ABSTRACT BROWSER

All abstracts in a given issue can be quickly and easily viewed by using the Abstract Browser. Under each title, in the Table of Contents, there is a "View Abstract" button. When you click this button, a new window will appear with the abstract of the article. Only one abstract is displayed in the Abstract Browser at a time. In order to view the next abstract in the issue, click the "Next" button. Previous abstracts can be viewed by clicking on the "Previous" button.

The Abstract Browser also contains a toolbar at the top which allows the user to PRINT the current abstract (see below), to E-mail or print a REPRINT REQUEST for that article, or to VIEW the complete ARTICLE of that abstract.

Print an Abstract

When you click the "Print Abstract" button, a window will appear with the abstract that is formatted for easy printing. When the page has finished loading, simply click the "Print" button on your Web browser to generate a printout of the abstract. Once printed, simply close the window to resume viewing the Abstract Browser.

If nothing happens when you click on the "Print Abstract" button, most likely you used this feature previously but did not close the window once you were done printing. If this is the case, try switching between your browser windows and one of them should contain the abstract you are trying to print.



VOLUMES AND ISSUES

There are twelve issues of Sleep Research Online per year. All issues and volumes are also archived online. To see the latest articles, go to the the Sleep Research Online home page and click on the "Current Issue". For all of the articles that appeared before the current issue, click on "Past Issues" on the home page to see a comprehensive, chronologically ordered list of links to all previously published SRO volumes and issues. In addition, each year's issues are collected into one annual volume at the end of the year and published in a hardback volume as well as on a CD-ROM.


PDF FILES

If you like to view and print articles exactly as they appear in the printed (hardback volume) version, a format called Portable Document Format (PDF) is used. In order to view and print PDF files, you would need a free software called "Acrobat Reader". If you do not have Acrobat Reader on your computer, it is very easy to install and is useful for a variety of printing functions. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded, for free, at: Adobe Acrobat Reader Download.

Once you have downloaded and installed Acrobat Reader, click the "View/Print Article(PDF)" button on the Current Issue to download the PDF version of the article you are interested in. The article will automatically appear in the Acrobat Reader when the file has finished transferring. You can either read the article or use the print function within the Acrobat Reader to generate a printout of the article.



REPRINT REQUESTS

A Reprint Request may be sent via E-mail or by conventional mail to the author of any SRO articles. Reprint Requests may be generated automatically by clicking on the appropriate button:
  1. On the menu bar of the SRO article you are reading;
  2. Below the title of the desired SRO article in the Current Issue; or
  3. On the tool bar in the Abstract Browser.

First, enter your last name so the system can retrieve your address information. Then, choose whether to send the reprint request via E-mail or conventional mail. (Note: Requesting reprints by E-mail is faster and you do not have to have an E-mail account.) Now click "Enter".

If you are in the WFSRS International Directory, your name will appear and simply click on the "Proceed" button to continue. If you are not in the Directory, you will have the opportunity to fill out your address information so they can be inserted into the Reprint Request. Then, a formatted E-mail or a letter to the author, requesting a reprint, is automatically generated depending on which one you selected earlier.

Reprint Request Via E-mail
If you selected the E-mail option, a preview of the message will appear in your browser as well as an editing window if you wish to modify the E-mail message. If no changes are necessary, click on "Send E-mail" and your request will be sent to the author. If you do modify the message, click on "Preview" to see the customized message. Once you have verified the changes, click on the "Send E-mail" to send the request to the author.

Reprint Request Via Conventional Mail
If you choose this option, a reprint request letter will appear in the browser window. To print the request, click the "Print" button on your browser. Once printed, follow the folding instructions, place a stamp on the upper right corner, and drop it in the mailbox to receive your reprint.