Other methods of finding journals

1. Other methods of finding journals Articles can also be found via PubMed, Subject listing, Language, and Publisher.

2. Accessing journals by via PubMed Click on the link to find articles through PubMed. Using PubMed will be covered in subsequent modules.

3. Accessing journals by subject 1 Click on the link to find journals by Subject.

4. Accessing journals by subject 3 From the drop down menu, we have selected Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases.

5. Accessing journals by subject 4 An alphabetical list of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases journals is now displayed with links to the journal websites. Click on the title Trends in Parasitology After the title of the journal, the available volumes/issues are listed.

6. By clicking on a journal title, you will open the journal in a new window: Trends in Parasitology.

7. Accessing journals by Language 1 To Find journals bylanguage of publication, click on the drop down menu.

8. Accessing journals by Language 2 In this example, we will look for French language journals.

9. Accessing journals by Language continued An alphabetical list of French language journals is displayed. The ‘green’ box notes the access status for your institution.

10. Accessing journals by Language 4 Select a title from the list and a new window will open at the publishers’ website: Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses Select a title from the list and a new window will open at the publishers’ website.

11. Partner publisher services 1 We can also access full text resources from Partner publishers’ websites by selecting from drop down menu. Using Partner publishers’ websites will be taught in next module.

12. Partner publisher services continued Once we have selected a publishers’ resource, a new window will open – in this case Wiley-Blackwell InterScience.

13. Partner publisher services 3 We have selected Elsevier Science Direct, another Partner publishers’ website.

14. Other full text sources 1 There are a number of Databases and (Bibliographic) Indexes, these can be accessed from the list on the right-hand side of the website.

15. African Index Medicus We have selected African Index Medicus.

16. Other full text sources 2 There are also a number of Reference Sources. In this example, we will visit the resource Cochrane Library. Note how the drop down menu will list which sites your institution has access to – with more limits for Band 2 countries.

17. Other full text sources 3 Here is the Cochrane Library resource. This is an evidence based medicine database and is available to HINARI registered institutions.

18. Free full text collections 1 There is a list of Other Free Collections that includes various free medical e-book and e-journal collections. These sites are free to all Internet users and do not require HINARI registration.

19. Free full text collections 2 To select BioMed Central, click on the link in the Other Free Collections drop down menu.

20. This is the end of Module 2 This is the initial page of the BioMed Central website and you can access journals by an A-Z title list, broad subject categories and a keyword search tool. This is the end of Module 2. There is a workbook to accompany this module. The workbook will take you through a live session covering the topics included in this demonstration with working examples. Updated 01 2009