E-journals: advanced session

Electronic Journals: Advanced Session Leeds University Library Information Skills Programme 2003-2004 Last updated 30/05/03 LC

Purpose of this session To help you locate an electronic journal (e-journal) in your subject area To look at advanced features such as e-tocs, alerts and saved searches To look at access issues such as passwords and registration To use the links between databases and e-journals To explore subject/keyword searching

Quick recap – finding a journal Search from the Library web pages using ‘ Browse electronic journals by subject ’ (e.g. Transport) Search from the Library Catalogue using ‘subject search’ or ‘keyword search’ Start from a database such as Web of Science Science Citation Index Search by subject within a resource such as Science Direct or Wiley

Added features of e-journals: special features

Special features Keyword searching of the text Gathering information together on a subject Citation linking from bibliographies ‘ Online first’ Comments, forums, article submission Animation (for figures in articles) Video or audio clips

Special features: subject and keyword searches Find any word or phrase mentioned in the article or journal Find related items on a similar subject Combine searches (author, date etc.) BUT remember: Access restrictions Not all articles will be in full-text Subject classifications vary

Special features: citation linking Use this to move to articles in different databases and journal collections Follow links from a bibliography or list of references Integrating journals together Seamless access from on-campus CrossRef - allows the user to click on a citation and be taken directly to the target content

Special features: ‘online first’ No waiting for the print copy to arrive Access to pre-prints Access to ‘online-only’ material Quick and easy dissemination of research papers

Special features: comments and forums Can respond to an article online Discuss developments with colleagues in your research area Comment on current issues Interactive experience

Special features: article submission Increasingly common in many subject fields Allow your work to get into the publication process quickly Some services allow publication before assigning to a volume and issue (e.g. Chemical Educator)

Special features: animation, video and audio Animated gif. files (e.g. PhysChemComm ) Video clips (e.g. Video Journal of Orthopaedics , Literature Online ) Audio files (e.g. Journal of 17 th Century Music Combination (see Science Direct for examples)

Special features: everything else Can be - searching hyperlinks forums voting forms graphics javascript pre-publication added content Useful for - finding articles of interest quickly discussing article with peers exploiting the web technology active involvement in the publication

Added features of e-journals: current awareness

Current awareness E-tocs Alerting services: new issue new article on a particular topic Saved searches Personalisation ‘ hot’ or ‘favourite’ journals

Current awareness: e-tocs Services such as ZETOC, or by individual publisher Allows anyone who registers their e-mail address to be notified when new content (journal issues and articles) goes online Saves time by focusing on e-journals of relevance to you Allows you to access TOC even when you cannot view full-text of e-journal electronically

Current awareness: alerting services Allows anyone who registers their e-mail address to be notified when new content in a defined topic area goes online Helps keep you up-to-date in your subject area Generally covers one publisher or a small group of publishers examples: Wiley Interscience, Science Direct, Synergy (see the workbook for more details)

Current awareness: saved searches Enter a topic or an author to run repeat searches on Remembers complicated combined searches without you having to construct again Saves you time! Not available in every service, but most of the bigger ones Search alert – a saved search which runs automatically at a time specified by you Citation alert – alerts you when the article you are viewing is cited by a new article

Current awareness: personalisation Can define which e-journals, topics and/or articles you want to view on a regular basis Retrieve all your alerts and saved searches from one place Does not usually affect the design of a site, although you can change size of text, etc., yourself

What Next? Explore the extra features of e-journals using worksheet provided Take a look at coverage for your own subject area of interest Exploit the e-journal collection to help with research and teaching

E-journals: advanced session