What is the new find it @ Stanford service?
Find It @ Stanford uses the Open URL standard
to take users directly from a citation in a database to any available
online full text. It also provides a link to Socrates and other
catalogs, supports citation downloads and links to other relevant
services.
How do I use find it
@ Stanford?
Simply start a search in one of the databases you normally use – Academic
Search Premier, Sociological Abstracts, etc. We keep an up-to-date
listing of databases
that support find it @Stanford.You
can also find a link to this list and more information on the find
it @ Stanford FAQpage.
When you see 
click
on the button. This will open a window with a menu of service
options. From there you can get to any of the service options
listed on the menu, including those listed under More options.
How does find it @ Stanford work?
Using the Open
URL metadata standard, find it @ Stanford takes
the information, or metadata, from your citation and then it
uses this metadata to locate additional information in other
electronic resources as well as defined library services. When
you click on the find it @ Stanford button, a menu screen
appears with a list of appropriate services. The services are
context sensitive so not all services will display each time
you are presented with a menu. For example, if full text is available,
there will not be a link to interlibrary loan/document delivery.
Where can I get help?
You can request help by clicking on the Contact Us link
in the find it @ Stanford menu.
Tell me more about the technology behind find
it @ Stanford.
Find it @ Stanford is based on SFX (an
acronym for "Special
Effects") technology that Stanford has licensed from Ex
Libris (USA) Inc. There's more information about SFX on their
web site: http://www.sfxit.com/
