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MCB3026F– LIBRARY RESOURCESFor Journal article presentation

2016Presented by Jen Eidelman

Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License

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MCB3026F Project:Journal article presentation

Critically read a journal article and find background information and supplementary information to understand the article.

• Essential reading ‘How to read a scientific paper’ http://cbc.arizona.edu/classes/bioc568/test/papers.htm

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Library resources:

• Library website – overview of where to find help• How to find background reading and supplementary information

on the topic• How to find Online dictionary / encyclopedia for topic overview• How to find your chosen article in an online database like Scopus,

Web of Science or Google Scholar – Database functionalities will give you leads to supplementary information

• How to find review articles on the topic• How to find a book on the topic• Check the reference list of your chosen article.

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Link from

UCT web page http://www.uct.ac.za

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Library web page http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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SUBJECT GUIDE on the Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Link to your subject guide

LINK TO YOUR SUBJECT GUIDE

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Subject Guides / SCIENCE GUIDES – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/subject-guides

LINK TO YOUR MCB GUIDE

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Subject Guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology

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Guides & Tutorials – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/guides-tutorials

Find HELP

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Video Guides – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/how-to-videos

• How to navigate UCT Libraries’ webpage

• How to interpret your reading list

• How to search UCT Libraries’ catalogue (ALEPH)

• How to use UCT Libraries’ OFF CAMPUS login

• How to use UCT Libraries’ Journal portal

• How to search effectively• How to search EbscoHost• How to reference your

sources

Link to your Biological Science guide

Find Help

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OFF CAMPUS LOGINLibrary Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Not on Campus? Use the off-campus login

USE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER AND NETWORK PASSWORD TO LOGIN TO THE OFF CAMPUS LOGIN

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Click on: UCT Libraries

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You may need to consult different types of resources for understanding your topic.

For an OVERVIEW of a subject search the library’s online ENCYCLOPEDIA

AccessScience

SEARCH ‘E-RESOURCES’Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

http://www.lib.uct.ac.za - eReference

Databases by platform

E-Reference

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AccessScience gives full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research

Updates in all areas of science and technology. It

is updated daily. It also includes biographies of

leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science, a science dictionary, and links to related websites.

Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za - eReference

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za – eReference - AccessScience

Biography

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Definition

Article

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Research Reviews

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Research Reviews

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•A DATABASE is an organised collection of data that makes it easy to search & retrieve information online.

•DATABASES store and organise thousands of journal articles from different journals, reports and other sources.

•To find JOURNAL articles, you will need to conduct a search in a DATABASE

From article to database•Article – authors write articles•Journal – collection of articles make a journal. (Journal issues are published periodically and are numbered)•Database – collection of journals makes a database•Database platform – collection of databases make a database platform

What is a Database?

What is a Database Platform?

What is a Journal article?

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SEARCH for Journal articles in Databases.http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Search Scientific Databases to find scholarly journal articles for information on your topic.•Google Scholar•Scopus•ScienceDirect•Web of Science•Wiley Online Library

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SEARCH ‘DATABASES A-Z’ OR ‘DATABASES BY PLATFORM’Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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SEARCH for your chosen Journal article in SCOPUS

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SEARCH for Journal articles in SCOPUS

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• Read the abstract• Find keywords or main concepts that describe

the article• Find citing articles• Find related articles• Conduct a new search with keywords

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SEARCH for a topic in SCOPUS by combining key concepts

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Limit the results of the search to find only review articles

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Review articles in SCOPUS

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SEARCH for Journal articles in Google Scholar

SFX LINK

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SFX – Link to Full Text & Related articles

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Read the abstract – find the main concepts – search again in Google Scholar

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How do I find a book at UCT libraries?

You will need to search the Online library catalogue called ALEPH

How to search the UCT Libraries Online Catalogue (ALEPH)

https://youtu.be/DB5JtHtADjY

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Find a book – Online Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

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Find a book – Online Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

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Find a book – Online Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

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REFERENCING HELP

REFERENCING HELP

What is referencing?

• Standardised way of citing authors you have used in your paper

• Standardised way of recording your works cited, in your List of References

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/referencing-helpREFERENCING HELP

REFERENCING STYLES

Referencing consists of two parts:

• Acknowledge another person’s work at exact point in your essay,

called in-text citing

• Give full details of the work you used at end of essay, i.e. List of references. This enables your reader to find it should they want to read it.

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QUESTIONS?

Need more help?Contact:

Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za

This presentation is available in your subject guide at:

http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/molecular_cell_biology/workshops-2016