The interface for NOVEL databases leave a lot to be desired, especially when connected to from Article Linker. In particular, Article Linker just dumps you into NOVEL and doesn't take you to the journal or article selected.
Is there something that can be done to fix this? If not, can some notification be put into place to alert users to this?
The Novel interfaces you mention are those from Gale. It would affect the Nursing and Allied Health Collection which contains full-text articles. I register displeasure about this with the vendor almost every time I talk with them. We have little leverage as we don't pay them for the access. Until they improve the software , there is little we can do. Sorry.
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NOVEL interfaces are problematic
The interface for NOVEL databases leave a lot to be desired, especially when connected to from Article Linker. In particular, Article Linker just dumps you into NOVEL and doesn't take you to the journal or article selected.
Is there something that can be done to fix this? If not, can some notification be put into place to alert users to this?
Novel interfaces and article linker
The Novel interfaces you mention are those from Gale. It would affect the Nursing and Allied Health Collection which contains full-text articles. I register displeasure about this with the vendor almost every time I talk with them. We have little leverage as we don't pay them for the access. Until they improve the software , there is little we can do. Sorry.
Mike