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1 Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week The Library

2 Your PhD…. Understanding your topic Literature searching Access to Library resources Finding published data (properties, spectra etc.) Managing your data Writing your thesis Publishing an article

3 Use your Library card to… Enter the library Borrow books Reserve and renew books online Photocopy and print Access the sports facilities and departments

4 borrow/return books at the Issue Desk use the self- service borrowing machines returns via the book slots

5 Additional key services on level 2

6 Library catalogue

7 Resources for Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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9 Databases Embase Index to medical/pharmaceutical journals (European) : VERY GOOD indexing of pharmaceutical substances PubMed Index to medical/pharmaceutical journals (USA). SciFinder Index to chemistry journals and patents. Keywords, authors, structures, reactions, properties Web of Knowledge Keywords, authors, citations. Also: Medline Derwent Innovations Index; Current Contents; Biosis Citation Index; Zoological Record; etc.

10 Inter Library Loans For material not held in the library use Interlibrary loans (note: please register)

11  For items not held by the Library, but please check the library catalogue first.  No more than one article from a single journal issue, or one chapter from an individual book  Request online (free of charge): http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/ill/  Need to register Inter-Library Loans

12 Reference management software EndNote X7 For PC or Mac Manually enter references Import references from databases ‘Cite while you write’ feature integrates with Microsoft Word Output many different reference formats

13 ChemDraw Templates for chemical and biological structures Manually draw structures or reactions Copy/paste or insert into Word documents Use on laptop or home computer

14 Off-campus access to Library resources 1. Follow links on the Library catalogue/website. This works using our Proxy server – you will be prompted for your University username and password. 2. Use VPN Connects your computer to the campus network. 3. Use Unidesk Also gives access to campus software. Don’t need to map drives. See Computing Services webpages: http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/networking/connectfromhome/index.html

15 Advice about how to manage your research data

16 Contact the Library’s Research Data Team research-data@bath.ac.uk www.bath.ac.uk/research/data Contact the Library’s Research Data Team research-data@bath.ac.uk www.bath.ac.uk/research/data RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT Data manageme nt plans Tools, templates and regular workshops to assist with planning for your data Data manageme nt plans Tools, templates and regular workshops to assist with planning for your data Sharing & Re - use Informati on and advice about re - using existing data and how to publish your data Sharing & Re - use Informati on and advice about re - using existing data and how to publish your data Organise & Document Informati on and guidance on ways of organisin g and describin g your data Organise & Document Informati on and guidance on ways of organisin g and describin g your data Support & Training PG Skills workshops and individual help Support & Training PG Skills workshops and individual help

17 Library Research Services

18 Skills training for researchers Literature searching: Embase and PubMed Managing your research data Literature searching: SciFinder EndNote X7 Publications, citations and open access RSC National Chemical Database Service Literature searching: Web of Knowledge Literature searching: Scopus ChemDraw Understanding copyright Referencing and plagiarism Finding scientific and engineering data Searching for patent information http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/pgskills/courses/index.html

19 Your subject librarian…. Linda Humphreys l.j.humphreys@bath.ac.uk x5248 Library 4.04

20 Any questions?


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