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Workshop Objectives• Learn what AGORA offers, main features, and appropriate use
• Learn how to open AGORA, log in and navigate to find journals and download articles.
• Learn how to use CAB Abstracts and publishers’ websites to find citations and download articles.
AGORA is Evolving• Changes to the website may occur.• Technical difficulties occasionally arise.• If your password doesn’t work the first
time, don’t attempt to log in more than 3 times in a row.
• Any ongoing trouble with AGORA, e-mail [email protected] (describe problem and include print screen).
Step 1
Start your web browser(Internet Explorer or Netscape).
Step 2
Type:http://www.aginternetwork.org
in the “Address” box
Step 3
Press “Enter” on the keyboard or GO
Opening AGORA Homepage
Help
Find journalsMOST IMPORTANT
Information about AGORA, including eligibility
LoginMOST IMPORTANT
Information about AGORA provided in different languages: Arabic, English, French or Spanish
Logging In• Anyone can browse journals without logging
in• To access full-text journal articles users’
institutions must be registered and user must log in using institutional user name and password
• AGORA log in does not give access to personalized services on publishers’ websites
Type in user name and password exactly as provided by your institution. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Click Login
The initial AGORA page includes links to Databases and Article searches, Reference Sources and Other Free Collections
Note the ‘Logged in from: Test Account’ confirmation. Also note the ‘aginternetwork.net/whalecommwww’ address – this shows that you are logged into AGORA.
If you do not properly login, this reminder will display on the initial page.
Getting Around AGORA• Find and retrieve full-text for a specific article
citation • Find journals (AGORA) or specific articles
(CAB Abstracts) on a particular topic• Use Publisher, Title, Subject and CAB to
search for journal and directly link to publisher’s page
• Browse important titles on a regular basis• Find out what journals you can access• Get access to other resources and
bibliographic databases
Browse by
Journal Title Book Title Subject Language Publisher
Search CAB abstracts by use of key words/terms
Journal Titles Organized Alphabetically
Click on ‘M’ from the ‘Journals collection’ A-Z list
Note - Click on the web browser’s ‘Back’ to return to Journals page or another letter in the Journals by Title list
Page opens to the ‘Accessible Content’ journal titles list for the letter ‘M’
If login is not completed, this reminder will appear - the access to journals is limited
In the ‘All Items’ display for ‘M’, the green box equals access. The white box with the ! equals no access.
In the ‘Accessible Content’ display, there are only 5 Open Access journals available.
The journal will open in a new window of the Publisher’s Journal level page in the Wiley ONLINE LIBRARY
A page opens with all the journal titles listed in alphabetical order.This list does not have links to the journals
Titles by Subject
Click on the ‘Subject’ category list– to view the list of journals in Forest & Forestry
List contains all journals related to the field of Forests & Forestry
The ‘Accessible Content’ display for Forest & Forestry is open
Titles by Language
Click on the link to the ‘Language’ category list – to view the drop
down menu of journals by language; choose the language
you prefer. e.g. French
An alphabetical list of French language journals of ‘Accessible Content’
titles is displayed
Click on the link to Annales Scientifiques de l’Ecole Normale Superieure
Titles by PublisherClick on ‘Publisher’ list to view this list. Note the list of publishers
‘You have full access to:’
The ‘Accessible Content’ display retrieves a list of
AGORA available journals published by Nature Publishing Group
Scroll down to view the entire list and click on a title.
The ‘All Items’ display also retrieves the list of journals published by
Nature Publishing Group In some cases, the publisher will exclude a
country and this will be noted with the white box and exclamation point.
Retrieving Full-Text Books
Click on ‘A’ in the ‘Books collection’ list – to view all
the available titles
EXAMPLEFind the book: Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology , 2009 (Elsevier Books)
From the ‘Accessible Content’ list, open Advances in Potato
Chemistry and Technology
You are now in the Elsevier Science Direct site and the
homepage for Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology
The PDF of Chapter 2, Breeding, Genetics and Cultivar Development,
has been opened.
Also available is a ‘complete list of books’ . This list does not have
hyperlinks to the books.
Remember you can also browse by title, subject or publisher using the
navigation bar.
Retrieving Full-Text Articles
1. Find the journal. Since we know the title, we can use the ‘Journals collection’ ‘C’ list
to find it
EXAMPLE
Find the citation: Craig Roy and Philippe Sansonetti. (2004) “Host–microbe interactions: bacteria: Host–pathogen interactions: interpreting the dialogue.” Current Opinion in Microbiology, 7(1): 1-3
2. Find the journal and click on the title to open journal
homepage in a new window
EXAMPLE
Find the citation: Craig Roy and Philippe Sansonetti. (2004) “Host–
microbe interactions: bacteria: Host–pathogen interactions: interpreting the
dialogue.” Current Opinion in Microbiology, 7(1):
1-3
You are now in the Elsevier Science Direct site and the
homepage for Current Opinion in Microbiology.
Finding the Article
4. Click on Summary Plus for article description
Scroll down to view all articles
in the issue
5. Click on full-text PDF link
Note the size of PDF. Large PDFs take longer to download.
Abstract appears. Scroll down to read.
Article opens up in PDF
6. Click here to save or print
Note: you must haveAcrobat Adobe Reader On your machine
Summary• AGORA permits you to browse journals, publishers,
find a known citation, download articles. • You can also find journals and articles using CAB
Abstracts- (see CAB Abstracts Module)• For navigation and use of Publisher websites- (see
Publisher Websites Module)• Once you find the correct journal, volume and issue,
find the pdf and save it or print it for use a• Exercise: Find the following citation and retrieve the
full-text article– H. C. C. Meertens, L. J. Ndege and P. M. Lupeja.
(1999) “The cultivation of rainfed, lowland rice in Sukumaland, Tanzania .” Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 76 (1): 31-45.
Questions?• For questions, please contact
LIBRARIAN’S EMAIL HERE
• Feel free to contact the AGORA team with any questions or comments on:
Summary• AGORA provides free access to
scientific journals for all educational and public institutions in eligible countries.
• Log in to retrieve full-text articles • Browse/Search AGORA or search CAB
Abstracts and publishers’ websites for citations or abstracts
• Download articles in PDF/HTML
