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Welcome in the library of Economics and Business Faculty of Economics and Business Introduction session. Academic year 2013 – 2014 Els Martens els.martens@kuleuven.be Carl Demeyere Carl.demeyere@kuleuven.be. LIMO. About Limo ?? limo.libis.be. Sign in!.
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Welcome in the library of Economics and BusinessFaculty of Economics and BusinessIntroductionsession Academicyear2013 – 2014 Els Martens els.martens@kuleuven.be Carl Demeyere Carl.demeyere@kuleuven.be
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SearchingLimo Twooptions : • Simple search : Fill in your search term(s) and discover millions of references of books, articles ….. OR Fill in your search term(s) afterselectingPhysical items in KU Leuven
SearchingLimo 1. 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
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ILL request = interlibraryloan or what if you need a book or article which is not provided by the university’s library or databases?: topay
WRDS Databases • WRDS = WHARTON RESEARCH DATA SERVICES • Availablethanksto Hercules funds • Register your access on http://wrds-web.wharton.upenn.edu/wrds/ • Youwill have access to • COMPUSTAT • CAPITAL IQ PACKAGE • AMADEUS • BANKSCOPE • ISIS • OSIRIS
Local EBIB Databases • Some databases are in the Hercules project but they are not on the WRDS platform • You have access throughyour desk pc (only at your office) to the following EBIB databases • ZEPHYR • ORIANA • DATASTREAM • BELFIRST
Other Databases • EBSCO (referencesand full-text) • Science Direct (Full-text from Elsevier) • Web of Science (> 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities • Springer e-books • Economists Online • Repec • Google Scholar • SFX
Goodtoknow • Youalwaysneedyour student / staff card = library card foreachlibraryvisit. Whenyoudon’t have your card withyou, you have to buy a day card (2,50€) • You may borrow 10 books for 4 weeks. You can renew your books twice, unless reserved : • Online by visiting our website (http://limo.libis.be) • Byvisitingourselfcheckout station • When a book is overdue, the patron receives a claim and has to pay a fine. After the third claim there is an extra cost for the registered deliveries.
Goodtoknow • Reservationsfor a bibsem (groupwork rooms) canbe made via http://bib.kuleuven.be/ebib/english/ebib/bibsem
Goodtoknow • No food in the libraryonlycapped bottels • Watchyourbelongings • Visit regularly our website http://bib.kuleuven.be/ebib/english/ebib/index
Goodtoknow • How to buy a book via our library? • Contact andre.davids@kuleuven.be • Give André a description of your book: Author and Title. André orders a book at the international well-known scientific book shop Stern (Düsseldorf). The books are offered at large reductions (10-20%), better than Amazon. Delivering time is very good ! (2-3 weeks). • The library prepays the book and describes it in our library catalogue. • André delivers the book to the staff member who ordered the book, which he can borrow for one year (can be yearly renewed). • Books are visible in the library system and can be borrowed by other readers. The staff member will receive yearly two emails in which André asks if the borrowing status must be prolonged for his depot books. • All depot books must be repaid to the library. You can use your research credit to repay the library.
Remember • Search engines • LIMO (KU Leuven library search engine) • Google Scholar (with SFX = link to KU Leuven resources) • Web of Science • Scirius • Economists Online • Repec • ILL or what if you need a book or article which is not provided by the university’s library or databases? : notfor free
Remember • Can I install all databases on my desktop in stead of going to the library • No, this is notnecessary: youcanuse the online WRDS platform OR use the access at your office pc OR go to the library • What facilities and databases can I use in the library and can I also use them at home? • Office: ZEPHYR, ORIANA, DATASTREAM, BELFIRST • Home/office: COMPUSTAT, CAPITAL IQ PACKAGE, AMADEUS, BANKSCOPE, ISIS, OSIRIS • Is there a budget to order books? • useyour research funds • the library has only a small budget foreach research unit • more information: andré.davids@kuleuven.be
Questions? Suggestions ? Sent an email to : bib.ebib@kuleuven.be carl.demeyere@kuleuven.be els.martens@kuleuven.be