Additional useful metrics have been added to Journal Citation Reports in their recent update. (Reminder of what the Journal Citation Reports are). Â New metrics added: Â 5 year Impact Factor: considered a better measure for journals in slower moving areas (traditional Impact Factors are based on 2 years of data). Â Summary Rank in […]
Category: Databases
What do you think of StirGate? – Quick Poll on IS Home Page
***POLL NOW FINISHED*** StirGate is a new way of searching for journal articles, web sites and other useful publications, and we’d like to know what you think of it.   Let us know by clicking on the Quick Poll on the Information Services home page.  Far more important than X Factor, Celebrity Big Brother, Your […]
Latest edition of Journal Citation Reports now available
Journal Citation Reports are an immensely useful tool and can help with identifying: – journals with the greatest total cites and the highest impact in your field – journals relevant to your research and those in which it would be desirable to publish  Each edition of Journal Citations Report is published annually in the […]
StirGate: Finding journal articles just got easier
StirGate, from the University of Stirling Library, is a new way of searching for journal articles, web sites and other useful publications. With one simple search you can browse up to 100 library resources.  These are the top 100 resources selected from our A-Z list of Online Resources and Subject Research Guides.  Using StirGate […]
Spotlight for November – PsycARTICLES
Looking for journal articles on psychological topics? The Library provides access to PsycARTICLES, a full text database which contains over 130,000 articles from 58 journals published by the American Psychological Association. PsycARTICLES is a useful resource for anyone studying or researching psychology, behavioural sciences or mental health nursing. See our user guide to PsycARTICLES . […]
New enhancements in Web of Science in recent upgrade
The latest upgrade to Web of Science included a number of changes. Major changes include: Â ISI Proceedings – Science (for scientific and technical conference papers) has been renamed “Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science” Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science is now integrated into the Web of Science search along with the other Citation […]
Spotlight on CaseCheck
CaseCheck is a current awareness service about Scots law. It covers a wide range of legal topics, including criminal law, family law, mental health law, and taxation. The website is frequently updated with case summaries and articles, which are often written by legal professionals. You can sign up for a weekly email about recent court decisions […]
ATLA, IPSA and Philosopher’s Index now available via OvidSP interface
ATLA, IPSA and the Philosopher’s Index now have a new look. Previously available on the Ovid Silver Platter interface, the content of the databases remains the same, and you can still link to full text online resources via the WebBridge button. Simultaneous searching of two or more databases is also still possible. Access them from […]
ScienceDirect unavailable weekend of 2nd-3rd August for maintenance
ScienceDirect will be unavailable from 10.30am on Saturday 2nd August to 6.30am on Sunday 3rd August due to an upgrade to the administrative system. Â
IBSS, PsycInfo and PsycArticles now available via the EBSCO interface
From the 30th July I’m pleased to announce that the following databases are now available via the EBSCO interface. You can access each database from the A-Z of online resources. The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), produced by the London School of Economics and Political Science, includes over 2.5 million references to journal […]