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EBSCO and GetFTR Partnership: A New Era in Research Accessibility

In an exciting development for academic and research communities, EBSCO Information Services has announced a strategic partnership with GetFTR aimed at enhancing the accessibility of full-text resources. This collaboration is set to transform how researchers interact with library content, streamlining their journey from open web discovery to trusted full-text access on EBSCOhost.

Bridging the Gap between Discovery and Access

The importance of easy access to research material cannot be overstated, especially for scholars and students navigating the vast array of information available online. Currently, researchers at over 70,000 institutions around the globe will benefit from increased visibility into the availability of full-text resources through their affiliated libraries. This partnership marks a significant step towards bridging the gap between discovery and access, providing scholars with more straightforward paths to essential content.

Users will encounter GetFTR indicators in their searches on various platforms, highlighting when full-text content is available. These indicators will direct researchers seamlessly to EBSCOhost, helping to eliminate the challenges often faced in accessing scholarly articles. As the first aggregator to collaborate with GetFTR, EBSCO is pioneering efforts to enhance research efficiency and content accessibility.

What is GetFTR?

GetFTR (Get Full Text Research) plays a crucial role in this partnership as a publisher-led initiative that helps researchers identify their access rights at the DOI level in real time. When researchers locate supported content on the open web or within other discovery environments, they are provided with immediate access indicators that specify whether the material is open access, freely available, or requires a subscription. By incorporating EBSCOhost as a destination, researchers now have an additional trusted route for accessing full-text materials when they need it most.

The Vision for the Future

Oliver Pesch, Chief Product Strategist at EBSCO, emphasizes the significance of this partnership, noting that most research journeys begin on the open web. Thus, it is essential for users to have an efficient mechanism that connects them back to their library resources. Pesch states,