Ph D Training at ITM Scientific Literature Retrieval

Ph. D Training at ITM Scientific Literature: Retrieval & Access Dirk Schoonbaert, ITM Library, 21/01/2014

E-Journals http: //lib. itg. be/journals. htm • • AJTMH: subscription; includes full collection (1921 - ) TM&IH: subscription; OA after 12 month embargo TRSTMH: subscription (1995 - ) – print: 1906 OUP: subscr. (1996 - ) – e. g. Health Policy & Planning ASM: subscription + OA after 4 months embargo Medline with Full Text: 0 to 24 months embargo AIDS: LWW vs. journals@ovid (= institutional, 2 users) Open access: DOAJ, PLo. S, BMC = Bio. Med Central, … 2

E-Books http: //lib. itg. be/ebooks. htm • Collections: Books@ovid, Ebsco Clinical e. Books, Expert Consult, Myi. Library, ITGPress, Springer, … Many options: buy once, annual subscription, open access, large vs. small, full vs. limited access, … • E-Books list: some individual examples. • ITM Library Catalog: over 2, 000 individual e-books • ITM Discovery Service: many more, e. g. > 2, 000 Ebsco clinical e-books – but also: 28, 000 library print books (evidently, most are without digital full text). 3

Databases http: //lib. itg. be/datab. htm • • • 12 ITM Library databases: 5 catalogs + 7 themes ITG dissertations: master theses (full text) vs. Ph. D ITG Staff Publications (vs. Trop. Med Central Antwerp) Pub. Med ( + Pub. Med Central: open access full text) ISI Web of Knowledge: multidiscipl. citation analysis Incl. JCR = Journal Citation Reports: impact factors • ITM’s Discovery Service: combines all ITM e-resources! • Ato. Z list of over 10, 000 e-journals open to ITM 4

Additional e-resources • • VPN login from outside ITM: http: //e-lib. itg. be/ Reference Manager Web Publisher: upload records Selected theme websites: http: //lib. itg. be/biblinks. htm Reading, writing, information retrieval, open access, bibliometrics: http: //lib. itg. be/journals. htm • Brand new library website: fresh look, same content. Check our newsletter: http: //lib. itg. be/news 2014. htm 5