Developing information
skills for effective
research
Aims
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Introduction to the Portal

Information available from the Library Home page
(research support including research blog; travel fund information; Sconul Document
Delivery; information skills unit; subject pages)
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Evaluating information on the Internet
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Electronic journals

Databases available
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Search strategies

Citing references

Selected database searching

Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)
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Current and past research

Selected online tutorials

Support documentation
Introduction to the Portal
 You can get to the Portal from the University Home page
 Login with your student ID and your Network password
 Login this way gives you automatic devolved authentication
…in other words you won’t need to use your personal
Athens user name and password ever again.
Getting access to Resources
Log in
here
B001234567An A-Z list of all Databases is
available here – remember you are
********
already authenticated for any Athens
controlled database
This link will take
you to the Library
homepage.
Information available from the
Library Home page
 research support
 travel fund information
 Sconul
 Document Delivery
 information skills unit (literature searching etc)
 subject pages
Evaluating information on the
Internet
Electronic journals
 Databases
 Search Strategies
 Citing References
Selected Database searching
and exporting from them to
Refworks
Engineering Village 2
Web of Science
Registering for Refworks
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Register at a University of Ulster networked computer

Login via the University Portal

Select Learning Resources tab

See Library databases on the left hand side of the screen

Scroll down and click on R and then on Refworks Enhanced
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You can now register
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You must give your name
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You must give your university B number
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You must give your network password
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You must give your university email address
 Do you want a dedicated Refworks class?
 Click here for details
 Some powerpoint examples
 Search in a CSA database and exporting results to
Refworks
 Search in Engineering Village2 and exporting to Refworks
 Searching BL, University of Ulster, or other library
catalogues and importing references into your Refworks
space
Current Awareness
 Alerts
 Conferences and proceedings
Current and past research
3 online tutorials
 Refworks tutorial
 Refworks Write-n-Cite
 Web of Science Researcher ID
 Web of Science Journal Citation Reports
 Support Documentation
This powerpoint is available at
Presentation for research students
We have covered

Introduction to the Portal

Information available from the Library Home page
(research support; travel fund information; Sconul Document Delivery; information skills
unit; subject pages)

Evaluating information

Electronic journals

Databases available

Search strategies

Citing references

Selected database searching

Current awareness (database alerts, conferences, JISC mail)

Current and past research

Selected online tutorials

Support documentation
•Do you want to try a quiz?
Go to this page and scroll down for some simple questions on what we
have covered.
 Alternatively try some searching your self. Logon via the Portal and
select Library databases.
Or go (via the Portal) to computing and engineering subject pages
and from there select a database to search
Thank you.
If you wish to contact me email me at l.childs@ulster.ac.uk
Telephone 028 71375067
Or come and see me. If I am not immediately available
we can make an appointment for a mutually
convenient time.