Information Management VU University Library Amsterdam Wilma van den Brink, MA Information Specialist [email_address]

750 e-Resources 15.000 e-Journals 1.200 Dissertations

750 e-Resources

15.000 e-Journals

1.200 Dissertations

Where do I search? How do I get access? How do I organize my literature? How do I stay up-to-date?

Where do I search? MetaSearch Relevant e-Resources Suggestions: topics dates (2008, 2007 …) authors journals titles

Relevant e-Resources

Suggestions:

topics

dates (2008, 2007 …)

authors

journals titles

Where do I search? www.ubvu.vu.nl > English

Where do I search? MetaSearch

Where do I search? MetaSearch MetaSearch

Where do I search? MetaSearch Faculty: Earth/Life Sciences Academic Discipline: Evironmental Sciences

Where do I search? MetaSearch Search term: 1. Simple 2. Advanced (combine keywords: AND, OR, NOT)

Where do I search? MetaSearch Select max. 10 e-Resources GO

Where do I search? MetaSearch

Where do I search? MetaSearch

Where do I search? MetaSearch Sort by: RANK

Where do I search? Summery Go to www.ubvu.vu.nl > English Choose: METASEARCH Choose: METASEARCH Select: faculty/academic discipline Type in Keyword(s) Select max 10 e-Resources GO Search Result: Combine results Choose RANK

Go to www.ubvu.vu.nl > English

Choose: METASEARCH

Choose: METASEARCH

Select: faculty/academic discipline

Type in Keyword(s)

Select max 10 e-Resources

GO

Search Result: Combine results

Choose RANK

How do I get access? Full text

How do I get access? Resources

How do I get access? Resources www.ubvu.vu.nl  English  Digital Services  Working from home

How do I organize my literature? Reference Software: EndNote, RefManager, Refworks saves time efficiently organize references: abstracts, pdf-files, keywords, search-option.

Reference Software: EndNote, RefManager, Refworks

saves time

efficiently organize references: abstracts, pdf-files, keywords, search-option.

Database (Web of Science) Reference Software MS WORD Reference Reference How do I organize my literature?

How do I organize my literature?

How do I organize my literature?

How do I organize my literature? The text used in the example was taken from the abstract in the Web of Science database

Summery The text used in the example was taken from the abstract in the Web of Science database 1. Finding e-Resources  MetaSearch 2. Find literature in an e-Resource 3. Own database (Reference Software)  export references to thesis/paper 4. New literature?

How do I stay up-to-date? Discussion lists / social networks Email alerts RSS

Discussion lists / social networks

Email alerts

RSS

How do I stay up-to-date?

How do I stay up-to-date?

How do I stay up-to-date? RSS (feeds  feed reader)

NETVIBES

Summery 1. Finding e-Resources  MetaSearch 2. Find literature in an e-Resource 3. Own database (Reference Software)  export references to thesis/paper 4. RSS-feeds, e-mail alerts e-Journals Access e-Resources/e-Journals  VU-net-id