A journal or other article available in its entirety from a database or online source. A full text database is a database that has full text articles available for download (ie: Proquest). Other databases may have only citations or abstracts available.
The complete text of an article or other publication. All periodical indexes provide a citation, but only some include an abstract and/or the full text of the article.
The entire text of the article (may or may not include graphics, charts, etc.).
Some databases contain links to the actual article online, either as an HTML web page or as an Adobe PDF document. This is convenient, because then you don't have to go to the stacks to find the journal. You shouldn't rely too heavily on full text databases, though; we still have many articles in printed journals that may never be in full text databases.
The complete text of an article, book, or other item. The full text may be in Word, HTML, or pdf format.
describes when the entire content of an article, book, or other document is available electronically. Langara subscribes to a number of full text article indexes and electronic books.
Some periodical indexes, such as ABI/Inform on Proquest Direct, provide the text of an article or document as well as an abstract. Some newspapers are also available in full text, e.g. The Age on CD-Rom. Full text does not include illustrations, nor diagrams, tables, equations or formulae. These are included in page-image formats, or in text and graphic formats. Inquire at any Information Desk. Back
Many of the library's databases link directly from online search results to the article in its entirety, or to the "full text" of the item.
A digital (computerized) version of the entire text of an article, book, etc.
The complete text of a document that is available for printing.
The entire content of an item, such a journal article or book, is available in electronic format. See Fact Sheet no.9 "Accessing online journals and books". E-F H-I K-L M-O T-Z
A full text database is a resource that provides access to the complete text of item. In a full text periodical resource, both the bibliographic descriptions and the articles themselves will be available. An example of this type of resource is Proquest and Infotrac which are a part of the Louisiana Connection Database.
the entire written content of an item, such as an article, book, or encyclopedia, that is available in electronic format. FSU Libraries subscribe to a large number of full-text electronic journals (See: " E-Journals" on the library web site)
When it is possible to view a complete document, rather than simply a summary or abstract of it. gateway A search tool that provides links to Web sites, organised by subject area. These links have been assessed against specified quality criteria and also provide short descriptions of sites. hardware The actual electronic (and mechanical) devices that make up a computer system. This includes both the computer itself, the monitor (with the screen), the keyboard and any other parts.
the complete text of an article or book online.
The entire article is in the database; it can be printed or downloaded to a disk.
A complete written text from a source.
The full text of an article refers to the article's complete text. You can choose the Full Text of Articles search option if you want to search the entire text of articles. In the Full Text viewing format, you can read an article's entire text. To do this, click on Full Text icon beside the article (when available).
Generally refers to the complete article being available on the database.
The complete text, usually of an article from a periodical, that can be read via computer. See also e-journal.
The complete text of an article as opposed to only a citation or abstract.
A full text resource provides access to the complete text of an item. For example, SRC-Gold provides both citations (brief references) to journal articles as well as the articles themselves.
Full text means that the complete work (article, book, etc.) is available online. Many of the articles you find when you search databases are full text. Some books, primary sources, and other types of materials are also available full text in library databases. Want to know more? Contact one of the Libraries' Subject Specialists to find out about full text and other resources.
Refers to the complete text of a journal article or paper.
When a database includes "full text" this means that it includes the full body of work rather than a pointer to the work (a bibliographic record for example).
The entire text of the article (or other document) is available from the database, ready to print from your computer.
The complete article or book; usually this term is used with computerized sources of information
the full content of a journal article (as opposed to just the abstract and citation) available through some electronic means. While the presentation of the article may be slightly altered for technically necessary reasons (as in the OVID system), the full content of the article is preserved.
a phrase found in some journal indexes. Indicates that the full journal article is available on-line via the link provided.
The complete contents of a library resource that is text based, as opposed to an abstract or a bibliographic record.
The entire contents available of a book, government document, or an article from a journal magazine or newspaper.
Entire, or nearly entire, articles in journals, newspapers, etc., that you can access directly on the computer. Often graphics are not included.
the complete text of a document contained in an online database; often refers to an article that is available in an online indexing tool.
is the availability of the entire contents of a work, such as a periodical article or a directory.
Full text is the availability of the entire contents of a work such as a periodical article.
This term is used in relation to online databases. If a database offers full text it provides complete documents rather than abstracts.
Usually refers to a magazine, newspaper or journal article where the actual article (rather than just a reference to it) can be viewed and printed from a computer. In the past, most databases just identified articles; you still had to go to the shelf to retrieve them. Now some database provide full text articles.
A complete document contained in a database or on a Web site. ( Note: Illustrations and diagrams may be omitted from a full-text document.) Some databases search full-text documents; others search only the citation or abstract. In some cases researchers can set their own preferences. up to directory
Refers to the electronic representation of a document that includes the complete text of the original document (often a book or article). Depending on the file type, full text may or may not include images and tabular information. HTML files provide the complete text and may include graphs, tables, images from the original. The original formatting and page numeration is often lost in HTML versions. PDF files provide a visual replica, or scanned copy, of the material as it was originally published in print and therefore preserve all formatting, page numeration, and original images/charts/graphs/etc.
a full text article contains both the citation and the article itself in an online format.