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WISER: Humanities
Electronic journals and citation indexes
Kerry Webb & Elizabeth Crowley
Why use journals?
CONTENT: they provide short articles on specific topics, including the most recent research in your subject area
CURRENCY: published in parts which come out several times a year
CONVENIENCE: whilst books take a long time to write (and read!) journals are quicker to browse and often have dedicated indexing tools
Structure of the session
Quick overview of Oxford e-journals
Researching specific topics using citation indexes
Combining the two
Why use Oxford e-journals?
Lists every electronic journal subscribed to by the University, in full text
Provides valuable information about electronic coverage
Available 24/7 wherever you can access a computer connected to the Oxford network
Don’t have to wait for Automatic Stack Requests for periodical parts available electronically
Multi user access, don’t have to wait for journals to be reshelved in order to use them
Links directly to OLIS for complete Oxford holdings information
All accessible via OxLIP : http://bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip
e-Journals at Oxford provides…
Full text access to thousands of journal articles
Ability to browse recent issues of journals by subject area
Choice of downloading, emailing or printing articles
Access from any computer linked to the Oxford network
http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az
Full text options
From here select an option according to the coverage you require (e.g. 1950 – 2001)
By Title
Provides a hyperlink to the various full text subscriptions within Oxford journal
By Citation
Provides a direct link to the article you require, but you must provide the article title, journal title and volume/issue number
By Subject
Will provide a list of all e-journals within your subject area subscribed to by the University
Other Options
For example, you can search for all journals in your subject area provided by a specified publisher
What is a journal index?A database which contains information about individual articles in journals, and often indexes book chapters from edited collections as well as book reviews in journals
Indexes are fully searchable by author, title, journal title and, more importantly, by subject area
Indexes are valuable research tools when combined with TDNetSome indexes allow you to export citations to bibliographic software
You can email, print or download your search results
They are not repositories for full text journal articles, but can provide links to the articles indexed
Indexes for English: MLA Bibliography
Available via OxLIP – listed within the English subject area
Provides searchable indexed records from over 4,000 journals covering literature, linguistics, language and folklore
Coverage from 1926 to the present
Links directly into the OLIS catalogue and Oxford eJournals (where applicable)
A user guide is available from the English Faculty Library website: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/english/library_guides
Other useful indexes for English• Web of Knowledge: Arts & Humanities Index• Linguistics Abstracts Online
Indexes for Theology: ATLA ReligionIncludes index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from three ATLA print indexes: Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR)
Focuses on Biblical studies, world religions, Church history, and religious perspectives on social issues
Contains article citations from 650 journals, essay citations from 14,000 multi-author works, and book review citations
Has direct links to over 70 journals in full text
Indexes back to 1949, with selected records going back to 1818
Other useful indexes for Theology• Philosophers Index• International Medieval Bibliography
Indexes for Philosophy: Philosophers IndexProvides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields
Covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic
Also includes material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language
Coverage from 1940 to the present
Links directly to Oxford University e-Journals when an article is available electronically
Other useful indexes for Philosophy• PsychInfo for Philosophy of Mind • Web of Knowledge or OCLC for the Philosophy of Science
Indexes for History: Historical AbstractsProvides searchable indexed records from over 2,000 journals covering world history from 1450 to the present
Index coverage from 1954 to the present
Will search Oxford University e-Journals to see if the articles selected are available electronically
Also includes a targeted selection of social science and humanities journals, of special interest to researchers and students of history
Combines Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life, covering the United States and Canada
Other useful indexes for History• Royal Historical Society Bibliography• International Medieval Bibliography
Points to rememberOxford eJournals is the fastest way to access electronic journal resources if you know the title you are looking for
It is important to remember that e-journals might not have the same coverage as our print collections, and some recent issues will have a delayed electronic release date
Journal indexes are valuable research tools for searching for journal articles and book chapters on specific research topics
You will need an ATHENS password to access some of these resources from outside the University network. For further details go to: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/athens/
To access electronic resources from home, VPN software is your best option. For details go to: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/vpn/oucs-service/
A quick guide to accessing electronic resources from outside the Oxford network is also available from OULS
OULS Subject Librarians
Kate Alderson-Smith, Theology Librarian
Charlotte Goodall, Classics Librarian
Clare Hill-Nova, History of Art Librarian
Isabel Holowaty, History Librarian
Jill Hughes, German, Yiddish Librarian
Vanya Murray, French & Film Studies Librarian
Johanneke Sytsema, Linguistics Librarian
Miguel Torres, Spanish Librarian
Sue Usher, English Librarian
Hilla Wait, Philosophy Librarian
Thank you for coming to this session
If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us:
Kerry Webb, Deputy Librarian, English Faculty Library
email: [email protected]
Elizabeth CrowleySenior Library Assistant, Bodleian Library Main Enquiry Desk
email: [email protected]
