1. Researcher Guide: Useful Information
Do you need any help with Copyright?
If we don’t have a book or article how do you get hold of it?
How do you find out the impact factor of a journal?
What training does the library offer?
Do you need to order a book as part of your research?
How do you order a new journal or database?
What is Manchester eScholar?
What referencing software should you use?
How do your measure you or your groups academic impact?
(Click on any of the section titles below for further information)

2. Copyright information
If you have any questions about copyright issues then consult the
libraries copyright page. There is information on what it is, who owns
it, what can be copied, protecting your own work and much more.
Document Supply – How to get hold of an item we don’t have?
The Document Supply / Inter-Library Loans service (DS/ILL) is for
current Staff and Students of the University of Manchester. We will
try and provide access to books and journal articles which are held
at other libraries in the UK and overseas. There are service points at
the JRUL Main Library, Precinct Library and The Eddie Davies Library
at MBS. Please contact us for further information.
Impact Factors
Impact factors can be measured in terms of individual journal title
and individual authors. These measures are sometimes referred to as
bibliometrics. The Library holds a training course to introduce
bibliometrics to researchers. You will be able to compare journals
and demonstrate the highest impact journals in your field.
Check out the video on the Impact Factor webpage taking you
through the JCR (Journal Citation Reports) and access further
information on the H-Index, Eigenfactor, SNIP, Publish or Perish and
SJR

3. Library Training
Database training
 Scopus for Researchers – literature searching, citation
analysis & research performance information.
 Web of Science - The Web of Science (WoS) is an online
academic database provided by Thomson Scientific that is
located within the ISI Web of Knowledge. It provides access
to multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,500
research journals. For more information see the Web of
Science wesbite.
 Keeping up to date - This hour long session will introduce
you to the Zetoc service. This service searches the British
Library’s Electronic Table of Contents pages covering all its
journals and conference papers across the subject
disciplines. The service is incredibly useful as it can easily be
set up to inform you about new publications in your field.
 Endnote - "Bibliographies and citations made easy." This
session will include a presentation, but will be mainly
concerned with hands-on practical exercises to demonstrate
different functions of the software. During this time a
member of library staff will be on-hand to assist attendees.

4. Manchester E-Scholar
“Sustain and enhance your research reputation, satisfy research
council open access mandates, keep abreast of developments in
scholarly communication.”
Manchester E-Scholar is the institutional Repository for the
University of Manchester and run by the library. It allows you to
store, manage and disseminate your scholarly outputs. For more
information click on the header above.
Recommend a book for the library to buy
If you would like to request a book as part of your research or
relating to a course reading list then please email Dave Hirst, Faculty
Team Librarian for EEE and MACE: at david.hirst@manchester.ac.uk
Recommend a new journal or database subscription
If you would like to request a journal or database as part of your
research then please email Dave Hirst, Faculty Team Librarian for
EEE and MACE: at david.hirst@manchester.ac.uk. Journal and
database applications are forwarded to a library committee twice a
year and evaluated for purchase.

5. Referencing & Bibliographic software
Reference management software (also called citation management
software) can help you to manage your references.
Keeping track of your references —journal papers, books, web pages,
images, quotations, etc.—can be a lengthy process and, if you are
not very organised, it can be easy to lose references or forget where
you found a crucial piece of information.
You can view a rundown of various bibliographic applications on the
Managing your References webpage. We offer Faculty specific library
training in Endnote.
Citation Metrics
There are a number of databases and external resources that can
measure the academic impact of the individual or a research group.
Using databases such as Scopus and Web of Knowledge you can
obtain detailed information on research outputs. Check out the link
above or speak to your Faculty Team Librarian for advice.