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Keeping Up with Research: Effective Strategies and Resources for Current Literature

This session will introduce various methods for staying updated with the latest research in your field. We will present a range of e-resources, including bibliographic databases, electronic journals, and information gateways. Learn about setting up alerts for saved searches and journal contents. Discover platforms such as Oxlip, OVID, and SCOPUS for effective literature management. We'll also cover remote access options and the importance of quality assessment in online resources. Enhance your research effectiveness with practical tips and tools.

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Keeping Up with Research: Effective Strategies and Resources for Current Literature

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  1. WISER Focus on Keeping up-to-date with the literature Ljilja Ristic & Linda Atkinson

  2. Overview of the session • Introduce different ways of keeping up to date with latest research • Present a range of e-resources of interest • Show different types of Alerts • Demonstrate how to set up updates and alerts

  3. Oxlip electronic resources http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ • Bibliographic databases • Electronic journals • Information Gateways • Internet resources (quality assessed) • General and reference material

  4. ALERTS • Saved search alerts SDI, My Profile, Saved searches, E-mail updates… • Table of Contents Alerts Current issue alerts, Journal alerts, journal contents page…

  5. Accessing Alerts • Password registration is required • For remote access - ATHENS password http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/athens/ • VPN service registration http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/

  6. Saved search alerts From subject specific databases • WebSPIRS INSPEC, Biological Abstracts, GeoRef… • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts – CSA Materials research, Environmental Sciences • Engineering Village Compendex • Ovid Medline, Embase, CINAHL…

  7. WebSPIRS Science and Engineering databases This platform covers the main science databases: • INSPEC database of physics, engineering, • and computing research • GeoRef the main geologydatabase • Biological Abstracts of biology research • Zoological Record – index to zoology literature • Other

  8. CSA Science and Technology Cambridge Scientific Abstracts portal includes the following science and technology databases: • Materials Researchdatabase with METADEX • Computer Technology for computer science • Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts • Environmental Sciences • Aquatic Science • Other

  9. EEVL – Engineering Village This platform provides access to the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database - Compendex Ei. To create search alerts you need: • To register on the web site • Conduct a search on a topic • Create alert • You can Edit or delete alerts • Weekly updates will be e-mailed

  10. OVID Medical databases • Most of the big Medical databases are provided through the OVID platform. • To set up an alert remotely you must go into OVID using your Personal Athens user-id and password. • Within the OU network you will need to register to set up an alert • A useful feature is the ability to suspend alerts.

  11. Multidisciplinary databases • Web of Knowledge This platform has the Citation databases that fully index journals fromScience, Social Science, Humanities • SCOPUS This platform provides access to medical, engineering, and environmental databases. It also includes around 16000 full-text journals

  12. Alerts from e-journals Table of Contents (ToC) for journals include: • ZETOC – British Library electronic Table of Contents http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/ • TDNet – Oxford electronic journals • http://tdnet.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ • PrePRINT Network scientific or technical documents circulated electronically

  13. ZETOC e-journals British Library electronic Table of Contents • Around 20000 current journals • 16000 conference proceedings published per year • Covers 1993 to date/Updated daily • E-mail Alerts to keep up-to-date with new articles

  14. E-journals at Oxford -TDNet http://tdnet.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ TDNet platform provides access to all e-journals at Oxford: • Around 39000 e-journal titles currently available • All subjects covered • Alerts can be set up for selected journal titles • Alerts limited to journal titles held at Oxford only For comprehensive update on a topic you need to search subject specific database.

  15. Database search Alerts vs e-journal Alerts Database search alerts: • Provide an update on a topic of interest • Are based on previously conducted search • Search strategy defines the content • Search strategy needs to be reviewed if topic of interest changes • E-journal alerts: • Alert you to new issues of journals • Limited to selected journal titles • Provide alerts from specific journal collections

  16. Contacts Ljilja Ristic Physical Sciences Librarian Subject Consultant Radcliffe Science Library Tel.(01865)272816 risticl@bodley.ox.ac.uk Linda Atkinson Reader Services Librarian Healthcare Library – John Radcliffe Hospital Tel.(01865) 221936 Linda.Atkinson@hcl.ox.ac.uk • NEXT WISER Science: Finding quality information on the Internet. Monday 20 November 12.30 - 13.30.

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