Library
Electronic Resources
in the EUI Library
Veerle Deckmyn, Library Director
Aimee Glassel, Electronic Resources Librarian
5 September 2012
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Welcome to the EUI Library
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Information for New Users
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From the Library
homepage click here for
basic information about:
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Library Hours
Training Courses
Your EUI ID Card
Library Catalogue
My Library Account
Library Collections
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Borrowing / Renewals
Electronic Resources
InterLibrary Loan
Photocopying, Printing & Scanning
Using Computers in the Library
Library Rules
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Information for New Users
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Information Specialists:
• Economics - Thomas Bourke
• European Union - Evangelia Koundouraki
• History & Civilization - Serge Noiret
• Law - Machteld Nijsten
• Political & Social Sciences - Peter Kennealy
The Library’s Information
Specialists are available to
help users needing assistance
with in-depth research
questions or with using the
Library's special collections
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Electronic Resources Outline
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Locating E-Resources
E-Resources Tools
Accessing E-Resources
Questions?
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Locating E-Resources at the EUI:
Where to begin?
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Library Catalogue
Electronic Resources
Research Guides
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E-Resources at the EUI:
Language Coverage
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The EUI Library strives to provide access to e-resources in English as well as
many other European languages.
Some of the databases with content in languages other than English are:
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Locating E-Resources:
EUI Library Catalogue
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Limit search to
Electronic Resources
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Electronic Journals
The Catalogue includes entries for all the Library’s print materials, as
well as all databases and electronic collections
The Catalogue includes entries and links to our e-journals and e-books
Journal articles are not indexed in the Catalogue
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Locating E-Resources:
Catalogue Search: Databases
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If you know the title of
the database you want to
use, a Title Search in the
Library Catalogue is the
quickest way to access it
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Locating E-Resources:
Catalogue Record Details: E-Journal Databases
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Link to database
Partial list
of e-journal
titles
included in
the
database
Click to view full list of e-journal
titles in the database
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Locating E-Resources:
Catalogue Search: Journals
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Print and electronic
journals are usually
presented in separate
records in the EUI
Library Catalogue
print journal
electronic journal
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Locating E-Resources:
Catalogue Record Details: E-journals
Online
Provider & link
to full-text
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Click to view
Terms of Use
Dates of
full-text access
Links to full-text in
Catalogue record
will work from on
and off-campus.
Full-text access is
limited to dates
listed in Catalogue
record.
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Locating E-Resources:
Library Catalogue Discovery Tool
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For a Google-like
search of the
Catalogue
try the Library
Catalogue
Discovery Tool
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Locating E-Resources:
Catalogue Discovery Tool: e-book example
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electronic book
print book
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E-Resources at the EUI:
Electronic Resources homepage
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Locating E-Resources:
E-Resources Lists
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Locating E-Resources:
Databases A-Z
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Locating E-Resources:
Electronic Journals
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Browse by TITLE
Search by TITLE or ISSN
Use the Electronic
Journals List to
browse or search
for individual
journal titles
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Locating E-Resources:
Electronic Journals List: example
Full-text: 1997 to present
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Full-text: 1997 to 2001
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Locating E-Resources:
Full-text E-Journal Providers & Collections
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Click on a logo above to go to database via the EUI Library Catalogue.
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Locating E-Resources:
E-books
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Use the E-Books List
for quick access to
the most-used ebook collections.
Individual e-book
titles are included in
the catalogue
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Locating E-Resources:
E-Book Providers and Collections
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Locating E-Resources:
E-Statistics
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Use the Data Portal to
access major statistical
databases.
Detailed descriptions
and access instructions
are also included.
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Locating E-Resources:
Research Guides
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E-Resources information available in
the EUI Library Research Guides:
• Lists of discipline-specific E-Journals
and Databases
• How-to Guides for individual
databases
• Pointers to highly-specialized
Internet resources
Links to the Library’s
Research Guides are
available on the Library
homepage as well as in the
right navigation menu
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E-Resources Tools
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E-Resources Tools:
Find Articles (and more)
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Bibliographical Databases help you
find citations for items not listed in
the Catalogue, including:
• Journal articles
• Book reviews
• Dissertations
• Conference proceedings
They usually do not have full-text
Many have enabled the EUI’s
Linking to Full-Text service
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E-Resources Tools:
Google Scholar and Linking to Full-text
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Outside the EUI, add
the “European
University Institute”
to the Library Links
Setting in Google
Scholar for full-text
linking (automatically
set for on-campus
computers)
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E-Resources Tools:
Linking to Full-text: Google Scholar example
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“Full-text@EUI Library”
link goes to
Linking to Full-text service
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Accessing E-Resources
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Most Library e-resources are
accessible to EUI users from
both on-campus and from
home. Details on how to
connect to the EUI Network
are available from the Library
website.
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Accessing E-Resources:
Off-Campus Access example
Use the 14-digit Library
Code on your EUI ID Card
when asked to login the
Library’s electronic
resources from off-campus
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Accessing E-Resources:
Terms & Conditions of Use
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General Restrictions:
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Use of the Library’s e-resources is governed by copyright
laws and license agreements
EUI users who violate the Terms of Use may lose access
rights to e-resources
Misuse by a single user could result in access being
blocked for all EUI users
Users may not:
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Share logins/passwords
Modify or create a derivative work of the licensed materials without permission
Use the licensed materials for commercial purposes
Systematically download, distribute or retain substantial portions of content, such as:
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Continuously download tables of contents, search results, citations, or output
Download entire issues or volumes of an e-journal or entire contents of an e-book
Use robots, spiders, or other automated programs to download content
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Accessing E-Resources:
Terms of Use in Catalogue Records
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Users must abide by all Terms of Use.
Catalogue records provide information
on the Terms of Use.
Terms of Use and access restrictions are
different for each database or e-journal
provider.
Contact Library staff if the Terms of Use
or access restrictions are not clear.
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Accessing E-Resources:
Reporting Access Problems
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Accessing E-Resources:
Reporting Access Problems
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Submit an Online Problem Report Form for:
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Problems accessing the Library’s electronic resources,
whether from on-campus or from home
Downloading or printing problems with Library’s
electronic resources
Broken links in the Catalogue
Provide enough detailed information so that the
Library staff can replicate the problem, including:
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Full citation of article you are unable to access
URL of page not working
Any error messages received
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Accessing E-Resources:
Reporting Access Problems
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Where can I find links to the Problem Report Form?
• Library Catalogue –
in the footer of every
page
• The Library’s
Request Forms page
• E-Resources home
under the Access
Information menu
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User Training -- Library Courses
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Monitor Library’s website for details on:
• Library Training Courses and Tours
– Training courses on specific databases and
research topics – new courses are continually
being added
– Users can request a training session on a topic
not covered by the current schedule
• Announcements about new databases
• Library Blog (launch date: 15 September)
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Thank you for your attention.
Are there any questions?
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