E-journals: starter session

Leeds University Library

Electronic Journals


Information Literacy Programme 2006-2007


Purpose of this session

To introduce electronic journals To demonstrate how to locate electronic resources

using the Library webpages and Catalogue To look at examples of electronic journal services To look at downloading, printing and saving material

from electronic resources


Back to basics: what is an e-journal?

An electronic publication, similar to an e-zine or zine. An e-journal, however, is typically found in academic circles and is a regularly published journal either published solely in electronic form or made available in electronic form.

(Definition from High Density’s Glossary of Internet Terms)


Types of e-journal Purchased as individual titles from

specific publishers Archive content (back runs) – some open

access, some for purchase Purchased as part of a database Freely available


E-journals: what’s different?

Always available from desktop; most titles available remotely

Several users can access a journal issue or article at any one time

Multimedia and additional features not possible in print version


Statistics @ Leeds

Journal Titles: 28,000 Journal Providers: 500 Purchased backfiles from Elsevier, Wiley,

Springer, Taylor and Francis Free backfiles from PubMedCentral Open access titles (author pays model, no

charge to view articles)


E-journal services


Finding e-journals

1. The Library webpages

2. The Library Catalogue1. By journal title

2. By resource name

3. Linking from databases


Finding e-journals 1: the Library webpages

Start from Library homepage http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/

Click on Index and find Electronic Journals Automatically searches for electronic journals

in the Catalogue (most are catalogued, including freely available titles)

Check on current trials


Finding e-journals 2: the Library Catalogue

Can be found at: http://lib.leeds.ac.uk/ Contains information about all resources in the

Library - print, electronic and combined print/electronic subscriptions

Links to passwords where needed Note coverage dates Easy, quick, and the journals have been located for

you (but not individual articles)


Finding e-journals: example of a journal record

Link to full-textelectronic version

Informationabout printversion

Any note that applies to alltitles


Finding e-journals: Library catalogue, by resource (provider) name

Search byprovider name


Finding e-journals: example of a resource record

If a password is needed,a link will appearhere

Resource description

Help guide

Availability

List of titles


Finding e-journals 3: linking from databases

Start from a database e.g. Web of Science Click on the ‘find at Leeds’ button – many

links will lead you directly to full-text of the article


Linking from a database: example

Find at Leeds service

Links toresources


Linking from a database: example

Find at Leedsservice

Link to full-textarticle


Advantages of using e-journals

Rapid publishing of new articles before the print version

Print quality higher than a photocopy Can be accessed when a print copy is not

in stock or out on loan Can be accessed from anywhere, at any

time to suit you


Disadvantages of using e-journals

Down time of the resource Back files sometimes don’t go back far

enough to include the older years Not always available off campus May be some gaps in coverage


Downloading and printing

Downloading:– terminology might vary,

usually PDF, HTML or PS

– uses external reader software such as Adobe Acrobat

– can also e-mail some articles to read later

Printing– options range from ‘page

at a time’ to ‘full document’

– best to ‘print as image’ where the option is available

– convenience value of a printout


Example of a PDF article This is an article from the Ingenta Connect

service

Thumbnailsof articlepages

Buttonsto save,print, etc.


Example of an HTML article This is from a journal on the Highwire portal – note

hyperlinks throughout the article

Link to itemsin referencelist


What next?

Explore the Library’s collection of e-journals using the workbook provided

Take a look at coverage for your own subject area of interest

Any further questions - just ask!

Advanced course will run next semester

E-journals: starter session

Technology

ejournal services

library print

findelectronic journals

library catalogue

electronic resources

leeds journal titles

types of e

library webpages