cs honours library training

Computer Science Honours Library Skills Training

April 2016

Pepler Headpv.head@uct.ac.za

In this session we will be looking at:

• Navigating the UCT Libraries website• Which database to use when searching for articles• How to access journal articles that UCT Libraries does not

subscribe to• Finding and accessing theses• RefWorks

Navigating the UCT Libraries website

Databases we will be looking at:

Google Scholar

ACM Digital Library

Computer & Applied Science Complete

ScicenDirect

IEEE Xplore

Web of Science

Google Scholar:

Features

• Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place• Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications• Locate the complete document through your library or on the web• Keep up with recent developments in any area of research• Check article citations

Google Scholar:

Google Scholar:

ACM Digital LibraryThe ACM Digital Library (DL) is the most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records in existence today covering the fields of computing and information technology containing

• 407,367 Full-text articles• 2.0+ Million Pages of full-text articles• 18,000+ New full-text articles added each year• 44+ High Impact Journals with 2-3 new journals being launched each year• 275+ Conference Proceedings Titles added each year• 2,000+ Proceedings Volumes• 8 Magazines (including the flagship Communications of the ACM, the most

heavily cited publication in the field of computing according to Thomson-Reuters)

• 37 Technical Newsletters from ACM's Special Interest Groups (SIGs)• 6,500+ Video files• 594 Audio files

ACM Digital Library

Ebsco Host:Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

An Important Resource Focused on the Research and Development Spectrum of Computing and Applied Sciences

Content Includes:• Nearly 1,000 full-text journals• Indexing and abstracts for more than 2,200 academic journals, professional

publications and other sources

Subjects Include:• Computer theory• Computer systems• Engineering disciplines• New technology• Social and professional context

Ebsco Host:Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Ebsco Host:Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Science Direct• Use a single solution to access nearly 2,500 journals and more than

33,000 books, covering 24 major disciplines across science, technology and health

• Access over 13 million full-text publications• Register for multiple alerts, including journal and book series, topic

and search alerts

IEEE Xplore

• Highly cited journals in technology• Nearly 2 million full-text documents• Full-text, searchable PDFs• Full-text HTML for select issues of IEEE

Spectrum and Proceedings of the IEEE

Web of ScienceAuthoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide—including open access journals—and over 160,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage dating back to 1900. Focus on the essential data from across more than 250 disciplines.

How to access material that UCT Libraries does not have access to?

Interlibrary Loans

How to access material that UCT Libraries does not have access to?

Interlibrary Loans

Accessing Theses

Accessing Theses

Accessing Theses

Accessing Theses

RefWorks:

• RefWorks is a reference management tool that enables you to store and organise your references in your own personal database.

• Build up your OWN PERSONAL DATABASE of references • FREE at UCT• Store references SAFELY on the RefWorks server• BACK UP your references on your PC• ORGANISE your references in folders• IMPORT REFERENCES from databases and the Web• SEARCH your references with the RefWorks search engine• SAVE the abstracts of articles• Link to FULL TEXT • CREATE BIBLIOGRAPHIES automatically

RefWorks:

RefWorks:

To access RefWorks, go to the library home page: www.lib.uct.ac.za

Under Research Help, you will see the RefWorks tab.

RefWorks:

RefWorks:

Referencing help:See the Computer Science Library guide and check out the referencing tab for help:

http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/c.php?g=182272&p=1200739

Or see the library home page under Research Help – Referencing Help.

http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/referencing-help

Further Assistance:

Please feel free to email me:

Pepler Head - pv.head@uct.ac.za

Remember the Computer Science Library Guide:

http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/chemistry

Also have a look at UCT Libraries’ YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/UCTLibraries

Thank you, any questions?