This presentation introduces UCT Libraries resources. It covers how to find and access materials through the subject guide, library catalog, and e-journal portal. It teaches effective database searching using keywords and Boolean logic. It demonstrates how to retrieve full-text articles, organize references in RefWorks, create search alerts, and access resources off-campus. The presentation aims to help students efficiently conduct research, organize their work, write papers, and stay up-to-date.

1. INTRODUCTION TO UCT LIBRARIES
Presented by Jen Eidelman
E-mail: jen.eidelman@uct.ac.za
Telephone: 021 650 2773
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2. What you can expect to learn today
 Save Time
– Learn what the libraries have to offer & how to use the library resources.
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
 Work efficiently
- Learn how to search effectively
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-databases
 Keep up to date
- Learn how to get Alerts to your email account and to Save Searches.
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
 Be organized. Organise the results of your searches.
- Introducing RefWorks to organise your work and create a reference list /
reference help.
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-referencing-guide
 How to Write up
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-writing-guide

3. OFF CAMPUS LOGIN http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
To access library
resources off-
campus.
Use the OFF
CAMPUS LOGIN
BUTTON on the
library webpage.

4. OFF CAMPUS LOGIN http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Your username is
your student
number and your
password is your
network
password

5. WHERE TO START? - Subject Guide
On the Library Web Page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

6. LINK TO SUBJECT GUIDE: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology

7. MCB Subject Guide
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology

8. ALEPH – Library catalogue http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

9. MCB Subject guide: Finding Books

10. How to find a book:
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-finding-books
ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

11. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

12. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the SEARCH function

13. ALEPH LOGIN:
Insert your student
or staff number here
Your password is your year of birth in the following format:
YYYYMMDD
e.g. 19801205

14. Exercise: Use the BROWSE function in ALEPH to
find this book:
Title: Oxford dictionary of
biochemistry and molecular biology.
What is the shelf number?
ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the BROWSE function

15. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the BROWSE function

16. ALEPH – Library catalogue
Using the BROWSE function

17. Excercise:
Find this journal title in ALEPH
Use the BROWSE function in ALEPH to find this journal title:
Journal title: Microbiology
1.What are the dates of the print holdings?
2. Do we have electronic access to this journal?

19. Finding the titles of Journals

20. MCB Subject guide: Finding Journals

21. Type the
NAME of
the
JOURNAL
Find a journal title from the e-journal portal

22. Find a journal title from the e-journal portal
Maruyama, J. [et. al]. 2016.
Characterization of the glycoproteins of bat-derived
influenza viruses.
Virology
488:43-50
NAME of journal
Volume:page numbers
Author and Date of publication

26. Noonan, J.P. 2009.
Regulatory DNA’s and the evolution of human
development.
Current Opinion in Genetics and Development.
19(6):557-564
Name of journal
Volume(issue):page numbers
Is this journal also available in print at UCT Libraries?
Author and Date of
publication
EXERCISE: From the e-journal portal find:
1. The journal title
2. The journal article
3. The full text of the article

28. WorldCat – Search & Discover

29. INTERLIBRARY LOANS
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/interlibrary-loans
Request items that are not available at UCT via UCT
Libraries Interlibrary Loans Department.

30. Learn how to
search
effectively
Photo by Jen Eidelman

31. SEARCHING DATABASES
1. Write down your topic in its
simplest form
Then break it up into CONCEPTS.
The use of MICROORGANISMS in the FOOD & AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3

32. 2. Think of KEY WORDS that
describe each of your concepts :
CONCEPT 1
BACTERIA
FUNGI
CONCEPT 2
DAIRY
MEAT
VEGETABLES
CONCEPT 3
AGRICULTURE
The use of MICROORGANISMS in the FOOD & AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
Concept 1 Concept 3Concept 2

33. 3. Construct your search strategy
 Boolean logic provides the language you use
to structure your keyword search … the
search engine needs to know how your search
terms relate to each other
 In Boolean searching, you make use of
the three Boolean operators:
AND OR NOT

34. Use AND to combine different concepts :
Bacteria AND Food
BACTERIA FOOD

35. Use OR to enter keywords for the same
(single) concept :
dairy OR meat OR vegetables

36. Use NOT to get rid of unwanted results :
bacteria NOT E. coli

37. Microorganisms
OR
Bacteria
OR
Fungi
Food
OR
Dairy
OR
Meat
OR
Vegetables
AgricultureAND
CONCEPT 1
Microorganisms
Bacteria
Fungi
CONCEPT 2
Food
Dairy
Meat
Vegetables
CONCEPT 3
Agriculture
AND
The use of MICROORGANISMS in the FOOD & AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY

38. ONE SEARCH BOX: Use brackets to separate your concepts
STRUCTURED SCREEN:
MICROORGANISMS OR BACTERIA OR FUNGI
FOOD OR DAIRY OR MEAT OR VEGETABLES
AGRICULTURE
(MICROORGANISMS OR BACTERIA OR
FUNGI) AND (FOOD OR DAIRY OR MEAT
OR VEGETABLES) AND AGRICULTURE
4. Type your search strategy into the
database search screen

39. Databases:

40. Useful databases:

41. Useful databases:

42. From the dropdown menu you can choose ‘All Databases’ to search
across all the databases.
If you search in the ‘Web of Science Core Collection’ you will be able to
create search alerts & RSS feeds.
Alerts are not enabled when you search in ‘All Databases’.

43. Change drop down
menu to topic
Change timespan to limit your search
to specific years
Web of Science

44. Choose how to
sort the results
of your search
Refine
results of
search here
Web of Science

45. The SFX link will
tell you if the full
text of the article
is available or not
Web of Science - SFX

46. The full text is available.
Click on the link.
There is also a link here to the library
catalogue (ALEPH) if you want to see if
the print version of Renewable &
sustainable energy reviews is available.

48. Tick the box next to the article.
Export the information (bibliographic details) to
RefWorks or EndNote
Web of Science - Export to RefWorks
Organise your work and create a reference list in RefWorks

49. Web of Science – Export to RefWorks

50. Login to RefWorks
Organise your work and create a reference list in RefWorks

52. The information (bibliographic detail) is imported
to RefWorks

54. Save Searches / Create Alerts
• Click on the ‘Search History’ tab
• And then click on ‘Save History /Create Alerts’
• Give your search a name
• Click ‘Save’

55. Keep up to date
Save Searches / Create Alerts

56. Web of Science
Find Saved Searches and Alerts
Click on ‘My Tools’ and then
‘Saved Searches and Alerts’ to
see all your saved searches

57. Web of Science
Re-run Saved Searches - Alert Status

58. Scopus

59. Click on link
to view
articles
Scopus

60. ScienceDirect
Click ‘Advanced search’

61. Search for
a journal
article
about the
role of
sugars in
desiccation
tolerance
ScienceDirect

62. ScienceDirect

63. Summary: Finding material in UCT Libraries :
Subject Guide, ALEPH (library catalogue), E-Journal portal,
Doing your literature search : DATABASES (Boolean searching)
Retrieving materials: SFX; ALEPH, SABINET; Interlibrary Loans
Organising your results : RefWorks.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
Writing help :
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-writing-guide
Referencing help.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-referencing-guide
Keeping up to date : Current Awareness; Alerting services.
See: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
Off-campus access: Use the link on the library page