DIMDI medicalknowlege, German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information

Institute within the scope of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)


page title: DIMDI - Online Literature Ordering SmartSearch
webaddress,url: http://www.dimdi.de/en/db/originalliteratur/literatur.htm

Literature Ordering with DIMDI SmartSearch

DIMDI SmartSearch offers various options to obtain the full-text of articles. After a database search you can order a copy of the full-text at a library or independently of a previous search by ordering with number of document or own bibliographical data.

Registration (only for Free Database Access)

Requirement for the ordering of full texts is to register via the system so that the shipping and billing address is known. To register for the first time enter an ID of your own choice (user identification) and a password in the input field and click on »register new». Now a form is displayed. Enter your own chosen ID (user identification), the password and address data. All mandatory fields marked with an asterisk (*) are to be completed. To end the registration click on »save». If you already registered previously, just click on »log in» after entering your ID and password.

After entering the user identification the user data saved may be modified by clicking on »change address».

Ordering for the current search

After a search with DIMDI SmartSearch the titles are displayed. After opening the document (e.g. by clicking on the title) and clicking on the »fulltext» button at the top of the document, various options are displayed to obtain the full text of the article. If you want to order a copy of the full text at a library, click on »order copy». In the next step, you can select a library in which the full text is to be appointed. The library TRAIN serves only for training purposes and does not trigger fee-order.

To request an order form, click on »continue». The necessary details for the order are completed here. Kindly distinguish between standard delivery, express delivery and super express delivery. Express delivery and super express delivery are more expensive. The supplier offers several media of delivery and delivery format. The choice should match, otherwise an error message will be sent. For the supplier you can enter several addresses and comments. You have to state the user group (explanations please see »Info» button) and the invoice type. Click on »continue» for a confirmation of the order with order number.

Ordering with Number of Document

You can use the related document number known to you from a previous search or standing order (access with user code) independent of the search for a literature order. To do this, click on fulltext ordering »via number of document (ND). On the next screen you can enter the database together with the document numbers (separated by semicolon). The databases can be selected in a pulldown menu. For the further handling of the order see "Ordering for the current search".

Ordering with own bibliographical data

To order independently of a previous search click on fulltext ordering »independent of database search.Please enter as much bibliographical data as possible to enable the library to retrieve the original publication. For the further handling of the order see "Ordering for the current search".

Cancellation of orders

Literature orders can be listed using the option fulltext ordering »view. Marking one of the orders, information about order number, state, date and the supplier is given. As long as orders have the state "ordered" (if they are not yet been transmitted to the library) they can be cancelled (mark and »cancel»).