WISER: Finding stuff

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WISER Finding stuff

• Journal articles
• Kerry Webb, Deputy Librarian, English Faculty
  Library
• Angela Carritt, OULS User Education Coordinator

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Why use journals?

• CONTENT they provide short articles on specific
  topics, including the most recent research in
  your subject area
• CURRENCY published in parts which come out
  several times a year
• CONVENIENCE whilst books take a long time to
  write (and read!) journals are quicker to browse
  and often have dedicated indexing tools

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Structure of the session

• Quick overview of Oxford e-journals
• Researching specific topics using journal indexes
• Practical step by step exercises

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Why use Oxford e-journals?

• Lists every full text electronic journal
  subscribed to by the University
• Provides valuable information about electronic
  coverage
• Available 24/7 wherever you can access a computer
  connected to the Oxford network
• Dont have to wait for Automatic Stack Requests
  for periodical parts available electronically
• Multi user access, dont have to wait for
  journals to be reshelved in order to use them
• Links directly to OLIS for complete Oxford
  holdings information

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Oxford e-Journals provides

• Full text access to thousands of journal articles
• Ability to browse recent issues of journals by
  subject area
• Choice of downloading, emailing or printing
  articles
• Access from any computer linked to the Oxford
  network
• http//sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az

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By Title Provides a hyperlink to the various full
text subscriptions within Oxford journal
Full text options From here select an option
according to the coverage you require (e.g. 1950
2001)
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By Subject Will provide a list of all e-journals
within your subject area subscribed to by the
University
By Citation Provides a direct link to the article
you require, but you must provide the article
title, journal title and volume/issue number
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Other Options For example, you can search for all
journals in your subject area provided by a
specified publisher
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What is a journal index?

• A database which contains information about
  individual articles in journals, and often
  indexes book chapters from edited collections as
  well as book reviews in journals
• Indexes are fully searchable by author, title,
  journal title and, more importantly, by subject
  area
• Indexes are valuable research tools when combined
  with Oxford eJournals
• Some indexes allow you to export citations to
  bibliographic software, e.g. RefWorks
• You can email, print or download your search
  results
• They are not repositories for full text journal
  articles, but can provide links to the articles
  indexed

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Example demonstration

• Historical Abstracts, hosted by Ebsco
• Available via

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Points to remember

• Oxford eJournals is the fastest way to access
  electronic journal resources if you know the
  title you are looking for
• It is important to remember that e-journals might
  not have the same coverage as our print
  collections, and some recent issues will have a
  delayed electronic release date
• Journal indexes are valuable research tools for
  searching for journal articles and book chapters
  on specific research topics
• To access electronic resources from home, you
  will need to use your Oxford Single Sign On. For
  details go to http//www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources
  /remote_access

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Thank you for coming to this session

• If you have any further queries, please feel free
  to contact us
• Kerry Webb,
• Deputy Librarian, English Faculty Library
• email kerry.webb_at_efl.ox.ac.uk
• Angela Carritt
• OULS User Education Coordinator
• email angela.carritt_at_ouls.ox.ac.uk