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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 By Susanne Noll Library Resources
The Library’s Homepage Library Resources
The Commerce Library’s Homepage Library Resources
Library’s HomepageCommerce Homepage Library Resources
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
Menu and links Library Resources
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
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
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
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
The Library Catalogue (Aleph) Library Resources
The Library Catalogue Library Resources
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
Browse and search options Library Resources
Result click Library Resources
Book in or out? Library Resources
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
Databases Library Resources
Alphabetical list of databases Library Resources
Example: Business and Management Practices Library Resources
Example Library Resources
Databases by Platform Library Resources
Databases by platform Library Resources
Ebsco Library Resources
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
Basic Search Library Resources
Combine terms Too many results! Library Resources
Results Library Resources
Folder Library Resources
Directly into RefWorks Library Resources
Advanced Search Library Resources
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
Emerald Library Resources
Emerald Library Resources
ACM Library Resources
J-Stor Library Resources
JSTOR Library Resources
ISI Web of Knowledge Library Resources
CSA Illumina Library Resources
Results Library Resources
Thesis and Dissertations national international