Database resources for Molecular & Cell Biology 2014
1. Molecular & Cell Biology 2014
Database resources for MCB
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UCT LIBRARIES
2014
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2. Molecular & Cell Biology 2014 - Database resources
Where do I find the Databases?
Access from the library page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Search & Find
Databases
A-Z
OR
Research Help
SUBJECT GUIDE
Molecular Cell Biology
Click on the tab: Databases – finding articles in journals
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/mcb-databases
Web of Science/Scopus/Henry Stewart Talks
Export references to RefWorks
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworks
Keeping up to date : Current Awareness; Alerting services
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/sci-tech-uptodate
8. Database searching
Remember to think carefully about your search
terms and use the following search operators
(Boolean operators) to limit and refine your
search:
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•
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AND to find records containing all terms
OR to find records containing any of the terms
NOT to exclude records containing certain words from your search
9. Web of Science
Change drop down
menu to topic
Change timespan to limit your search
to specific years
10. Choose how to sort the
results of your search
Refine results of search here
12. SFX will tell you if the article is available in full text or not.
The full text is available from
Wiley Online
Click on the GO button.
There is also a link here to the library
catalogue (ALEPH) if you want to see if
the print version of Journal of Food
Science is available.
21. Click on the ‘Search History’ tab
And then click on ‘Save History’
Give your search a name
Click ‘Save’
22. Web of Science
Saved Searches and Alerts
Click on ‘My Tools’ and then
‘Saved Searches and Alerts’ to
see all your saved searches
23. Databases: SCOPUS
You do not have to sign in to use these databases, but if you register you can
create your own profile, save searches and create alerts.
24. Databases: SCOPUS
• Search for articles using search terms in the search boxes
• Add more search boxes if you like
• Change the date range if you want to limit your search
25. Databases: SCOPUS
• 30 documents found
• Refine results on left of page
• Read the full text or click on SFX to see availability at UCT
• Save your search (search can be re-run in ‘Settings’)
• Set Alert
26. Databases: SCOPUS – SFX explained
The SFX screen will tell you
if the article is available in
full text or not.
It also tells you in which
database the article is
indexed.
In this case it is available
from DOAJ and from
PubMed Central.
Click on the GO button to
get the full text.
36. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Over 1500 audiovisual seminar style presentations by leading world experts
Contains the latest research as well as the fundamentals
Presented by many of the world’s leading experts, including Nobel Laureates
User friendly format of animated slides with synchronized narration
Specially commissioned and organized by subject area into comprehensive series
New and updated talks and series issued every month.
47. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Search tip:
molecular
chaperones
This search will
find the words
molecular OR
chaperones, not
necessarily as a
phrase.
48. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Search tip:
”molecular chaperones”
(inverted commas will
find those words as a
phrase)
57. Databases: Henry Stewart Talks
Possible HARVARD UCT example:
Sondak, V. K. 2013. Update on therapies for metastatic melanoma [Video file].
Available: http://hstalks.com/?t=BL1003571 [2013, August 14].
Text citation: (Sondak, 2013)