Oxlip+

What is Oxlip+?• A tool for finding & linking to databases

– Online collections of (scholarly) materials– Includes full text / indexes / range of formats– Resources which the University pays for + free

• Primarily used to find databases e.g. – Do we have Scopus?... How do I connect to it?– What biology databases do we have?– Do we have any databases on American history?– Which databases include statistics?

• Once you’re found a database you’ll generally make your keyword search using the databases own search facility rather than Oxlip+

OXLIP+: LOGGING IN

For full functionality you must log in to Oxlip+ (especially important if you are off campus)

Logging in

For full functionality “Log in”•Gives you full “password free” access even if you are off campus•Allows you to save your favourite databases

Logging in

Enter your Oxford single sign on username and password.•same as your Oxford webmail

Logging in

Click!

Logging in - complete

•You are now logged in•If you are using a public computer you should log out before you leave the computer. If you remain logged in others will be able to access your details (including e-mail)

OXLIP+ : FINDING DATABASES

Finding databases by title and keywords and browsing by subject

Finding Databases

Find by title (by entering the database name or browsing the A-Z).

Find databases by entering keywords, database name, publisher...

Browse by subject

“Find Database” options

Find databases : by name

e.g. Finding Scopus

Finding databases: results

Connect to database.

Information about the database

Add to quick sets –adds the databases to your favourites under “My Research”

The information screen

Finding databases by browsing

To browse databases by subject choose “subject”

Finding databases by browsing

Subject specific resources

Multi-disciplinary resources

Choose a subject Choose a sub category (or ALL for all databases)

Choose “Go”

Green arrow - Database requires “thin client software”. Follow the link to load the software. NOTE – you will only need to do this once.

Browsing results

Icons alerts you that there is something you need to know about the database (e.g. special software, password, registration). Check the “Legend” on the right for more info

Next page of databases

Table view = A-Z of titles

Browsing results

Brief view = A-Z of titles with brief description

The legend

Special username / password required. Follow the link to Weblearn (you will be prompted for your SSO) to collect the password

Yellow flag shows that you will need to log in using your Oxford single sign on – even if you have already logged into Oxlip+

Padlock displays when you are of campus to show that you need to “log in” to Oxlip+ before you can access databases.

Registration required

Software required (follow the link to download/install)

Find database: by keywords or other options

Enter keywords

Pick resource type (e.g. Full text, journal, web site etc)

•Find databases by vendor (publisher), subject, keywords (any words) and/or type. •“Any word” searches the title, description and keywords assigned to each database (not the databases itself)

A quick look at Web of Science

Includes:•Social Science Citation Index

•Science Citation Index•Arts and Humanities Citation Index

•Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Sciences)

Web of Science - allows you to limit your search to one or more of:•Social Science Citation Index•Science Citation Index•Arts and Humanities Citation Index•Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Sciences)

Searches the whole of Web of Knowledge

To restrict your search to one or more index

To search by subject choose “Topic” from the drop down. Other options include Author, Title, publication, etc

Enter your search terms using connectors between them:OR – one term or the other (synonyms)AND – both termsSAME – both terms in the same sentence“ “ - phrase

Restrict your search to Social Sciences

Searching

Sort by date, times cited etc

Title links to more information including keywords, abstract, bibliography and citing articles

Checks to see if full text is available online

Bibliographic details – you will need these to find the full article in print.

Number of articles which have cited this article

Refine options: Narrow your results by entering more keywords or by choosing results from a particular subject etc

Your results: sorting, refining, viewing

To print, e-mail or save items check the boxes and then use “Print”, “E-mail”, “Add to marked list” options.

Add to marked list option is good if you want to make several searches and collect up references as you go. At the end choose “Marked list” and then print / email etc.

Printing and emailing your results

Viewing more information: abstract, cited by, references

Refine options: Narrow your results by entering more keywords or by choosing results from a particular subject etc

Your results: sorting, refining, viewing

1. Click “Find it @ Oxford” to locate full text

2. The dialogue shows it is available from two databases (HeinOnline and JSTOR)

3. Following the link from “Find it at Oxford” takes you to the correct database but not to the article. Find the article by choosing the correct vol and page number

4. Full text

Finding full text

OXLIP+: CROSS SEARCH

CrossSearch: What is it?• Allows you to run a keyword search in up to 5

databases without leaving Oxlip+

How does it work?• You choose up to five databases• You enter your search terms into Oxlip+• Oxlip+ passes your search terms to your chosen

databases• The databases send the results back to Oxlip+• You browse and view the results

Cross SearchPros

• You can search without leaving Oxlip+

• You can search up to 5 databases at once

• Oxlip+ gives you one list of results and removes duplicates

Cons• Most databases can not be

cross searched• Oxlip+ search options are

more limited than using the databases’ own interface

CrossSearch

CrossSearch automatically opens the “new databases” folder on Oxlip+. To change this choose a subject from the “drop down menu”

Choose up to 5 databases by checking the search boxes. Databases without tick boxes can not be cross searched.

Enter search terms

BEWARE - Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (i.e. results gained by searching each databases own interface)

Link to full text if available

Options for narrowing your

search

Add to your personal “eshelf” within Oxlip+

OXLIP+ “MY RESEARCH”

My Research – personal storage area

Selected records from “CrossSearch” session

Favourite databases.•Databases can be stored here as favourites. •Create “quick sets” of your favourite databases that you can then search using “Cross Search”.

Search history (from CrossSearch)

My Research : My databases

My databases – shows databases you’ve added to Quicksets

Databases can be organised into folders