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Electronic Journals
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Information Literacy Programme 2006-2007
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Purpose of this session
To introduce electronic journals To demonstrate how to locate electronic resources
using the Library webpages and Catalogue To look at examples of electronic journal services To look at downloading, printing and saving material
from electronic resources
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Back to basics: what is an e-journal?
An electronic publication, similar to an e-zine or zine. An e-journal, however, is typically found in academic circles and is a regularly published journal either published solely in electronic form or made available in electronic form.
(Definition from High Density’s Glossary of Internet Terms)
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Types of e-journal Purchased as individual titles from
specific publishers Archive content (back runs) – some open
access, some for purchase Purchased as part of a database Freely available
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E-journals: what’s different?
Always available from desktop; most titles available remotely
Several users can access a journal issue or article at any one time
Multimedia and additional features not possible in print version
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Statistics @ Leeds
Journal Titles: 28,000 Journal Providers: 500 Purchased backfiles from Elsevier, Wiley,
Springer, Taylor and Francis Free backfiles from PubMedCentral Open access titles (author pays model, no
charge to view articles)
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E-journal services
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Finding e-journals
1. The Library webpages
2. The Library Catalogue1. By journal title
2. By resource name
3. Linking from databases
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Finding e-journals 1: the Library webpages
Start from Library homepage http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/
Click on Index and find Electronic Journals Automatically searches for electronic journals
in the Catalogue (most are catalogued, including freely available titles)
Check on current trials
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Finding e-journals 2: the Library Catalogue
Can be found at: http://lib.leeds.ac.uk/ Contains information about all resources in the
Library - print, electronic and combined print/electronic subscriptions
Links to passwords where needed Note coverage dates Easy, quick, and the journals have been located for
you (but not individual articles)
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Finding e-journals: example of a journal record
Link to full-textelectronic version
Informationabout printversion
Any note that applies to alltitles
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Finding e-journals: Library catalogue, by resource (provider) name
Search byprovider name
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Finding e-journals: example of a resource record
If a password is needed,a link will appearhere
Resource description
Help guide
Availability
List of titles
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Finding e-journals 3: linking from databases
Start from a database e.g. Web of Science Click on the ‘find at Leeds’ button – many
links will lead you directly to full-text of the article
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Linking from a database: example
Find at Leeds service
Links toresources
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Linking from a database: example
Find at Leedsservice
Link to full-textarticle
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Advantages of using e-journals
Rapid publishing of new articles before the print version
Print quality higher than a photocopy Can be accessed when a print copy is not
in stock or out on loan Can be accessed from anywhere, at any
time to suit you
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Disadvantages of using e-journals
Down time of the resource Back files sometimes don’t go back far
enough to include the older years Not always available off campus May be some gaps in coverage
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Downloading and printing
Downloading:– terminology might vary,
usually PDF, HTML or PS
– uses external reader software such as Adobe Acrobat
– can also e-mail some articles to read later
Printing– options range from ‘page
at a time’ to ‘full document’
– best to ‘print as image’ where the option is available
– convenience value of a printout
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Example of a PDF article This is an article from the Ingenta Connect
service
Thumbnailsof articlepages
Buttonsto save,print, etc.
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Example of an HTML article This is from a journal on the Highwire portal – note
hyperlinks throughout the article
Link to itemsin referencelist
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What next?
Explore the Library’s collection of e-journals using the workbook provided
Take a look at coverage for your own subject area of interest
Any further questions - just ask!
Advanced course will run next semester