Introducing database resources for Molecular & Cell Biology at UCT Libraries, featuring Web of Science, Scopus and Henry Stewart Talks.

1. Molecular & Cell Biology 2014
Database resources for MCB
PRESENTED BY JEN EIDELMAN
UCT LIBRARIES
2014
E-mail: jen.eidelman@uct.ac.za
Telephone: 021 650 2773
Please contact me for individual and/or group
research consultations or for any library queries.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

2. Molecular & Cell Biology 2014 - Database resources
 Where do I find the Databases?
 Access from the library page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
 Search & Find
Databases
A-Z
 OR
 Research Help
SUBJECT GUIDE
Molecular Cell Biology
Click on the tab: Databases – finding articles in journals
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-databases
 Web of Science/Scopus/Henry Stewart Talks
 Export references to RefWorks
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
 Keeping up to date : Current Awareness; Alerting services
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate

3. http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

4. MCB Database Resources
Database resources

5. WHERE TO START? - Subject Guide
On the Library Web Page:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
This is where you will find a link to your Subject Guide:

6. LINK TO SUBJECT GUIDES
This is your subject guide:
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology

7. Databases
for MCB
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/
mcb-databases

8. Database searching
Remember to think carefully about your search
terms and use the following search operators
(Boolean operators) to limit and refine your
search:
•
•
•
AND to find records containing all terms
OR to find records containing any of the terms
NOT to exclude records containing certain words from your search

9. Web of Science
Change drop down
menu to topic
Change timespan to limit your search
to specific years

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

11. Web of Science - SFX
Click on FULL TEXT
and then SFX

12. SFX will tell you if the article is available in full text or not.
The full text is available from
Wiley Online
Click on the GO button.
There is also a link here to the library
catalogue (ALEPH) if you want to see if
the print version of Journal of Food
Science is available.

13. Save the article to
your computer

14. Web of Science – Export to RefWorks
Tick the box.
Export the information (bibliographic details) to RefWorks

15. Web of Science – Export to RefWorks

16. Web of Science – Export to RefWorks

18. Web of Science – Export to RefWorks

20. Web of Science
Sign in to create a personal account

21. Click on the ‘Search History’ tab
And then click on ‘Save History’
Give your search a name
Click ‘Save’

22. Web of Science
Saved Searches and Alerts
Click on ‘My Tools’ and then
‘Saved Searches and Alerts’ to
see all your saved searches

23. Databases: SCOPUS
You do not have to sign in to use these databases, but if you register you can
create your own profile, save searches and create alerts.

24. Databases: SCOPUS
• Search for articles using search terms in the search boxes
• Add more search boxes if you like
• Change the date range if you want to limit your search

25. Databases: SCOPUS
• 30 documents found
• Refine results on left of page
• Read the full text or click on SFX to see availability at UCT
• Save your search (search can be re-run in ‘Settings’)
• Set Alert

26. Databases: SCOPUS – SFX explained
The SFX screen will tell you
if the article is available in
full text or not.
It also tells you in which
database the article is
indexed.
In this case it is available
from DOAJ and from
PubMed Central.
Click on the GO button to
get the full text.

27. Databases: SCOPUS
• Set a search Alert to your mailbox

28. Databases: SCOPUS
• Find saved searches in ‘Settings’
• Manage Alerts etc.

29. Databases: SCOPUS
• Export selected article(s) to a
Bibliographic Manager e.g. RefWorks

30. Databases: SCOPUS
• Click on the
Refworks
direct export
link
• Click Export
• Exports
bibliographic
details to
RefWorks

31. Direct Import to RefWorks
The RefWorks login screen
will open if you have not
logged in previously

32. Direct Import to RefWorks

33. Databases: SCOPUS
• Find an author

34. Databases: SCOPUS
• Click on the hyperlink to view documents

35. Databases: SCOPUS
• Find more help using the
tutorials/videos offered in
the Scopus Database

36. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
 Over 1500 audiovisual seminar style presentations by leading world experts
 Contains the latest research as well as the fundamentals
 Presented by many of the world’s leading experts, including Nobel Laureates
 User friendly format of animated slides with synchronized narration
 Specially commissioned and organized by subject area into comprehensive series
 New and updated talks and series issued every month.

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47. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Search tip:
molecular
chaperones
This search will
find the words
molecular OR
chaperones, not
necessarily as a
phrase.

48. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Search tip:
”molecular chaperones”
(inverted commas will
find those words as a
phrase)

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53. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Printable
slide
handouts
PDF

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Embed a talk in a word document

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Possible HARVARD UCT example:
Sondak, V. K. 2013. Update on therapies for metastatic melanoma [Video file].
Available: http://hstalks.com/?t=BL1003571 [2013, August 14].
Text citation: (Sondak, 2013)

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59. http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate

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

61. http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/services/interlibrary-loans/

62. Thank you!
Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za