1. Finding journal articles SOLO and OU eJournals version

2. What are journals and why use them? Regular publications (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) “Peer reviewed” – articles are selected by experts Look at specific topics or in detail Report on the most up to date research and ideas

3. Understanding citations to journal articles on your reading list Author(s) names Year of publication Article title Journal title Volume, issue and page numbers Understanding the article “citation” will help you to find the article you need quickly. Some tools such as SOLO require you to search by Journal Title.

4. Where to search for journals OU eJournals covers most but not all electronic journals. SOLO “Oxford Collections” is the most comprehensive tool for finding journals. It covers Oxford’s print and electronic journals SOLO “Articles and more” covers a selection of electronic journal articles but is not comprehensive and omits some key journals

5. SOLO: Oxford Collections The most comprehensive tool for finding journals covering Oxford’s electronic and printed collections OU ejournals Covers most ejournals but NOT all ejournals and NOT printed journals. Journal coverage on SOLO and OU eJournals SOLO Articles & More Covers a random selection of electronic articles but does not include print or even the full range of ejournals

6. e.g. Searching for Frank, M. & Reinisch, J. (2014) ‘Refugees and the Nation-State in Europe, 1919–59’, Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 477-490. Search SOLO “Oxford Collections” by journal title (not article title or author) Search SOLO “Articles & More” by article title, author or keywords How to search for journal articles Search OU eJournals by journal title (not article title or author)

7. Searching for a journal e.g. Searching for Frank, M. & Reinisch, J. (2014) ‘Refugees and the Nation-State in Europe, 1919–59’, Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 477-490. Search by journal title There will often be more than one version of the journal. Click “View all…” to see them

8. Printed journal E-journal with few restrictions E-journal with restrictions Viewing different versions of a journal

9. Viewing the e-journal Clicking “View online” opens the “Find it @ Oxford” window listing databases that include your chosen journal. Check the date coverage beneath each database and compare this to the publication date in the article citation on your reading list. Once you have found a database that covers the correct date click on the title connect.

10. Restricted items on SOLO Some items on SOLO have a “restrictions apply” notice e.g. These are items which the Libraries receive via “Electronic Legal Deposit”

11. Legal Deposit The Bodleian Libraries are a “Legal Deposit” Library Legally entitled to a copy of every item published in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Historically this has allowed us to amass huge printed collections In 2013 legal deposit was extended to printed items such as ejournals Picture: Bodleian Libraries closed stacks

12. Electronic Legal Deposit Restrictions The Legal Deposit Act 2003 imposes restrictions on electronic items received under Legal Deposit: Items may only be read on Library owned computers within the Bodleian Libraries Saving, copying and pasting is forbidden Each item may only be viewed by one person at a time

13. Avoiding restricted items In most cases you can avoid restricted items by choosing carefully from your SOLO results Available both on and off campus Digital copying and copy and paste permitted within copyright rules Available to multiple people at once Available from Bodleian Libraries’ computers only No digital copying / copy and paste Each item may only be viewed by one person at a time

14. Searching OU eJournals Check the date coverage beneath each database and compare this to the publication date in the article citation on your reading list. Once you have found a database that covers the correct date click on the title connect. Search by journal title. Note the “Exact” radio button can be useful if you are searching for a one word title such as “History” or “Science” Choose the correct journal from your results

15. Finding journals summary SOLO “Oxford collections” – Most comprehensive tools : covers print and electronic journals – Search by journal title (not article title or author) SOLO “Articles and more” – Covers a random selection of electronic journal articles from an external search engine and articles that we have received via electronic legal deposit but NOT everything – Can search by article title, author or keywords OU eJournals – Electronic subscription journals only (does not cover printed journals or electronic legal deposit) – Search by journal title only (not article title, author etc) – Useful for searching for “one word” journal titles such as History, Nature or Science (use the exact radio button)

16. ADDITIONAL SLIDES FOR USE IF YOU WISH TO COVER PRINT JOURNALS

17. Using the print version If the volume that you require is in the “closed stack” you will need to place a hold to ask for it to be delivered to a library. The date coverage is given above the list of volumes. Click + to check date coverage, availability and shelf marks. Click “view all items” to see the full list of volumes Click “Find & Request” to find out which libraries have the journal in print

18. ADDITIONAL SLIDES FOR USE IF YOU WISH TO COVER USING ELD

19. Using electronic legal deposit To choose the electronic legal deposit version click “View online”. This will take you to a new page in SOLO where you will see a list articles from the journal

20. Looking for a specific article in an electronic legal deposit journal When you choose the ELD version you will be taken to a long list of articles in the journal. To find a specific article use the refine options on the left hand side e.g. by choosing an author.

21. Alternatively to find a specific article you can add keywords to your search after the bl number. To view the item click View Onlne Looking for a specific article in an electronic legal deposit journal