MCB library orientation part 1
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The document provides an introduction to UCT libraries, focusing on how to effectively search for and access books, journals, and articles using the Primo system. It explains advanced searching techniques, including the use of Boolean operators and setting up alerts for research updates. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of keeping up-to-date with research through citation alerts and RSS feeds.
MCB library orientation part 1
- 1. Introduction to UCT Libraries Andiswa Mfengu Andiswa.Mfengu@uct.ac.za 6 February 2018
- 2. Learning outcomes • Be able to search for books, journals, articles in Primo • Smart searching • Off-campus access • Keeping up to date with research
- 3. PRIMO – one-stop shop for scholarly works To search for Books, DVDs, articles etc.
- 5. Primo
- 6. What?
- 7. Books and other physical resources
- 8. Smart searching Phrase searching “Brand engagement” “Social media” Boolean operators AND / OR / NOT • Wildcard (* or ?) Wom?n or Cultur*
- 9. Smart searching … Grouping terms “consumer behaviour” AND “brand preference” (youth OR teenagers OR young people)
- 11. Phrase search
- 12. Wildcard
- 13. Advanced search
- 15. Filter by Publication date
- 16. Filter - Resource types and availability E-books – available online Print Books – in the library
- 17. Journal articles
- 18. How to access Journal Articles NB: Check full text availability statement to see if the article you are looking for is within that range
- 20. Print Books – check availability status Book might be On order or Out on loan
- 21. Print Books – with more than one version
- 22. Print Books – virtual browse
- 25. My library card – renew books
- 26. Keeping up-to-date with research • Creating alerts • RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication) • Use RSS feed reader
- 27. Keeping up-to-date with research …
- 28. Keeping up-to-date with research …
- 29. Creating alerts and RSS feeds
- 30. Creating alerts and RSS feeds
- 31. Citation Alerts • Set on specific records • Notify you when the record is being cited • Keep track of an area of research as it develops by setting up Citation Alerts for seminal works • Follow a seminal author in your field - Author Citation Alert
- 32. Web of Science – Citation Alert
- 33. Web of Science – Citation Alert
- 35. You will have to have an account with WoS in order to create the citation alert Can also set up an RSS feed for this
- 36. Scopus – Author Citation Alert From the Scopus homepage, select Authors, note that you have to be logged into your account to receive author citation alerts
- 37. Complete Author last name, First name and Affiliation and search
- 39. Select the how often you would like to be alerted, and when
- 40. Once set up, alerts can be edited or deleted by going to your alerts page
- 41. Set an RSS feed, edit or delete your alert
- 44. Each database gives a summary of what the database covers and can filter by faculty
- 45. Creating alerts and RSS feeds
- 46. EBSCOhost
- 47. RSS feeds - Feedly
- 48. Database platforms allow you to search multiple databases To get access to full-text to e-Resources
- 49. Findit – link resolver
- 50. Subjects Guides
- 51. Subject Guide
- 52. Need further assistance – Molecular & Cell Biology Guide or contact your librarian!
Editor's Notes
- #3: 10.1134/S2079059714040078
- #4: Primo – to find books, DVDs, journals, journal articles, theses and many more
- #5: Primo
- #6: Primo – Libraries Search Tool for all scholarly content
- #7: Search profiles: search everything or articles and other e-resources, UCT library catalogue etc.
- #8: UCT Library Catalogue – physical resources only
- #9: Brand engagement social media – Primo treats the entire query as a phrase and returns results in which all of the words may be closer together. Brand engagement AND social media – Primo treats Brand engagement and social media as separate phrases and returns results in which both phrases may not be as close together.
- #10: ( ) – Parentheses allow you to group search terms and alter the order of precedence
- #11: Specific search
- #12: Specific search
- #13: Wildcard – helps when searching for variations of the work like brief and briefer = brief*
- #15: Filter to find the most relevant results
- #16: Filtering by publication date helps you to not only focus on relevant resources to your topic but also current resources
- #17: Resource type: Book, Other (UCT Theses and digital collections), Article, Magazine article, conference proceedings etc. Availability status – Library or online
- #19: Please note – full text availability statement to see if the article you are looking for is within that range
- #20: Helps focus the search to a discipline
- #21: Books with more that one version need to select version to choose latest version or to see if its available Check availability – need to click to see if the book is on order or on loan (sign-in to request when on loan)
- #23: Helps you see what other books are available on the shelf related to the book you are looking at NB: no virtual browse option for eBooks
- #24: View your saved records Saved searches Search history – have to save this per session to keep the history
- #25: View your saved records Saved searches Search history – have to save this per session to keep the history
- #26: Renew loans Check request etc.
- #43: Feedly – rss reader
- #44: Databases A-Z Off campus login -
- #45: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/electronic-databases
- #49: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/databases-platform
- #50: Findit tries to find where the article might be available within the databases that UCT subscribes to Findit replaces SFX If still the article is not available, you can request a copy through ILL - http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/interlibrary-loans
- #52: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology