Post on 14-Jan-2016
Developing information skills for effective
research
Aims Introduction to the Portal
Information available from the Library Home page (research support including research blog; travel fund information; Sconul Document Delivery;
information skills unit; subject pages)
Evaluating information on the Internet
Electronic journals
Databases available
Search strategies
Citing references
Selected database searching
Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)
Current and past research
Selected online tutorials
Support documentation
Introduction to the Portal
You can get to the Portal from the University Home page
Login with your student ID and your Network password
Login this way gives you automatic devolved authentication
…in other words you won’t need to use your personal Athens user name and password ever again.
Getting access to Resources
Log in here
B001234567
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An A-Z list of all Databases is available here – remember you are
already authenticated for any Athens controlled database
This link will take you to the Library
homepage.
Information available from the Library Home page research support
travel fund information
Sconul
Document Delivery
information skills unit (literature searching etc)
subject pages
Evaluating information on the Internet
Selected Database searchingand exporting from them to Refworks
Engineering Village 2Web of Science
Registering for Refworks Register at a University of Ulster networked computer
Login via the University Portal
Select Learning Resources tab
See Library databases on the left hand side of the screen
Scroll down and click on R and then on Refworks Enhanced
You can now register
You must give your name
You must give your university B number
You must give your network password
You must give your university email address
Do you want a dedicated Refworks class?
Click here for details
Some powerpoint examples
Search in a CSA database and exporting results to Refworks
Search in Engineering Village2 and exporting to Refworks Searching BL, University of Ulster, or other library catalogu
es and importing references into your Refworks space
Current Awareness
Alerts
Conferences and proceedings
Current and past research
3 online tutorials
Refworks tutorial
Refworks Write-n-Cite
Web of Science Researcher ID
Web of Science Journal Citation Reports
Support Documentation
This powerpoint is available atPresentation for research students
We have covered Introduction to the Portal
Information available from the Library Home page (research support; travel fund information; Sconul Document Delivery; information skills unit; subject pages)
Evaluating information
Electronic journals
Databases available
Search strategies
Citing references
Selected database searching
Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)
Current and past research
Selected online tutorials
Support documentation
•Do you want to try a quiz?
Go to this page and scroll down for some simple questions on what we have covered.
Alternatively try some searching your self. Logon via the Portal and select Library databases.
Or go (via the Portal) to computing and engineering subject pages and from there select a database to search
Thank you.
If you wish to contact me email me at l.childs@ulster.ac.uk
Telephone 028 71375067
Or come and see me. If I am not immediately available we can make an appointment for a mutuallyconvenient time.