1. UGent Digital Library Paul.Bastijns@UGent.be Inge.VanNieuwerburgh@UGent.be

2. UGent libraries • Booktower (University Library) • 10 Faculty libraries • ± 150 department libraries • And … the digital library

3. The digital library Search e-articles in LibHub Site search Search books, journals, databases, …in MeerCat Mobile app Contact the hlepdesk: mail or live chat Addresses, opening hours and contact details of lirbaries Information on projects

4. MeerCat • UGent catalogue (paper collection & e-resources): • Is this or that book/journal/database … available in a UGent library • Is it available online, for loan, can it be requested, … • ….

5. LibHub / E-Articles Click PDF Go to fulltext Click SFX

6. UB Gent Mobile • http://lib.ugent.be/m • Search UGent libraries • search and request books • Live chat with the helpdesk • follow UGent tweets • mobile databases • Link to facebook page

7. Access Meercat LibHub& licensed databases, e-journals, … Open to the world Only UgentNet or VPN (www.helpdesk.ugent.be/vpn)

8. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) • When an item is not available at UGent, not in paper and not online • Request book or article from another library • SFX service or Aleph form • Paying service!!

9. Via “My library account”

13. Via SFX

14. Literatuuronderzoek • What is published on the subject? • Bibliografic database holds descriptions on articles in journals, reposrts, books, … • Where do I find the publications? • Catalogue holds descriptions on books, journals, dissertations the library possesses, has access to, with a reference to the location. Pay attention: only journal titles, no descriptions of articles • How can I access? • fulltext online • Paper in a library • ILL

15. Tip: Truncation / masking • Truncation: search words with the same basis: • E.g.: archeolog* (archeology, archeologist, archeological, …) • Masking: search words with different spelling • E.g. archeology, archaeology =>arch?eology

16. UGent e-resources • Catalogues: • Card catalogue • Aleph (online cataloguse1985 -) • MeerCat (aleph + digitised card catalogue + e-journals + e-books + databases + images + ….) • Databases (ca. 300): • Vb. Bibliographic databases • Web of Science, Inspec(ISI) • Sociological Abstracts, Econlit, Communication Abstracts, … (CSA) • Francis, Agricola, ATLA Religion, … (Ovid) • Vb. Full text • Academic Search Elite, Business Source Premier, … (Ebscohost) • ScienceDirect (Elsevier) • Vb. Internal: • LibHub • Academic bibliography

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18. Vragen / opmerkingen? Libservice@UGent.be of http://lib.ugent.be/chat