Finding Books and Finding Books and Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources

CCésar Pimenta and Juliet Ralphésar Pimenta and Juliet RalphOctober 2006October 2006

Overview of session Overview of session

Presentation outlining useful search Presentation outlining useful search strategies using online catalogues to strategies using online catalogues to find books and journalsfind books and journals

Demonstration of OLIS and TDnet to Demonstration of OLIS and TDnet to show how these strategies might show how these strategies might work in practicework in practice

Opportunities to practise with Opportunities to practise with assistance available assistance available

Need for the sessionNeed for the session

Libraries are the source of a tremendous Libraries are the source of a tremendous range of books, manuscripts, journals, range of books, manuscripts, journals, maps, CD-ROMs, etc.maps, CD-ROMs, etc.Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs) Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs) provide a description and listing of the provide a description and listing of the items held in the libraries.items held in the libraries.Users who are more confident with using Users who are more confident with using online library catalogues are more likely to online library catalogues are more likely to find items needed.find items needed.

OxLIPOxLIP

Oxford Library Information Platform - Oxford Library Information Platform -

our gateway to electronic resourcesour gateway to electronic resources

• Library catalogues including OLISLibrary catalogues including OLIS– Bibliographic databasesBibliographic databases– Full-text electronic journals – TDnetFull-text electronic journals – TDnet– Internet sites (subject gateways) Internet sites (subject gateways) – Reference works & statisticsReference works & statistics

OxLIPOxLIPhttp://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxliphttp://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip

Oxford Libraries Oxford Libraries Information SystemInformation System

Oxford Libraries Information System Oxford Libraries Information System (OLIS)(OLIS) is Oxford University's online is Oxford University's online union library catalogue. It contains union library catalogue. It contains records for over five million titles records for over five million titles held by roughly one hundred libraries held by roughly one hundred libraries associated with Oxford University. associated with Oxford University.

OLISOLIShttp://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/

The library catalogueThe library catalogueOLIS (Oxford Libraries Information OLIS (Oxford Libraries Information System )System )– lists the printed holdings of most lists the printed holdings of most

libraries at Oxford Universitylibraries at Oxford University– You can reserve books on loan to You can reserve books on loan to

others, make stack requests, check others, make stack requests, check your library record and renew your your library record and renew your booksbooks

Using Oxford libraries Using Oxford libraries

Your University Card is your Your University Card is your library cardlibrary cardBarcode number and Barcode number and password password Your OLIS password is your Your OLIS password is your date of birth date of birth Format is 25aug1985Format is 25aug1985

Searching for a specific Searching for a specific book or journalbook or journal

Browse the index, e.g. All Titles, All Browse the index, e.g. All Titles, All Authors, Journal titleAuthors, Journal title

OrOr

Search for keywords, e.g.Search for keywords, e.g.

Strongman in All Authors AND Strongman in All Authors AND emotion in All Titles emotion in All Titles

Subject searchingSubject searchingSearch for Keywords in title, e.g. Search for Keywords in title, e.g. facial expressionfacial expression

Use Subject HeadingsUse Subject Headings “ “LC Subjects” (Library of Congress) LC Subjects” (Library of Congress)

as Browse or Keyword searchas Browse or Keyword search Retrieves books on that subject even Retrieves books on that subject even

if they don’t have your keyword in if they don’t have your keyword in the title the title

Worldwide library cataloguesWorldwide library catalogues

COPACCOPAC

Major UK research libraries including Major UK research libraries including the British Librarythe British Library

http://copac.ac.uk/http://copac.ac.uk/

WorldCatWorldCat

Books and other materials in libraries Books and other materials in libraries worldwide worldwide

Electronic JournalsElectronic JournalsAll listed on TDnetAll listed on TDnetFull-text journal articles – for viewing Full-text journal articles – for viewing on screen, printing or emailingon screen, printing or emailingCurrent titles from all major Current titles from all major publisherspublishersGrowing numbers of backfiles Growing numbers of backfiles (archives)(archives)Some links from OLIS, but not Some links from OLIS, but not complete yetcomplete yet

TDnetTDnethttp://tdnet.bodley.ox.ac.uk/http://tdnet.bodley.ox.ac.uk/

Using TDnetUsing TDnetTip: if you have a single word title, such as Tip: if you have a single word title, such as Science, select “exact phrase” from the drop Science, select “exact phrase” from the drop down menu.down menu.You may get a choice of links, such as:You may get a choice of links, such as:Publisher – for latest issues (last 5-10 years)Publisher – for latest issues (last 5-10 years)Highwire – 10 yrs full text freely available, but not Highwire – 10 yrs full text freely available, but not the last 12 months.the last 12 months.JSTOR UK – for the archive.JSTOR UK – for the archive.– Choose Browse this journal to get list of back issuesChoose Browse this journal to get list of back issues

JSTOR is an archive of key scholarly journals, JSTOR is an archive of key scholarly journals, spanning many disciplines. Some date back to spanning many disciplines. Some date back to the 1600s.the 1600s.

Where are they listed?Where are they listed?

Printed books and journalsPrinted books and journals– OLIS catalogueOLIS catalogue

Electronic journalsElectronic journals– TDnetTDnet

E-booksE-books– OxlipOxlip

E-journals and e-booksE-journals and e-books

Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Reference Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Reference works works

We are here to helpWe are here to help

Queries about electronic journals and Queries about electronic journals and databases, including access problems databases, including access problems

eresources@ouls.ox.ac.ukeresources@ouls.ox.ac.uk

Radcliffe Science Library Radcliffe Science Library enquiries.rsl@ouls.ox.ac.ukenquiries.rsl@ouls.ox.ac.uk

cesar.pimenta@ouls.ox.ac.ukcesar.pimenta@ouls.ox.ac.uk