QConnect Update – Google Scholar and Refworks

May 15th, 2012 by 1278533

Google Scholar

We have encountered technical difficulties in establishing new ‘QConnect’ links from articles found in Google Scholar following the last phase of our system changes.  The QConnect link provides a means of checking article details against Queen’s subscriptions. As the solution requires Google to re-trawl holdings we anticipate a 1 to 2 week delay before working links are established.

A new ‘Full text via Swetswise’ link in Google Scholar provides an alternative approach. The link checks article details against a wide range of Queen’s subscriptions held on the Swets database (Swets act as our agent for journal subscriptions).  Full text via Swetswise links are present for Google Scholar searches on the Queen’s network.  Our Swetswise off campus news item provides information on adding the links off campus.

Refworks

QConnect  links are now live for articles imported into Refworks. The links are not currently working however for references imported from the QCat article search, JSTOR, ZETOC or PsycInfo. We are currently working with our system supplier to resolve problems for these sources. We do not unfortunately anticipate a short term resolution for the problem sources, but will provide more information when available.

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Full text via Swetswise for Google Scholar off campus

May 15th, 2012 by 1278533

The new ‘Full text via Swetswise’ link in Google Scholar checks article details against a wide range of Queen’s subscriptions held on the Swets database (Swets act as our agent for journal subscriptions).  Full text via Swetswise links are present for Google Scholar searches on the Queen’s network.  

To enable ‘Full text via Swetswise’ links off campus:

  • Select Scholar Settings from the options icon  on the top right of the Google Scholar search page
  • Then select ‘Library Links’
  • Search for ‘Queen’s’ in the Library Links Search box
  • Then tick ’Queen’s University Belfast- Periodicals – FullText via SwetsWise ’
  • Click to Save settings

 When you click the ‘Full text via Swetswise’ link off campus, you will be initially directed to the Swetwise home page https://www.swetswise.com

To be recognised as a Queen’s user:

  • Click ‘Institution Login’ (top left of the screen)
  • Then Select ‘Queen’s University Belfast’ from the list of insitutions (currently on the second page of the institution list)
  • You will then be directed to a Queen’s login page. Enter your Queen’s student/staff number and password at this point to be able to access full text from Queen’s subscriptions.

Please note that Swetswise incorporates links to sources on other databases which will not be immediately available off campus. A wide range of journal full text is directly available from our QCat article search. We currently expect ‘QConnect’ links to be working from Google Scholar in the next 1 to weeks (i.e. by the end of May).

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Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) – Trial Access now available

May 4th, 2012 by 2021919

Trial access is available until 1st June 2012 to Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO).  MEMSO contains searchable editions of British and Irish (including foreign and colonial papers), printed editions of manuscript source material for the period c. 1000 to c. 1800, and manuscript images from the UK National Archives, Kew.

Access the resource here http://sources.tannerritchie.com/. Please note the trial is available on-campus only.

Please pass on any comments or questions to Diarmuid Kennedy (d.g.kennedy@qub.ac.uk)

 

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PsycTESTS trial

April 27th, 2012 by 1283936

A 30 day trial has been set up for access to PsycTESTS. This is an APA resource which provides access to psychological tests and assessments. Access is via http://ovidsp.ovid.com/autologin.html (on campus only).

Please send any comments or queries to the Psychology Subject Librarian, Carol Dunlop c.a.dunlop@qub.ac.uk

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Documents on British Policy Overseas – Trial Access

April 24th, 2012 by 2021919

QUB staff and students have trial access to Documents on British Policy Overseas until 31st May 2012.  This resource “offers researchers the opportunity to see beneath the surface of the major events of the twentieth century. Users can access contemporary accounts and follow the detailed exchanges that shaped British foreign policy from the origins of the First World War and beyond.”

Access is available (on-campus only) here

Please email any comments or feedback to Diarmuid Kennedy (d.g.kennedy@qub.ac.uk)

 

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Gale’s Nineteenth Century Collections Online – Trial Access

April 24th, 2012 by 2021919

From now until 22nd May 2012 we have access to the Gale’s Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO).  NCCO brings together rare primary source materials – monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, photographs and more – from the “long” nineteenth century (1789-1914) and beyond. Our trial access is to the initial parts of a growing collection – British Politics and Society & European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection.

Access here
[NB Please select the Shibboleth option if accessing off-campus NOT Athens]

Further information can be found here.

Please email any comments or feedback to Diarmuid Kennedy (d.g.kennedy@qub.ac.uk)

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World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

April 20th, 2012 by 2021919

The World Bank’s Open Knowledge Repository is now freely available at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/.  The OKR contains research from thousands of works including: World Bank published books from 2009-2012, Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP) from 2009-2012, Economic and Sector Work (ESW) studies from 2009-2012 & Journal articles from 2007-2010 published in World Bank Economic Review (WBER) and World Bank Research Observer (WBRO).

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Withdrawal of the QSearch Service and E-Journals A-Z list

April 17th, 2012 by 1278533

Following the launch of QCat Discover, the Library’s QSearch Service and E-journals A-Z list will be withdrawn at the end of April. There will be no access to either service after 30th April.

Our new QCat Discover service combines book, database, journal and article searching in a single interface.

Searching for journals and databases

Journal and database access is now integrated into QCat Discover. A search by journal or database name will place database and journal entries at the top of any results list. Search results can also be filtered by format to show e-journals only. If you wish to find databases available in a particular subject area, use our Online Resources by Subject pages.

Searching for articles

QCat Discover includes an article search. A search using relevant keywords can be made against a wide range of Library full text and some index resources, e.g. JSTOR, ScienceDirect, Project Muse and Proquest Social Sciences sources.

For more comprehensive searches, we suggest using databases listed in our Online Resources by Subject pages. The QConnect service which is available from many of these databases will also be changing and this transition will take place over the next two weeks.

My QSearch

Saved lists of journal articles need to be saved from QSearch before the service is withdrawn at the end of April. It will not be possible to retrieve saved article details after that date. Options for exporting references from QSearch include saving to Refworks. Please contact your Subject Librarian for more on the transition from QSearch to QCat Discover.

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SCOPUS Trial

March 21st, 2012 by 1283936

The Library has arranged trial access to SCOPUS until 17 April 2012. It is the world’s largest bibliographic and citation database covering over 19,500 research journals from a wide range of subjects. It can be used to view citation counts, determine your h-index and assess journal quality and has been chosen as the source of the citation data which will be used by some of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment panels.

SCOPUS is accessed via the following URLs:

Please email any comments or questions about the trial to Dan Holden at d.holden@qub.ac.uk.

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Easter Opening Hours

March 20th, 2012 by 1278533

The McClay Libray

  • The McClay Library will be closed  Friday 6th April to Tuesday 10th April   (inclusive)
  • Term-time opening resumes Wednesday 11th April

Medical Library and Biomedial Library

  • The Medical Library and Biomedical Library will be closed Friday 6th April to Tuesday 10th April   (inclusive)
  • The Medical Library will close at 5.30 pm Wednesday 11th April – Friday 13th April
  • The Biomedical Library will close at 5.00 pm  Wednesday 11th April – Friday 13th April
  • Normal term-time opening resumes for the Medical Library and Biomedical Library  Saturday 14th April

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