2. “Traditional “ e-resources
Digital journals
Abstract & index databases
Other digital resources eg Reaxys/Scifinder Scholar
for chemical structures
Metalib is UEA library’s portal to e-resources
3. Changes…
Face of publishing is changing
Web, Web 2.0
Ability to publish your own material easily
AND social networks – ability to comment, share
ideas, set up networks across continents
4. Digital repositories
Showcase the institution’s research outputs
Provide an ‘open access’ route to
publications, (depending on the copyright agreement
of the publisher)
Include etheses at many institutions – excellent way
to promote your work
5. How to find open resources
http://www.oclc.org/oaister/
http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/search
http://www.driver-repository.eu/
6. Keeping up to date
Google reader for RSS feeds
Email alerts
Table of content feeds
Twitter
7. Social network tools
http://www.researchgate.net
http://www.mendeley.com/
http://www.delicious.com/
8. Library web pages of interest:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/is/collections/researchsupport
http://www.uea.ac.uk/is/infoskills
Elsewhere:
http://25researchthings2010.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/week-1/
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/