The document is a presentation by Jen Eidelman on utilizing UCT libraries effectively, covering topics such as library resources, search strategies, and tools for organizing research. It includes instructions for accessing resources off-campus, using the library catalogue (Aleph), and understanding Boolean search logic for effective database searching. Additionally, it provides links to various library guides and reference management tools like RefWorks.

1. INTRODUCTION TO UCT LIBRARIES
Presented by Jen Eidelman
E-mail: jen.eidelman@uct.ac.za
Telephone: 021 650 2773
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License.

2. What you can expect to learn today
 Save Time
– Learn what the libraries have to offer & how to use the library resources.
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
 Work efficiently
- Learn how to search effectively
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/databases
 Keep up to date
- Learn how to get Alerts to your email account and to Save Searches.
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
 Be organized. Organise the results of your searches.
- Introducing RefWorks to organise your work and create a reference list /
reference help.
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/referencing
 How to Write up
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/writing

3. OFF CAMPUS LOGIN http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
It is possible
to access
library
resources if
you are not on
campus.
Use the OFF
CAMPUS
LOGIN
BUTTON on
the library
webpage.

4. OFF CAMPUS LOGIN http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

5. WHERE TO START? - Subject Guide
On the Library Web Page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

6. LINK TO SUBJECT GUIDE: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science

7. http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science

8. ALEPH – Library catalogue
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

9. SUBJECT GUIDE: Find books
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/findbooks

10. How to find a book:
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/findbooks
ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

11. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

12. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

13. Insert your student
or staff number here
Your password is your year of birth in the following format:
YYYYMMDD
e.g. 19801205

14. Use the BROWSE function in ALEPH to find
this book:
African penguin : a natural history
by Phil Hockey
What is the shelf number?

15. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the BROWSE function

17. Use the BROWSE function in ALEPH
to find
The Encyclopedia of biodiversity
What is the shelf number?
Is the item available for loan?
Exercise: Find a book title in ALEPH
(Online Library catalogue)

18. Exercise: Find a book title in ALEPH
(Online Library catalogue)

19. Exercise: Find a book title in ALEPH
(Online Library catalogue) – ALL ITEMS

20. Exercise: Find a book title in ALEPH
(Online Library catalogue) – ITEM STATUS

21. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the BROWSE function
to find Journal Titles

22. ALEPH –
Library
catalogue
Using the
BROWSE
function
to find
Journal
Titles

23. Exercise:
Find the Journal Title
‘Conservation Genetics’ in ALEPH
Use the BROWSE function.
What are the dates of the print holdings?
Do we have electronic access?
From what date?

25. Print Journals - Aleph
e-Journal Portal
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

26. SUBJECT GUIDE: Find Journals
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/findjournals

27. Muijres, F.T. (2014) Author and date of publication
Bird flight: Fly with a little flap from your
friends.
Title of article
Nature. 505(7483):295-296
Journal name. volume no (issue no.): page numbers

32. Pillay, K.R. 2015.
Digestive parameters and energy assimilation of
Cape porcupine on economically important crops.
African zoology 50(4):321-326.
Is it available in print at UCT Libraries?
Is it available online?

35. INTERLIBRARY LOANS
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/interlibrary-loans
You can request items that are not available at UCT via UCT
Libraries Interlibrary Loans Department.

36. Photo by Jen Eidelman
Learn how to
search
effectively

37. SEARCHING DATABASES
The effect of pollution on marine biodiversity
CONCEPT 2 CONCEPT 3CONCEPT 1
1. Write down your topic in its
simplest form
Then break it up into CONCEPTS.

38. The effect of pollution on marine biodiversity
CONCEPT 2 CONCEPT 3CONCEPT 1
2. Think of KEY WORDS that
describe each of your concepts :
CONCEPT 1
POLLUTION
CONTAMINATION
SEWAGE
OIL
CONCEPT 2
MARINE
OCEAN
SEA
CONCEPT 3
BIODIVERSITY

39. 3. Construct your search strategy
 Boolean logic provides the language you use to
structure your keyword search … the search
engine needs to know how your search terms
relate to each other
 In Boolean searching, you make use of
the three Boolean operators:
AND OR NOT

40. Use AND to combine different concepts :
pollution AND ocean

41. Use OR to enter keywords for the same
(single) concept :
ocean OR marine OR sea

42. Use NOT to get rid of unwanted results :
cetacea NOT dolphins

43. POLLUTION
OR
CONTAMINATION
OR
SEWAGE
OR
OIL
MARINE
OR
OCEAN
OR
SEA
BIODIVERSITYAND
CONCEPT 1
POLLUTION
CONTAMINATION
SEWAGE
OIL
CONCEPT 2
MARINE
OCEAN
SEA
CONCEPT 3
BIODIVERSITY
The effect of pollution on marine biodiversity
AND

44. ONE SEARCH BOX: Use brackets to separate your concepts
STRUCTURED SCREEN:
POLLUTION OR CONTAMINATION OR OIL OR SEWAGE
MARINE OR OCEAN OR SEA
BIODIVERSITY
(POLLUTION OR CONTAMINATION OR OIL
OR SEWAGE) AND (OCEAN OR SEA OR
MARINE) AND BIODIVERSITY
4. Type your search strategy into the
database search screen

45. Biological Sciences Library Guide:
Databases

46. Biological Sciences Library Guide: Useful Databases

47. From the dropdown menu you can choose ‘All Databases’ to search
across all the databases.
If you search in the ‘Web of Science Core Collection’ you will be able to
create search alerts & RSS feeds.
Alerts are not enabled when you search in ‘All Databases’.

48. Change drop down
menu to topic
Change timespan to limit your search
to specific years

49. Refine
results
of
search
here
Choose how to sort the
results of your search

50. The SFX button
tells you if the
article is available
in full text or not.

51. The full text is available from
ScienceDirect
There is also a link here to the
library catalogue (ALEPH) if you
want to see if the print version
is available.

52. Click on Download PDF
to get the full text.

53. Hover your mouse
at the bottom of
the page to see
the icons. Click on
the save icon to
save the article to
your computer

54. Tick the box.
Export the information (bibliographic details) to RefWorks

55. Login to RefWorks
Organise your work and create a reference list in RefWorks

57. Get organised - Import article information to RefWorks

59. • Click on the ‘Search History’ tab
• And then click on ‘Save History/
Create Alert’
Keep up to date
Save Searches / Create Alerts

60. • Give your search a
name
• Click ‘Save’
Keep up to date
Save Searches / Create Alerts

61. Keep up to date
Save Searches / Create Alerts

62. Click on ‘My Tools’ and then
‘Saved Searches and Alerts’ to
see all your saved searches

64. Exercise:
Do a search in the database SCOPUS
Using the following search terms
Abalone farming (Title, Abstract, Keyword)
AND
South Africa (Title, Abstract, Keyword)
AND
Bolton (Author)
How many articles did you find?
Which article is the most cited?

66. RESULTS OF SEARCH - SCOPUS

67. Exercise:
1. Create an account in RefWorks
2. Do a keyword search of your choice in
ANY ONE of the database SCOPUS, WEB
of SCIENCE or GOOGLE SCHOLAR
3. Export one of the articles to RefWorks

68. Summary: Finding material in UCT Libraries :
ALEPH (library catalogue), E-Journal portal, Subject Guides
Doing your literature search : DATABASES (Boolean searching)
Retrieving materials: OFF CAMPUS LOGIN; SFX; Interlibrary Loans
Organising your results : RefWorks.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
Writing help :
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/writing
Referencing help.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/referencing
Keeping up to date : Current Awareness; Alerting services.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
Off-campus access: Use the OFF CAMPUS LOGIN button on the library
page

69. Thank you!
This presentation is available
at:
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science/honours-2016