Research Tools from the Library Network Eliza Mcleod Elena Maslyukova World Bank Group Library Accra, May 4th, 2009

Researcher’s Toolkit The Library Network Our Collections JOLIS online catalog Useful Databases WB Repositories External resources Today’s Agenda

Researcher’s Toolkit

The Library Network

Our Collections

JOLIS online catalog

Useful Databases

WB Repositories

External resources

What Do Offer to Make Your Life Easier One-stop access to on-line resources @ http://library JOLIS Catalog - with more than one million items Content from over 180 top database services E-Journals - over 25,000 full-text journals News from >14,000 sources - FT, WSJ and The Economist Citations, papers, publications via JStor, EconLit, SSCI… Support via Ask! a librarian from everywhere on the site

One-stop access to on-line resources @ http://library

JOLIS Catalog - with more than one million items

Content from over 180 top database services

E-Journals - over 25,000 full-text journals

News from >14,000 sources - FT, WSJ and The Economist

Citations, papers, publications via JStor, EconLit, SSCI…

Support via Ask! a librarian from everywhere on the site

Access Modes Launch IE to get to the Intranet main page Type ‘ Library ’ into the Intranet address bar for both WBG and IMF to access the Library Network Home Page @ http://library or For WB - select “ Libraries ” from “ Favorites ” menu For IFC – login to iDesk , select Library Resources tab Library Network Home Page http://library

Access Modes

Launch IE to get to the Intranet main page

Type ‘ Library ’ into the Intranet address bar for both WBG and IMF

to access the Library Network Home Page @ http://library or

For WB - select “ Libraries ” from “ Favorites ” menu

For IFC – login to iDesk , select Library Resources tab

Our Collections JOLIS Online Catalog E-Books: Handbooks in Economics NetLibrary E-Journals: Over 25,000 full-text journals Searchable Journal Databases E-TOCs E-Research Papers: By Series title both print and electronic Full-text only Library Network Homepage http://library

Our Collections

JOLIS Online Catalog

E-Books:

Handbooks in Economics

NetLibrary

E-Journals:

Over 25,000 full-text journals

Searchable Journal Databases

E-TOCs

E-Research Papers:

By Series title both print and electronic

Full-text only

Our Collections Newspapers & E-News NewsPlus/Factiva Statistical Resources Online By Region/Sector/Organization Databases By Subject Research Guides Country Research Guides Library Services Electronic Table of Contents (E-Tocs) Library Network Homepage http://library

Our Collections

Newspapers & E-News

NewsPlus/Factiva

Statistical Resources Online

By Region/Sector/Organization

Databases

By Subject

Research Guides

Country Research Guides

Library Services

Electronic Table of Contents (E-Tocs)

JOLIS Online Catalog Quick Searching Tips Use ' single quotation marks ' to search for exact phrases Boolean Operators (AND, OR, and NOT) are supported JOLIS is not case-sensitive Omit frequently-used words (the, an, of, etc.) $ is used as a right-hand truncation for other forms of the word ? is used to replace any single character inside the word

Use ' single quotation marks ' to search for exact phrases

Boolean Operators (AND, OR, and NOT) are supported

JOLIS is not case-sensitive

Omit frequently-used words (the, an, of, etc.)

$ is used as a right-hand truncation for other forms of the word

? is used to replace any single character inside the word

Multiple Database Search Select Databases from the Library Homepage Choose all or several databases of interest Service allowing searching many of the Library's online journals and databases at the same time from a single interface. It's a good way to start when you're unsure which journal or database to choose. It can be your discovery tool . 14 different databases can be searched at the same time or create a custom set of databases

Select Databases from the Library Homepage

Choose all or several databases of interest

Service allowing searching many of the Library's online journals and databases at the same time from a single interface.

It's a good way to start when you're unsure which journal or database to choose. It can be your discovery tool .

14 different databases can be searched at the same time or create a custom set of databases

Useful Databases to Have in Mind Academic and Trade Journals EconLit – articles, research papers and books on economics and related fields; over 430 journals full-text Business Source Corporate – articles from business and trade sources, over 2800 journals Social Science Citation Index – over 1500 sources, citations research JSTOR – over 500 titles, archived back issues collection Deep Back Archive Coverage 1969 + 1965 + 1984 + 1891 + moving date for current issues, no resent years

Academic and Trade Journals

EconLit – articles, research papers and books on economics and related fields; over 430 journals full-text

Business Source Corporate – articles from business and trade sources, over 2800 journals

Social Science Citation Index – over 1500 sources, citations research

JSTOR – over 500 titles, archived back issues collection

Licensed Databases Advantages Advanced search features – proximity and field searching, citation searches Multiple database searching (i.e.FirstSearch, others) Export bibliographies Save searches and settings Visual search Capture URL links to share searches and articles Find It service full-text availability tool

Advantages

Advanced search features – proximity and field searching, citation searches

Multiple database searching (i.e.FirstSearch, others)

Export bibliographies

Save searches and settings

Visual search

Capture URL links to share searches and articles

Find It service full-text availability tool

EconLit The American Economic Association’s electronic collection, EconLit , indexes more than 30 years of economics literature From around the world. Compiled and abstracted in an easily Searchable format, EconLit is a comprehensive index of journal articles, books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers and dissertations. >735,000 records Functionality Basic/Guided Advanced Searches Visual Search Limiters/Expanders Narrowing Results Personal Folders/Alerts Finding More Like This Combining Search Results Cited References/Times Cited

The American Economic Association’s electronic collection,

EconLit , indexes more than 30 years of economics literature

From around the world. Compiled and abstracted in an easily

Searchable format, EconLit is a comprehensive index of journal articles,

books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers and

dissertations. >735,000 records

Functionality

Basic/Guided Advanced Searches

Visual Search

Limiters/Expanders

Narrowing Results

Personal Folders/Alerts

Finding More Like This

Combining Search Results

Cited References/Times Cited

EconLit

EconLit

Business Source Corporate Contains over 3,000 quality general business periodicals and specific trade publications such as: Fortune Harvard Business Review Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Provides various search capabilities Publications Visual Search Multiple Database Can limit to full-text, peer reviewed academic journals Can set up My EBSCO account for storing search results

Contains over 3,000 quality general business periodicals and specific trade publications such as:

Fortune

Harvard Business Review

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)

Provides various search capabilities

Publications

Visual Search

Multiple Database

Can limit to full-text, peer reviewed academic journals

Can set up My EBSCO account for storing search results

Social Sciences Citation Index Journal literature of social sciences 1984–present Search citations and cited references to: Determine the impact of Bank/Fund publications Track publications of researchers across organizations and countries Discover new authors and articles in your area Cited References Author Search Tip: The cited author in a cited ref is the first listed author of the cited publication

Journal literature of social sciences

1984–present

Search citations and cited references to:

Determine the impact of Bank/Fund publications

Track publications of researchers across organizations and countries

Discover new authors and articles in your area

Cited References Author Search Tip:

The cited author in a cited ref is the first listed author

of the cited publication

JSTOR http://www.jstor.org Scholarly Journals Archive - not current issues database typical gap from 1 to 5 years, between recent and back issues trusted critical research in economics and finance, history, political science & sociology Features New Platform-new look and feel Browsing journals/volumes/issues Searching Printing/Downloading ( new PDF format ) Viewing article pages in a thumbnail Personalization “My JSTOR”

Scholarly Journals Archive - not current issues database

typical gap from 1 to 5 years, between recent and back issues

trusted critical research in economics and finance, history, political

science & sociology

Features

New Platform-new look and feel

Browsing journals/volumes/issues

Searching

Printing/Downloading ( new PDF format )

Viewing article pages in a thumbnail

Personalization “My JSTOR”

JSTOR http://www.jstor.org You can store your saved citations More efficient navigation throughout the site (page jumping) Ability to search within result sets Limit by discipline on basic search form Select Recent Search Article Locator/Journal Search View List of Pages with search terms More Like this feature

You can store your saved citations

More efficient navigation throughout the site (page jumping)

Ability to search within result sets

Limit by discipline on basic search form

Select Recent Search

Article Locator/Journal Search

View List of Pages with search terms

More Like this feature

FirstSearch Collection of Databases Several Databases with the same search interface, can search up to 3 databases at the same time WorldCat – materials in libraries worldwide Agricola – agriculture and rural development topics GeoBase – geology and ecology WilsonSelectPlus – sciences, humanities, education ECO - full-text articles from scholarly journals

Several Databases with the same search interface,

can search up to 3 databases at the same time

WorldCat – materials in libraries worldwide

Agricola – agriculture and rural development topics

GeoBase – geology and ecology

WilsonSelectPlus – sciences, humanities, education

ECO - full-text articles from scholarly journals

SSRN http://www.ssrn.com/ Tomorrow’s Research Today Collaborative Network Top quality research papers in social science: accounting, economics, finance, law, management, etc. Thousands of abstracts and full-text research papers –Fund Working Papers, World Bank Policy Research and NBER WPs included Sign up for e-mail alerts of new working papers, articles, conferences

Collaborative Network

Top quality research papers in social science: accounting, economics, finance, law, management, etc.

Thousands of abstracts and full-text research papers –Fund Working Papers, World Bank Policy Research and NBER WPs included

Sign up for e-mail alerts of new working papers, articles, conferences

WBG Internal Resources http://ImageBank Internal repository of Bank operational and research documents, new features recently introduced: WB E-Library Officially issued publication from the WB research department Develoment Data Platform (DDP) http://ddp Collection of statistics from various agencies including WB indicators, also UN, IMF, ITU, etc. Global Economic Monitor (GEM) http://GEM Redesigned Data & Reference tab on the main intranet Operations Portal offers project information IFC iDesk has integration with the library resources

http://ImageBank

Internal repository of Bank operational and research documents, new features recently introduced:

WB E-Library

Officially issued publication from the WB research department

Develoment Data Platform (DDP) http://ddp

Collection of statistics from various agencies including WB indicators, also UN, IMF, ITU, etc.

Global Economic Monitor (GEM) http://GEM

Redesigned Data & Reference tab on the main intranet

Operations Portal offers project information

IFC iDesk has integration with the library resources

Eldis www.eldis.org Development policy, practice and research. Browse by topics or country, more than 22,000 summarized documents from over 4,500 development organizations - all available free to download. Share your work with over 80,000 development practitioners Specialized search engine of development-related websites Regular e-mail updates on new research added and newsfeeds on development issues Join the community and contribute your publications

Development policy, practice and research.

Browse by topics or country, more than 22,000 summarized documents from over 4,500 development organizations - all available free to download. Share your work with over 80,000 development practitioners

Specialized search engine of development-related websites

Regular e-mail updates on new research added and newsfeeds on development issues

Join the community and contribute your publications

Google Book Search http://books.google.com Scanned full-text books from publishers and libraries Millions of titles All text is searchable Advanced search by author, date, title View ‘snippet’ of text with keywords Limited views of books but some fulltext Discover hard to find book chapters Includes World Bank published books

Scanned full-text books from publishers and libraries

Millions of titles

All text is searchable

Advanced search by author, date, title

View ‘snippet’ of text with keywords

Limited views of books but some fulltext

Discover hard to find book chapters

Includes World Bank published books

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com Scholarly papers, preprints, reports, books Covers many subject disciplines Keyword & advanced search by author, date, title Find leads on key authors, most cited articles, new subjects Use library Find It links to identify best databases and find full-text

Scholarly papers, preprints, reports, books

Covers many subject disciplines

Keyword & advanced search by author, date, title

Find leads on key authors, most cited articles, new subjects

Use library Find It links to identify best databases and find full-text

Wrap-up Where to start my research? Country – start with the Country Research Guide Topic – multiple database search or specialized database Specific journal – E- journals Books – search the library catalog Jolis or E-books News – Factiva or ISI Emerging Markets Need to keep up-to-date with research in my profession – Journals E-TOCs Service, alerts in databases

Where to start my research?

Country – start with the Country Research Guide

Topic – multiple database search or specialized database

Specific journal – E- journals

Books – search the library catalog Jolis or E-books

News – Factiva or ISI Emerging Markets

Need to keep up-to-date with research in my profession –

Journals E-TOCs Service, alerts in databases

Questions Research Tools from the Library---Quiz 1. You need an article from the Economist. Where can you find it? (Several possible answers) 2. You want to borrow the book, The World’s Banker . How do you find it? 3. You want to search across several databases at once. How can you do this? (Name at least one database that allows this feature).

Research Tools from the Library---Quiz

1. You need an article from the Economist. Where can you find it? (Several possible answers)

2. You want to borrow the book, The World’s Banker . How do you find it?

3. You want to search across several databases at once. How can you do this? (Name at least one database that allows this feature).

Tomorrow’s Agenda Morning Session 10 am – 12 noon Country Research Country and Industry Analysis Country Risk and Forecasts Statistical Resources Afternoon Session 2 pm – 5 pm News Sources ISI Emerging Markets Factiva RSS and advanced features in Factiva

Morning Session

10 am – 12 noon

Country Research

Country and Industry Analysis

Country Risk and Forecasts

Statistical Resources

Afternoon Session

2 pm – 5 pm

News Sources

ISI Emerging Markets

Factiva

RSS and advanced features in Factiva

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