to determine if a periodical title is available in one of our online databases. To find the portal, go to the library homepage, select “Periodical Lists” and then select “E-Journal Portal.” The link is also on the left-hand side of the “Services for Faculty” web page. More information about the functioning of this portal will be discussed in relation to the Journal Linker.</p><p>JOURNAL LINKER In the WilsonWeb and Ebscohost databases, you might encounter a link next to certain database citations labeled "Journal Linker." By clicking on "Journal Linker," you can find out if the full- text of the periodical is available in another library subscription database.</p><p> Journal Linker in Ebscohost Some citations that are not available in the full-text will have a "Journal Linker" icon. The images below show 1) a citation with the full-text provided indicated by "HTML Full Text" and "PDF Full Text" and 2) a citation with the "Journal Linker" link, indicating that the full-text is not provided in this Ebsco database but is available elsewhere.</p><p>Examples of Citations in Ebscohost</p><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>When you click on the Journal Linker option, a separate window will open that will display the titles of alternate databases that might include the periodical title you are seeking.</p><p> Journal Linker in Wilson Web All search results in WilsonWeb will include a "Journal Linker" icon. You only want to use the "Journal Linker" feature when you have retrieved a citation that does not include the full-text of the article. The images below show 1) a citation with the full-text provided, indicated by two icons: a lined box (HTML full text) and a red symbol (PDF full text) and 2) a citation with the "Journal Linker" link, indicating that the full-text is not provided in this WilsonWeb database but may be available elsewhere. Examples of Citations in WilsonWeb</p><p>1</p><p>2</p><p> Journal Linker Results Page (E-Journal Portal) The new window that opens up will be entitled "E-Journal Portal." The screen will show the title of the periodical you are seeking and the list of databases that are known to include the electronic full-text of all or most of a magazine or journal. The list will tell you the publication years that are available for the title. </p><p>September 2004 is available in Student Resource Center Gold or MCC Periodical Holdings</p><p>If one of the alternate locations for the full-text is identified as "MCC Periodical Holdings," you will need to come to the library on campus to retrieve the hard-copy version of the article. Other locations listed in the Journal Linker results are within electronic databases. </p><p> One of two things will occur when you click on the name of a database to go to the alternate full-text: o A second window will open up and present a browsable list of the available years and issues of the selected periodical title (Ebscohost, WilsonWeb and some Gale databases). o A second window will open up to the search screen at which point you will need to conduct a search for the article using the title of both the article and periodical (most Gale databases and Electric Library). </p>