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Library introduction SBIB

Learn how to effectively search for books, articles, and more using the SBIB Library and its online resources. Get step-by-step instructions and tips for using the LIMO search engine and other databases.

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Library introduction SBIB

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  1. Library introductionSBIB Chris Schroeven / Kris Scheys

  2. Introduction April 2012 • Website SBIB • Search engines: LIMO, databases • Alerting services

  3. www.kuleuven.be/sbib/english

  4. Homepage: search guide User guides and ppts Link to other Belgian and foreign catalogues f.e. WorldCat

  5. About Limo? limo.libis.be

  6. Sign in!

  7. Searching Limo • Twooptions: • Simple Search • Fill in your search terms in 1 single box and discover millions of references of books, articles, etc.…. 7

  8. Searching Limo A. Simple Search: search tips • boolean operators: (AND) OR NOT • “exact phrase” • truncation and wildcards • ? 0 or 1 character f.e. wom?n = woman and women hono?r = honor and honour • * 0, 1 or more characters f.e. cultur* = culture, cultural, culturally warm* = warm, warmer, warming • Groupingtermswithin a query: useparentheses

  9. Searching Limo: more search fields • Advanced Search 9

  10. Searching Limo: use facets to limit Physical Items • Limit myresults • Physical print items: print collections K.U. Leuven a.o. LIBIS libraries • Peer-reviewed: checkedbyother scholars orresearchers • Full Text Online: online access • Cited in WoS: publicationscitedonceor more in Web of Science databases

  11. Searching Limo: use facets to refine • Refinemyresults: • Resource type: book, journal, article, database … • Creation date: publication date • Creator: author(s), editor(s) • Topic • Language • Source: database • Journal title • Library (KU Leuven/otherinstitution)

  12. Searching Limo • Facet:displayedwhenthere are oneor more results • Per facet: 3 items withlargestresultset+ Show X more • Per facet: select onlyone item • Combine 2 or more facets • Selectedfacets are displayed

  13. Using search results • To sort search results • Relevance (standard) • Date newest • Title A-Z

  14. Using search results • Before each record • Tab shows material type and/or book cover • Short bibliographic description • Availability indication Full text available on campus Available in K.U.Leuven/other institutions(print copy) No full text available Currently not on shelf May be available

  15. Using search results • Under each reference • Two or more tabs with additional info • Fysical items max. 3 tabs • electronic publications max. 4 tabs • At first Limo groups multiple related items

  16. Using search results: locations Click to open the floor plan

  17. Using search results: locations ITEM requests via Locations tab

  18. Using search results: details Request in another library No full text ? > link to print edition More info about the publication Links to other catalogues Link to request in another library

  19. My Account:manage your ILL-requests + create “free” ILL-request • Manage loans and requests ILL-request via My Account

  20. Manage search results: Select, save, my citations Select > mycitations To save?

  21. Example: search database? Simple search: >Resource type: database >Choose record >Click view online

  22. Search database by type or subject Choose subject or type >click search >select title

  23. There’s more then LIMO? LIMO is a discovery service for hundreds of millions of books, articles e.o. publications. Use special databases to search for specific info: Communication and Mass Media Complete, International Political Science Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, OECD (statistics)…

  24. Most important databases: Anthropology • Specific: Anthropological Index Online • Ebsco-databases: Academic Search Elite • Full text archives: JSTOR / Muse / PAO • Bibliographic (abstracts): Francis / Intern. Bibliography of the Social Sciences/ PsycInfo/ Sociological Abstr. / Scirus (Elsevier) • Citation Index: Web of Science: SSCI • Statistics : OECD ilibrary

  25. Important databases: Media and Communication • Ebsco-databases: Academic Search Elite / Business Source Premier / Communication and Mass Media Complete • Bibliographic(abstracts): Francis / Intern. Bibliography of the Social Sc./ PsycInfo/ Sociological Abstr. /Scirus (Elsevier) • Citation Index: WoS: Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities Citation Index • Statistics: OECD iLibrary • Newspapers: Mediargus / Westlaw

  26. Important databases: political science • Ebsco-databases: Academic Search Elite /Business Source Premier / International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) • Full text archives: JSTOR / PAO • Bibliographic (abstracts): Francis / Intern. Bibliography of the Social Sciences/ PsycInfo/ Sociological Abstr. /Scirus (Elsevier) • Citation Index: Web of Science: SSCI • Statistics : OECD iLibrary • Specific: Agence Europe: Europe Daily Bulletin… / Newspapers: Mediargus

  27. Most important databases: Sociology • Ebsco-databases: Academic Search Elite and Business Source Premier / • Full text archives: JSTOR / Muse / PAO • Bibliographic (abstracts): Francis / Intern. Bibliography of the Social Sciences/ PsycInfo/ ProQuest Sociology / Sociological Abstr. / Social Services Abstracts /Scirus (Elsevier) • Citation Index: Web of Science: SSCI • Statistics : OECD iLibrary • Specific: Social Care Online

  28. Example: Social Science Citation Index

  29. Results in LIMO select

  30. Native interface database

  31. Results list More info?

  32. : access to FT or print copy?

  33. Full text collections in Leuven • E-book collections:Springer • Archives: • JSTOR: FT archive of journal articles from the first issues onwards till about 2006 • PAO: references and FT of journal articles from the first issues onwards till about 2006 • Publisher’s journal collections: • Cambridge • Emmerald, Elsevier • Oxford • Sage (also backfiles), Springer • Taylor &Francis • Wiley-Blackwell

  34. Other library catalogues? • ECLAS: European Union Library Brussels • Unicat: all Belgian Scientific Libraries • Worldcat: 14.000 libraries worldwide: 44 mio records • Access? Via Website SBIB>Links>Catalogues

  35. Statistics: OECD iLibrary

  36. Results in LIMO > view online

  37. Homepage > choose tab statistics

  38. Search results: Belgium export

  39. Other statistical databases

  40. Access to e-sources at home • Stuiterproxy: popup! • https://admin.kuleuven.be/icts/services/stuiterproxy/ • Eduroam (laptop): to use your own files and e-sources in other institutions: www.eduroam.be

  41. Alerts Three types of electronic alerts: • TOC alerts: e-mail orRSS-feedaboutarticlespublished in a newjournal issues • Search alerts: e-mail orRSS-feedaboutnewresultsfor a saved query in a specific database after a specifiedperiod • Citation Alerts: e-mail orRSS-feedwhen a specificarticle has been cited • !To register fore-mailalerts (= choose a password) • ! Someproblemswith RSS feeds are due to the stuiterproxy

  42. Example 1: search for a specific journal (TOC alerts)

  43. Link to the full text Select “tools”

  44. Activate alerts for one or more journals or subjects

  45. Example 2: save your search alerts Select advanced search

  46. Select set > save > register (free)

  47. Example 3: create citation alert

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