When I click to get full text, sometimes I end up on the journal's home page or table of contents. Can't I go directly to the article?
GET IT is programmed to get as 'close' to the full-text as it can. The journal publisher controls whether a direct link to the article is available. For certain publications, you will have to navigate through the publisher's web site to get to the article you're looking for.
Why does GET IT sometimes show more than one option? Which one should I pick?
If GET IT cannot tell exactly which journal you need, it may show you multiple journal titles and ISSNs. In addition, many times GET IT will find several sources that included the item you want. In both cases, scan through the list in the order which it is presented, until you locate the desired option.
What should I do if there is no full text available from this service?
Full text is not always available electronically, either because the publisher doesn't make it available or because the library doesn't subscribe to it. In this case, GET IT will check Tri-Cat to see if the library has the item in print format. If the print version is not available, the link server will allow you to request the item through Interlibrary Loan.
How do I use GET IT?
As you are searching through Weill Cornell Medical Library databases, look for the GET IT button to access additional content.
Video tutorial: How to Find Full-Text Articles While Off-Campus
Clicking on the GET IT button will open a new browser window with a menu of available services. From this menu you will be able to:
What is GET IT?
The GET IT button provides direct links, from citations in selected databases to full texts, if available. GET IT also provides links to other services, such as Interlibrary Loan, in a menu format. Service options will vary among citations, but if the library subscribes to the online full text, GET IT will link to the full text of the article.
What resource access services are available for alumni who don't live in New York?
WCMC Information Services can help you locate other health science libraries which may have the items you need - use the Ask a Reference Question online form. Your local public library may also be able to borrow items for you from libraries around the country, through an interlibrary loan system.
What resources are available to alumni at home?
All resources on the Electronic Resources page marked "FREE" can be accessed from any location. Additionally, inside of OneSearch, the library catalog, alumni can filter literature results by using the 'Open Access' filter. Links to possible freely available versions are also included in each article record, though this is not always accurate.
Alumni who are residents of New York State may be able to access databases, online journals and newspapers from the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.
Why are licensed resources not available for alumni to use from home?
Almost all of the e-journals and databases that the library makes available online have restrictions on use and access, that are specified in the licensing agreements signed by the library and respective publishers and vendors. Access is restricted to faculty, students, staff, employees, and other authorized users. Alumni have not been included as authorized users for remote access. Alumni onsite at the library have access to these resources, as they are all licensed for onsite use.
How do alumni get access to the library and its resources?
Alumni of the Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGSMS) are eligible for borrowing privileges at the library.
Alumni of the Medical College must present their alumni card at the Circulation Desk to register for borrowing privileges. Alumni cards are available through the Office of Alumni Relations: (646) 317-7419. Once you have completed the registration process, your alumni card will be barcoded and also serve as a library card. It must be presented to staff each time you enter the library, and at the Circulation Desk each time you wish to borrow material. Please have it with you whenever you come.
Alumni of the Graduate School must present a letter of verification from the Graduate School Office: (212) 746-6565, to library staff at the Circulation Desk. A separate library card will be issued to eligible alumni at that time. This card must then be presented to staff each time you enter the library, and at the Circulation Desk each time you wish to borrow material. Please have it with you whenever you come to the Library.
Please note that alumni privileges do not include Interlibrary Services, TripSaver Requests, off-site access, or access to any of our affiliated institutions.
How can I have my artwork displayed in the library?
Students, staff and faculty members - of the Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University - can submit up to six photographs or slides for the Medical Complex Art Show. An annual "Call for Art" is issued in early fall. Individuals not affiliated with these institutions, but who are members of a local art group, are welcome to contact the library about the possibility of a show. Additional information can be found in the Library Art Show Guidelines. If you have further questions, please email infodesk@med.cornell.edu. General information about the artwork in the library can be found here.
