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In this session we will be looking at:
• Quick look at where to search for information• Journal TOC alerts• How to access journal articles that UCT Libraries does not
subscribe to• Academic social networking (ResearchGate,
Academia.edu) & Copyright• H-indices • ORCID & Google Scholar Profile • Finding and accessing theses• Conferences
Where to search:
Google Scholar
ACM Digital Library
Computer & Applied Science Complete
ScienceDirect
IEEE Xplore
Web of Science
Finding relevant Journals & Setting up TOC Alerts
2 ways to check for relevant and most impactful journals in our discipline:
• Journal Citation reports – Science edition• Journal Citation reports - InCites• Google Metrics
InCites:
Journal Citation Reports
Setting up TOC alerts:
If the database that hosts the journal is indexed by google, you can simply search for the journal using google and setup the TOC alert from there
Journal TOC service:http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/
How to access material that UCT Libraries does not have access to?
1 Interlibrary Loans
2 Institutional Repositories
• Most institutions these days have Institutional Repositories where they make scholarly output of the institution freely available to the public.
• Often you will find a preprint or postprint of a specific article in the repository, or the publishers version after the embargo period has expired, if there is an embargo period.
• Open Licensed material can also be found on Institutional Repositories
Useful databases:
• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)• DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books)• Open DOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)
3 Author sites & Social Media
Check whether the author has a website, often publishers allow authors to have preprints or postprints on their personal websites.
Articles are also often available on Academic Social media sites such as ResearchGate and Academia.
Social Media and Copyright:
Social Media And Copyright:
The fine print:• under terms of use
Onus falls on users to ensure that Copyright is enforced
Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA):
As an author, you own the copyright of the work you produce:
You have the right to:• Reproduce the work• Prepare derivative work• Distribute copies• Perform the work publicly• To display the work publicly
UNTIL:You sign the CTA and give copyright to the journal/publisher
How do I know what I am able to share?Always check with publisher
Social Media And Copyright:
The H-index
• Devised by Jorge Hirsch in 2005• Used to measure or quantify the impact of individual researchers (and
recently also applied to Journals• An H-index of 15 means that a researcher has 15 papers that have all
been cited at least 15 times• Can never be higher that number of papers• Used to evaluate scholarly output and evaluate researchers• Often used to secure funding for research (NRF rating)
Calculating your H-index:• Rank your articles in order of citation• In the example to the right, an author has 8 papers that have been cited 33, 30,
20, 15, 7, 6, 5 and 4 times. This tells us that the author's h-index is 6.
• Publication and citation patterns vary between disciplines• Not time sensitive - It limits authors by the total number of
publications, so shorter careers are at a disadvantage• Highly cited papers are not reflected in the h-index• Limited to maximum number of publications
Limitations of h-index
3 places to check H-indices
Google Scholar Profile:
Google Scholar h-index
Google Scholar Profile:
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Web of Science h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
Scopus h-index
ORCID’s• With about two thirds of authors sharing a last name and single initial, it has
becomes extremely difficult for scholars to build their research brand
• ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers and supports automated linkages between you and your research activities
• This unique code identifies authors, and tracks their scholarly contribution with an open and independent registry
• Once registered, you can import works from Scopus and Web of Science
ORCID’s
ORCID’s
ORCID’s
Theses:All UCT theses have been digitised and is available on Open UCT
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Theses:
• Check ProQuest for theses• Check individual Institutional Repositories• Check Open DOAR• Try Inter Library Loans Department
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Conferences:
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Further Assistance:
Please feel free to email me:
Pepler Head - [email protected]
Remember the Computer Science Library Guide:
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/chemistry
Also have a look at UCT Libraries’ YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/UCTLibraries
Check out the Savvy Reseacher Series:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/savvy-researcher-workshop-series
Thank you, any questions?
