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ISS Literature Search Training Session Natural and Mathematical Sciences Division of Engineering Useful Resources Unless a web address is provided, the resources in this information sheet, and many others, can be accessed from the log-in page for the University Portal, Onespace: http://onespace.kcl.ac.uk (Click the link for Databases on the right hand side of the screen). ATHENS Athens is a system to access databases, e-journals and other ISS resources on or off campus. It is NOT a resource on its own, simply a gateway. To use Athens you need your Athens Username and Password Passwords can be reset by the ISS Enquiry Desks (or by contacting us by telephone: 020 7848 2430 or e-mail: [email protected] ) ISS Databases (For searching for journal articles) Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science and INSPEC) Information Services & Systems

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ISS Literature Search Training Session

Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Division of Engineering

Useful Resources

Unless a web address is provided, the resources in this information sheet, and

many others, can be accessed from the log-in page for the University Portal,

Onespace: http://onespace.kcl.ac.uk (Click the link for Databases on the right hand

side of the screen).

ATHENS

Athens is a system to access databases, e-journals and other ISS resources on or off campus.

It is NOT a resource on its own, simply a gateway.

To use Athens you need your Athens Username and Password

Passwords can be reset by the ISS Enquiry Desks

(or by contacting us by telephone: 020 7848 2430 or e-mail: [email protected])

ISS Databases (For searching for journal articles)

Web of Knowledge (including Web of Science and INSPEC)

IEEE Xplore

Sciverse / Scopus

ACM Portal

MathSciNet

Zetoc (British Library Table of Contents Database)

OCLC FirstSearch

Information Services & Systems

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Online Journal Packages / Archives

Science Direct

Springer Link

ASME Journals

Sage Journals Online (includes Institute of Mechanical Engineers Publications)

Wiley Online Library

InformaWorld

JSTOR

Cambridge Journals Online

Business / Management Databases

Social Science Citation Index

Emerald management Xtra

InfoTrac Management Journals

Nexis News & Business

Management & Organisation Studies (Sage)

Management & Business Studies Portal (British Library)

Free Databases (For searching for journal articles)

Compendex (http://www.engineeringvillage.com/)

Scitopia

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.co.uk/)

Pre-prints / E-prints / Open Access

Arxiv and Directory of Open Access

Searching for books & using other libraries King’s College ISS Catalogue (http://library.kcl.ac.uk/ or from the OneSpace log-in page)

Senate House Library Catalogue (http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/)

Access other London University Libraries (see the access agreement & information regarding the colleges and institutes) (http://www.london.ac.uk/libraries_agreement.html)

IET Library (http://www.theiet.org/about/libarc/)

British Library (http://searchbeta.bl.uk/) (and reader registration information http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/register/stpregister.html)

COPAC (http://copac.ac.uk/) and M25 Catalogue (http://www.inform25.ac.uk/Link/)

Need help with ISS Resources?Your Information Specialist is Jamie HalsteadE-Mail: [email protected]