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Searching on SpringerLink
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś Quick Search Box is now in the same location on EVERY page of the site.
Users no longer have to go looking for it!
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Searching on SpringerLink | Advanced Search
Search with „Citation‟ allows 
researchers to directly find the
content they already know.
The advanced
search box
ď‚Ť drops down from
any page
ď‚Ž
Researchers can now
choose in advance how
they would like their
results to be ordered.
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The Home Page
ď‚Ś Login box available
from every page. No
need to return to
home page to login.
ď‚Ť New A-Z List reduces
the need for scrolling.
ď‚Ž Easy access to
services on
springer.com.
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The Home Page
ď‚Ť
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś Subject Collections now expand
to show detailed subfields for easy
browsing.
ď‚Ť Institutional branding is now visible on
every page.
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Search within Content Type
ď‚Ś Search within Journals or
eBooks allows for easy
searching within specific
ď‚Ś content types.
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Journal Features
ď‚Ś Articles can be filtered to show Online First
and Open Access articles only.
ď‚Ś ď‚Ť The journal history notes indicate any title
changes, mergers or title splits.
ď‚Ť
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Browsing Journal Content
ď‚Ś All journal content
available is instantly
visible, including
archival content.
ď‚Ś
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The Issue Page
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś Journal information
is clearly visible.
ď‚Ť Volume and issue
number also clearly
noted.
ď‚Ť
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Revealing the Abstract
 Click “Show Abstract” to
reveal the abstract.
ď‚Ť The abstract can be
reviewed without leaving
the search results.
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ť
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Related Documents
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś The new SpringerLink
shows researchers the
most closely related
documents on article
and chapter level.
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Mousing over Related Documents
ď‚Ś
 Mousing over a “Related Documents” causes a mini-abstract screen to pop up, so
researchers can review an item without leaving the original article!
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Export Citations
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ď‚Ś Export Citation tool is easily visible and supports the most popular citation programs
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References & “Cited By”
ď‚Ś ď‚Ť
ď‚Ś Article references are easily viewed from the abstract page.
 “Cited By” links to articles which cite the current article.
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Look Inside – PDF Previewing of eBook Chapters
 “Look Inside” puts
ď‚Ś chapter-level PDFs
back together,
bringing the “book”
experience back into
eBooks!
No special software
is required! Controls
are contained within
the site.
Even non-
subscribers can
access 10% of each
chapter (and all front
matter).
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Viewing Chapters in PDF Preview
ď‚Ś Always know where
you are in the
eBook. The bar at
the top of the
content area shows
the chapter titles.
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś
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PDF Preview in Full Screen View
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś Enjoy the full
screen eBook
reading
experience.
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Viewing Related Documents and References in PDF Preview
ď‚Ś
 Select “View Details”
in the “Look Inside”
chapter bar to see
References and
Related Documents
for each chapter.
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Related Documents also for eBooks
ď‚Ś Related Documents
cross all content
types on
ď‚Ś SpringerLink!
ď‚Ś
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Download from the Mini-Abstract Window
ď‚Ś
ď‚Ś You can easily review the abstract of the various related documents. This is done
by “mousing” over the article or chapter you are interested in.
From this mini-abstract screen, you can also download the PDF directly.
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SpringerLink Admins – My SpringerLink
ď‚Ś To access
administrator
functions, click
“MySpringerLink”,
then “Account Details”
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SpringerLink Admins – My SpringerLink
ď‚Ś
Click “Administer”
to access
administrator
functions for your
institution.
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SpringerLink Admins – My SpringerLink
ď‚Ś You can see your
memberships, use
administrator rights
and manage
ď‚Ś members.
ď‚Ť You can also
download usage
reports, create and
ď‚Ť
send membership
tokens, update
account details.