internet skills for researchers oct11
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Internet skills for researchers
Rachel HendersonScience & research support
librarian
Rachel.Henderson@uea.ac.uk
“Traditional “ e-resources
Digital journals
Abstract & index databases
Other digital resources eg Reaxys/Scifinder Scholar for chemical structures
Metalib is UEA library’s portal to e-resources
Changes…
Face of publishing is changing
Web, Web 2.0
Ability to publish your own material easily
AND social networks – ability to comment, share ideas, set up networks across continents
Digital repositories
Showcase the institution’s research outputs
Provide an ‘open access’ route to publications, (depending on the copyright agreement of the publisher)
Include etheses at many institutions – excellent way to promote your work
How to find open resources
http://www.oclc.org/oaister/
http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/search
http://www.driver-repository.eu/
Keeping up to date
Google reader for RSS feeds
Email alerts
Table of content feeds
Social network tools
http://www.researchgate.net
http://www.mendeley.com/
http://www.delicious.com/
Library web pages of interest:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/is/collections/researchsupporthttp://www.uea.ac.uk/is/infoskills
Elsewhere:http://25researchthings2010.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/week-1/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
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