The document provides an overview of accessing electronic journals through the University of Derby Library. It explains that you must login through the library pages and describes some of the library's journal subscriptions. It then discusses several methods for finding journal articles, including using the E-Journals Finder to search for a specific journal, using Library Plus to search across multiple resources, and setting up library links in Google Scholar. The document also notes that articles not available can often be requested through inter-library loans.

1. Introduction to electronic journals
Environmental Management
Environmental Health
Acoustics & Noise Control

2. Logging in
All our electronic library resources need to be
accessed through the University of Derby Library
pages. Login through UDo or UDOL & go to the
Library pages from there.
This is because we pay for our online resources
and you need to show that you are eligible to use
them.

3. Library journals subscriptions
The Library subscribes to a large number of
journals:
•Individual titles
•All the journals from some publishers typically from
the late 1990s (e.g. Elsevier Science Direct, Taylor &
Francis, Springer)
•A large number of journals contained in databases
we subscribe to (e.g. Expanded Academic, Science
Full Text Select, Business Source Premier, Cinahl
Plus)

4. But we don’t have everything
Journals are usually not freely available and are
often very expensive so we can’t subscribe to all
journals. Therefore don’t expect to have immediate
access to everything.

5. Finding a journal article when you know
the journal you need to look for.
• Use the E-Journals Finder to find a specific electronic
journal or to find a specific journal article where you know
which journal it is in.
• Do not use E-Journals Finder to find articles from a range of
journals.
• (You can also use Library Plus in many cases – see later)

6. e.g. Find the following journal
article:
Johnson, E. (2009) Charcoal versus LPG grilling: a carbon-footprint
comparison. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 29 (6)
pp. 370-378
Use the E-Journals Finder to look up the journal Environmental
Impact Assessment Review

7. To go to the E-Journals
Finder, click on Finding
Subject Information
E-Journals Finder

8. Then E-Journals Finder.
For information – the main links
are also in the Library Subject
Guides (under Science).
E-Journals Finder

9. Type in the journal title (not a journal article title) or one or two
specific words from the journal title.
e.g. to find the journal article Johnson, E. (2009) Charcoal versus
LPG grilling: a carbon-footprint comparison. Environmental Impact
Assessment Review, vol. 29 (6) pp. 370-378
You need find the journal Environmental Impact Assessment Review
E-Journals Finder

10. You can then either:
Type in some title words in the
search box for Environmental
Impact Assessment Review
See search box left.
Or: You can click on the
publisher link (Science Direct) to
browse the journal. This will also
tell you which years we have
access to.
E-Journals Finder

11. E-Journals Finder
In this case we have
full access. Click on the
Get Full Text link

12. The full journal article. You may
legally copy or print this (use the
PDF version)
E-Journals Finder

13. Or you can browse
the journal & its
volumes if you
click on the
publisher link.
E-Journals Finder

14. Scroll down to find vol 29 (no 6) 2009
You can also do a keyword search for
articles from the journal. This will search
for all issues of the journal but we typically
have full access to e-journals from the
1990s though in some cases there is
access further back in time
E-Journals Finder

15. Then click on vol 29 2009
E-Journals Finder

16. Click on the title or PDF link to
view the whole journal article.
A green square indicates we
have access.
E-Journals Finder

17. The full-text journal article is
then displayed. PDF – best
for printing or saving.
E-Journals Finder

18. Searching for articles on a topic
There is no one single correct way of finding journal
articles but the Library has a database which we call
Library Plus which searches across a wide range of
journals and other databases which the Library
subscribes to.

19. Library Plus Includes many journal
articles & resources we have full
access to
Library Plus includes
• Library book catalogue (print & e-books)
• Many of our e-journals subscriptions
• Full-text journals contained in the databases
subscribed to (e.g. Science Direct, Expanded
Academic, Science Full Text Select, Business
Source, Cinahl Plus)

20. Library Plus also includes
Lists of resources we don’t have immediate access
to e.g.
•Journals we don’t subscribe to but indexed in
databases we subscribe to (e.g. indexed in Web of
Science, Cinahl but where we don’t have access to
the complete journal)

21. There are various ways of searching Library Plus. You can search Library Plus
directly from the Library page. This is a very basic search, but you are then able to
refine your search. This Basic Search only searches articles we have full access to.
e.g. type water quality swimming pools into the Library Plus search box to do a basic
search.
(Or you may want to use the Library Plus link under Finding Subject Information & use
the Library Plus Advanced Search).
Library Plus

22. You may often be faced with a large number of
references, so you may need to narrow down.
You can alter or add keywords & the best way
is usually to go to Advanced Search.
Other useful ways to limit a search are by date
or limit to academic journals
Library Plus

23. You can also go to the Library Plus search page
by selecting Finding Subject Information, then
Library Plus. This enables you to do a more
structured search
Library Plus

24. Click on Library Plus under Quick
Links.
There is also a link in the Library Subject
Guides for Environmental Management &
Health / Acoustics & Noise Control /
Public Health (link under Science,)
Library Plus

25. Advanced Search can
give more flexibility &
allows you to do a more
sophisticated search
Library Plus

26. You can combine search
terms by using the different
search boxes.
AND combines the search
terms & narrows the search
OR widens a search & looks
for either term.
“ ” searches an exact phrase
e.g. “public houses”
* Finds any words beginning
with the stem of the word
e.g. acoustic* will look for
acoustic, acoustics, acoustical
Tick this box & you will only see articles we have
full access to.
But you could miss articles which may be really
useful
Library Plus

27. Library Plus
An abstract or summary is often
available from the title link
Get Full Text gives access to the full
journal article
You can use Source Types
(left) to restrict e.g. to
Academic Journals

28. Full journal article
has been
displayed.
With abstract and
reference list
Library Plus

29. If you leave the full text box
unticked, then you will find
publications we do not have
immediate full access to
Library Plus

30. If you leave the full text box
unticked, then there will be
publications we do not have.
However you are usually able to
obtain these via the inter library
loan service if needed for your
project
Library Plus

31. You can use the words
And OR NOT to refine
your search.
This is explained on the
help screen (next slide)
Library Plus

32. From the Library
Plus Help pages
Library Plus

33. If we don’t have a journal article you
need.
Any book or journal article we don’t have can
be obtained through the inter-library loans
service (usually from the British Library
Document Supply Centre).
Inter-library loans are available to students
from Stage 2 onwards. Masters students are
allowed 20 free of charge and then a further
20 at £2.00 per item.

34. Using Library Plus to look for a
specific journal article
You can look for a specific journal article where you
know the details either using:
•Electronic Journals A-Z (as earlier example)
•Library Plus (but doesn’t include absolutely every
journal which is in our A-Z list)

35. Example of using Library Plus to
find a specific journal article
Barlow,C & Castilla-Sanchez,F (2012) Occupational
noise exposure and regulatory adherence in music
venues in the United Kingdom, Noise and Health,
14(57), p.86-90

36. Using Library Plus to look for a specific journal article
You can change the
Field to e.g. author,
title words, source
(journal)

37. Saving references in Library Plus
If you want to save references or searches for future
use you can create your own personal account and
then Sign In to your personal account.
You still need to login through the Library page to
start with. Then Sign in with the personal account
you have made
You can save references into “folders” & give folders
names & then view them later or add to them.

38. First Sign in with a personal username & password.
You can create a named folder to put your search results in or just put them
into an unnamed folder.
To create a named folder click on Folder & create a new folder with a name.
Saving References in Library Plus

39. Then New
Saving References in Library Plus

40. Then give the
folder a name
Saving References in Library Plus

41. You can then save relevant references to the named
folder by clicking on the + icon & saving to the folder.
The icon changes to a yellow folder.
You can then see the selected references by clicking
on Folder View.
Or you can just click on the .+ icon & references will
be saved into a general folder which you can name
afterwards if you want.
Saving References in Library Plus

42. You can display the references in the folder & then if you
want, save them into a word file, export to a referencing
software package.
They will be there in the folder next time you login & sign
into Library Plus
Saving References in Library Plus

43. You can also Save
searches to go back
to later if you sign in.
Click on Search
History
Saving References in Library Plus

44. You can save any of
your searches for later
use
Saving References in Library Plus

45. Information on searching Library Plus is
also available from the Library Plus help
screens and the library guide to Library
Plus
Further Information on Library Plus

46. Google Scholar
• Google Scholar is a very useful index to journal
articles and books.
• Note that unless an article or report is freely
available or we have a subscription, then you will
not be able to see it in full.
• Where we have paid for a journal, you can often
link through to it. To do this you need to set up the
Library Links in Google Scholar Settings. You also
need to have logged in through UDo.

47. To view journal
articles we
have
subscribed to,
to set up the
Library Links
under Settings.
Google Scholar

48. To view journal
articles we
have
subscribed to,
to set up the
Library Links
under Settings.
Google Scholar

49. Google Scholar

50. Type Derby in Library
Links. Tick
“University of Derby –
Check E-Journals
Finder”
Google Scholar

51. For the
Advanced
Search click on
the 3 bars top
left then
Advanced
Search
Google Scholar

52. Google Scholar

53. We are likely to have
full text of those
labelled E-Journals
Finder
Google Scholar

54. If we don’t have a journal article you
need.
Most journal articles we don’t have can be obtained
through the inter-library loans service (usually from the
British Library Document Supply Centre) which are
emailed to your university email address.
Masters students are allowed 20 free of charge and
then a further 20 at £2.00 per item.

55. Inter Library loans for distance
learning students
• See the Library “Infocus” web pages
• http://www.derby.ac.uk/infocus/guide-to-services

56. Online library subject guides are
available under Finding Subject
Information
Library Subject Guides

57. Then click on Science,
then the subject/course
Library Subject Guides

58. Information on resources is given,
with links to resources, using the
tabs at the top
Library Subject Guides

59. Library Subject Guides

60. Library Subject Guides

61. Further Help?
If you have need any further help in finding
information contact David Clark (Subject Librarian :
Science & Technology) (Tel: 01332 591203, email:
d.clark@derby.ac.uk)