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E-RESOURCES IN POLITICS AND SOCIOLOGY
Social Sciences Library
October 2012
1. CatalogueSearching the catalogue we know:
• How many documents there are.
• In which library and which area they are.
• If they are available, loaned, reserved or not available for loan
We find all the documents:
• In any format: books, journals, maps, audiovisuals, theses, research works… and
• In any documentary support: paper, digital, microform, etc.
Access:
1) Library Service Webwww.uab.cat/libraries:
2) Directly from catalogue’s site www.uab.cat/libraries/catalog
On the right of the page
Results: they can be saved, printed, exported to RefWorks and shared on social media.
List of results
Searching options
Save records Order and filter
Reserve
Formats
Items
Order code on the shelfLoan availability
Loan typeLocation
Journals
Fons en paper
Access to the digital format
Location
Paper collection
1) My account:-Reservations (of documents which are loaned and available)
-Renewals-Loan history-My lists-Preferred searches-E-mail alerts (through the preferred searches)
2) Buttons 2.0
3) RSS for new acquisitions
Personalize
- Searching tips- Instructions for any kind of search: title,
author…- Help to personalize: renewals, preferred
searches, my lists…- Video tutorials
Help
2. Other catalogues
University Union Catalogue of Catalonia (CCUC)
puc.cbuc.cat: the integrated catalogues of the Catalan universities, the Biblioteca de Catalunya and other institutions
Rebiun: Spanish university libraries
Madroño: university libraries of Madrid and the UNED
CSIC: libraries of the CSIC
More catalogues at www.bib.uab.cat/catalegs.htm
CCUC: search screen
CCUC: results screen
Consortial borrowing
Gateway to all the available electronic resources in the UAB Library service
www.uab.cat/libraries/trobador
3. Trobador
1. Quick search
Find and make simmoultaneous searches in different e-resources
Resources bycategory
It allows you to find:
• E-journals
• Databases
• E-books
• Web resources
By title
By category By typeof document
2. Find database
List of e-resources
Type of resource
=Multisearchableresource
More informationabout the resources
3. Multisearch
Resources where you search
Resources bycategory
Multisearch: results screen
Results list
Sociological Abstracts: references of articles with abstracts of more than 2,000 journals and other publications (books, theses). Also provides academic profiles specialized in social sciences.
ProQuest Sociology: (1985--): specialized in socials, contains full-text journal articles of worldwide coverage.
Banco de datos ASEP/JDS: public surveys and opinion polls of Spain and worldwide.
Armed conflict database: information about international armed conflict.
Base de datos de conflictos y construcción de paz: in addition to the above database, this one provides the background information, the evolution and the actors involved in international armed conflicts. Emphasizes the analysis from a gender perspective.
CSIC-ISOC (1976--): references of journal articles, monographs, presentations, theses, etc., about Spanish social sciences and humanities.
Francis (1984--): references and abstracts of journal articles about social sciences and humanities.
4. Databases
CIAO - Columbia international affairs online: full-text of articles, books, case studies, presentations, etc., about politics and international affairs and relations.
IPSA - International political science abstracts: references of journal articles about politics.
Factiva: current database with many full-text information resources (newspapers, trade journals, reports) and photografies.
ISI web of knowledge: database of the Institute for Scientific Information: Journal citation reports, Social sciences citation index, Current contents…
OECD iLibrary: full-text monographs and journals until 2011.
Multidisciplinaries
Oxford reference online: e-dictionaries about different subjects
Databases of books and journals ISBN and ISSN
5. E-journals and E-books
E-journals:ScienceDirect, Emerald, Kluwer Academic, Wiley,
Springer, Ebsco, JSTOR…
E-books:Oxford Scholarship Online (politics), Ebrary,
MyiLibrary, SpringerLink…
• The Blackwell dictionary of sociology: dictionary about sociology by the sociologist Allan G. Johnson.
• Oxford reference online: e- dictionaries about different subjects, in which we find The Concise Oxford dictionary of politics.
Reference works
6. E-summaries of journalsThey are a good idea to be updated on latest news
TOC Premier (EbscoHost):Provides the summaries of 23,000 journals and has more than 18 milions of bibliographic registres from 1995. You can create alerts.
Dialnet:Database of journals, theses, chapters of books and miscellaneous material that provides the full-text when it is available. You can create alerts.
TOC - Ebsco
Database of summaries DIALNET plus
7. E-theses• Dissertations and theses (1861 USA, 1988 internat.--): theses
citations and research literature on the world stage. Directly UAB access from the Internet.
• TDX: doctoral theses presented at Catalan universities and some Spanish regions. Full-text available.
• Teseo (1976--):bibliographic reference of the doctoral theses presented at Spanish universities.
• Redial (1980--): doctoral theses about Latin America presented at European universities.
• DART-Europe: gateway of the European theses. Full-text available.
These resources are in Open Access
CBUC Repositories
TDX – Theses and dissertations online
RACO – Catalan journals in Open Access
RECERCAT- Catalan deposit of research
MDC – Digital memory of Catalonia
MDX – Learning materials online
9. Interesting tools and resources
Google Scholar
scholar.google.com
Search engine of specialized bibliography.
DOAJ
www.doaj.org
Directory of open access full-text journals about all subjects.
Web 2.0 tools
Blog BCS Politics and Sociology:blogs.uab.cat/bcspolitiques
News and RSS:www.netvibes.com/bibsocialspolitiques
Web resources: delicious.com/bibsocials/tag_bundle/politica_sociologia
Library Twitter:@bcsUAB
10. BibliographiesRefWorks: online manager of citations and bibliographies
www.refworks.com/refworks
Helpandtraining site
The virtual private networks service (VPN) allows access to the Internet payment resources from outside the Campus:
databases e-journals e-books
How to connect to VPN?: main web of Libraries Service, direct link Remote access
11. Remote access
If you have any question or for further information, please contact the Library staff
Thanks!
And that is all!
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, "El bibliotecario“, c.1566
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