The KSU Library subscribes to Scopus (Elsevier), an index that features smart tools to help you track, analyze, and visualize research in Scopus. Scopus offers the integrated coverage of peer-reviewed literature across the sciences, technology, medicine (STM). It also covers (limited) education, cognitive sciences, and psychology as well as social sciences and arts & humanities (A&H). Unfortunately, the library is no longer can afford the subscription to the collection of Elsevier journals (ScienceDirect). Learn how to search for and access journal articles that you found via Scopus..
The following steps outline how you can do a cited reference search in Scopus:
1. Enter a few citation details into the main search page. The most efficient way to search is to enter the article title in the first box. In the next search box, enter the author's last name.
2. In the search results, the record for the proper citation will display how many times this article has been cited according to Scopus. This number can differ from Web of Science and Google Scholar.
3. Click on the Find It button to access the full-text. If the Library does not have access to the article, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
For more information about cited reference searching and general tips on using Scopus, consult the interactive tutorials from Scopus.
Some of the articles in Scopus available through other KSU databases.
Click on the SFX or Find@KSU to see where you can find full-text.
You will see another screen with a list of databases where you can find the full text.
If you open the record you will see another option "Interlibrary loan", please use it if the SFX link indicates that the full-text is not available.
Clicking on the Interlibrary loan will take you to the ILLIAD screen and after login (NetID & password)you will submit a request for the e-article. Your request will be reviewed within one business day. You will receive an email when it is ready to be viewed through the library's interlibrary loan/document delivery software, ILLiad. If you do not have a KSU ILLiad account, please visit this website to create your account.
Google Scholar offers multiple options to access articles and connects you with the library databases and open access (OA) repositories of articles. Be aware that some repositories (Research Gate, Academia.edu) might publish articles in violation of the copyright or just pre-prints. Below is the record that has 12 versions and one of them can take you to the OA article (HTML Science Direct) and another one will take you to the library databases (View it @KSU)
The KSU library doesn't have a subscription to Science Direct (Elsevier journals' collection), however, you can search and request the article using an interlibrary loan.
1. Search for the article (Scopus, ScienceDirect, or Google Scholar).
2. Select Kennesaw State University when you prompted (usually when you click Download PDF
3. Choose the option (Request the document or use SFX to link to it at KSU databases
4. You will be asked to fill out the interlibrary request form
