The document provides information about online reference sources Web of Knowledge and Scopus. It outlines their objectives, prerequisites, duration and delivery style. It then provides details about the specific features of Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Knowledge and Web of Science, including their coverage areas, ability to export citations and PDFs, personalization options, and capabilities like alerts and citation analysis tools. The document aims to help users learn how to utilize and get started with these online reference databases.
3. General Information
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4. General Information
Objectives: Learn how to get started using online reference sources
Pre-requisites: None, but familiarity with web browsing will help
Duration & Break: 1 hour
Course Material: handout for practical exercises
Delivery Style: Demonstration followed by a practical
5. Follow-on courses:
EndNote Web
Courses run by University Library
Referencing Without Tears,
How To Do A Literature Search,
How To Find Things on Your Reading List
Newspaper Research
6. Scopus and Science Direct
Some humanities/social sciences journals included, but
strongest in the sciences.
Includes some recent academic books.
Direct export of PDFs (provided you have access rights)
Science Direct allows you to export PDFs by drag and drop.
SCOPUS allows you to select multiple PDFs and download to
a folder
Personalise using your Raven ID and password; no need to
set up another account.
Records go back to 1960.
7. Web of Knowledge/Web of Science
Not just for scientists: search over Arts and Humanities,
Social Sciences or Science databases for relevant items.
Selected: journals go into the indexes after a degree of
quality control so only genuine academic work will be
included.
Direct link to EndNote Web and methods to export to other
reference management software.
Requires registration to use all the features: can't simply use
your Raven authentication to personalise.
Records go back to 1899.
8. Alerts
Set up saved search routines to send an email to
notify you when a relevant article becomes
available.
Available on all three services
9. Login with your Raven account to personalise Scopus settings
This doesn't currently give access to the Sciverse hub, which still requires you to
register with your personal details.
54. 2-generation citation map showing how a paper is cited in
papers which are then themselves referenced.
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