Available e-resources @ EUSL Library

1. Access to E – Resources
By:
M. N. Ravikumar,
Senior Assistant Librarian
E-Resources & Services,
Main Library, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.

2. Contents
Introduction - Why ? E- Resources
E- Resources and E – Services
Access to Online Journals / Database
Available Online Journals / Database

3. Introduction
With the development of ICT , a number of alternative formats
of information have been evolved.
The Internet and the Web are constantly influencing the
development of new modes of scholarly communication. eg: e-
books, e-journals, e-thesis, etc..
So, the successful operation of any library depends to a large
extent on the choice of library collections.
All libraries have experienced a tremendous shift in content
from print to electronic.

4. Introduction
As a result…..
Printed Electronic
Books e- Books
Library e-brary/ Digital library / Virtual library

5. Introduction
EUSL Library has established E-Resources & Services Unit….
 to provide access to e- resources
 to offer e- Library / online library services
 as an initiative for the digital library

6. Electronic Resources
“Material consisting of data and/or computer program(s)
encoded for reading and manipulation by a computer by the
use of a peripheral device directly connected to the
computer, (such as a CD-ROM drive,) or remotely via a network”
information could be found in machine-readable form or digital
form, which could be processed by computers and other data
processing equipment

7. Electronic Resources
E- resources are more popular , because…
 Easy access – any time , any where
 Speed access - possible to search information in
considerably less time
 Flexibility - allowed a greater number of access points and
possible to search for complex combinations of terms
 Range - allowed access to a wide range of information
without having to move from the terminal
 Updated - Online databases were usually updated more
frequently

8. Electronic Resources
Some E - resources ……
 Electronic Books ( CDs)
 CD ROM Databases
 Electronic journals / online journals
 Electronic databases / online databases
 Digital Repositories
eg: Digitized -Thesis, Past papers, Manuscripts , Rare
materials

9. Electronic Resources
E – Journals
A publication, often
scholarly, that is made
accessible in a computerized
format and distributed over
the Internet
Eg:
E – Database
A organized collection of e-
journals or full text scholarly
articles
- Search ; Basic / Advance
- Browse by subject / journal
Show me
Eg: Science direct
Emerald
JSTOR
Ebsco

10. Access to online databases
Access through two ways
 User name / PW – individual users
 IP Address - Institutional users
Locate databases using URL
EUSL website Library website E- Journals Page
Show me

11. Available e- resources
AIP publishes
 12 journals,
 02 magazines,
 A conference proceedings series.
 Scitation platform hosts over 1.5 million articles from more
than 30 scholarly publishers
URL: http://www.aip.org/pubs/

12. Available e- resources
Journals by subject
•Archaeology
•Botany
•Film & Media Studies
•History
•Islamic Studies
•Language & Linguistics
URL: http://www.eupjournals.com/
•Law
•Literary Studies
•Philosophy
•Politics
•Religious Studies
•Science & Social Science
•Scottish Studies

13. Available e- resources
Journals title
 Citizenship, Social and
Economics Education
 Contemporary Issues in Early
Childhood
 E-Learning and Digital Media
 European Educational
Research Journal
 Global Studies of Childhood
 Policy Futures in Education
 Power and Education
 Psychology Learning &
Teaching
 Research in Comparative and
International Education
URL: http://www.symposium-
journals.co.uk/

14. Available e- resources
08 international peer-reviewed
journals offer the latest original
research to psychology
academics and professionals
worldwide
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc

15. Available e- resources
Beech Tree Publishing
Two international, peer-reviewed academic journals
- Public policy for science and technology
- Research evaluation.
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech

16. Available e- resources
Includes
- American Journal of Sociology,
- The Elementary School Journal,
- The Journal of Geology,
- International Journal of Plant Sciences,
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies,
- Journal of Political Economy
URL: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/

17. Available e- resources
World Bank Global Development Finance (GDF) Database
An electronic data source on the of external debt and financial
flow data
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wb

18. Open Access Databases
Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) - URL: http://www.sljol.info
Includes 44 journals published in SL
• Agriculture (7) »
• Architecture, Building and Planning (1) »
• Biological Sciences (5) »
• Education (2) »
• Law (1) »
• Mathematics and Computer Sciences (2) »
• Medicine and Dentistry (16) »
• Multidisciplinary (1) »
• Physical Sciences (5) »
• Social Studies (5) »
• Subjects allied to Medicine (3)
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19. Open Access Databases
Electronic Journal University of Malaysia(EJUM)
It includes Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Library & Info.
Sc. , Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Science, Information
Systems Research , etc..
http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/Default.aspx

20. Open Access Databases
Directory of Open Access Journals. (DOAJ)
- http://www.doaj.org/
Asian Journals Online
- http://www.asiajol.info
Open J- Gate
- http://www.openj-gate.com
Australasian Digital Theses Program
- http://adt.caul.edu.au

21. E - Services
E- mail alert / notification:
Information about subscribed/ free / trail access electronic
resources circulated among the users via e- mail.
Please Register your e- mail
Send a mail with subject “ Register “ to
ravimnr @mail.com
Or
elibser@esn.ac.lk

22. E - Services
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