Developing information skills for effective

research

Aims Introduction to the Portal

Information available from the Library Home page (research support including research blog; travel fund information; Sconul Document Delivery;

information skills unit; subject pages)

Evaluating information on the Internet

Electronic journals

Databases available

Search strategies

Citing references

Selected database searching

Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)

Current and past research

Selected online tutorials

Support documentation

Introduction to the Portal

You can get to the Portal from the University Home page

Login with your student ID and your Network password

Login this way gives you automatic devolved authentication

…in other words you won’t need to use your personal Athens user name and password ever again.

Getting access to Resources

Log in here

B001234567

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An A-Z list of all Databases is available here – remember you are

already authenticated for any Athens controlled database

This link will take you to the Library

homepage.

Information available from the Library Home page research support

travel fund information

Sconul

Document Delivery

information skills unit (literature searching etc)

subject pages

Evaluating information on the Internet

Electronic journals

Databases

Search Strategies

Citing References

Selected Database searchingand exporting from them to Refworks

Engineering Village 2Web of Science

Registering for Refworks Register at a University of Ulster networked computer

Login via the University Portal

Select Learning Resources tab

See Library databases on the left hand side of the screen

Scroll down and click on R and then on Refworks Enhanced

You can now register

You must give your name

You must give your university B number

You must give your network password

You must give your university email address

Do you want a dedicated Refworks class?

Click here for details

Some powerpoint examples

Search in a CSA database and exporting results to Refworks

Search in Engineering Village2 and exporting to Refworks Searching BL, University of Ulster, or other library catalogu

es and importing references into your Refworks space

Current Awareness

Alerts

Conferences and proceedings

Current and past research

3 online tutorials

Refworks tutorial

Refworks Write-n-Cite

Web of Science Researcher ID

Web of Science Journal Citation Reports

Support Documentation

This powerpoint is available atPresentation for research students

We have covered Introduction to the Portal

Information available from the Library Home page (research support; travel fund information; Sconul Document Delivery; information skills unit; subject pages)

Evaluating information

Electronic journals

Databases available

Search strategies

Citing references

Selected database searching

Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)

Current and past research

Selected online tutorials

Support documentation

•Do you want to try a quiz?

Go to this page and scroll down for some simple questions on what we have covered.

Alternatively try some searching your self. Logon via the Portal and select Library databases.

Or go (via the Portal) to computing and engineering subject pages and from there select a database to search

Thank you.

If you wish to contact me email me at l.childs@ulster.ac.uk

Telephone 028 71375067

Or come and see me. If I am not immediately available we can make an appointment for a mutuallyconvenient time.