2015 HKIEd Library Search Skills To be Covered Using iSearch as an Intelligent One Stop Tool to discover HKIEd Library Collection Basic search for books, audio-visual materials, reports and dissertations from the Library Collection Advanced search for full text journal articles from the Library Databases Expand search results to: EdLINK, HKALL, ILL Create article alert 2 What is iSearch ? iSearch is our Brand Name given to the Ebsco Discovery Service, standing for intelligent Search one-stop intelligent Search and Discovery Tool for Academic Resources 3 Library Catalogue Books, Journal Articles, Videos, Audios, News, Dissertations, Reports, Proceedings and more iSearch Some specific Databases & Journals Most HKIEd Databases & Journals Major Resources NOT Directly Indexed by iSearch: CNKI Databases WiseNews Library PressDisplay ProQuest Dissertation Abstracts 4 One-stop search for multiple information sources, e.g. books, videos, journals & articles or more (over 190,000,000 records) Gives you Google-like searching experience Access iSearch via the Library Website atStart Searching from iSearch Limit your search for specific materials Enter your search terms Example: Search understanding psychology Limit by Library Catalogue Only 5 If you get too many results for title search, enter title, authors surname and publication year simultaneously Search Tips 6 Retrieve Library Catalogue record in the result list, find the Call Number & Location Code of this book. 7 Different Formats / Editions Book Reviews Similar Books Books by Same Author Google Books Search Added Value in iSearch: Intelligent Features in iSearch Opac Records 8 Additional features: You may browse other formats/editions of this title, similar books, and other books written by the same author, etc. 9 Search for a Book by Call Number Simply type the call number in the iSearch search box (e.g. HM1226.P )HM1226.P You can even combine call number with author name, or search by a partial call number (e.g. BF121 feldman)BF121 feldman You can also search by ISBN, words in notes field, Innopac record number, or even physical description in the Bib record (e.g. DS796 30cm)DS796 30cm 10 Link your results to library catalogue or check with location code 11 Sample result of an online e-book (Click the link under Online Access to read the e-book) Access link to view e-book 12 13 Request Item from iSearch Click Request Item & login to place hold 14 Click Request button & login to place hold Find Request buttons on the left / top menu bar in the library catalogue 15 "double quotes" for phrasal searches educational psychology educational psychology educational psychology" educational psychology" Use Facets at the Results List to Limit Results by year, subjects, geographic location, etc Send the search to ProQuest Dissertation, CNKI, CEPS, etc particularly useful for searching Chinese resources More Tips using iSearch 16 17 e.g. Search for one country two systems gets over five million hits with books, journals, media materials, etc. Phrase Search 17 For more precise results, use double quotes for phrases one country two systems" 18 19 Quick Options to limit the results to Scholarly Journals / Library Catalogue only, publication year, source type, etc. Refine your Results Sorting order, display, share options, etc. 19 20 More options to narrow down by subject, publisher, language, geography, etc. Try Yourself: Hands-on iSearch Q1: Keyword = Preschool education + limited to material type = book + publication date > 2013 Q2: Author = Santrock, John W. Q3: Subject = School health services Q4: Title = Handbook of positive psychology in schools 21 For Example: Use Advanced Search to look for articles about "arts management" and "cultural policy" iSearch is a Lot More than HKIEd Library Catalogue 22 Enter Your Search Enter your keywords, search term(s) and select a search field Use quotation marks to search for a phrase. Key in additional search terms and use the operators AND, OR and/or NOT to construct a complex query. Click the Search button to start your search. Limit to Library Catalogue or Peer Reviewed Articles Check this box to limit your search Limit to Full Text, Author, Publication Date, etc. Limit to Full Text, Author, Publication Date, etc. [Optional] Advanced Search for Library Materials 23 Direct Links to Full Text articles available via Ebscohost will be shown directly as separate links / icons Use EdLINK to check if we have the full text via other sources Accessing Full Text 24 Using EdLINK Some e-databases are enhanced with the e-resources linker Click the direct link to view or download the article Accessing full-text articles 25 Click Check EdLINK to see whether full text is available in case no PDF Full Text icon is provided 26 27 Example: Retrieve full text article via Check EdLINK 27 bX Article Recommendation Service: Users interested in this article also expressed an interest in the following 28 By default, EdLINK is turned on if you are using Google Scholar from on-campus computers. From off-campus, follow the instruction to turn on EdLINK option via the settings of Google Scholar. Turn On EdLINK from Google Scholar 29 Example: Click the link to retrieve full text article 30 Try Yourself: Hands-on Use the Check EdLINK to check if these articles are available in the Library Nawa, L. L., & Sirayi, M. (2014). Digital technology and cultural heritage sites in the city of Tshwane. Journal of Arts Management Law and Society, 44(4), doi: / Odafe, V. U. (2006). Oral examination in college mathematics: An alternative assessment technique. PRIMUS, 16(3), doi: / Searching tips: Expand your search Use expanders from the database search screen to expand your search Use Boolean operator OR to include more search terms e.g. web-based OR internet OR electronic OR digitalsecondary education or high school Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative way e.g. adolescen* to search for adolescent, adolescence, etc. 32 Searching tips: Narrow your search Use Limiter from the database search screen to limit your search results in various way Consider the suggested Narrow Search Results by Subject from the search result screen Use Boolean operator AND to limit search results to a narrower scene e.g. peer assessment AND higher education 33 Find Similar Results (SmartText Searching) 34 SmartText will use the abstract as the basis for searching and then rank the results by relevancy 35 36 If the SmartText search results are not satisfactory, add the most important keywords in the search to improve the relevancy 37 To sign up for a free personalized account to save and organize your search history Add selected items to Folder for printing,, export, etc. 38 You can also export records to RefWorks, EndNote, etc. for future use if you have registered a RefWorks account 39 HKALL Request for books from 7 other local university libraries Fast turnaround (normally within 3 working days) Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) Books and articles Sourced from other local or overseas libraries with service agreements 40 Requesting Items Not Available at HKIEd 41 Click Search HKALL to check whether the book is also available from another local university library HKALL Request via iSearch Request for HKALL 42 You can request a title if there is at least one copy "available" from another library Your HKIEd username e.g. janedoe Select the Pickup Library (MMW / TKOSC ) Your HKIEd password Request for HKALL 43 Interlibrary Loan 44 Click & Fill in the online form Logon to ILLiad 45 46 Interlibrary Loan EdLINK The journal is not found in the Library 47 48 Sign in first in order to be able to save your search, set upalerts, etc. If you do not have an account, please create one. You can create an RSS feed or analert 49 Set Alert Frequency: once a day, once a week, biweekly, once a month 50 51 Click "Folder" icon to Manage Your Alerts SampleAlert 52 If you are usingalert, then you will be notified byonce new records are updated. 53 Expand you search to Chinese articles To view the full text of the article 54 Click A-Z Database List to search Chinese databases and other specialized databases not covered by iSearch Expand your search to other HKALL, Google Scholar, CNKI, etc. Off-Campus Remote Access Users have to enter their HKIEd Network user names, and passwords for authentication purpose to get full access 55 Need Help? Quick Guide & FAQ EBSCO Help 56 FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE Ask your Information Counter Information Counter Tel: Tel: