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

Twitter

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/