Library Resources and Services Rowena Stewart Academic Support Librarian To cover: Where your books and journals are Finding out if the Library has what you need Getting what the Library doesn’t have Finding academic literature on your subject

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library – print books KB Library Store - all KB print journals Informatics, Medicine & HSS in Main Library, George Square Murray Library building: 08: :00 09/noon - 19:00 Print journals in Library Annexe, South Gyle.

Which Library? Library Catalogue  print journals and (online or print) books  renew books on loan On the Library homepage at Library tab on MyEd

Which Library?

Borrowing Books 40 books (including up to 3 Reserve books) Standard loan = 12 weeks. Short loan = 1 week Reserve books = up to 3 hours or overnight Self-issue and self-return But please ask the Helpdesk staff if you have questions etc.

Renewing Books Most books (excluding Reserve books) may be renewed up to 5 times Can’t renew if: recalled, fines too high or on/after due date

Borrowing Books Fines for overdue books: 20p per day for standard books / 50p per day for short loan books £1 per day for overdue recalled books 2p per minute for overdue reserve books) 5 days grace for overdue standard loan books [on day 6, fine is added at cost of 6 days overdue]  no grace period for overdue recalled books Borrowed books you want (borrower has week at most):

Many thousands of journals online  Not always bought from every available host site  Not always bought for access from volume 1 to now Check electronic journals pages – not the default tab Online Chemistry Collection

E-journals In the e-journal pages you can search, browse or look at subject groupings. The library catalogue link goes to the same information but the ejournal pages are more up to date with purchases.

Off-campus access to online collection Through EASE (authentication) / MyEd (portal) VPN – access to University network + wireless access - Eduroam – JANET Roaming Service : secure internet access from eduroam-enabled institution around the world - Use eduroam not central to connect to “normal” campus network University of Edinburgh EASE If you’ve not logged in and can’t get full-text you can try this, but better information via Library tools. SCONUL Access: borrowing from other UK HEI Libraries -

Inter-Library Loan (I.L.L.) for what we don’t have For (non-UoEd) UK theses start at EThOS. If asked to pay use I.L.L.. North American and worldwide – “Dissertations and Theses” (then I.L.L.) “Intra-library loan” - Get material from other UoEdinburgh libraries sent to KB same form FREE Annexe scans/items - same (week)day if in before noon 30 free per year [5 for undergraduates] then £5 per request received take e-payment requests to Store (deducted from grant) 2 renewals which are done via Helpdesk or I.L.L. staff.

Suggest the Library buys Something Books: Journals etc – me (Academic Support Librarian) or Adam Kirrander (Library rep)

Databases for Reviewing the Literature You will need at some stage to find out what has already been published in your research field: SciFinder Scholar (web only – personal registration required) –Information on articles from many thousands of journals. –Can search on chemical structure and reaction Reaxys [Beilstein (organic) & Gmelin (inorganic), CrossFire] –Compound and reaction data. Literature citations from 1980 onwards –Can search by chemical (sub)structure. WoK (Science Citation Index, Proceedings…) –Tracking a particularly useful article through the literature since it was published. Searcher: library catalogue, databases etc with default limit set to what you can read now.

Where to find (out about) databases A-Z list and lists by subject Subject guides to go to pages which include this presentation. Index to Theses – UK and Irish Theses EThOS (UK) & Dissertations and Theses (North America+) – full text theses ERA – full text of recent UoEd theses -

Managing your references Eg EndNote Desktop and an online version Direct import of records (look under Save or Export function on website etc) Attach files to records. Cite while you write Export chosen references in BibTeX format. Use what you like but use somethingUse what you like but use something [N.B. link goes to UoLoughborough information Publishing your research Data - Open Access (OA) - Money to make it OA Advice (on copyright implications etc.) Open repository, Edinburgh DataShare. Training - Advice

Contacting Information Services IS Skills Development open courses and manuals – MyEd Events or Uni web search box ISiSkills – IAD – Learning Technology Team (Turnitin, VLEs) uCreate – If you have a learning technology, IT or Library enquiry, contact the IS Helpline: Self-service portal: Phone: +44 (0) Schools providing IT support for their staff - There is an IS Helpdesk in each of the IS managed libraries - Level 1 for the Murray Library Help

Rowena Stewart, rm1406 JCMB Tel: This presentation at IAD Programme: Finding Academic Literature - Science and EngineeringFinding Academic Literature - Science and Engineering Main Library: Wed 8 th Oct 10am-noon rm1.10 KB: Tues 21 st Oct, 10am – noon, [rm3212 JCMB] KB: Thurs 9 th Apr15, 2pm-4pm [rm3212 JCMB] Happy to see people/take questions Murray Library: Specific topics, semester Tuesdays – group study room 1, pm. MyEd booking. Drop-in literature review clinic, semester Thursdays – level1 seating area noon-2pm. [Mobile Device clinics – Book via MyEd Events Tuesdays 2-4pm, grp study rm3]