Why isn't the article linking directly from Discover?

Sometimes clicking 'View Full Text' in Discover does not take you through to the article, even though the record gives a 'Green tick' and 'Available'. Instead you may be taken to a dead link, incorrect journal page or to an e-resource platform.

If there is an 'Alternate links' option please click and try other supplier entry points:

If all links fail please do let us know by clicking on 'Report a Broken link', and we will get in touch with you.

If you are landing on an eresource page, (as some of our resource do not allow direct article level linking) you should still be able to find thew article.To do so, make a note of the Article Title, Journal Title, Year, Volume, Issue and Page Number/s from the Discover record.

example of a articles record in Discover with the volume/issue page number highlighted

  • If you are within the correct e-resource platform (eg you can see the journal title but not lists of years, or volumes) then use your notes to look for the correct journal issue/article.
  • If you are struggling to use the e-resource platform or cannot find the journal, an alternative is to search for the journal via the E-Journals A-Z then go to the Journal home page and search for the correct volume and issue from there (perform a 'Journals' 'Title' 'Search'):

example of a journal title combined with search and journals

  • You will see a list of journal titles, so select yours, or you will see the journal directly, and access options as below.  Check the coverage dates match the article you are searching for and click on the Journal title:

journal suppliers listed with coverage, to access click on the journal title

Now search for the article within the supplier platform - using the previously noted Article Title, Journal Title, Year, Volume, Issue and Page Number/s

You will see a list of journal titles, so select yours, or you will see the journal directly.  Check the coverage dates match the article you are searching for and click on the Journal title for full access.

If you see a record that simply states 'At Leeds Beckett University' it is worth also double checking access as above.

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