Agenda Log in to E-Library and Remote Access
Open University of Hong Kong Library Library Workshop (Applied Science) October 2013 2768-6777 Email: libwww@ouhk.edu.hk Log in to E-Library and Remote Access E-Library: http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk Agenda Username – “s” + first 7 digits of your student ID number, e.g. s9876543 for student number 98765432. Introducing the OUHK Library and E-Library Finding print and electronic books Finding journal articles in the E-Library Finding full text articles using Medline Finding chemical literature/ information using SciFinder Other subject databases InterLibrary Loan services Password* – OUHK Single Password *To use the same password for E-Library and other online services of the University, please set your own single password. Check details at: OUHK homepage (http://www.ouhk.edu.hk) -> Current Students -> IT Support -> Single Password Management. How to read citations You are advised to login to E-Library first in order to retrieve more materials from OUHK subscribed resources. If you are outside the Campus, you may need to type your user ID and password to access the OUHK subscribed resources. It is useful to know how to read a citation when searching materials you want. An example of Book Citation: Finding print and electronic books 1. In the search box under “Library Holdings”, type in a keyword or phrase (e.g. toxicology). Then, click on “Search”. Runciman, Bill (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide to getting it right. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. An example of Journal Article Citation: Publication Year Authors Article Title 2. You will find “Refine My Results” at the left hand side of the search result list. Zhang, Xin-Ying; Tang, Li-Song; Zhang, Gan; Wu, Hao-Dong. (2009). “Heavy Metal Contamination in a Typical Mining Town of a Minority and Mountain Area, South China”, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 82 (1), p31-38 Page no. Journal/ Publication Title Volume no. (issue no.) Note: Citations can be in other styles. These are for your reference only. 1 Print Books a) If you are looking for printed books, select “Books” under “Resource Type”. Note: You can make hold requests on General Collection books and their accompanying item or attachment when all the title's available copies are checked out or reserved. You are required to pay a fee of $1.5 for each requested item when you collect the material(s) in the Stanley Ho Library. b) Click on the “Locations” tab to get the information of Collection, Call number, Status and Availability, if it is a printed item in the Library. View N versions If there is a “View N versions” tab at the right hand side of the record, it means that the Library has other versions / editions of the same title. Click the tab to view the details. Meanings of “Collection”: Collection Where in the Library Counter Level 2 (Circulation Counter) General Level 2 for Call no. A-K Level 1 for Call no. L-Z General (Oversize) Level 1 (last row of General: L-Z) Reference Reference (Oversize) Serials Teaching Resources E-Library Level 1 Level 1 (last row of Reference) Level 1 Level 1 Web access Meaning Use inside the Library for 2 or 3 hours Can be checked out for 14 days or 30 days Can be checked out for 14 days or 30 days Can be checked out for 14 days or 30 days Use inside the Library only Use inside the Library only Use inside the Library only Use inside the Library only Web Access Making Hold Request If a date is shown under “Status”, it means that the item is currently checked out by other user and the date refers to the due date of the item. You can click “Hold” to make a hold request. 2 Electronic Books If the record shows “Online access”, it means that it is an electronic resource. Finding full text journal articles How can I find full text journal article below? Demrö zü -Erdnç, B., & Saldamli, I. (2001). Variation of heavy metal contents in frozen vegetable products. Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology, 67(3), 416-422. You can also select the option “eBooks” to limit your results to show electronic books only. Method one: 1. 2. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) Under Articles, type in the article title “Variation of heavy metal contents in frozen vegetable products” in the search box. 3. In the result list, click “View Online” to open the article page. When you find your desired electronic book, select the “View Online” tab. You will be connected to the webpage of the ebook vendor. Then, click the full-text link provided by the vendor to view the ebook. Method two: 1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) 2. Under Library Holdings, type in the journal title “Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology” (with quotation marks). 3 Subject databases 3. Under the record “Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology” in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database that contains more than 1600 full text journals focusing on environmental, biology and chemistry, health sciences and various related aspects. the result list, click “View Online”. BIOSIS Previews (OVID) The database provides abstracts and indexing information of journal articles related to life science research and covers original research reports and reviews in biological and biomedical areas. The database includes the contents of Biological Abstracts (1969 to present) and Biological Abstracts/RRM (1980 to present). 4. A “Find it” menu will show you the database that contains the full text journal. Some journals can be accessed via more than one database. Click “Go” to Environment Complete (EBSCO) This database provides full text search of more than 600 journal titles on areas covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. access the electronic journal. 5. You will be directed to the journal title in a new window. You may need to key in the article name in the search box, or look for the correct volume and issue number to retrieve the full text article. Medline (EBSCO) Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows you to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals. This database provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, allied health and much more. Full text links are available for some of the articles. SciFinder SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows users to access journal reference and patent information related to biomedical sciences and chemistry. Information of more than 54 million chemical substances and more than 39 million reactions are available in the database. SpringerLink SpringerLink is a multi-disciplinary database which includes over 1000 full text journal titles in biomedical & life sciences, medicine, public health, chemistry and materials science, earth and environmental science related subject areas. Wiley Online Library The database provides access to full-text articles of over 1000 journals, more than 700 titles are related to Science and Technology. To find more databases in relevant subject areas, please go to the E-Library Databases by Subject. 4 Finding full text articles using Medline Finding chemistry literature/substance/ reaction information using SciFinder 1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) 2. Under Library Holdings, type in database name “Medline”. 1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) 3. Select “Medline (EBSCO)” in the result list. 2. Under Library Holdings, type in database name “SciFinder”. 3. Select “SciFinder” in the result list. 4. In the database’s main page, type in keywords, e.g. “skin aging” (with 4. Select “Register a SciFinder Account” if you are a first-time user. If you quotation marks) and “plasma”, and then click the Search button. already have an account, select “Log in SciFinder”. A. Click on Explore References to search for literatures and citation information of chemical researches. 1. Type in a topic, e.g. “clean up of oil spills in the ocean”. Then, click Search. 5. In the search result, select the PDF/HTML link of the article to read the full text content. 2. In the result list, click on the record title to view the abstract, citations, related concepts and substances information. 3. Click on the title to read the details and abstract; or select the features on top 5 Inter-Library Loan Service of the page to explore substance / reaction information and citations. Full text might not be available in the OUHK’s library collections. You may click “Get Full Text” button to check if the Library has the full text of this journal article. B. Click on Explore Substances to search for information of substances. The Interlibrary Loan Service delivers books and journal articles not held by the OUHK Library. Submitting Inter-Library Loan request online: 1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) 2. Select InterLibrary Loan Service. 3. Log in with your OUHK User ID and password. 4. After login, select “Book” or “Journal”. Then, submit the details of the required resources. - Search by Chemical Structure, Markush, Formula, Property, etc. - Use the Structure Editor to draw the chemical structure to search. C. Click on Explore Reactions to search for reaction information by drawing a reaction structure. For more details of the ILL service, please visit our E-Library website (www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) > Interlibrary Loan Services To find more instructions about using the Library’s resources, please go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) Library Guides. - Use the Structure Editor to draw or import the reaction structure to search. 6
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