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1. PERI and online information resources to support research in IUT Effective use of e-resources IUT, 12 February 2008

2. Terminology – what are we talking about? • Research information available over the internet • E-resources, electronic resources, online information, e-information, information databases, journals databases, digital libraries, digital resources, digital collections, electronic publications, subscription services, … • The people who need to use that information • Research community, researchers, students, teachers … • The people who manage the access to that information • Information service, library community, librarians, information staff, information professionals … IUT, 12 February2008

3. What is INASP and PERI? • INASP – International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications • PERI - Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information • To support capacity building in the research sector in developing and transitional countries through strengthening the production and dissemination of, and access to, information & knowledge utilising new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) IUT, 12 February2008

4. PERI: A three component programme 1. Delivering information • facilitates the acquisition of international information and knowledge 2. Disseminating and strengthening local research publishing • strengthens and develops access to national and regional journals as a medium for the dissemination of local information and knowledge • enhances skills in the preparation, production and management of journals • Bangladesh Journals Online • http://www.banglajol.info/ 3.Enhancing ICT Skills • provides awareness or training in the use and/or evaluation of ICTs IUT, 12 February2008

5. PERI in Bangladesh • Assists in the collection and provision of electronic information resources • Full text access available at the point of use (i.e. free to end users) • Full details and listing available from: • http://www.inasp.info/ • Use the country finder • Select Bangladesh • Click each resource for subject and service features and information on how to register or to access directly if already registered • To get free full text, your institution must be registered – this is the responsibility of the library IUT, 12 February2008

6. Resources available in Bangladesh 1 • African Journals Online (AJOL) Abstracts of over 250 African-published journals, with access to some full text online, and a document delivery service. • American Chemical Society More than 30 high quality, high impact journals. • American Physical Society APS Access to the Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) and journals produced by the American Physical Society • Annual Reviews a high quality filter, prioritising and synthesising the primary research literature in 33 different disciplines for the Biomedical, Life, Physical and Social Sciences. • Beech Tree Publishing Access to two international, peer-reviewed academic journals • Blackwell Publishing over 840 leading learned journals in science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences IUT, 12 February2008

7. Resources available in Bangladesh 2 • British Library Direct Pay-as-you-go access to articles from the top 20,000 international research journals • British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) The world's largest collection devoted to the provision of remote document delivery covering every aspect of science, technology, medicine and humanities, in many languages. • Cambridge University Press Over 200 leading titles in Linguistics, Politics, Medicine, Science, Technology, Social Science and Humanities. • Institute of Physics Publishing The Institute of Physics Publishing publishes over 50 of the world's most prestigious journals in physics and related sciences. • Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has generously offered free electronic access to all journal titles. The publisher is keen for research colleagues in developing nations to evaluate its publications for future collection development IUT, 12 February2008

8. Resources available in Bangladesh 3 • Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland Database containing over 120,000 abstracts relating to the earth sciences. • Multilingual Matters and Channel View Publications is one of the world leaders in research on multilingualism and minority language rights and offers 14 journals in this field. Channel View Publications is an imprint offering 6 journals in tourism and environmental studies. • Oxford Journals OUP Over 160 leading titles in science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences. • Royal Society Seven leading international journals covering the whole of the biological and physical sciences • Springer eJournals 1075 journals in biomedicine and the life sciences, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer sciences, human sciences, social sciences and economics. IUT, 12 February2008

9. Resources available in Bangladesh 4 • Taylor & Francis Dekker Agropedia Collection reference titles in the agricultural sciences in six easily searchable resources. • Taylor & Francis Online eBook Library Online eCollections in the areas of Social Sciences and the Humanities. • University of California Press Access to 8 Journals of the University of California Press • University of Chicago Press Journals and serials in a wide range of disciplines • Wiley InterScience full text of over 500 leading scientific, technical, medical, and professional journals and The Cochrane Library - the world's best single source of evidence about the effects of healthcare. IUT, 12 February2008

10. Content summary • LOTS of full text content is available • 4,000+ full text journals • Reference databases and resources • Multiple starting points of entry • Authentication and registration at institutional level is nearly always required • Same basic interfaces; search, browse, keyword and title • It helps to know which content and subject areas are included in which information resource • You either need to know that or know someone who does • This is the job of the library and its user services staff IUT, 12 February2008

11. Resources Available at IUT (accessible only from IUT campus network) • American Chemical Society – http://pubs.acs.org/html • American Physical Society – http://publish.aps.org • Annual Reviews – http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/action/showjournals • Blackwell Synergy – http://www.blackwell-synergy.com • Cambridge University Press – http://journals.cambridge.org • Institute of Physics – www.iop.org • Oxford University Press – http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ • Royal Society – www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk • Springer – www.springerlink.com • Wiley Inter-Science – http://www3.interscience.wiley.com IUT, 12 February2008

12. At a glance • List of all available publishers and url are available in the IUT website • http://www.iutoic-dhaka.edu/facilities/facilities_2.htm • List of all subscribed journals (titles) are also are available in the IUT website • http://www.iutoic-dhaka.edu/facilities/Titlelist_2007_new.htm IUT, 12 February2008

13. Effective searchingThings to know before you begin searchingand Developing a successful search strategy IUT, 12 February2008

14. Things to know before you begin • What are you really searching? • Types of search tools currently available • Where should I begin? • What other tools exist to find information through the Internet? IUT, 12 February2008

15. What are you really searching • What are you really searching when you search the Web? • “Searching the Web” is not possible • Only able to search indexes of parts of it • It’s a massive resource and impossible to search everything • No search engine or tool should be believed if it claims to be searching the whole Web • Searching different parts, with different approaches is appropriate, depending on the purpose • Limitations should be understood and recognised • Think about your own searching behaviour – is it as effective as it might be? IUT, 12 February2008

16. Types of search tools currently available • Search engines • Subject directories • Specialized databases (The Invisible Web) • Library type e-resources (the main focus of this workshop) • Comparison table see: • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/ThingsToKnow.html IUT, 12 February2008

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18. Where should I begin? • No magic answer! • Start with different types of search tools, depending on • What you know about your topic • What you want to know • Library e-resources are there and essential for academic type research • Do you want broad information? Are you looking for something very specific or perhaps a unique term or phrase? Are you looking for a narrow aspect of a topic with a huge Web presence? • When you search, are you overwhelmed by too many or off-target results? • Are there a lot of synonyms of equivalent terms for what you seek? • Each of these questions can give you a clue where to begin • Getting your search strategy right is the start of this process IUT, 12 February2008

19. What other tools exist to find information through the Internet? • You may not be able to find the information you see? • Does that mean it doesn’t exist? • Asking people may then be the best approach • The library is a good place to start • What e-resources does it have available to you to help your research? • Do not just rely on searching Google. Too many people do! IUT, 12 February2008

20. Developing an effective search strategy: analyse your topic & search with peripheral vision-A five step search strategy IUT, 12 February2008

21. Step #1. Analyze your topic to decide where to begin • Outline the topic you want to search • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/form.pdf • Pre-searching analysis (on paper) • What UNIQUE WORDS, DISTINCTIVE NAMES, ABBREVIATIONS, or ACRONYMS are associated with your topic? • Can you think of societies, organizations, or groups that might have information on your subject via their pages? • What other words are likely to be in ANY Web documents on your topic? • Do any of the words in 1, 2, or 3 belong in phrases or strings - together in a certain order, like a cliché? • For any of the terms in #4, can you think of synonyms, variant spellings, or equivalent terms you would also accept in relevant documents? • Can you think of any extraneous or irrelevant documents these words might pick up? • What BROADER terms could your topic be covered by? IUT, 12 February2008

22. Step #2. Pick the right starting place IUT, 12 February2008

23. Step #3. Learn as you go & VARY your approach with what you learn • Find out how your chosen resource functions if you do not already know • Don't assume you know what you want to find. Look at search results and see what you might use in addition to what you've thought of • Research shows that searchers rarely look beyond the first 10 results and hardly ever beyond 30. Can you really be sure you have found the most relevant information using such an approach? IUT, 12 February2008

24. Step #4. Don't bog down in any strategy that doesn't work • Run your search • Switch between different e-resources, search engines and directories and back again • Find specialized e-resources or directories on your topic. Think about possible databases and look for them. • Don’t forget the library and other information resources – they are there to help in exactly this area IUT, 12 February2008

25. Step #5. Return to previous strategies better informed • Review and refine your search as you go along and on completion • Simple but true • Share successful approaches with your friends and colleagues • If appropriate, train others to improve their searching IUT, 12 February2008

26. Cross searching and single search interfaces • How can I search all the content in one go? • At present this is not really possible • Common problem faced by libraries all over the world, there is no single service that allows easy access to all content • Some libraries have developed their own systems e.g. ELIN (Electronic Library Information Navigator) in Sweden • Google Scholar library links IUT, 12 February2008

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28. Google scholar • Check out: • http://scholar.google.com/ • Read the Help section • Look at the link resolver content • INASP are currently working on this with Google IUT, 12 February2008

29. Special Thanks to Mr. Martin Belcher International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications 60 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1ST, UK mbelcher@inasp.info IUT, 12 February2008

30. Thank youAny questions? IUT, 12 February2008