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Available e-resources @ EUSL Library
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Access to E – Resources
By:M. N. Ravikumar,
Senior Assistant Librarian E-Resources & Services,
Main Library, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Contents
Introduction - Why ? E- Resources
E- Resources and E – Services
Access to Online Journals / Database
Available Online Journals / Database
Introduction
With the development of ICT , a number of alternative formats of information have been evolved.
The Internet and the Web are constantly influencing the development of new modes of scholarly communication. eg: e- books, e-journals, e-thesis, etc..
So, the successful operation of any library depends to a large extent on the choice of library collections.
All libraries have experienced a tremendous shift in content from print to electronic.
Introduction
As a result…..
Printed Electronic
Books e- Books
Library e-brary/ Digital library / Virtual library
Introduction
EUSL Library has established E-Resources & Services Unit….
to provide access to e- resources
to offer e- Library / online library services
as an initiative for the digital library
Electronic Resources
“Material consisting of data and/or computer program(s) encoded for reading and manipulation by a computer by the use of a peripheral device directly connected to the computer, (such as a CD-ROM drive,) or remotely via a network”
information could be found in machine-readable form or digital form, which could be processed by computers and other data processing equipment
Electronic Resources
E- resources are more popular , because…
Easy access – any time , any where
Speed access - possible to search information in considerably less time
Flexibility - allowed a greater number of access points and possible to search for complex combinations of terms
Range - allowed access to a wide range of information without having to move from the terminal
Updated - Online databases were usually updated more frequently
Electronic Resources
Some E - resources ……
Electronic Books ( CDs)
CD ROM Databases
Electronic journals / online journals
Electronic databases / online databases
Digital Repositories
eg: Digitized -Thesis, Past papers, Manuscripts , Rare materials
Electronic Resources
E – JournalsA publication, often scholarly, that is made accessible in a computerized format and distributed over the InternetEg:
E – DatabaseA organized collection of e- journals or full text scholarly articles - Search ; Basic / Advance- Browse by subject / journal Show me
Eg: Science direct Emerald JSTOR Ebsco
Access to online databases
Access through two ways User name / PW – individual users IP Address - Institutional users
Locate databases using URL
EUSL website Library website E- Journals Page
Show me
Available e- resources
AIP publishes 12 journals, 02 magazines, A conference proceedings series. Scitation platform hosts over 1.5 million articles from more
than 30 scholarly publishers
URL: http://www.aip.org/pubs/
Available e- resources
Journals by subject • Archaeology • Botany • Film & Media Studies • History • Islamic Studies • Language & Linguistics
URL: http://www.eupjournals.com/
•Law •Literary Studies •Philosophy •Politics •Religious Studies •Science & Social Science •Scottish Studies
Available e- resources
Journals title Citizenship, Social and
Economics Education Contemporary Issues in Early
Childhood E-Learning and Digital Media European Educational
Research Journal Global Studies of Childhood Policy Futures in Education Power and Education Psychology Learning &
Teaching Research in Comparative and
International Education
URL: http://www.symposium-journals.co.uk/
Available e- resources
08 international peer-reviewed journals offer the latest original research to psychology academics and professionals worldwide
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc
Available e- resources
Beech Tree Publishing
Two international, peer-reviewed academic journals
- Public policy for science and technology
- Research evaluation.
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech
Available e- resources
Includes - American Journal of Sociology, - The Elementary School Journal, - The Journal of Geology, - International Journal of Plant Sciences, - Journal of Near Eastern Studies, - Journal of Political Economy
URL: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/
Available e- resources
World Bank Global Development Finance (GDF) Database
An electronic data source on the of external debt and financial flow data
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wb
Open Access Databases
Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) - URL: http://www.sljol.infoIncludes 44 journals published in SL • Agriculture (7) » • Architecture, Building and Planning (1) » • Biological Sciences (5) » • Education (2) » • Law (1) » • Mathematics and Computer Sciences (2) » • Medicine and Dentistry (16) » • Multidisciplinary (1) » • Physical Sciences (5) » • Social Studies (5) » • Subjects allied to Medicine (3)
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Open Access Databases
Electronic Journal University of Malaysia(EJUM)
It includes Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Library & Info. Sc. , Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Science, Information Systems Research , etc..
http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/Default.aspx
Open Access Databases
Directory of Open Access Journals. (DOAJ)
- http://www.doaj.org/
Asian Journals Online
- http://www.asiajol.info
Open J- Gate
- http://www.openj-gate.com
Australasian Digital Theses Program
- http://adt.caul.edu.au
E - Services
E- mail alert / notification:
Information about subscribed/ free / trail access electronic resources circulated among the users via e- mail.
Please Register your e- mail
Send a mail with subject “ Register “ to
ravimnr @mail.com
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