Google Scholar set up and Web of Science

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Advanced Literature Searching
https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library
Library and Student Support 2020-21
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Dr J. Adam Edwards

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Getting ready for the session
• Choose Firefox or Chrome or Edge, not Internet Explorer.
• Mac users please use Safari or one of the above.
• Log in to myUniHub and go to My Study > My Library
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Prerequisites
This session assumes you have:
• Completed our Welcome: Library resources for research
students ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS worksheet
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/ld.php?content_id=31321597
• Had a 121 with your Subject Liaison Librarian
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/liaisonlibrarians
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject –
Library Guides > Research > Training
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Today’s agenda
• Where do I start searching?
— Library Search
— Google Scholar
• Your subject – journal databases
• Citation searching
— Finding the best journals
• Inter library loans/Document supply
• Repositories
• Other libraries
• Free software and training
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7. Library Search
Where do I start
searching?
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Library Search – the Mdx Google
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
> Library Search

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Library Search home - sign in
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Library Search results
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Library Search – available online
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Library Search – FREE inter library loan
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Explore Library Search
• Sign in
• Find an article
• Generate a citation
• Sign up for ILL
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14. Are you properly set up?
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar – link to Mdx
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Google Scholar – sync with RefWorks
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Google Scholar – sync with RefWorks 2
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Google Scholar alerts
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Google Scholar - alerts
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Explore Google Scholar
• Check library setting
• Set up
• save to RefWorks
• an alert
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21. 55 journal databases supported by expert librarians
Your subject – finding
journals, books, etc
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My Subject – Library Guides
myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
> MySubject – Library Guides 22

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My Subject – journal databases
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Explore My Subject - Library Guides
• Find your My Subject - Library guide
• Look at resources/databases for journals, etc
• Find your librarian
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/liaisonlibrarians
– Have you had your 121 yet?
• Inter library loans (document supply) Free for researchers
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/interlibraryloan/interlibraryloans
• Distance learners
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/distancelearners
myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
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Explore My Subject – Library Guides
• Find your My Subject – Library Guide
• Find your journal databases
• Find your librarian
— Save their email
— Book your 121
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27. Web of Science
Citation searching
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Journal databases
• 55 covering all subjects
— My Subject – Library Guides OR
— myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
• Library Search and Google Scholar = Overview
• Specific databases for your subject
— Must use for comprehensive literature review
— Specific topics in detail
— Most full text
— Alerts
— Ask your librarian for a 121
• Web of Science as a generic example
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Web of Science: time travel for research
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
> Databases

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Databases > W > Web of Science
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
> Databases > W > Web of Science

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Web of Science – Documents search
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Web of Science: Cited References search
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Web of Science: results
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Web of Science: results by Time Cited
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Alerts
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Explore Web of Science
• Basic search for your subject
— Use Links for full text
— Sort by Citations: Highest First
— How many citations for your top paper?
— Follow the top citation link
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37. Or the top journals I need to read
Journal impact
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Top journals - Journal Citation Reports
• Systematic, objective: critically evaluates leading journals
— Quantitative tools for ranking, categorizing and comparing journals
— Science (7,200 + titles) and Social Sciences (2,100+ titles)
— Does not cover Arts and Humanities
• Most frequently cited journal = highest impact journal
— Data published annually for previous year (now 2020)
— Citation trend data for 10,000+ journals from 25 million+ cited
references
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Find the top journals in your field
Click on Products and
then ‘Journal Citation
Reports’ in the drop
down menu.
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Type in a broad subject
area e.g. Computer
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First find your field of study
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Nothing found? Browse > Filter > Categories
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Categories > tick list > Apply
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Click Apply at the bottom of the page

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Top journals list for your subject
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Computer Science: Theory & Methods:
For more information on how to use Web
of Science see our detailed slides:
https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/research/wos

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Explore Journal impact
• Find your research area
• Find the top journal you need to read
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45. Finding things we don’t have subscriptions to
But it’s not in the
library…
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Inter Library Loans (document supply)
Repositories
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Inter library loans
myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Inter Library Loans
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FREE!

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Middlesex University Research Repository
myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
> Research Repository
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Other libraries – SCONUL; Eduroam
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject – Library Guides >
Distance Learners > Other libraries

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Explore…
• Watch video & register for Inter Library Loans
• Find your supervisor in the Mdx repository
• Apply for SCONUL Access
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51. Middlesex University download server and LinkedIn Learning
Free software and
training
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Free software; free MS Office
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myUniHub > MyStudy > Software

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LinkedIn Learning: free training
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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject –
Library Guides > LinkedIn Learning

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Explore…
• Find the download server
• Activate your LinkedIn Learning account
• Find a useful course
• Prize for the user of the month!
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Other sessions
• Using RefWorks
• Academic Integrity
• LinkedIn Learning
UniHub > Study > Learning opportunities
> Postgraduate Research Degrees
> Research Training and Development
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Any questions?
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