What is the "Article Collection" Feature?

The "Article Collection" feature allows users to select articles of interest from any HTML Table of Contents (TOC) or abstract-view page, or from a Search Results page (subscribers only). Selected titles are added to a list or "collection" that includes links to the abstract and full-text (which can be viewed or downloaded). The collection is accessible indefinitely, as long as it is accessed at least once in 90 days (collections that are not accessed at least once every 90 days are erased).

Please make sure that you are using this service with the latest versions of the browsers recommended for use with the OJPS and SPIN Web, namely Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. You must have JavaScript support enabled to take full advantage of all collection functions. In addition, make sure that your browser is configured to accept cookies, since cookies are a critical component of maintaining your collection over time. We cannot guarantee satisfactory results with any other browsers, and recommend the latest version of each for use with this service. You must have JavaScript support enabled to use this feature fully (although basic features will be available, some functions will not work otherwise).

If your browser does not support JavaScript natively, or if you have disabled JavaScript support in a browser that is JavaScript-capable, the following message will display on pages containing Article Collection links:

Article Collection functions work best when viewed with a JavaScript-capable
and -enabled browser (see the online help for more information).

You will still be able to use the Article Collection, but with the following differences:

• The graphical indicator that an article has been added () will not load in place of the empty checkbox since this behavior is a JavaScript function. Note for users of Netscape 3.x: this function will not work even if JavaScript has been enabled; see our page devoted to Netscape Browsers for more details.
• Upon returning to a TOC after viewing your collection, you will not be returned to the page at the "level" of the item that you added; instead, you will be returned to the top of the page and will have to scroll down to reach the point where can resume browsing (the ability to return to the page-level of the item initially checked is controlled by a JavaScript function).

All other collection management functions (see below) are unaffected.

Should you wish to update to the latest versions of the browsers recommended for use with this feature, please follow either of the following links:

• Netscape Download Center (Netscape Navigator is highly recommended for use with this service.)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Download Center

Collections may also be named to facilitate access at another time or another place. See more detail about this feature below. To access your collection at any time, click on the "View Collection" link which appears at the top of all screens devoted to browsing and searching journal contents in both the OJPS and SPIN Web (it also appears at the bottom of tables of contents for convenience).

Please note that your collection will remain accessible for 90 days from the last time you added or deleted any articles.

Important Icons

Those articles flagged with a solid, green circle () may be freely accessed because you have subscription rights to any journal content that is accessible only by subscribers to that journal. If already logged in, you will be able to view the content immediately; if not logged in, you will be required to login before viewing the content.

Those articles flagged with an inverted, yellow triangle () are not accessible directly since you are either (1) not logged in if you have subscription rights to the journal's content (if you do have rights, log in and the bullet will turn green), or (2) do not have subscription rights to to any of that journal's content. Note that some content may be freely accessible (Tables of Contents, Abstracts), but PDFs are only accessible via subscription or available for purchase via the "Buy An Article" Online Document Delivery Service.

Collection Management Functions

From the Article Collection page, you can:

• Name your collection so that it can be accessed from any location by using the "Name/Retreive Collection" function.

• Create multiple named collections which you can organize according to subject matter, for example.
• View the abstract if either freely available or if you are a subscriber.
• View the full text (or sectioned full text) of an article if you are a subscriber.
• View the PDF if you are a subscriber.
• Purchase the PDF via the "Buy An Article" Online Document Delivery Service if you are not a subscriber.
• Remove any number of unwanted articles from your collection at any time by clicking "Remove Article".
• Remove all articles from your collection by clicking "Remove All Articles from Collection."

Naming Your Article Collection

Creating and naming your article collection is easy, and you may create several different collections to suit your research needs. There are some important things to remember however:

• Your article collection is accessible indefinitely, as long as it is accessed at least once in 90 days (collections that are not accessed at least once every 90 days are erased).
• Since your article collection is not tied to your journal subscription(s), there are no security features associated with it. No one will be able to access your journal subscription(s) via your article collection, but at the same time, your collection is not password or login protected. Therefore, you should carefully choose a unique name for your collection, so that only you will be able to retrieve, and therefore change it. If anyone is able to guess the name of your collection, and retrieve it, then they will also be able to add to or remove articles from it.
• Be sure to select a name for your collection that you can easily remember, and/or record the name that you choose for your collection. If you forget the name of your collection, customer service will not be able to locate your collection for you. There are no accessible records of named article collections.
• Rules for selecting a name for your collection
  • You may use only letters and/or numbers. You may not use punctuation, and there can be no spaces.
  • You may not use any name that begins with "virt" (or any capitalization variation of it). This is a reserved name within the system.
  • Capitalization is important, our system is case sensitive.
  • You may use a maximum of 15 letters and/or numbers.

Creating a Named Collection

1. Click on View Article Collection located on all browsing and searching pages. It is also accessible on the OJPS banner from "My Article Collection".
2. When the article collection page displays, click on NAME/RETRIEVE COLLECTION.
3. Enter a selected name using the criteria mentioned above and click on RETRIEVE.

An empty article collection should now display and you are ready to make a collection for the name chosen. To create additional named collections, follow the same procedure beginning with creating the name first and then making the collection. Although you can name a collection after it is made, it is not advisable.

Returning to a Journal

When you want to resume browsing, click on "Return to Journal." If you are using a JavaScript-capable and -enabled browser, and are browsing a TOC, you will be returned to the TOC at the level at which you last checked an item for inclusion in your collection; if your browser is either not JavaScript-capable or it is but you have turned off JavaScript support, you will be returned to the top of the TOC.

Cookies and Your Article Collection

Like most online systems of this nature, the Article Collection system, when invoked, places a cookie in the cookie file of your browser to track each action (adding and deleting articles, viewing your collection, erasing your collection) involving updates to it. The cookie is updated (time-stamped) with each action, but if no updates are made within 90 days, your collection will automatically be erased and the cookie will delete itself from your hard drive until you create another collection. If you have your browser configured to reject cookies, and you wish to use the Article Collection system, simply turn that functionality back on. You can turn it off again as soon as you are finished (refer to your browser documentation for details). More information on cookies is available at Cookie Central.

If you have created several collections, the last article collection that you access before the end of a session is the collection that will be presented to you upon your next session because of the cookie. In order to access your other collections, simply use the "Name/Retrieve Collection" feature to select the collection that you wish to view.

You will be able to access your collection from any location if you have selected a name for your collection using the "Name/Retrieve Collection" feature. Please be aware that any changes made to your collection from any location permanently affect the collection.