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WISER Science An Overview of E-resources

WISER Science An Overview of E-resources. Juliet Ralph, Radcliffe Science Library October 2007. OxLIP. Oxford Libraries Information Platform …let’s take a guided tour for Science & Medicine Key headings Key resources Especially those we have bought or subscribed to!

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WISER Science An Overview of E-resources

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  1. WISER ScienceAn Overview of E-resources Juliet Ralph, Radcliffe Science Library October 2007

  2. OxLIP • Oxford Libraries Information Platform • …let’s take a guided tour for Science & Medicine • Key headings • Key resources • Especially those we have bought or subscribed to! • There’s a complete A-Z list of all resources on the Title List tab • They are also listed under relevant headings on the main Subject List screen

  3. http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip

  4. Library Catalogues and Library Information • OLIS - Union Catalogue of Oxford Libraries to find books & journals • World-Wide Library Catalogues • Latest Database Acquisitions and Trials e.g. “Henry Stewart” Talks • Online lectures in biomedical science • http://hstalks.com/access

  5. All Subjects • Dictionaries, Encyclopædias and Reference Works • Electronic Journals and E-books • General Bibliographic Tools and Publishing Aids • Newspapers • Official Papers (inc. sources of statistics) • OXAM - Oxford Examination Papers Online • World Wide Web and the Internet

  6. Dictionaries, Encyclopædias and Reference Works • Major reference sources such as • Oxford English Dictionary • Encylopaedia Britannica Online • Oxford Reference Online • quick reference collection, including English and bilingual dictionaries, English grammar & thesaurus, plus subject dictionaries

  7. Plus some specialised ones • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity • Encyclopedia of Cancer • Encyclopedia of Life Sciences • Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology • Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics • Images.MD (medical images) • Knovel Critical Tables (chemistry)

  8. General Bibliographic Tools and Publishing Aids • British Standards Online • Technical specifications • Current, historic and draft standards • Requires an Athens account even within the Oxford domain • Index to Theses • List of theses (with abstracts) accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Irelandsince 1716 • Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) • doctoral dissertations and master's theses, worldwide, from 1861

  9. Sciences • Biological Sciences • Earth & Environmental Sciences • History of Science • Medical Sciences • Physical & Mathematical Sciences • Under these headings are listed relevant databases, reference works and e-books, and internet sites

  10. Bibliographic Databases • Key tool for literature searching • find journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, etc in your subject. • Different interfaces but all do a similar job: • To list Citations + Abstracts • + links to full text if Oxford has access, using

  11. Key subject databases • Biological Sciences • BIOSIS (biology & biochemistry) • CAB Abstracts (agriculture & forestry) • Zoological Record • Earth & Environmental Sciences • GeoBase (geography) • GeoRef (geology) • History of Science • Historical Abstracts

  12. Medical Sciences • Medline (medicine) • Freely available via PubMed • Also via Ovid Web Gateway • AMED (complementary medicine) • Embase (pharmacology) • Global Health • PsycINFO (psychology) • SPORTDiscus (sports medicine)

  13. Physical & Mathematical Sciences • Chemistry • Chemical Abstracts (via SciFinder Scholar) • Engineering • Compendex • Materials • METADEX - Materials Research Database (via CSA) • Maths • MathSciNet

  14. Physical & Mathematical Sciences INSPEC For Physics, Engineering, Computing , Applied Maths, Astronomy … • Coverage includes pure and applied physics, electronics, electrical engineering, communications, computer science, control engineering, information technology and manufacturing, mechanical and production engineering • Indexes approx 4200 journals, 1000 conferences, books, reports, dissertations • Coverage from 1969 onwards

  15. Multidisciplinary databases Web of Knowledge • Web of Science • Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1975- • Science Citation Index Expanded, 1945- • Social Science Citation Index, 1956-

  16. Science & Medicine SCOPUS • Contains 4 of those specialist databases: • Compendex 1970- • Embase 1970- • Geobase 1980- • Medline 1966- • Plus these datasets: Fluidex 1974- ; World Textile Index 1970- ; Biobase 1994- • 15000 journals in total • Also websites and patents • Produced by Elsevier

  17. Contents indexed by specialists Subject headings Limits Allow you to: View search history Combine searches Mark & sort results Print/save/email & Export results Save searches Set up alerts Free text searching only No limiting functions None of these! Databases v Search engines

  18. Getting your hands on the Full Text • If there’s no link from the database… • Check the Oxford e-journals list http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az • Check the Library Catalogue (for books and printed journals) http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/

  19. What if it’s not available in Oxford? • Some authors allow unlimited access to their work and if you type the title of the paper into Google you may be able to access a downloadable copy of the paper. • Contact the author(s) and ask them to send you a reprint of their paper. • Alternatively, use our Inter-Library Loan/Document Supply service!

  20. Managing your references • Several packages available: 1. EndNote • Either buy a licence from OUCS at • http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/shop/ • Or register for a free (to you) web-based account • www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/endnote 2. RefWorks • Also free (to you) and web-based • Create an account at • www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/refworks

  21. Accessing OxLIP resources • Direct access from Oxford University network • Remote access • Register for a personal Athens account • www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/athens/ • If database does not use Athens, install the Virtual Private Network on your pc for access to the University network • www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/remote/

  22. Here to help • Queries about e-journals and databases, including access problems eresources@ouls.ox.ac.uk • Radcliffe Science Library enquiries.rsl@ouls.ox.ac.uk • http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/rsl/

  23. Or contact your Subject Librarian • Bio- & environmental sciences: roger.mills@ouls.ox.ac.uk • Life sciences & medicine: juliet.ralph@ouls.ox.ac.uk • Physical sciences: ljilja.ristic@ouls.ox.ac.uk • Health Care Libraries: linda.atkinson@hcl.ox.ac.uk • Complete list at • www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/collections/librarians

  24. Over to you • Try the tutorial for one of these databases: • INSPEC (physical sciences) • Medline (medicine) • SCOPUS (all science & medicine) • PsycINFO (psychology) • Go to http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ • Select database from the TitleList • And look for

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