1. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources Mark Janes (Social Sciences Subject Consultant) and Gillian Beattie (Research Support, Social Science Library)

2. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  This session: General overview of the e-resources available to social scientists General overview of the e-resources available to social scientists Demonstration of some key bibliographic, full- text, and data resources Demonstration of some key bibliographic, full- text, and data resources Pointers to other sessions and specialist help Pointers to other sessions and specialist help

3. WISER Social Sciences: Key search skills. Wednesday, 1 November WISER Social Sciences: Keeping up-to-date. Wednesday, 8 November WISER Social Sciences: Full-text electronic journals. Wednesday, 15 November WISER Social Sciences: Quality information on the Internet. Wednesday, 22 November WISER Social Sciences: Citation searching with Web of Knowledge. Wednesday 29 November WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources

4.  Specialist help and training within OULS: Law databases - Law Library Law databases - Law Library Business & Management - Saïd Business School Business & Management - Saïd Business School Education databases - Educational Studies Library Education databases - Educational Studies Library Area Studies – Area Specialist or area library Area Studies – Area Specialist or area library Psychology - Radcliffe Science Library Psychology - Radcliffe Science Library Archaeology – Sackler Library Archaeology – Sackler Library Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Sociology - Social Science Library Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Sociology - Social Science Library Official Publications – Official Papers, Radcliffe Camera Official Publications – Official Papers, Radcliffe Camera WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources

5.  Accessing e-resources On campus: On campus: Just click the link to the resource, or use ATHENS password as requiredJust click the link to the resource, or use ATHENS password as required Off campus: Off campus: ATHENS password, or connect to Oxford network (Departmental server, college server, or VPN)ATHENS password, or connect to Oxford network (Departmental server, college server, or VPN) OxLIP is the access point in each case: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ OxLIP is the access point in each case: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources

6.  OxLIP gives access to:  Approx 155 resources listed under Social Sciences (listed by Subject or Title)  Secondary sources Online catalogues, bibliographic databases, indexes of publicationsOnline catalogues, bibliographic databases, indexes of publications  Primary sources E-journals, full-text of theses, working papers, reports and official publications, news sources, dataE-journals, full-text of theses, working papers, reports and official publications, news sources, data  E-journals, news services, official papers, and area studies under “All subjects” WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources

7.  For example, an economist may: Search for articles on EconLit and working papers on RePEc Search for articles on EconLit and working papers on RePEc Check for news articles on Lexis Nexis Check for news articles on Lexis Nexis Browse the day’s financial headlines on FT.Com Browse the day’s financial headlines on FT.Com Access e-journals via TDNet and Business Source Premier Access e-journals via TDNet and Business Source Premier Download a report from Source OECD Download a report from Source OECD Access UK company information on FAME Access UK company information on FAME Download macroeconomic data from ESDS Download macroeconomic data from ESDS WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources

8.  Bibliographic databases: IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) CSA Illumina (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) CSA Illumina (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) ISI Web of Knowledge/ Social Science Citation Index ISI Web of Knowledge/ Social Science Citation Index SCOPUS SCOPUS EconLit EconLit PAIS PAIS Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Sociological Abstracts (Sociofile) Sociological Abstracts (Sociofile)

9. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  IBSS: Anthropology, economics, political science, sociology Anthropology, economics, political science, sociology 1951 onwards – updated weekly 1951 onwards – updated weekly 2,600+ journals – good non-English language coverage 2,600+ journals – good non-English language coverage Maintained by the LSE Maintained by the LSE

10. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  Searching IBSS: Basic search Basic search Search by keyword and/ or authorSearch by keyword and/ or author Limit to latest updates, to records that include abstracts, or by publication dateLimit to latest updates, to records that include abstracts, or by publication date Advanced search Advanced search Search by keyword, author, title or journalSearch by keyword, author, title or journal Truncation (use $), wildcards (use ?) and Boolean searchingTruncation (use $), wildcards (use ?) and Boolean searching More limits available – full-text, language, publication type and subject subsetMore limits available – full-text, language, publication type and subject subset

11. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  Working with your search results: From any individual record: From any individual record: View the complete reference or abstractView the complete reference or abstract Access full-text article (if available)Access full-text article (if available) Find citing articles (works better for older articles)Find citing articles (works better for older articles) Combine searches to narrow down results Combine searches to narrow down results Results Manager: Results Manager: select and format recordsselect and format records display on screen; print; email; save; or export to reference management software (e.g. EndNote)display on screen; print; email; save; or export to reference management software (e.g. EndNote)

12. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  CSA Illumina: Access to a wide range of full-text and bibliographic databases, including: Access to a wide range of full-text and bibliographic databases, including: ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and AbstractsASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Worldwide Political Science AbstractsWorldwide Political Science Abstracts Search across a general subject area, or within specific database(s) Search across a general subject area, or within specific database(s)

13. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  Searching CSA Quick search Quick search use * for truncationuse * for truncation multiple words will be treated as a phrasemultiple words will be treated as a phrase Advanced search Advanced search allows combined searching across a number of fieldsallows combined searching across a number of fields limit to latest updates, journal articles only, or English language onlylimit to latest updates, journal articles only, or English language only specify how your results are presentedspecify how your results are presented

14. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  Working with your search results: Use the tabs to view results by type, or click the ‘+’ to see results broken down by database Use the tabs to view results by type, or click the ‘+’ to see results broken down by database From any individual record: From any individual record: check electronic and print availability in Oxfordcheck electronic and print availability in Oxford view the complete reference, including abstractview the complete reference, including abstract run a new search using one or more of the article descriptorsrun a new search using one or more of the article descriptors Search tools: Search tools: Combine searchesCombine searches Search historySearch history AlertsAlerts Outputting your results: Outputting your results: sort by date or relevancesort by date or relevance select results to save, print or emailselect results to save, print or email results can be imported into reference management softwareresults can be imported into reference management software

15. WISER Social Sciences: Electronic Resources  Primary resources News Sources Ethnic News Watch Factiva Lexis Nexis New York Times Archive Times Digital Archive Articles, Reports, Official Documents E-journals, E-books BOPCAS (British Official Publications) Source OECD Columbia International Affairs Online Digital National Security Archive (US) Declassified Documents Reference System (US) Making of the Modern World Data UK Data Archive ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) Source OECD ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service)