Library support for researchers
Our roleLinking library content and collections to researchers strategiesCataloguing, navigation, discovery, delivery and access: Researcher’s needs
What we have and how to access itMajor research content via SciVerse Science Direct, EBSCOhost, Wiley Online Library, Taylor & Francis, SwetsWise, Springer Link, Web of Knowledge, RSC Journals PLUS Archive & moreAlerts, saved searches featuresEndNote Web for managing referencesResources accessed via the Library & IT tab in the university portal
E-booksMyiLibrary – over 4,000 titlesDawsonera - search, rent and preview over 130,000 titlesCambridge Books Online - 981 titles in 3 collectionsOxford Scholarship Online - 433 titles in 2 collections
Google Scholar linkingIf you are logged into the portal and using Google search or Google Scholar you will find that the underlying shared technology enables Google to recognise that you are from the University of Greenwich and link to full text content subscribed to or paid for by the library. This depends on compatibility with specific databases, e-resources and publishers
Greenwich Academic Literature Archive
eThoseThos is the British Library’s Electronic Theses Online System - all UK doctoral theses will be digitised by the British LibraryYou will need to submit an electronic copy of your thesis You can download digitised theses from eThos after registering
Other available servicesInterlibrary loans via the British Library
SCONUL Access
Quick links via the portal
JISC Collections e.g. COPAC, Suncat including Directory of Open Access Journals
M25 Consortium of Academic LibrariesResearch networksMendeley http://www.mendeley.com/ScienceBlogs http://scienceblogs.com/ResearcherID http://www.researcherid.com/Academia.edu http://academia.edu/Research Blogging http://researchblogging.org/ResearchGate http://www.researchgate.net/SciVee http://www.scivee.tv/Zotero http://www.zotero.org/Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/
Most importantlyContact your Academic Services Librarian for support and assistance in making the most effective use of library services and resources

Library support for researchers 7 June 2011

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    Our roleLinking librarycontent and collections to researchers strategiesCataloguing, navigation, discovery, delivery and access: Researcher’s needs
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    What we haveand how to access itMajor research content via SciVerse Science Direct, EBSCOhost, Wiley Online Library, Taylor & Francis, SwetsWise, Springer Link, Web of Knowledge, RSC Journals PLUS Archive & moreAlerts, saved searches featuresEndNote Web for managing referencesResources accessed via the Library & IT tab in the university portal
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    E-booksMyiLibrary – over4,000 titlesDawsonera - search, rent and preview over 130,000 titlesCambridge Books Online - 981 titles in 3 collectionsOxford Scholarship Online - 433 titles in 2 collections
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    Google Scholar linkingIfyou are logged into the portal and using Google search or Google Scholar you will find that the underlying shared technology enables Google to recognise that you are from the University of Greenwich and link to full text content subscribed to or paid for by the library. This depends on compatibility with specific databases, e-resources and publishers
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    eThoseThos is theBritish Library’s Electronic Theses Online System - all UK doctoral theses will be digitised by the British LibraryYou will need to submit an electronic copy of your thesis You can download digitised theses from eThos after registering
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    Other available servicesInterlibraryloans via the British Library
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    Quick links viathe portal
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    JISC Collections e.g.COPAC, Suncat including Directory of Open Access Journals
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    M25 Consortium ofAcademic LibrariesResearch networksMendeley http://www.mendeley.com/ScienceBlogs http://scienceblogs.com/ResearcherID http://www.researcherid.com/Academia.edu http://academia.edu/Research Blogging http://researchblogging.org/ResearchGate http://www.researchgate.net/SciVee http://www.scivee.tv/Zotero http://www.zotero.org/Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/
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    Most importantlyContact yourAcademic Services Librarian for support and assistance in making the most effective use of library services and resources

Editor's Notes

  • #6 You will see a link “SFX@University of Greenwich”
  • #8 Currently 105 universities participating. Latest newsletter states “It is currently taking an estimated 90 working days to digitise and make available a thesis, rather then the original expectation of 30 days.”
  • #11 Link to web page is at the end.