1. MCB/Emerald

2. Name of service: Emerald License in place: country-wide for all university libraries, not-for-profit research and learning institutes within Each institute within needs to register (details at www.inasp.info/peri/resources/emerald.shtml) –Allows site specific usage stats –by IP address: automatically authenticated access –Password/username available if IP not possible

3. Content available Service Type: online journals database Access to over 100 LIS titles, also provides access to leading titles in marketing, business, engineering and materials science. Subject strengths –computer science –library and information sciences –management –marketing –engineering

4. Getting started Load Emerald homepage http://www.emeraldinsight.com

5. Homepage Links to separate areas with information specifically for users and librarians Link to Emerald Academic, with Help information for librarians and users Click here to enter Emeralds Fulltext service Link directly to list of journals

6. Search Fulltext page Use tabs to choose Search, Browse (journal titles) or Help Choose to move to advanced search here Choose which fields to search in here Click here to Log in

7. Searching continued… Your search history (i.e. searches you have performed previously) are shown here Choice of fields (e.g. abstract, keywords, author, title) in which you can search Help available here

8. List of Issues Page Link to Simple and Advanced search facilities Link to further information about the journal, support resources, and setting up a Table of Contents alert Click to link to the issue you want. Expanding list of issues keeps page size to a minimum.

9. Table of Contents Page Click on page number to access article List of titles, authors and key words

10. Article level features Navigation bar allows you to click access to other parts of the issue or article Choose which format you would like the article in and click Request article Journal details and abstract allow you to see whether you really want to access the whole article Click here for information about copyright

11. Further reading Lots of general help available at –http://www.emeraldinsight.com/reso urces/ Help for librarians available by clicking on Librarian services on left hand side of home page.