Finding full-text
Click here to check for full text via
OU e-Journals or link to print holdings in the
Library catalogue.
If you see the FT symbol it means Full-text
is definitely available.
Log In
Logging in gives you access to the personalised
My Research area, where you can save search
results and resources lists (if you do not log in,
only the e-shelf will show).
 Click Log In at the top right hand corner.
Enter your Oxford University Single Sign-On
(SSO) username and password which will be the
same as for Weblearn or Webmail.
Remote access
Logging in will also give you access to most
subscription resources (databases, e-journals
and e-books) when off-campus. For further
information, go to the Remote Access webpage
www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/remote_access
Important: if you log in using your SSO you
must sign off AND close the browser
completely to ensure you really are logged
off.
e-Shelf
You can save references to individual articles to
your e-Shelf.
 After searching databases, click on the
basket icon
to add an article etc. to your
e-shelf. Once selected the icon will change
to
From your e-shelf you can:
 Select references using the tick-box and
email the results
 Save results (for export to EndNote,
Refworks or ProCite).
 Use the advanced option to create folders
for your saved references.
My Databases
When logged in you can add resources from
Find databases to My Databases to make a list
of your favourites:
 Select the ones you want by clicking on the
icon next to the title.
With the My Databases section:
 You can create sets of resources clicking on
the arrow
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What is the My Research tab for?
The My Research tab offers a personal space
when logged in where you can record lists of
articles found via searches on e-shelf. You can
also collect together the resources you use
regularly in My Databases (and if these can be
cross-searched, this will let you create your own
sets for searching). You can also save existing
searches to the History section to be re-run
later.
next to a resource and then on
the save icon
Once created find your set in CrossSearch
by choosing My Databases from the drop
down list under Select Search Type
Saved searches and alerts (History)
From your Previous searches under the
CrossSearch tab you can see all your searches
and add these to your History to be re-run:
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You can click on
to set up an alert, to run
the search regularly & email you the results.
http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk
OxLIP+ provides access to Oxford University’s
extensive collection of online information
sources
• Bibliographic databases
• Full-text databases
• Reference works
• Indexes to Theses
• Conference papers
• Official papers and grey literature
• Statistical information
• Library catalogues
• Current awareness services
• Web resources and mailing lists
OxLIP+ allows you to:
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Find resources by title or subject
Cross-search across a range of
e-resources simultaneously
Add selected resources to a personalised
area My research and save, export, or email
references.
Save searches and re-run them or set up
alerts
Note: The Articles & Databases Sampler tab
on SOLO offers a quick search across selected
resources to retrieve journal articles. You can
get a taste of some of the electronic resources
available in various subjects, but for the full
range see OxLIP+.
Help
Hint boxes appear on every page of OxLIP+ or
you can click on Help. Feedback or questions
can be emailed to: eresources@ouls.ox.ac.uk
How do I find books and journals?
Books and journals (printed and electronic
versions) are listed individually on SOLO, at
http://solo.ouls.ox.ac.uk
E-journals are also listed on OU e-Journals, at
http://ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk.
Full-text collections of e-books (e.g. EEBO and
ECCO) and e-journals (e.g. ScienceDirect) are
listed on OxLIP+.
How do I access a journal article?
If you have a specific reference, go to the OU eJournals list to link to the journal title and find
the article.
How do I search for articles on a subject?
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Use a Bibliographic Database (also
known as Abstracts/indexes) to search
the literature for relevant references
Use a full-text journal database: e.g.
JSTOR or ScienceDirect.
How do I find the right database?
The Find Databases tab offers 3 different ways
to find a specific resource from the list of
databases. You will then need to enter and
search this database to discover and locate
individual articles by subject or author.
1. Find databases By Title
 Type in the title (e.g. Web of Science) and
click GO or
 Browse the A-Z list
2. Find By Subject
This tab shows subject groupings of resources
sub-divided by type (major and other databases,
reference works, conference papers, Web
gateways etc). It is a good place to start if you
are new to the subject, as the key resources will
be listed here.
individual databases through their native
interface offers more tools to control your search
and is the recommended approach for a
comprehensive literature search.
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A box (selected with a tick)
is seen next
to cross-searchable databases
3. Find through Other Options
You can search for databases by title word,
vendor/publisher, subject or type.
 Using the Any Word search will find your
terms anywhere in names or descriptions of
databases.
 Choose Type to find categories such as Fulltext, Images, Maps, Data/statistics etc.
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Select up to 5 resources at a time – selecting
more means the response time will slow
(search very large full-text resources such as
JSTOR and ScienceDirect separately for the
same reason).
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Having chosen your databases enter your
search terms and click on GO.
o Use the drop-down options instead of All
Fields to search more specifically, e.g.
for an author or a subject
o Change And to Or to search for
alternatives at the same time
o Choose Without to exclude a term.
How do I use the list of databases found?
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Click on the database name to open it and
search the “native interface”.
In OxLIP+ each resource is categorised by type
(e.g. Abstracts/indexes, Full text etc.) with icons
to help you further:
Click to find out what is included in each
resource and search tips.
This allows you to save to a clipboard so you
can collect useful resources in a personalised
area My Research.
Indicates that you can search it within
OxLIP+ (i.e. not through its native interface).
Also that the resource is cross-searchable.
CrossSearch
Over 200 of the 800 databases are crosssearchable (i.e. you can search across multiple
databases with one search).
Please note: CrossSearch offers quick
retrieval of relevant references and help
identifying the most useful sources for a
particular research interest. However, searching
CrossSearch Results show first results
fetched from the databases, in the order of their
relevance to search term(s).
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Sort the results display or use the topics and
facets on the right hand side to refine your
search.
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The results may be different if you repeat
your search, so for thorough searches go
direct to the individual database:
o Choose to view results by databases
and click on View by the database
name.