geography & third world studies journals introduction
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Logging in
All our electronic library resources need to be accessed through the University of Derby Library pages. Login through UDo then go to the Library web page.
This is because we pay for our online resources and you need to show that you are eligible to use them.
Finding a specific journal
• To find a specific electronic journal use the Electronic Journals A-Z.
• Do not use the A-Z to find articles from a range of journals.
• You may also use Library Plus to find a specific journal
Then Electronic Journals A-Z.
(For information – the main resources links are also in the Library Subject Guides– select Science then Geography or Third World Development & International Relations) and they are also under Digital Library
The Electronic Journals A-Z is a full list with links to all the Library’s e-journals. Don’t use it as a search for journal articles on a topic
Example of locating a particular e-journal article:Sumner, A (2013) Poverty, politics & aid. Third World Quarterly, 34 (3) 357-377
Type in the journal title or part of the journal title (not the journal article title) i.e. third world quarterly
Then click on the publisher link below the title, in this case either of the Taylor & Francis links.
Note the Business Source Premier link does not include more recent articles.
Please take note of the dates we have available in the A-Z list & note that we will not have access to all years of a journal, especially older years.
You may need a lot of clicks but you get there in the end. The green square indicates full access.Other publishers may use e.g. an unlocked padlock
The whole article is usually viewed by a link such as Read Article, Full Text, PDF.
Note you may also search the journal by author / keyword etc. in the search box at the top
Where to look for electronic journal articles on a topic?
There is no one single correct way of searching for journal articles on a topic, but it is recommended you use Library Plus
Library Plus Includes
•Many of our electronic journals subscriptions
•Many of the library journals databases (including Expanded Academic ASAP, Science Full Text Select, Science Direct)
Library Plus also includes
Lists of journal articles we don’t have immediate access to.
e.g. journals we don’t subscribe to but which are in indexes and database e.g., Web of Science,
There are various ways of searching Library Plus. You can search Library Plus directly from the Library page. This is a basic search, but you are then able to refine your search.e.g. type jordan israel water conflict into the Library Plus search box to do a basic search on the Jordanian – Israeli water conflict.
You can refine your search by adding more keywords or by doing an Advanced Search. To see journal articles we have full access to tick in the box Limit to Full Text
The “Check our ejournals A-Z” is not as direct but should also give access to the full-text of the article. It may require several clicks & links to reach the article
Library Plus link under Quick Links.Also in the Library Subject guides under Science & in Digital Library
Full Text: limits search to e-journal articles we have access to. For a journals search, this is the best option at this stage to avoid finding publications we don’t have access to.
“Available in Library Collection”limits the search to the Library catalogue & Full Text e-journals.
You can combine search terms by using the different search boxes.
AND combines the search terms & narrows the search.
Think of keywords and be prepared to change them and use alternatives. Do not put in long phrases or essay titles
Tick this box & you will only see articles we have full access to. If you leave it unticked you will also see journal articles we do not have full access to
You can narrow the search further by using more keywords, by date, limiting to academic journals or e.g. by changing the field to title (so a word has to be in the article title)
Saving references in Library Plus
You can save results into a folder in Library Plus.
If you want to save references for future use you can create your own personal account and then Sign In to your personal account.
You can give folders names.
You still need to login through the Library page to start with.
You can save results into a folder. Click on the “+” icon which changes to an envelope.You can create your own personal account by Signing in with a personal username & password & this will save any folders for future use. You can give folders names.
Using Library Plus to look for a specific journal article
You can look for a specific journal article when you know the details either using:
•Electronic Journals A-Z (as earlier example)
•Library Plus (but doesn’t include absolutely every journal which is in our A-Z list)
Using Library Plus to find the journal article
Nelson, F (2012) Blessing or curse? The political economy of tourism development in Tanzania. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20 (3), 359-375.
No one correct way but use Advanced Search & then:e.g. change the fields to author or title or source and type in the author’s name, and/or a word or two from the article title or a word or two from the journal
To go to the Library Subject guides select Finding Subject Information.These give more information on journals and different databases
Help?
If you have any problems finding information contact David Clark (Subject Librarian : Science) (Tel: 01332 591203, email: [email protected])