We know from the Student Experience Survey that we need to do more to publicise the magic of MasseyLink and accessing full text (the full version of the article as published), so here goes …

If you can’t find the full text of an article in a database (usually accessible as a PDF) then click on the MasseyLink icon:

Behind the scenes the MasseyLink software will try to find if full text is available in another database. You will see the results of MasseyLink’s efforts in the MasseyLink panel that opens. Check out our short demonstration that shows you all about using MasseyLink and how to interpret the results.

Here are some important points to note:

1. Follow all the steps on the MasseyLink screen – for instance, you may need to click on the link which checks the Library catalogue to see if there is another online full-text option that MasseyLink didn’t pick up. In some cases, we may only have a print copy of the journal.

2. MasseyLink doesn’t guarantee you will get the full text of all the articles that you see in your search results. Unfortunately we can’t afford to subscribe to every journal available (no Library can!). In this case your best option is to use the Interlibrary loan service – use the Request the article link on the MasseyLink panel.

3. If you are using Google Scholar, make sure you access it via the Library’s article databases page. Google Scholar will then recognise you as a Massey student, and you can access what we subscribe to. If you are off campus you will need to set up Massey under Scholar preferences - check out our earlier post for information on this. Note that MasseyLink appears as a text link on Google Scholar and not an icon, so look out for this:

If you have any questions about MasseyLink or accessing full text please get in touch with us.

Need journal articles for your assignments? Struggling to find them? Help is at hand.
If you have references or citations to journal articles (from a study guide or in the bibliography of an article you have read, for example) then your first step should be to check the Library Catalogue to see if Massey University has the journal. See our How to Find pages for more detailed information on finding known journal articles - and view a short "movie" to see how to go about it.

If you are looking for journal articles on a topic (but don't yet have any specific references) then you need to start at the Article Databases page on the Library website. Choose the subject area you are interested in and see which databases are recommended. If you need help working on a search strategy for your topic, there is useful information on the How to Find pages (and another short movie to guide you).

Many of the journal article databases that Massey provides have full-text articles available directly. However, if there is no direct link to the full-text article, then click on the MasseyLink icon to see if the Library has your article.

Don't struggle with this - please get in touch with us! We can help you find good information quickly.

No full text of journal articles where the Library Catalogue says it should be? From time to time the full text links for journals just don't work as we would like - and we might not realise. Please let us know when you come across problems like this.

In the Library Catalogue, on the right there's a link to 'Report a problem with this record'. It sends us an email, in which you can tell us what's gone wrong.

In MasseyLink (that's the one that links out of the Article Databases), 'Report a problem' will take you to a form you can submit to us.

We aim to have the Library Catalogue being accurate, but if you do come across any anomalies, we'd love to hear from you.