CSA is now ProQuest

CSA Illumina is getting a new interface and a new name and from 10 June will be known as ProQuest. http://search.proquest.com/index

ProQuest is already live and ready to go, links are available in the library catalogue and on the Environment subject page so feel free to try to out.

IMPORTANT! If you have set up a MyResearch account in CSA for saved searches and alerts this will not be transferred automatically into ProQuest, you will have to register for a new MyReseach account in Proquest.

Please email Katharine if you have any questions.

Blogs, Twitter, Wikis and other Web-based Tools: Collaborating and Building your Online Presence

Course leaders: Jenny Evans and Ruth Harrison, College Library

Suitable for: PhD Students / MSc Students

Course Description:
This course gives participants the opportunity to consider the implications of using web 2.0 tools and technologies (also known as social media, social software, new or emerging technologies) on their online (and consequently research) identity as well potential legal and ethical impacts. Students will set up their own blog to use for the duration of the programme and be expected to post a minimum of 6 blog posts to critically evaluate the three compulsory elements and the three chosen optional elements.
Participants will register for the entire programme which runs over 6 weeks and will include:

• Compulsory practical workshop: Friday 27 May 10.00-12.00 (Central Library, SK) (2 hours)
• Optional content: Three out of seven optional modules to be completed online between Friday 27 May and Friday 1 July 2011. Each of these modules are expected to take between 30 – 60 minutes to complete. There will be an optional social reference management tools workshop (date to be confirmed) that participants can choose to attend.

In addition to the workshops, it is expected that a minimum of 1.5 hours independent work will be needed to complete the programme.

If you cannot attend the compulsory workshop but still wish to participate in this course, please contact graduate.schools@imperial.ac.uk as a repeat session may be run if there is enough interest.

Library training sessions for the Summer term

Booking is now open for this term’s database sessions. Come and learn how to find information for your projects at the library’s introductory database sessions on the following subjects:

Databases

CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts): CSA covers major areas of research, including environmental sciences, materials science, biological sciences, engineering and computer science.

EBSCO Business Source Complete: Ebsco provides access to a wealth of business information including company and country reports and full-text journal articles. This session is for business and non-business students who need to find business information for their projects.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar is a service which uses the Google search engine, but searches only scholarly resources. This session will cover search tips, what Google Scholar can do for you, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar

MetaLib: This information portal provides access to databases and electronic journals subscribed to by the Library. Many of the resources can be cross-searched, where a single search is carried out on more than one database.

PubMed: This is the most comprehensive source for biomedical articles. This session is for students who need to find information in medicine and related subjects.

Resources for engineering students: This workshop will introduce students to the Library’s resources suitable for finding Engineering information more efficiently and effectively. Key databases, e-books and other sources of information will be covered and will include a practical hands-on session

Scifinder Scholar: SciFinder Scholar is a key chemistry resource and also covers biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and related disciplines.

Web of Science: This multidisciplinary database covers a wide range of subjects including science, engineering, humanities, medicine and social sciences. It also includes cited references for all articles.

Study Skills

Academic Writing: Learn techniques for improving your academic writing skills. You will learn how to understand essay questions, look at different academic writing formats and gain some tips to help in those all important exams.

Current awareness in your subject: This hands-on workshop will show you a number of methods (such as using a Google Reader account) to enable you to keep up to date with new developments in your subject field, including research findings and news items.

Intelligent use of the Internet: Learn which sources on the Internet to trust. We all use the internet but we don’t always know how reliable it is. This session will show you how to decide whether the information you find on the internet is valuable research or just plain rubbish!

Presentation Skills: Get general advice and tips on preparing a presentation, including how to plan a presentation, and what to do when you are a presenter.

Reading & Note Taking: Learn techniques for improving your reading and note taking skills

Reference Management

RefWorks: Learn how to store your references and create a reference list

Timetable

Academic Writing: Thursday 26 May 2011 12.00 – 13.00

CSA: Tuesday 10 May 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Current awareness in your subject: Monday 16 May 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Ebsco: Monday 13 June 2011 12.00 -13.00

Google Scholar: Thursday 23 June 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Intelligent Use of the Internet: Thursday 9 June 2011 12.00 -13.00

MetaLib: Tuesday 31 May 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Presentation Skills: Thursday 16 June 2011 12.00 -13.00

PubMed: Tuesday 7 June 2011 12.00 -13.00

Reading and Note Taking: Thursday 19 May 2011 12.00 -13.00

RefWorks: Thursday 12 May 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Resources for Engineering: Tuesday 24 May 2011 12.000 -13.00

SciFinder Scholar: Monday 6 June 2011 12.00 -13.00

Web of Science : Tuesday 17 May 2011 12.00 -13.00

All sessions are in Training room 1 on Level 1 of the Central Library unless otherwise stated

To book

Please complete the booking form at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/workshops/lrspbookings to register for any of these sessions.

‘Index to Theses’ service now links to 50,000 full text online theses

As from this month, Index to Theses provides links to around 50,000 full text theses. They are available as free downloads from university repositories and the EThOS site.

Around 70% of these online theses are linked via the EThoS service, a further 15% via a choice of EThOS or the university repositories covered by EThOS, and the rest via university sources. Users link from the existing Index to Theses database entry, most of which (320,000 entries) include an abstract.

Where a thesis is not yet available online, Index to Theses describes alternative routes for obtaining the full text, whether by loan or digitisation. An explanation of the linking feature can be seen at: www.theses.com/obtain.html

Index to Theses has over 550,000 entries at the start of 2011. Over 16,000 new theses are added annually.

Library training sessions for this term

Booking is now open for this term’s database sessions. Come and learn how to find information for your projects at the library’s introductory database sessions on the following subjects:

Databases

CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts): CSA covers major areas of research, including environmental sciences, materials science, biological sciences, engineering and computer science.

EBSCO Business Source Complete: Ebsco provides access to a wealth of business information including company and country reports and full-text journal articles. This session is for business and non-business students who need to find business information for their projects.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar is a service which uses the Google search engine, but searches only scholarly resources. This session will cover search tips, what Google Scholar can do for you, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar

MetaLib: This information portal provides access to databases and electronic journals subscribed to by the Library. Many of the resources can be cross-searched, where a single search is carried out on more than one database.

PubMed: This is the most comprehensive source for biomedical articles. This session is for students who need to find information in medicine and related subjects.

Resources for engineering students: This workshop will introduce students to the Library’s resources suitable for finding Engineering information more efficiently and effectively. Key databases, e-books and other sources of information will be covered and will include a practical hands-on session

Scifinder Scholar: SciFinder Scholar is a key chemistry resource and also covers biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and related disciplines.

Web of Science: This multidisciplinary database covers a wide range of subjects including science, engineering, humanities, medicine and social sciences. It also includes cited references for all articles.

Study Skills

Academic Writing: Learn techniques for improving your academic writing skills. You will learn how to understand essay questions, look at different academic writing formats and gain some tips to help in those all important exams.

Current awareness in your subject: This hands-on workshop will show you a number of methods (such as using a Google Reader account) to enable you to keep up to date with new developments in your subject field, including research findings and news items.

Intelligent use of the Internet: Learn which sources on the Internet to trust. We all use the internet but we don’t always know how reliable it is. This session will show you how to decide whether the information you find on the internet is valuable research or just plain rubbish!

Presentation Skills: Get general advice and tips on preparing a presentation, including how to plan a presentation, and what to do when you are a presenter.

Reading & Note Taking: Learn techniques for improving your reading and note taking skills

Reference Management

RefWorks: Learn how to store your references and create a reference list

Timetable

Academic Writing: Thursday 10 February 2011 12.00 – 13.00

CSA: Tuesday 25 January 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Current awareness in your subject: Monday 21 February 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Ebsco: Tuesday 1 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

Google Scholar: Thursday 3 March 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Intelligent Use of the Internet: Thursday 17 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

MetaLib: Tuesday 8 February 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Presentation Skills: Thursday 24 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

PubMed: Tuesday 15 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

Reading and Note Taking: Thursday 3 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

RefWorks: Thursday 27 January 2011 12.00 – 13.00

Resources for Engineering: Tuesday 22 February 2011 12.000 -13.00

SciFinder Scholar: Monday 7 February 2011 12.00 -13.00

Web of Science : Tuesday 1 March 2011 12.00 -13.00
Thursday 9 December 2010 12.00 – 13.00

All sessions are in Training room 1 on Level 1 of the Central Library unless otherwise stated

To book

Please complete the booking form at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/library/subjectsandsupport/workshops/lrspbookings to register for any of these sessions.

Nature archive now available

The Library has recently purchased access to the complete Nature archive.

The first issue is dated November 1869 and contains two articles by T.H.Huxley. The archive gives a fascinating insight into the history of scientific discovery and of the journal itself.

Access is controlled by the IP address of your computer on site and via connection to the College VPN or by UK Federation (click on the “Login via your instutution” link) off-site.

Try the Nature archive now by clicking here

E-books page

We’ve added a new page to the blog, with a list of the e-books that we subscribe to. You can find it here, or just click on the link at the top of the blog.

We hope you find it useful!

New service – Document Delivery straight to your desktop

The Library is now able to deliver articles requested from the British Library direct to your PC using the Secure Electronic Delivery (SED) service.

SED has many benefits; it is a more convenient service, requests arrive more quickly, and you can access the article from wherever you are without having to visit the Library.

Register for Document Delivery by completing our online registration form. Once you have registered you will be able to request items through the library catalogue. When it is available the British Library will send you an email with a hyperlink to your document. You will then have 14 days to download the document before the link expires. If you have questions, you can read the FAQ here.

Please note: Document Delivery will replace all references to Inter-Library Loans on the Library website.

CRCnetBASE ebooks problems

Our links to the following ebooks on CRCnetBASE are currently unavailable due to a platform change which recently took place.

• chemnetbase
• engnetbase
• environnetbase
• foodnetbase
• mathnetbase
• statsnetbase
• forensicnetbase
• infosecuritynetbase
• neurosciencenetbase
• polymernetbase

Access is available direct from CRCnetBASE

Library training workshops in February and March

Come and learn how to find information for your projects at the library’s introductory database sessions on the following subjects:

Business and related subjects using EBSCO Business Source Complete. Ebsco provides access to a wealth of business information including company and country reports and full-text journal articles. This session is for business and non-business students who need to find business information for their projects.

All subjects using CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) covers major areas of research, including environmental sciences, materials science, biological sciences, engineering and computer science.

All subjects using Web of Science. This multidisciplinary database covers a wide range of subjects including science, engineering, humanities, medicine and social sciences. It also includes cited references for all articles.

All subjects using Google Scholar. Google Scholar is a service which uses the Google search engine, but searches only scholarly resources. This session will cover search tips, what Google Scholar can do for you, and the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar

Chemical information using Scifinder Scholar. SciFinder Scholar is a key chemistry resource and also covers biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and related disciplines.

Medicine and related subjects using PubMed This is the most comprehensive source for biomedical articles. This session is for students who need to find information in medicine and related subjects.

Engineering using Engineering Village. This is the most comprehensive database for engineering information and is a key resource for all engineering students.

Engineering using IEEE Xplore. IEEE Xplore provides full text access to technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science and electronics

Intelligent use of the Internet – learn which sources on the Internet to trust. We all use the internet but we don’t always know how reliable it is. This session will show you how to decide whether the information you find on the internet is valuable research or just plain rubbish!

Cross-search multiple databases using Metalib, the library’s portal. This information portal provides access to databases and electronic journals subscribed to by the Library. Many of the resources can be cross-searched, where a single search is carried out on more than one database.

RefWorks – learn how to store your references and create a reference list

Reading & Note Taking – learn techniques for improving your reading and note taking skills

Timetable

	Session
	CSA	Tuesday 9 February 2010
	Ebsco	Friday 12 February 2010
	Engineering Village	Thursday 4 March 2010
	Google Scholar	Thursday 25 February 2010
	IEEE Xplore	Monday 1 March 2010
	Intelligent Use of the Internet	Friday 19 February 2010
	MetaLib	Monday 22 February 2010
	PubMed	Monday 15 February 2010
	Reading and Note Taking	Monday 1 February 2010
	RefWorks	Friday 5 February 2010
	SciFinder Scholar	Thursday 18 February 2010
	Web of Science	Tuesday 9 March 2010

All sessions are in Training room 1 on Level 1 of the Central Library.

To book

Please complete the booking form at www.imperial.ac.uk/library/lrspbooking to register for any of these sessions.