Hylke Koers, STM Solutions Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) launched in 2020 with the objective of streamlining discovery and access of scholarly content in the many tools that researchers use today, such as Dimensions, Semantic Scholar, Mendeley, and many others. It works equally well for open access content as it does for subscription-based content, providing researchers with recognizable buttons and indicators to get them to the most up-to-date version of content with minimal effort. Currently, around 30,000 OA articles are accessed every day via GetFTR links.

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Hylke Koers
CIO, STM Solutions
Program Director GetFTR

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PUBLISHERS HAD AN IDEA
Let’s simplify access to full-text content
from discovery services, scholarly
collaboration networks, etc.

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LET’S ADD INDICATORS
AND SMART LINKS
GetFTR indicator tells the researcher they will be able
to access this article - either through institutional
subscription, Open Access, or Free content
Let’s remove unnecessary steps in the access
and authentication process

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LET’S ADD INDICATORS
GetFTR ‘full text’
indicator tells the
researcher they will
be able to access this
article - either through
institutional
subscription or OA
Example: article search result listing on a
research discovery website

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USING REAL-TIME ENTITLEMENT CHECKS
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Researcher
discovers article
in search results

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USING REAL-TIME ENTITLEMENT CHECKS
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GetFTR sends
entitlement request
to publisher

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USING REAL-TIME ENTITLEMENT CHECKS
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Publisher checks
entitlements for articles
(or other content with DOI)

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USING REAL-TIME ENTITLEMENT CHECKS
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Researcher provided with
fast access to full text

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USING REAL-TIME ENTITLEMENT CHECKS
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Researcher provided with
fast access to full text
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Researcher
discovers article
in search results
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GetFTR sends
entitlement request
to publisher
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Publisher checks
entitlements for articles
(or other content with DOI)
GetFTR uses entitlement data directly from publishers’ access
systems:
✓ Accuracy: Minimizing potential for metadata mismatches
✓ Timeliness: Real-time, API-based interaction
✓ Granularity: DOI-based, important for OA in hybrid journals

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WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR RESEARCHERS?
Direct integration into
discovery tools
GetFTR Browser
Extension

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WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR RESEARCHERS?
Integration into publishing
platforms’ reference lists

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GETFTR HAS SEEN STRONG ADOPTION
GetFTR currently supports >100M
entitlement decisions per week
>50 Publishers and Integrators | >60% of article output
5 billion entitlement requests / year

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Usability research showed significant reduction in #clicks to get to content -
bypassing tasks like “copy title into Google” or “log into library system”
https://www.getfulltextresearch.com/community/getftr-user-research/
AND IS HELPING RESEARCHERS ACCESS CONTENT MORE
QUICKLY

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Participating publishers have reported increase in referrals from participating
discovery sites, and increase in article usage
https://www.getfulltextresearch.com/asm-and-getftr-case-study-to-
demonstrate-how-getftr-impacts-usage
AND IS HELPING RESEARCHERS ACCESS CONTENT MORE
QUICKLY
ASM article downloads: +80% with GetFTR
(from GetFTR-enabled discovery services)

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NEW! GETFTR BROWSER EXTENSION
And more!
For more information, please visit https://www.getfulltextresearch.com/getftr-browser-extension
Librarians are invited to share with their patrons to maximize subscription value
“... I thought it was very useful
seeing the little button pop up
[on Google Scholar and
PubMed] to indicate it’s already
accessible to me through our
institution!” - Librarian
“This is so cool! I just pulled
up Google Scholar to test
this out, and I love that it
mentions if it’s open access
or subscription!” -
Researcher

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NEW! COMING UP THIS YEAR
● GetFTR will signal retractions
and corrections at point of
discovery - bolstering Research
Integrity
● “Open Access & Free Service”:
8 million high-quality links to
Open Access and free content

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IT’S EASY TO GET STARTED
More info? joinus@getfulltextresearch.com