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Resources and services: UCT Libraries

Resources and services: UCT Libraries. By Susanne Noll. The Library’s Homepage. The Commerce Library’s Homepage. Library’s Homepage Commerce Homepage. ALEPH.

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Resources and services: UCT Libraries

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  1. Resources and services: UCT Libraries By Susanne Noll Library Resources

  2. The Library’s Homepage Library Resources

  3. The Commerce Library’s Homepage Library Resources

  4. Library’s HomepageCommerce Homepage Library Resources

  5. ALEPH • Use the catalogue to locate books, journals, CDs, Videos and DVDs available in the library. Search the catalogue using keywords, subject, author, or title. You will find the link to the catalogue on the libraries homepage at http://www.lib.uct.ac.za Library Resources

  6. Menu and links Library Resources

  7. Print Material • Most print material (books, journals) is found in two main groupings within the library classification system: • 001 - 005: mainly information on computers, including their management650 - 658: mainly management, including the use of computers. • A particularly useful section for IS Management is the range from 658.4038 to 658.4058011 Library Resources

  8. Examples of Reference Books • Internet Access in South Africa CR 004.678 GOLD • Information technologies CR 004.05 INF • Qualitative Research in Information Systems CR 658.4038011 QUAL • Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management CR 658.4038 ENCY Library Resources

  9. Print Journals • All journals with the same shelf numbers, namely 001 - 005 and 650 – 658 are on Information Systems. • Latest ones in Current Journals Reading Room • Bound copies , 1 – 10 years in Commerce Section • Older than 10 years - Basement Library Resources

  10. EXAMPLES of PRINT INFORMATION SYSTEMS journals at UCT • Australian Journals of Information Systems 658.4038005 AUS 1995- • Decision Support Systems 658.403005 DEC 1990+ (also available online) • Information Resources Management Journal 658.403805 2000+ • Information Systems Research 004.205 INF 1990+ • International Journal of Information Management 658.403805 SOC 1986+ • Journal of Global Information Technology Management 658.403805 JOU • Journal of Management Information Systems 658.0505 JOU 1988+ Library Resources

  11. The Library Catalogue (Aleph) Library Resources

  12. The Library Catalogue Library Resources

  13. Browse and search options Browse Search Use Browse if you are looking for a specific book, of which you know exactly the title or the author Use Search if you are searching for any books about a subject or an author etc Library Resources

  14. Browse and search options Library Resources

  15. Result click Library Resources

  16. Book in or out? Library Resources

  17. Bibliographic databases • Electronic indexesto journal or magazine articles, containing citations, abstracts and often either the full text of the articles indexed, or links to the full text • An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document Library Resources

  18. Databases Library Resources

  19. Alphabetical list of databases Library Resources

  20. Library Resources

  21. Example: Business and Management Practices Library Resources

  22. Example Library Resources

  23. Databases by Platform Library Resources

  24. Databases by platform Library Resources

  25. Ebsco Library Resources

  26. Ebsco has 4 relevant journal databases for IS • Academic Search Premier • Business Source Premier • Econlit • Masterfile Other databases are about different disciplines like natural sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities, etc and not suitable for us CHOOSE these 4 and click on CONTINUE Library Resources

  27. Basic Search Library Resources

  28. Combine terms Too many results! Library Resources

  29. Results Library Resources

  30. Library Resources

  31. Folder Library Resources

  32. Directly into RefWorks Library Resources

  33. Advanced Search Library Resources

  34. Boolean Operators, wildcards and brackets • And • Or • Not • ? • * • Information technology AND brain drain AND (employ* OR jobs OR labo?r) NOT United States Library Resources

  35. Emerald Library Resources

  36. Emerald Library Resources

  37. ACM Library Resources

  38. ACM Search box

  39. J-Stor Library Resources

  40. JSTOR Library Resources

  41. ISI Web of Knowledge Library Resources

  42. ISI Web of Knowledge

  43. Times cited

  44. CSA Illumina

  45. Thomson Gale

  46. Thomson Gale

  47. CSA Illumina

  48. CSA Illumina Library Resources

  49. Results Library Resources

  50. Thesis and Dissertations national international

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