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FAQ
DOCLINE -- LinkOut Icons When Using PubMed via DOCLINE

Question: Why do I see more than one LinkOut icon using PubMed via DOCLINE?
Answer:

When users log into DOCLINE they will see their LinkOut icons in Requests / Borrow / PubMed using the AbstractPlus display.

If you check DOCLINE requests for more than one institution on the same computer by logging out of one DOCLINE session and logging into a second, you may see the LinkOut icons for each of your institutions.

PubMed uses cookies for the display of LinkOut icons. When you log into a second DOCLINE session on the same PC for another institution, a new cookie is stored on the computer, thereby displaying an additional LinkOut icon until the LinkOut cookie expires after 8 hours of inactivity.

For more information on activating LinkOut icons, see:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helplinkout.section.using.Activating_Icons_for

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Last reviewed: 17 September 2008
Last updated: 17 September 2008
First published: 29 December 2005
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