 Agenda Log in to E-Library and Remote Access

Open University of Hong Kong Library
Library Workshop (Applied Science)
October 2013
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Email: [email protected]
 Log in to E-Library and Remote Access
E-Library: http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk
 Agenda
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Username – “s” + first 7 digits of your student ID number,
e.g. s9876543 for student number 98765432.
Introducing the OUHK Library and E-Library
Finding print and electronic books
Finding journal articles in the E-Library
Finding full text articles using Medline
Finding chemical literature/ information using SciFinder
Other subject databases
InterLibrary Loan services
Password* – OUHK Single Password
*To use the same password for E-Library and other online services of the
University, please set your own single password. Check details at: OUHK
homepage (http://www.ouhk.edu.hk) -> Current Students -> IT Support ->
Single Password Management.
 How to read citations
You are advised to login to E-Library first in order to retrieve more
materials from OUHK subscribed resources.
If you are outside the Campus, you may need to type your user ID
and password to access the OUHK subscribed resources.
It is useful to know how to read a citation when searching materials you want.
An example of Book Citation:
Finding print and electronic books
1. In the search box under “Library Holdings”, type in a keyword or phrase
(e.g. toxicology). Then, click on “Search”.
Runciman, Bill (2007). Safety and ethics in healthcare: a guide
to getting it right. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing.
An example of Journal Article Citation:
Publication Year
Authors
Article Title
2. You will find “Refine My Results” at the left hand side of the search result
list.
Zhang, Xin-Ying; Tang, Li-Song; Zhang, Gan; Wu, Hao-Dong. (2009). “Heavy Metal Contamination in a
Typical Mining Town of a Minority and Mountain Area, South China”, Bulletin of Environmental
Contamination & Toxicology, 82 (1), p31-38
Page no.
Journal/ Publication Title
Volume no. (issue no.)
Note: Citations can be in other styles. These are for your reference only.
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Print Books
a) If you are looking for printed books, select “Books” under “Resource Type”.
Note: You can make hold requests on General Collection books and their
accompanying item or attachment when all the title's available copies
are checked out or reserved. You are required to pay a fee of $1.5 for
each requested item when you collect the material(s) in the Stanley Ho
Library.
b) Click on the “Locations” tab to get the information of Collection, Call
number, Status and Availability, if it is a printed item in the Library.
View N versions
If there is a “View N versions” tab at the right hand side of the record, it
means that the Library has other versions / editions of the same title. Click
the tab to view the details.
Meanings of “Collection”:
Collection
Where in the Library
Counter
Level 2 (Circulation Counter)
General
Level 2 for Call no. A-K
Level 1 for Call no. L-Z
General (Oversize)
Level 1 (last row of General: L-Z)
Reference
Reference (Oversize)
Serials
Teaching Resources
E-Library
Level 1
Level 1 (last row of Reference)
Level 1
Level 1
Web access
Meaning
Use inside the Library for 2
or 3 hours
Can be checked out for 14
days or 30 days
Can be checked out for 14
days or 30 days
Can be checked out for 14
days or 30 days
Use inside the Library only
Use inside the Library only
Use inside the Library only
Use inside the Library only
Web Access
Making Hold Request
If a date is shown under “Status”, it means that the item is currently checked
out by other user and the date refers to the due date of the item. You can
click “Hold” to make a hold request.
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Electronic Books
If the record shows “Online access”, it means that it is an electronic resource.
Finding full text journal articles
How can I find full text journal article below?
Demrö zü -Erdnç, B., & Saldamli, I. (2001). Variation of heavy
metal contents in frozen vegetable products. Bulletin Of
Environmental Contamination And Toxicology, 67(3), 416-422.
You can also select the option “eBooks” to limit your results to show
electronic books only.
Method one:
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Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)
Under Articles, type in the article title “Variation of heavy metal contents in
frozen vegetable products” in the search box.
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In the result list, click “View Online” to open the article page.
When you find your desired electronic book, select the “View Online” tab. You
will be connected to the webpage of the ebook vendor. Then, click the
full-text link provided by the vendor to view the ebook.
Method two:
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Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)
2.
Under Library Holdings, type in the journal title “Bulletin Of Environmental
Contamination And Toxicology” (with quotation marks).
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 Subject databases
3. Under the record “Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology” in
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database that contains
more than 1600 full text journals focusing on environmental, biology and
chemistry, health sciences and various related aspects.
the result list, click “View Online”.
BIOSIS Previews (OVID)
The database provides abstracts and indexing information of journal articles
related to life science research and covers original research reports and
reviews in biological and biomedical areas. The database includes the contents
of Biological Abstracts (1969 to present) and Biological Abstracts/RRM (1980
to present).
4. A “Find it” menu will show you the database that contains the full text journal.
Some journals can be accessed via more than one database. Click “Go” to
Environment Complete (EBSCO)
This database provides full text search of more than 600 journal titles on
areas covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy
sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography,
pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental
law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
access the electronic journal.
5. You will be directed to the journal title in a new window. You may need to key
in the article name in the search box, or look for the correct volume and issue
number to retrieve the full text article.
Medline (EBSCO)
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows you to search
abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals. This database
provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry,
veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, allied
health and much more. Full text links are available for some of the articles.
SciFinder
SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows users to access journal
reference and patent information related to biomedical sciences and
chemistry. Information of more than 54 million chemical substances and
more than 39 million reactions are available in the database.
SpringerLink
SpringerLink is a multi-disciplinary database which includes over 1000 full
text journal titles in biomedical & life sciences, medicine, public health,
chemistry and materials science, earth and environmental science related
subject areas.
Wiley Online Library
The database provides access to full-text articles of over 1000 journals,
more than 700 titles are related to Science and Technology.
To find more databases in relevant subject areas, please go to the
E-Library  Databases by Subject.
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Finding full text articles using Medline
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Finding chemistry literature/substance/ reaction
information using SciFinder
1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)
2. Under Library Holdings, type in database name “Medline”.
1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)
3. Select “Medline (EBSCO)” in the result list.
2. Under Library Holdings, type in database name “SciFinder”.
3. Select “SciFinder” in the result list.
4. In the database’s main page, type in keywords, e.g. “skin aging” (with
4. Select “Register a SciFinder Account” if you are a first-time user. If you
quotation marks) and “plasma”, and then click the Search button.
already have an account, select “Log in SciFinder”.
A. Click on Explore References to search for literatures and citation information
of chemical researches.
1. Type in a topic, e.g. “clean up of oil spills in the ocean”. Then, click Search.
5. In the search result, select the PDF/HTML link of the article to read the full
text content.
2. In the result list, click on the record title to view the abstract, citations,
related concepts and substances information.
3. Click on the title to read the details and abstract; or select the features on top
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 Inter-Library Loan Service
of the page to explore substance / reaction information and citations. Full
text might not be available in the OUHK’s library collections. You may click
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“Get Full Text” button to check if the Library has the full text of this journal
article.
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B. Click on Explore Substances to search for information of substances.
The Interlibrary Loan Service delivers books and journal articles not held by
the OUHK Library.
Submitting Inter-Library Loan request online:
1. Go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)
2. Select InterLibrary Loan Service.
3. Log in with your OUHK User ID and password.
4. After login, select “Book” or “Journal”. Then, submit the details of the
required resources.
- Search by Chemical Structure, Markush, Formula, Property, etc.
- Use the Structure Editor to draw the chemical structure to search.
C. Click on Explore Reactions to search for reaction information by drawing a
reaction structure.
For more details of the ILL service, please visit our E-Library website
(www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk) > Interlibrary Loan Services
 To find more instructions about using the Library’s resources,
please go to E-Library (http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk)  Library Guides.
- Use the Structure Editor to draw or import the reaction structure to search.
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