OPEN ACCESS Online availability of fulltext journals and
OPEN ACCESS? Online availability of full-text journals and databases at ITM Dirk Schoonbaert, 3/3/5 ITM Library
Bibliographical databases n n n Structured description of a well-defined universe (e. g. the local book collection, all articles in 5. 000 selected journals) Available online since over 40 years No digital full-text, but (seamless? ) interlinking (article vs. journal level)
Library databases (12) n n n ITG Book and Document Holdings ITG Student Dissertations (1912 -present) ITG Staff Publications (1900/1930 -present) Ebola and Marburg Virus Disease Literature Health Care in Developing Countries …
Linking to electronic full-text y Article level: FTXT: Full-text link y. Currently limited to major international databases (e. g. Medline, Global Health, Veterinary Science Database, … y Journal level: *LHM: Local holdings message y‘Check electronic journals list’, where relevant y+ indication of printed collection, if available
Citation databases n n n Bidirectional retrieval Multidisciplinary contents Bibliometric assessment tool Science Citation Index (1970’s) => Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge, incl. Journal Citation Reports => Impact factors) Alternative: Scopus (Elsevier, 2004) Free alternative: Google Scholar (2004)
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Current awareness n Current Contents Connect (ISI, 1960’s): [browse contents vs. search keywords] n n TOCAS – Table of Contents Alert Service (ITM) [clickable; incl. new books] Various: individual journals or publishers, via e-mail, etc. [contents pages vs. keyword searches]
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Electronic full-text – what is available ? n n ITM journals list [+ intranet] ITM Ato. Z list Pub. Med Central + Bio. Med Central Free Medical Journals; Scielo, …
Electronic full-text – additional ITM resources n n n n ASM journals Blackwell Science Ebsco Biomedical Collection Cochrane Library Clinical Evidence Harrison’s Internal Medicine Mandell’s Infectious Diseases
Starting links n n n http: //lib. itg. be/journals. htm http: //lib. itg. be/ebooks. htm http: //lib. itg. be/datab. htm http: //lib. itg. be/biblinks. htm Intranet > Academische diensten > Bibliotheek > … Requests: ‘docdel@itg. be’
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