This document provides resources for research for students studying computing at Middlesex University. It outlines various library databases, search tools, and resources available through the university library. These include the library search, journal databases, citation searching on Web of Science, setting up alerts through Zetoc, inter-library loans, Google Scholar, referencing tools like Cite Them Right Online and RefWorks, Lynda training videos, and subject guides for computing. Contact information is provided for getting help from the librarian for computing students.
6. Find out more
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject > Computing, Maths and Engineering
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/
7. Searching for information – Library
Search
Click on ‘Sign-in’,
choose ‘Middlesex
University’ and use
your university email
address.
Signing-in enables you to check
your library record, request
items, create lists, save
searches and create alerts and
export references to RefWorks.
11. Journal databases
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/JournalDatabases
• ACM Digital Library
• Computer Source
• IEEE Xplore
• Science Direct
• Web of Science
12. Web of Science - Citation searching
• Which articles have cited an earlier article
• Find articles on similar/related subject
• How many times an article has been cited
• Best journals in your field
13. Web of Science
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science
Check ‘WebBridge’ to
see if full text article is
available
See how many times
article has been cited.
Click on title
for more
information
Click number
of times cited
to see list of
citing articles
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/wos
16. It’s not in the Library!
• Inter Library Loans MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
• Sconul Access http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
17. Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
You may be
able to access
the full-text
here
Refine your
search
results here
Create an
alert for your
search, so
you can
keep up-to-
date with
new
publications
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Internet
18. Cite Them Right Online
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing
22. More info and help
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > My Subject Library Guides> Computing, Maths and Engineering
https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing
Academic
writing
support
Library
support
Online help
guides
Resources
24. Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Help
Hinweis der Redaktion
Refresher on the resources and services available to you from the Library/
First of all I’d like to find out what irritates you about the library.
In groups, take 5 mins to jot down your thoughts on flip chart paper.
Take feedback and discuss.
Take 5 mins to think about what you like about the library.
Take feedback and disciss.
Accessing resources
Click on MyStudy.
You can now access library resources from the MyLibrary box……detail on next page.
These (in red square) are the most important things and I’ll go over these in this session.
Library Search: Use to search for information (books, journals etc) on your topic.
Referencing: Information about how to reference, avoid plagiarism, use RefWorks etc.
Reading Lists: Access your module reading lists.
MySubject Library Guides: Gives you access to our library subject guides. Use these to find what resources are available including websites on a particular subject.
Databases: Gives you access to specialist collections of journals and other resources in a particular subject area. You can access most of these through Library Search, but searching a specialist resource might save you time.
Inter Library Loans: Not a resource, but a way of getting hold of material that the library doesn’t hold or provide access to.
More information about the range of resources available on the Library Subject Guide plus useful online guides eg. how to find information for your project.
Sign in for full functionality.
Explain how they can broaden their search using an asterisk* e.g. given will find computer, computers, computing, computerisation, computation etc
Explain how they can refine their search using “quotation marks”.
These two refining tools work well on Summon, but can also be used on the Internet.
These and other refining tools which can be used on the Internet are available on our EPQ LibGuide which you all have access to…….link on the screen.
Online guide available at the link below.
Students can also search individual databases.
Choose individual database or select ‘Computing, Maths and Engineering’ from the drop-down menu.
ASM, CS, IEEE and SD are particularly useful.
More on WoS later.
Which articles have cited an earlier article ie. Way of looking forward in the literature-if have found excellent article, can use a citation index to see which articles have subsequently cited it
Find articles on similar/related subjects: Citation implies subject relationship, so can find papers on a similar topic without using any keywords or subject terms
Find out how many times a paper has been cited ie. gauge the usefulness/quality. esteem of a paper
Determine which are the best journals in your field: citation data used to rank journals within particular subject areas…..useful way of seeing how journals perform in relation to others in the same subject area
Citation data and journal citation reports available from Web of Knowledge.
The world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions
Web of Science comprises of a number of journal databases including:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1970-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1970-present)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present)
Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present)
We are one of the world’s most comprehensive research databases, giving you access to over 30,000 journals and more than 52 million article citations and conference papers through the British Library’s electronic table of contents.
Keeping pace with your peers, staying up to date with new research, and expanding your field of knowledge has never been so simple. We make it easy for you to set-up personalised email Zetoc Alerts or RSS feeds to track the latest articles or journal titles related to your interests. In most cases, you can access abstracts or the full text of articles, depending on your institution’s subscription arrangements
Another useful resource is British Standards online.
Access as shown on slide.
Can search all of the British and adopted European and International standards. Only a small number are available in full text, but we can add required standards if required up to our quota of 150.
Inter Library Loan service: request copies of books and journals not held by MDX. £3 charge. Register as DL first. More info on our website.
SCONUL Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/ The SCONUL Access Scheme provides reciprocal access and borrowing rights for staff and students to approximately 170 member institutions in the UK. Apply online.
You might also use Google Scholar.
Find journal articles, theses, books, and more, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Search across many disciplines
Locate the full-text document through your library or on the web
Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
Save items in a personal library
Lots of useful online guides eg.
How to find books
How to find information for your project
Accessing journal databases
etc
