Slides CapTechTalks Webinar March 2024 Joshua Sinai.pptx
Database resources for biological sciences 2013
1. PRESENTED BY JEN EIDELMAN
UCT LIBRARIES
2013
E-mail: jen.eidelman@uct.ac.za
Telephone: 021 650 2773
Please contact me for individual and/or group
research consultations or for any library queries.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2013
Database resources for Biological Sciences
2. Where do I find the Databases?
Access from the library page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Search & Find Databases A-Z
OR
Research Help SUBJECT GUIDE Zoology or Botany
Click on the tab: Databases – finding articles in journals
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/zoology-databases
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/botany-databases
SCOPUS / WEB OF SCIENCE / WATERS & OCEANS WORLDWIDE
Keeping up to date : Current Awareness; Alerting services
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2013
Database resources
7. Remember to think carefully about your search
terms and use the following search operators
(Boolean operators) to limit and refine your
search:
• AND to find records containing all terms
• OR to find records containing any of the terms
• NOT to exclude records containing certain words from your search
Database searching
8. You do not have to sign in to use these databases, but if you register you can
create your own profile, save searches and create alerts.
Databases: SCOPUS
9. Databases: SCOPUS
• Search for articles using search terms in the search boxes
• Add more search boxes if you like
• Change the date range if you want to limit your search
10. Databases: SCOPUS
• 29 documents found
• Refine results on left of page
• Read the full text or click on SFX to see availability at UCT
• Save your search (search can be re-run in ‘Settings’)
• Set Alert
11. Databases: SCOPUS – SFX explained
The SFX screen will tell you
if the article is available in
full text or not.
It also tells you in which
database the article is
indexed.
In this case it is available
from DOAJ and from
PubMed Central.
Click on the GO button to
get the full text.
23. Click on the
SFX button.
This tells you the
availability of the
article.
Databases: Web of Science
24. Databases: Web of Science
Note that the full text of the
article is available from 2
databases:
SpringerLink and
SwetsWise.
Click on either of the GO
buttons to get the pdf
31. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
If you create a personalised account you
can save searches , create alerts and more.
32. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
You are logged in to your account – see the
‘MY’ banner on the EBSCOHost logo.
Choose ‘Advanced Search’ to start
33. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
Search tips:
• Use the OR operator to broaden your
search and to find similar concepts
• The use of truncation:
Truncation is represented by an asterisk (*).
To use truncation, enter the root of a search
term and replace the ending with an *.
EBSCOhost finds all forms of that word.
For example, type comput* to find the words
computer or computing.
34. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
You can refine your search here.
Use the slide ruler to choose the date range and
then click ‘Update’
Check the box for different types of material
35. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
There is a drop-down menu of the different search
fields. For example you can search by ‘Taxonomic
names’
36. Click on the HELP button for more
information about this database and to get
help with searching.
Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
38. Databases:
Waters and Oceans Worldwide - EBSCOHOST
There are many databases hosted on the EBSCO
platform. Click on ‘Choose Database’ to see a list
of all the databases.