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eresources:

what’s in it for me?

Information Services EH/KMc 05/2017

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Contents Finding journal articles 3

Accessing Journal Article Collections (Native Databases) 4 Shibboleth Authentication 7 Accessing Journal Articles via the Journals A-Z list 10

General tips for using and searching eresources Error! Bookmark not defined. Additional support 17


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The University of Cumbria subscribes to an extensive range of electronic resources (eresources). These include, ebooks, ejournal article collections (also

sometimes referred to as Native Databases), individual journals, systematic review, image and visual media collections and a reference management

programme (RefWorks). ebooks are accessed via OneSearch.

It is expected that academic journal articles will be cited in university

assignments because academic journals:

Contain articles relating to current ideas and practice

Report on original research Have peer reviewed articles written by scholars in the field

Journal articles can be accessed via OneSearch. However, using a specific journal collection (or native database) will provide users with more refined and

relevant results.

This guide will look at accessing academic journal article collections and individual academic journals via the University webpages.

Finding journal articles The easiest way to find articles on a new topic is to search a specific journal article

collection (or native database) for example: Academic Search Complete

Business Source Premier Cochrane Library CINAHL

Education Source JSTOR

Check which eresources will be of value to you by following the Resources for your subject link from OneSearch, see the nb. turquoise arrow below.


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Accessing Journal Article Collections (Native Databases) Select Current students from the University of Cumbria homepage

Click on Library box

Enter Cumbria email and password when prompted


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Locate the green panel of Useful Resources on the right hand side of the OneSearch page.

Select Eresources.

nb.Follow the Resources for your subject link to

check for subject-specific collections


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The eresources are arranged in alphabetical order. Click on any letter to see the list of resources beginning with that letter.

Click on Academic Search Complete; a multidisciplinary full-text collection

The next page will give you details of subject area and date range. Click on Access the eresource

Subject area and date range information

Access the eresource


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Shibboleth Authentication Off-campus Cumbria users may need to select the Shibboleth login option (or Institutional Log-in if that is available). We do not use Athens.

Users may then need to follow a number of steps, for example, Where you are in the world and what kind of general access you are entitled to.

Select the UK Higher Education option from the drop down menu. You will then

be asked to identify your institution, select University of Cumbria.

Enter your Username (student ID) and your Network Password

This should give you access to journal article collection or eresource.


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Enter search terms.

Enter search terms

Set Limits For example, Full Text

and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

A range of articles from a

variety of academic

journals will appear. Select

PDF Full Text if you wish to look

at an article


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Please note: Cumbria pays for hundreds of thousands of journal articles

and screens will vary.

Further Limit results by (for example)

Date, Source Type or Subject

Select PDF Full Text to

access article


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Accessing Journal Articles via the Journals A-Z list

The easiest way to find articles on a new topic is to search a specific journal article collection (or native database) such as Academic Search Complete.

The Journals A-Z list contains thousands of journal titles and can be overwhelming if you do not know what you are looking for.

However, if you have journals titles that are appropriate for your programme or

if you have a journal article reference from OneSearch or from another reference list use the Journals A-Z list.

From OneSearch select Journals A-Z

Select Journals A-Z


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Enter a journal title and click Search

Note that different providers cover different date ranges. In this instance: ProQuest provide Full text articles published from 1996-2010

EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete provide Full text articles from 1974. Most recent 1 year 6 month not available means that citations are available for

1974-today but there is a publisher’s embargo on full text articles for the last 18 months. EBSCOhost Education Source provide Full text articles from 1974. There is a

publisher’s embargo on full text articles for the last 18 months.

If you require a Journal of Educational Research article published in the last 18 months you can request an Interlibrary Loan here: http://my.cumbria.ac.uk/StudentLife/Learning/Resources/UsingtheLibrary/Interli

braryLoans.aspx There is a small (subsidised) charge for this service.

Click on View It

tab Cumbria have access to this journal via

several providers including ProQuest Central,

EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete and EBSCOhost Education Source

To access the journal, click on link to the provider covering the appropriate

date range. EBSCOhost are the most up to date in

this instance.

http://my.cumbria.ac.uk/StudentLife/Learning/Resources/UsingtheLibrary/InterlibraryLoans.aspx

http://my.cumbria.ac.uk/StudentLife/Learning/Resources/UsingtheLibrary/InterlibraryLoans.aspx


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From this page there is the option to Search within this publication or to open a specific Issue.

Search within this publication

Browse within a specific Issue


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Search within this publication

Enter search term

Set Limits, for example, Full Text

and

Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

Click on PDF Full Text to access the

article


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Any problems accessing eresources from off-campus contact [email protected]


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General tips for using and searching eresources Before you start

Think carefully about your topic and write down key words and phrases which describe it, or reflect different aspects of it

Choose your eresources Have a look at the library’s complete list of journal collections to identify those

which look promising for your research topic

Searching

It is unlikely that a single term will retrieve everything available on a particular subject. You need to thinks of synonyms, broader and narrower terms, and singular and plural terms, and try them in turn

Avoid searching very general terms on their own, eg teaching. You will retrieve far more than you can scan, and much of it will be irrelevant

Use the search tools which all eresources provide to make your search more focused and powerful

Search Tools Nearly all eresources provide search tools of some kind to make it easier for users

to retrieve helpful results when keyword searching. The following are the most frequently offered, but using the Help function in whichever resource you are

searching will give you much fuller information about constructing complex searches

Boolean (or Logical) Operators Boolean or logical searching involves the use of AND and OR to define the

relationships between words The use of AND will narrow a search to make it more specific: the records

retrieved must contain both search words.

For example study AND skills

The use of OR will widen a search: the records retrieved may contain either or both search words.

For example primary OR key stage 2

Truncation or Wild Cards

AND

Results

OR


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Truncation symbols, or wild cards, are used to replace one or more letters in order to retrieve different forms of a search word. The symbols used are

usually ? or *, for example child* would retrieve child, children as well as childrens

Truncation can also be helpful where there are variant spellings of a word, for example wom?n would retrieve woman or women

Phrases

Many eresources will automatically search two consecutive words as though they were joined by the Boolean operator AND, and will therefore return records in which both the words appear, but separated rather than as a phrase. If you wish

to search a phrase, you can usually enclose the words in quotation marks, eg “every child matters”


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Additional support This is a very basic introduction to eresources. If you have any problems don’t

struggle or give up, contact your local service desk to make an appointment with a member of staff or contact us directly.

If you need support with account management, passwords, general IT and media support

Telephone 01228 888888 or email [email protected]

If you would like any further support with anything covered in this guide please email [email protected]

If you would like this booklet in an alternative format please ask in the

library.

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