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Library Resources for Researchers

Tim LeonardMay 2013

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What we’ll be covering

Registering with databases to save searches/results

ZETOC/COPAC/The British Library/EThOS “Do we have access to…..?” UCO Inter Library loan service Identifying High Impact journals Referencing tools What the Library can help you with

Registering with databases

WHY???? You use your Huddersfield ID to access electronic databases

BUT you can create a personal account on many databases to create alerts, store results, save searches, etc.

Registering with databases

Web of Science/KnowledgeBusiness, Criminology and Penology, Education and Educational Research/Special Education, Health Policy and Services, Law, Nursing, Public Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Work, Substance Abuse

ScopusArts and Humanities, Business Management and Accounting, Energy, Engineering, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Social Sciences

http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk

Can be used as a search database Main strength is as a current awareness

service

ZETOC

Log into Zetoc with your Huddersfield account

Set up alerts to any email address Easy to edit alerts or set up new

ones Emails sent every weekday

http://copac.ac.uk search over 70 academic, national and

specialist libraries in the UK Includes Universities of Manchester and

Liverpool

COPAC

Be aware of material that is likely to be reference

Some institutions do not participate in interlending (Oxford, Cambridge, some research libraries)

Get a SCONUL card to visit other university libraries as a researcher: http://www.hud.ac.uk/library/info-for/researchers/usingotherlibraries/

http://explore.bl.uk Complete catalogue of the British Library Search for books and journal articles by title

UCO Inter-Library Loan Service

Access to the complete Document Delivery Service of the British Library

Loans of hard copy material Secure Electronic Delivery of journal articles Charges can be made to departmental fund Just fill in a form!

UCO Inter-Library Loan Service

Check with the LCC regarding availability of items for request

Books are typically loaned to us for three weeks

Renewals add another six weeks We can normally renew up to three times

“Do we have access to…..?”

A-Z List of Journals

Search by Journal TitleSearch by Citation to get a

full text link (if subscribed)

http://ethos.bl.uk

Masters and Research theses from 125 UK UniversitiesTheses can be downloaded as .pdfsIf a theses isn’t currently available to download, you can request digitisationSearch without registering, registration is required for requests and downloads

EThOS

University of Huddersfield are among the contributing institutions

Some institutions may request payment for digitisation requests

Huddersfield support open-access (so requests for digitisation do not incur a charge)

Downloads are in .pdf format (Adobe Reader is required) and may be compressed (software to un-zip files may be needed)

Ask the LCC if you need any help!

Identifying High Impact journals

For research?For publication?

Identifying High Impact journals

Journal Metrics Tools

Web of Science/KnowledgeScopus

Referencing tools

• Mendelay is available on all UCO PCs• MyEndNote web is free, offers some of the

functionality of the full version• Zotero is another free application• Please ask if you need help!

Referencing toolsSummon: Use the Saved Items function to get citations in APA standard

Referencing tools

• Word: References tab has tools for inserting footnotes, citations, creating bibliographies and contents tables

• Lots of tutorials on Youtube about Referenceshttp://youtu.be/oYe5RUWW73Ahttp://youtu.be/W0VN62YA7os

What else can the Library help you with?

Help and guidance regarding databases and search strategies

Investigating possibilities regarding an institutional repository

You tell us!

Questions?

Thanks for listening!