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So we’ve updated and simplified our Journal article search available from our catalogue and the Library front page.
You can now enter a keyword, subject, author or other search into the simple search box and it will return full text items for you to access.
Note there are five searches you can do within this service once you go into the search. You will need to click on each search at the top left of the page to get different resource results depending on the type of materials you want.
1] Up to date journal articles across all subjects
2] Older journal articles across all subjects
3] Humanities and Social Sciences results
4] Business, Management and Law results
5] Theses
Hopefully this will start you on the road to doing the research for your essay or project.
Over the next few months we will be working to put in more study spaces in the Forum Library.
A total of 104 new spaces will go in which will include converting the current staff office into a study room with some bookable group study rooms and also creating some railway style study carrels alongside the Seal Courtyard Garden.
Work on this will begin in August 2015 and go on into the New Year.
Plans below should explain what we are trying to acheive over the coming months.
An aeriel plan of the new study areas above and a 3D plan of the room below.
A plan of the new railway style study carrels above and an artists impression below.
The British Library have recently launched a new improved service for delivering journal articles and book chapters electronically. We’ll be adopting it from 1st September 2015.
We’re already used to fulfilling your Document Supply (inter-library loan) requests electronically as much as possible. Electronic supply allows for much faster delivery, which we know is important when it comes to getting you the materials you need for your research. Currently, in order to download inter-library loans you need to install the File Open plugin on your computer. This software ensures all requests are compliant with copyright law and locks the article so it can only be viewed on one machine. Although it serves its purpose, the process of installing this software can be fiddly, especially on shared machines, so – like many other institutions -we’ve been asking for an easier and less restrictive option for some time. And now The British Library have unveiled one.
From 1st September 2015 we’ll be delivering article and chapter requests to you via The British Library’s Open On Demand service, DRM-lite.
Benefits of DRM-Lite:
No need to install plugins or special software, access documents on any device with Adobe Reader
PC, laptop, tablet: open your document as many times and on as many different devices as you need to
Saving is permitted and each document can also be printed twice
The same speedy delivery as the old service
Create a British Library On Demand Account now for quick and easy electronic delivery
How do I get articles via Open On Demand?
The process of requesting an inter-library loan is exactly the same as before. Requests cost £13.50 or one token and should be made via our online order form.
Before you can view your article you will need to have registered for an On Demand account with The British Library. Registering is free, just takes a few minutes and will only need to be done the first time. Once your account is set up you can use your username and password to access all the articles that have been supplied to you.
If you are likely to be making use of our Document Supply service in the coming months why not register now so that you are all set up ready to start receiving documents? Please note you will need to create an On Demand account even if you already hold a British Library Reader pass. Click here to register now.
We’ll send full instructions for to register and download your items when we send your documents.
Article requests fulfilled before 1st September will continue to use the File Open system but we’re looking forward to saying so long to plugins and hello to this new, simplified, copyright compliant service.
Theses are a valuable source of research but they can be hard to track down. Most collections only include doctoral theses or dissertations so if you are looking for a master’s dissertation you may have to try contacting the author or the institution where they studied.
The most useful online source is ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, available via the Electronic Library. It is made up of two databases:
The UK and Ireland collection provides bibliographic information for all theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of the UK and Ireland from 1716 onwards. Abstracts are also available for theses awarded since1970. Many of the records include a full text link to a university digital repository, Ethos (the British Library’s thesis department) and/or a pointer page to the relevant university department. All records display the name of the awarding university.
The Global collection has dissertations and theses from around the world, from 1743 to the present day and has the full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997.
For full information and links, please visit the Electronic Library (subject resource Theses) or search on the catalogue.
As most universities around the world have now set up online archives, or repositories, for their research it is also worth trying specialist search engines to find theses online.
Probably the best of these is BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine). This allows you to search in a collection of 70 million documents in most world languages. Use the Advanced Search option to limit your search by languages, author, date, document type, etc.
Oxford University Press publishes a wide range of dictionaries and other reference resources, many of which can be accessed via the library catalogue and the Electronic Library.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online) is the major source of scholarship on words and sources in the English language.
Oxford Dictionaries is a new service which brings together the prestigious language dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. We subscribe to a number of bilingual dictionaries: French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. You can search language dictionaries via the search bar at the top of every page, or discover quizzes, blog posts, and grammar help for each language by using the selector in the top right hand side of the page. Create a free account and receive a Word of the Day and newsletter.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is the online version of the major reference work for information about people from British history and culture.
To find out what resources are available for other subjects look at Oxford Reference.
Please be aware that the cost of our Document Delivery (Inter-Library Loans) service will rise from 1st August 2015 to £13.50 per ILL request. The cost of renewals remains frozen at £6.00 per renewal. This increase is due to the rising cost of the service from the British Library.
Not sure what Document Delivery is?
If an item is not available at Exeter University Library, you can request an Inter-library Loan. The Library will make the request on your behalf and will borrow books and or request PDFs of journal articles and book chapters from other libraries in the United Kingdom and from abroad. Access the online request form here.
The Financial Times is a major source of information, not only for business students but also for a wide range of other subject areas.
All Exeter University staff and students have access to the online version, FT.com. The FT publishes in depth coverage of UK and international business, finance, economic and political news. It also contains comment and analysis from leading journalists and insight into management trends and new developments. It contains the full content of all information published in the Financial Times since 2004. If you want to research earlier years, use The Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2007, a complete searchable facsimile of the printed edition.
Getting started Go to the Electronic Library and select Law or Business under subject or Newspapers under resource type and find FT.com in the A-Z listing. Log in with your University of Exeter username and password
The first time you use FT.Com you will need to Register.
Click on Sign up
Enter your University email address and select the option “No,I am a new user. “
Click on Continue.
Fill in the form on the next screen and tick the box to agree to the terms and conditions, then click on Continue.
You will get a confirmation that you have successfully registered.
Click on Browse FT.com to go back to the search screen
You will need to sign in with your email address and the password you have just created whenever you use FT.com. If you use the link from the Electronic Library or the library catalogue you will have direct access. You can set up shortcuts but if these stop working try clearing cookies.
Searching and browsing You can search for articles by using the box in the top right of the home page or browse the latest news in UK and international business from the different categories displayed on the banners at the top of the screen. Run your mouse over a heading to browse different sectors, geographies and companies. Some of the most important sections are listed below:
Companies Coverage includes performance of individual companies, their management teams, shareholders and financial plans.
Markets The FT provides global news coverage of the financial markets covering equities (by region), currencies, capital markets and commodities. Commentary and analysis is delivered throughout the day.
Lex is a premium daily commentary service from the Financial Times. It includes blogs and videos.
Special Reports The Financial Times produces over 20 special reports each month, reporting on the issues, trends and events affecting different countries and industries.
FT epaper is an exact digital replica of the printed newspaper – available from 6am London time in 5 separate editions: UK, Europe, USA, Asia and Middle East. You can also use the archive versions to search across previous editions.
Portfolio Keep track of the performance of your investments, or companies you’re interested in, by using the FT.com portfolio tool. It’s a good way of graphically showing relevant news stories and how they relate to the companies or investments you’re monitoring. You can also chart portfolio holdings against different benchmarks and create alerts.
Press cuttings Subscribers often want to be informed about news articles when they appear in the FT newspaper. With FT Press Cuttings, you can search and view pdfs of news articles as they appeared in the FT newspaper. You can also set up alerts and send links or full text articles to colleagues or clients. To find articles from the print edition go to Search print editions and select Advanced search to find a specific article.
Tools Go to the Tools menu to set up clippings lists or to register for briefings or alerts
Videos The FT also produces a wide range of videos to bring the news to life. These are also available on the Financial Times YouTube channel.
Mobile Access to FT.com You can access FT news and analysis on your mobile phone or tablet device. Get the FT app for the iPad and iPhone via your browser rather than from an app store.
Help and Guidance Guides and videos are available to help you make the most of FT.com, including:
YouTube channel “Getting the most out of FT.com” videos
The July 2015 update to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEIL) is now live, bringing 18 new articles and 9 updated articles to the collection.
A range of different topics are covered including; war crimes, non-performance of treaty obligations, bioethics and much more. A full listing of the update content is available here
MPEIL is part of the online Oxford Public International Law collection. You can search it alongside Oxford Reports on International Law and Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law.
For full text access, you will need to be logged in as a University of Exeter user. Select University of Exeter when prompted, or login via the Library Catalogue or the Electronic Library.
Henry Stewart Talks publish audio visual presentations by leading world experts – advanced content in a user friendly format. Subjects covered include biomedicine, life sciences, management, marketing, finance, advertising and many more topics.
The Business & Management Collection includes over 850 talks from recognised experts around the world. New lectures and business case studies are constantly updated. The latest additions include a range of studies on consultancy.
All University of Exeter members have full access to both collections and will have automatic access on-campus. For off-campus access you should check the details on the Electronic Library (resource type Audio-visual resources) and enter the username and password given.
The Digitization Projects Registry is a listing of digitization projects undertaken by libraries, U.S. Government agencies, and non-profit institutions with a goal to increase access to historical U.S. Government publications that were previously only available in print format.
As well as listing key information about each project, a link is included to the digitized content, making access to this information possible to a much wider audience.
You can search or browse for content which is grouped across the following topic areas:
Arts & Humanities
Business & Economy
General Interest
Legal & Regulatory
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Social Sciences
Technology & Applied Sciences
A selection of links to some of the projects in the Registry are listed below, to give you a flavour of the kind of content you can discover.
