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INFORMATION @

OXFORDOllie Bridle, October 2016

Introduction

Information sources & reading lists

Where to look for books and journals

Bibliographic databases

Copyright and plagiarism

Where to find help

What’s available?

• Libraries• Radcliffe Science Library

• College

• Specialist Libraries

• Sherardian (Plant Taxonomy)

• Alexander (Ornithology)

• Books/e-books

• Journals/e-journals

• Catalogues

• Databases

• The web

• People

Openstreetmap.com

Where to look

Books Journals Papers,

articles,

reviews

Databases

SOLO SOLO Bibliographic

database

SOLO

COPAC OU e-journals Google

Scholar

OxLip+

WorldCat Web

SOLO – Our library catalogue

Reading lists

• Sometimes need a little deciphering

• Journal articles can cause problems

• Most books on your reading lists will be on open-shelves

• Some examples…

Whole books

Krasner, RI (2010). The Microbial Challenge, (2nd

ed.). ASM Press.

SOLO Search: Microbial Challenge Krasner

Author(s) or

main editor(s)Publication

dateBook title

Edition

Publisher

Book chapters

Coulson, T.R & Godfray, H.C.J. 2007

Single-species population dynamics

pp. 205-210 in McLean, A.R. & May,

Theoretical Ecology, OUP

SOLO Search: Theoretical Ecology McLean

Chapter

author(s)

Publication

year

Chapter title

Page

numbers

Book

editor(s)Book title Publisher

Journal articles

Donoghue, M.J. 1985. A critique of the biological species

concept and recommendations for a phylogenetic

alternative. The Bryologist 88(3): 172-181.

Boomsma, J.J. 2009. Lifetime monogamy and the

evolution of eusociality. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B

364, 3191-3208.

Article authorPublication

yearArticle title

Journal title Volume Issue Pages

Abbreviated

journal titleSeries indicator

SOLO Search: Bryologist

SOLO Search: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B

Abbreviations

• References will often give an abbreviated version of

the journal title

Appl Environ Microbiol = Applied and

Environmental Microbiology

J Mol Biol = Journal of Molecular Biology

Where to translate…• PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/journals

• Enter the abbreviation “in quotation marks”

Refine by library

• Restrict search to just the RSL or your college

• Search Open-shelf collections only

Refine by material

• If you’re only looking for journals…

• Other limits for maps, databases...

Refine by date, language, format...

• Do this AFTER your search.

• Refine options on the left of the screen.

Advanced search

• Search by multiple criteria at the same time

• Make your search more specific

Closed stack items• Closed stack items are held off-site in Swindon

• Order back to the library using SOLO

• ~24 hour delivery time

E-books• Lots of books now available electronically

• Access 24/7 using your Oxford SSO

Accessing e-books via SOLO• Increasing number of reading list titles now available as e-

books

• Look for the ‘View Online’ link

• Different vendors e-books work differently

Reference e-Books

• Oxford Reference• 159 books

• OED, Bioscience dictionaries…

• Credo Reference

• 93 books

• Encyclopaedias, dictionaries…

Journals in SOLO• E-journals should appear first in results

• Many journals off-site

• Printed journals in the RSL will have a Level number

E-journals from SOLO

• Click ‘View online’

• Sometimes we only have a selection of issues

available online

• Journals often provide a facility to view articles as a

pdf

Getting to your article

Issues from 2000

to present

available.

Issues from 1898

until 1922

available.

OU e-Journals

• OU e-Journals allows you to search only our e-journal

collection.

• Simple keyword searching.

Click title link

to access the

journal online

Potential problems…

• Can’t find an item in SOLO?

• Double check your reference

• Ask a librarian…

• Books out to other readers?

• Reserve through SOLO

• Would an older edition be suitable?

• College libraries

• Book not held on open-shelves?

• Order through SOLO

• Available in the library within 24 hours

Bibliographic databases

• Millions of articles indexed from thousands of journals

• Search tools allow you to find very specific papers on any topic

• Great resource for researching your essays!

• Allows you to search for academic literature on the web

• Limited search functionality

• Doesn't find everything

• Great for quickly finding an article if you already know

what you’re looking for

Google Scholar

Finding articles

For biologists

• Web of Science

• SCOPUS

• ProQuest Biological Sciences

• CAB Abstracts

• Others...

SCOPUS

• 27 million

International patent

records

• Records of other

databases included –

Medline, Embase…

• 120,000 books

now indexed

• Articles from 21,500

peer reviewed

journals and 7 million

conference papers

Finding databases• Use SOLO

• Use OxLIP+

• Search by name

• Browse by subject

Information about databases

Access off-campus

• You can access our electronic resources from

anywhere

• SOLO is open to search for everybody

• To use E-journals and databases sign in to SOLO

using your SSO (Single Sign On)

Henry Stewart Talks• Recorded online lectures on a wide range of life-sciences

topics

Information on the Web

• Always be critical!

Relevance

Authority

Date

Appearance

Reason for writing

• If you cite web resources make sure you collect full

information about the site URL and when you accessed

the site

Where to look

Books Journals Papers,

articles,

reviews

Databases

SOLO SOLO Bibliographic

database

SOLO

COPAC OU e-journals Google

Scholar

OxLip+

WorldCat Web

Copying• We have photocopying in the library

• You will have a PCAS account – use

your bod card number and library

password

• Add credit online or in cash

• Usable in Bodleian Libraries

Copyright regulations

• Most material you will use is protected by copyright

• Copyright prevents unauthorised copying and distribution

of a work

• Generally, a work remains in copyright for 70 years after

the creators death

• You can legally copy or download only a limited amount

of material for private study

• 1 article per issue of a journal

• Max 5% or 1 chapter of a book

• Copyright notices are by each photocopier

Plagiarism

• Passing off somebody else's work as your own

• Very serious consequences

• You can avoid plagiarism by –

• Using your own words and style, don’t copy others

• Avoiding simple paraphrasing of other’s work

• Providing accurate citations and references for material you use in

your work

• Always making it very clear when you are directly quoting another

person’s work

• Take a look at –

• http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism

Help!

• Online help for SOLO

• LiveHelp service

• Library website

• www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/science

• Ask at the library

• Drop us a line –

• oliver.bridle@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

LibGuides• User friendly guides which highlight key library

resources by subject

Library Assistant

• All your library info…on the go!

• Find your libraries

• Help on how to get hold of reading list items

• Advice on library WiFi, passwords, photocopying

and more

• Use Library Assistant from your mobile, tablet or

PC

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/assistant

Links

• SOLO

• http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

• OxLIP+

• http://oxlip-plus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

• OU e-journals

• http://ejournals.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

• RSL Website

• www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/science

• LibGuides

• http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

• PCAS

• https://bodleian.pcounterwebpay.com

Image credits: Bodleian Libraries, Radcliffe Science Library & Microsoft ClipArt collection

Demonstration

Events:

• 21st OCT

• 4th NOV

• 25th NOV

10–1pm & 2-5pm

RSL 3D PRINTING SERVICE

http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/3dprintingscanning

Workshops Thursday & Friday

• Where?

• Zoology Department

• Elton computer room (opposite Darwin’s)

• When?

• Thursday

• Group 3 – 10.00 Group 4 – 10.45

• Friday

• Group 1 – 10.00 Group 2 – 10.45

• Please stick to your assigned group!

• You will need your Single Sign-On (SSO) username and

password.