WISER: Finding stuff Journal articles Kerry Webb, Deputy Librarian, English Faculty Library & Angela Carritt, OULS User Education Coordinator

Why use journals? CONTENT: they provide short articles on specific topics, including the most recent research in your subject area CURRENCY: published in parts which come out several times a year CONVENIENCE: whilst books take a long time to write (and read!) journals are quicker to browse and often have dedicated indexing tools

Structure of the session Quick overview of Oxford e-journals Researching specific topics using journal indexes Practical step by step exercises

Why use Oxford e-journals? Lists every full text electronic journal subscribed to by the University Provides valuable information about electronic coverage Available 24/7 wherever you can access a computer connected to the Oxford network Don’t have to wait for Automatic Stack Requests for periodical parts available electronically Multi user access, don’t have to wait for journals to be reshelved in order to use them Links directly to OLIS for complete Oxford holdings information

Oxford e-Journals provides… Full text access to thousands of journal articles Ability to browse recent issues of journals by subject area Choice of downloading, ing or printing articles Access from any computer linked to the Oxford network

Full text options From here select an option according to the coverage you require (e.g – 2001) By Title Provides a hyperlink to the various full text subscriptions within Oxford journal

By Citation Provides a direct link to the article you require, but you must provide the article title, journal title and volume/issue number By Subject Will provide a list of all e-journals within your subject area subscribed to by the University

Other Options For example, you can search for all journals in your subject area provided by a specified publisher

What is a journal index? A database which contains information about individual articles in journals, and often indexes book chapters from edited collections as well as book reviews in journals Indexes are fully searchable by author, title, journal title and, more importantly, by subject area Indexes are valuable research tools when combined with Oxford eJournals Some indexes allow you to export citations to bibliographic software, e.g. RefWorks You can , print or download your search results They are not repositories for full text journal articles, but can provide links to the articles indexed

Example demonstration Historical Abstracts, hosted by Ebsco Available via

Points to remember Oxford eJournals is the fastest way to access electronic journal resources if you know the title you are looking for It is important to remember that e-journals might not have the same coverage as our print collections, and some recent issues will have a delayed electronic release date Journal indexes are valuable research tools for searching for journal articles and book chapters on specific research topics To access electronic resources from home, you will need to use your Oxford Single Sign On. For details go to:

Thank you for coming to this session If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us: Kerry Webb, Deputy Librarian, English Faculty Library Angela Carritt OULS User Education Coordinator