library resources for physics postgraduates october 2010 barbara dorward
Post on 19-Dec-2015
220 views
TRANSCRIPT
Library Resources for Physics Postgraduates
October 2010
Barbara Dorward
University of Southampton Libraries
Hartley library
Library website
Physics library
Registering for the Library
University ID card is also your library card
– entry to Library
– borrowing books
To use catalogue (WebCat)
subject search using keywords
author/title search
online library
logging in to access all WebCat features
Library Website
services
Resources
Services
Opening hours
Information for new users
Loans and borrowing
Working areas
Reception desk for: Basic library queries Group Study room bookings
Loans Desk – queries about borrowing and Inter Library Loan
Resources
Catalogues
Electronic resources
Tutorials
Quick reference
Level 3: Subject Enquiry desk
Break 1
Catalogues
WebCat – on-line catalogue of books, journals etc
TDNet – the library’s electronic journals management system
COPAC – combined catalogue of major UK university libraries
Southampton City Library catalogue
Location of material
Books– Located on Level 3. Most are at call
numbers QB and QC (Quartos and pamphlets are shelved separately)
Print journals– On Level 1. Arranged alphabetically
within the sequence Per Q
Where are my resources kept?
Level 3:
Engineering
Health
Law
Management
Mathematics
Medicine
Science
Sports Science
Social Sciences
Official Publications
EDC
Where are my resources kept?
Level 1: journals/periodicals
newspapers
microfilms
maps
some book stock
Full text sources
Patents
Standards
IEEEXplore
E-journals and e-books
ArXiv and other e-print servers
Accessing electronic resources
Institutional login (your iSolutions username and password)– Used to access many resources from
off-campus locations and some from on campus
VPN– Connects you to the University
network when off campus giving the same access when on campus
VPN
Virtual Private Network
Link to University network
When connected your computer appears to be ‘on campus’
Managed by iSolutions. Instructions on iSolutions web pages at: www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/net/vpn/
Break 2
Subject support
www.soton.ac.uk/library/subjects/physics
Gateways and Search engines
Intute
Virtual Library – Physics
Google Scholar
Scirus
Scitopia
OAIster
Key databases
ISI Web of ScienceGeneral science
databaseCitation searching
INSPEC
Compendex
Specialist Physicsand Engineering
databases
Searching databases
Search statements retrieve exact matches
Search by– keywords/phrases– controlled indexing terms– key authors
or a combination of these
Searching
Boolean logic AND, OR, NOT
Symbols varye.g. optic*
Enclose in quotes “black body radiation”
Truncation and wildcards
Phrase searching
Web of Knowledge
Wide coverage of scientific sources
Databases can be searched individually or together
Main databases of relevance to Physics– Inspec (controlled vocabulary)– Web of Science (citation searching)– ISI Proceedings
Compendex
Mainly engineering and physical sciences
Searchable using a controlled vocabulary (Thesaurus)
Finding documents
Full text links
TDNet link
WebCat
ILL (Inter Library Loan)
Additional features
Limits
Analyse results
Refine results
Search history
Marking records
Exporting records
E-mail alerts
E-theses
Issues relevant from the start of your PhD
– Inclusion of third-party copyrighted material (diagrams, tables, code etc)
– Structuring your files to convert to elegant pdf
Upcoming courses– Book through Graduate School
e-theses website– http://www.academic-
skills.soton.ac.uk/ethesis/
Copyright regulations …….
We have a legal requirement NOT to photocopy, print or download more than:
1 chapter or 10% of a book whichever is LESS
1 article per issue of a journal
throughout your academic career at Southampton!
Further session
Tuesday 19th October 2-4 p.m– Library training room 4077
If you need more help
Barbara Dorward
Tel 02380 592791 ext
x22791 int
Subject Enquiry Desk