Six of the Best - ScienceDirect

What is ScienceDirect?

A database of full text articles from more than 2000 journals, covering all subjects - science, health, computing, business, social sciences. Includes access to the online Encyclopedia of Forensic Science. Available on or off campus. Full text generally goes back to 1997.

How do I access Science Direct?

• From the Library web page, choose Resources A-Z (under the Find menu), or use the link in your Subject Guide.
• Log in using your network username & password.
• Choose the first option (NESLI Athens & Shibboleth).

Tips

• Quick search is rather basic – it’s usually better to click on the Search heading and use the Advanced search that appears.
• Use a date range to limit the number of results you get.
• Refine your search by searching within your results for an extra keyword or by limiting to or excluding specific journals.

Bonus features

• Alerts – Receive emails when new articles cite your chosen articles. Click on Alerts and then Activate personalization to register a personal password. You can then a create citation alert when looking at a relevant record.
• Endnote – it’s easy to export citations from Science Direct to Endnote. Check the boxes next to your search results and click on Export citations and open your Endnote file when prompted.
• Top 25 – links you to the most popular 25 articles for each main subject area or for named journals over each quarter.

Heritage Explorer - free images

Heritage Explorer

A resource from English Heritage which allows access to thousands of images of (mostly) English lifestyle, culture and architecture which are free to use for educational purposes. Images also come with lesson ideas and support information.

FREE TRIAL - FoodNetBase

We have a free trial (on campus only) to FoodNetBase.

FoodNetBase is a package of 390 full text electronic books, covering a range of subjects including food chemistry & ingredients, food processing, food law and regulation, food microbiology and safety, packaging, food product development and nutrition.

The trial runs until 10th July. Feedback comments welcome!

Six of the best - LexisNexis Newspapers

What are LexisNexis Newspapers?

Search across many UK national and regional newspapers, including the Guardian, Herald, Independent, Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Telegraph, Times and many others. Updated daily. Great for any subject where you need to keep up with a current topic or investigate a past event. Available on and off campus.

How do I access LexisNexis Newspapers?

• From the Library web page, choose Resources A-Z (under the Find menu), or use the link in your Subject Guide.
• Log in using your network username & password.
• Once in, click on the News tab at the top of the screen.

Tips

• Search within the headline, ‘major mentions’ or anywhere.
• Set the sources to search e.g. UK broadsheets, UK national newspapers, UK regional newspapers.
• Specify your dates. Your search will fail if it finds more than 3000 results, so try searching just the previous month, and expand further back if required.
• Narrow down your search by searching within results for an extra keyword, or by looking at individual newspapers.
• Full text news and features are included, but not tables, graphics, pictures, adverts, weather or TV/radio listings.

Bonus feature

• Alerts – Receive emails when new articles match your search. Click on Create alert, give your search a name and schedule the frequency of alerts – daily, weekly, monthly etc – before entering your email address.

Six of the best - Inspec

Third in a series of six posts on e-resources to help you with your dissertation

What is Inspec?

Produced by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Inspec contains over 9 million references with abstracts, covering all aspects of engineering and computing. Some links to full text if we subscribe to a particular journal. Available on or off campus.

How do I access Inspec?

• From the Library web page, choose Resources A-Z (under the Find menu), or use the link in your Subject Guide.
• Log in using your network username & password.
• Check the boxes against the databases you wish to search: one file goes back to 1969, one just back to 1987.
• Click on Open selected resources and begin your search.

Tips

• For added flexibility, use the Advanced search.
• Your search results appear at the bottom of the screen, underneath the Results Manager (which can be closed when you don’t need it).
• Click on Abertay full text to see if we have the full article.
• Choose Customise display if you wish to see abstracts displayed in your search results.

Bonus features

• Alerts – to save searches and set up alerts, you will first need to create a personal account.
• Endnote – you can export citations from Inspec to Endnote. You will need to save results as a text file, then go to Endnote and select File > Import. More guidance available on WebCT.

Six of the best - Endnote

Second in a series of six posts on e-resources to help you with your dissertation

What is Endnote?

Software for managing references. Import citations from databases; add your own references from scratch; produce bibliographies and insert citations direct into your dissertation. Endnote may be used with both the Harvard and APA systems and for legal referencing. Only available on campus.

How do I access Endnote?

• Open Microsoft Word. The Endnote toolbar may appear.
• Otherwise, select Tools > Go to Endnote.
• Create a new EndNote library and click OK.
• Name your library e.g. project.enl and save it to your M: drive.
• You are now ready to add references to your EndNote library.

Tips

• Follow the guidance in our WebCT Endnote tutorial.
• Each database interacts slightly differently with Endnote.
• Science Direct is an easy one to try: perform your search, click in the boxes next to any search results, click on Export citations and open your Endnote file when prompted.
• Some databases e.g. CIS and IEEE are not compatible.
• You can add references manually – but be careful to select the appropriate reference type (e.g. Internet for a website).
• When importing new references, click on References > Show all, otherwise you will only see most recent additions.

Bonus feature

• The “Cite while you write” feature enables you to insert citations directly into your Word document and it automatically creates your bibliography as you go along.