Electronic Journals Leeds University Library Information Literacy Programme 2006-2007

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

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

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 )

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 )

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

E-journal services

Finding e-journals 1. The Library webpages The Library Catalogue By journal title By resource name 3. Linking from databases

1. The Library webpages

The Library Catalogue

By journal title

By resource name

3. Linking from databases

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

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

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)

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)

Finding e-journals: example of a journal record Link to full-text electronic version Information about print version Any note that applies to all titles

Finding e-journals: Library catalogue, by resource (provider) name Search by provider name

Finding e-journals: example of a resource record If a password is needed, a link will appear here Resource description Help guide Availability List of titles

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

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

Linking from a database: example Find at Leeds service Links to resources

Linking from a database: example Find at Leeds service Link to full-text article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Example of a PDF article This is an article from the Ingenta Connect service Thumbnails of article pages Buttons to save, print, etc.

This is an article from the Ingenta Connect service

Example of an HTML article This is from a journal on the Highwire portal – note hyperlinks throughout the article Link to items in reference list

This is from a journal on the Highwire portal – note hyperlinks throughout the article

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

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