Daily Archives: June 24, 2013

Citation Managers, Library Search, Referencing

Library Search – Exporting to Refworks

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You will need a Refworks account to export. Details of how to set one up are available here.

If you are going to access Refworks off campus you will need the Group Code: RWRoyalH

  1. When you are in an item there is a Send To link on the right hand side.
  2. This drops down and you can see Refworks as an option.Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 5.23.17 pm
  3. Click Refworks
  4. You will need to log into Refworks if you aren’t already logged in
  5. The reference automatically imports and this screen appears Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 5.27.18 pm
  6. To view the reference quickly you can select View Last Imported Folder
Library Search, Study Skills

Searching for Eresources in Library Search

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One of the improvements to Library Search is that you can now search for an Eresource within it. For example if you want to go direct to JSTOR you can just search for JSTOR and get a link to the resource.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXc0EPZXZk&feature=youtu.be
You can also search for groups of Eresources in a subject area by selecting E-resource collections  under Resource Type (you may need to select More Options as this video shows)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DL121-nbe0&feature=youtu.be

Citation Managers, Library Search, Referencing

Library Search – Exporting to Endnote Basic

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To export to Endnote Basic

  1. Select Endnote Basic from the drop down Send to menuScreen Shot 2013-06-19 at 4.41.35 pm
  2. You will be redirected to Endnote Basic and will need to login
  3. The reference will automatically be importedScreen Shot 2013-06-19 at 5.36.52 pm

 

 

 

 

Citation Managers, Library Search, Referencing

Library Search – Use your E-Shelf

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Library Search provides a personal space where you can save records of interest, save searches and create alerts. This is called the e-shelf.

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Use the Sign in to login with your IT username and password

Once logged in, you can save records of interest by selecting the star symbol by the book and details:
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If you go to the e-shelf you can view all the records you have saved.

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From here you can create folders and sort references into folders using the symbols on the left

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You can also Cut, Copy, Past, Delete, Email, Print and Save Results

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To save you can export the records you have selected to Endnote Basic, RefWorks and as an RIS feed (for Endnote Desktop).

You can also make notes for each of the references

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Citation Managers, Library Search, Referencing, Study Skills

Library Search – Save your query

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You can save queries to run them again at a later date.

To do this you will need to sign in

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Scroll to the bottom left of the page and the options below are there:

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You can save the query by selecting save query

You then have the option to name your query

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You can also select Save & Alert.

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Enter your email address and Library Search will email you when new results are added.

When you have saved your query this screen appears

Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 6.04.49 pmNow go to e-shelf and select the queries tab

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To view the results click on the query name.

 

Library Search, Study Skills

Library Search – Find a Book

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To find a book in Library Search you can use the search box on the main Library home page or the one on Library search:

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  • In the search box enter one or two key words from the title and the surname of the author

e.g. for  Study Skills Connected by Stella Cottrell, type: Cottrell study skills

  • Click the Search button
  • Click the Books, Music and Films tab to narrow the results to just books
  • When the search results appear you can also narrow to just e-book results, by clicking Electronic Books in the Collection menu or the Full Text Online option under Show Only

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  • Check that the search result matches yours i.e. the author, title and year of publication is correct.

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One or more of these links are displayed under each result

  • Find & Request – there are one or more printed copies of this book
  • View Online – this book is available as an e-book
  • Both Find & Request AND View Online – this book is available in print and as an e-book
  • View all versions of this title – there are multiple editions of this title and/or it is available in print and as an e-book
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Now  store your search results.

Library Search

Library Search just got better!

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Today we launched the upgrade to Library Search

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Here are some top tips to get the best out of it:

  1. To do a basic search, just type one or more words and click the Search button. Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 4.27.37 pm
  2. Remember that Library Search assumes that you are searching for all the words you type, for example: ‘the”, “of”, “an”,”for” would be included in a search.
  3. Library Search’s new Advanced Search menu allows you to mix various search elements to create a focused or specialised search of all Libraries materials.The drop down boxes allow you to search for words in Title, Author, Subject or User tags.You can also focus your search by selecting Publication Date, Material Type, Language, and Start & End dates.

    Example: Search for books written in English with the word history in the title, London in the subject description. Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 4.30.23 pm

  4. Once you are familiar with doing a Basic search, you might want to try doing more with the Search box.
    From the Search box you can:

    • Search for phrases
    • Include words or phrases
    • Exclude words or phrases
    • Search using wildcard characters
    • Group terms
  5. Export references from within the item to RefWorks or Endnote Basic Screen Shot 2013-06-19 at 4.41.35 pm
  6. The Brief results display all the items that match your search query.The following information displays for each item on your results page:
    • Content Type:the format of the item, such as book, article, journal, and so forth.
    • Title:Click the title to display either the item’s information or go to the online version.
    • Author, creator, and date:the item’s author, creator, and publication date
    • Star icon:click the Star icon next to the title to add or remove the item from your e-Shelf. A highlighted star indicates that you have already added it to your e-Shelf.
  7. If you would like to see more information on an item, you can use the following:
    • Locations link
    • Details link
    • Recommendations (Shows similar items)
    • View online
  8. The View Versions tab on the Brief results page groups together all items that are similar, for example – all copies of the same edition of a book.