THE LIBRARY CORNER
The article of this month is about the electronic resources brought to you by the UNOG Library. They are accessible not only from all the Library work stations, but also directly from your office.
What are electronic resources?
They are online information sources, usually
provided by external publishers and accessible on a fee basis. Their contents are quite
different: they can include journals or books
in full-text, statistical data, specialized bibliographies, INTERNET websites, dictionaries, encyclopedias or other electronic directories. Every year, the UNOG Library
subscribes to new electronic resources in order to meet its users’ needs for fast and direct
access to information. Currently, the Library
provides access to some fourty databases
from its website. These tools complement
the Library printed collection and allow us to
offer you a wide range of high quality
sources in the field of international law, economics, social sciences, politics and current
awareness, to quote just a few. The electronic resources include the possibility of
saving and printing articles, as well as setting
up e-mail alerts.
However, when using electronic resources,
keep in mind that most of them are copyrighted and are brought to you solely for official purposes.
Not only it is strictly forbidden to store or redistribute the contents, it is also prohibited to
copy or download an entire issue or issues of
a journal. Any breach of these terms will result in the immediate termination of all access
by the provider. Electronic resources are
there for you to use, but don’t forget these
“caveat”! Be responsible with copyrighted
material!
How can I access UNOG Library
electronic resources?
Go to the Library website (http://www.unog.ch/library), click on the link “Online
electronic resources” (a similar page is also
available on iSeek). There you will find a
list of all our databases in alphabetical order.
If you are using a computer within the Palais des Nations, you will be able to connect directly to most of these databases (without user name and password) because your computer’s IP address will be automatically recognized. If you encounter a problem or if you need help in searching our databases, do not hesitate to contact us by sending us an e-mail at library@unog.ch. Helpsheets are also available on our INTERNET and iSeek pages devoted to “Online resources”.
Discover our rich collection of online
journals!
Would you like to know if a journal or a
newspaper is available in electronic format at
the Library? Consult the “A to Z list of electronic journals” (http://atoz.ebsco.com/home.asp?Id=UNIT5843) to check if the Library subscribes to it. More than 30,000 electronic journals are available to you through
the “A to Z list”.
Using the list is very simple: just enter a journal title in the field “Find”. The list will show
you what you are looking for or similar titles.
For every result, it will display a direct link to
the database(s) that offer the full-text, with
the coverage period.
If the year you are looking for is not available
online, click on the link to the Library catalogues to check if the journal in available in print format. It is also possible to search the
“A to Z list” by subject or by keywords.
Full-text articles at your fingertips.
Searching for electronic journals is not your
only option. At the UNOG Library you can
also access the full-text of articles directly
from a bibliographical reference, if the full-text
is available in one of the Library’s databases.
Just click on the icon « Check for Full Text »
that you see in the catalogue “1987-Today”
(http://librarycat.unog.ch) and in bibliographical databases such as CSA and OvidSP.
The article in full-text will appear if the Library subscribes to it. If the full-text is not
available, a menu will give you the opportunity to check if the journal is available in
print format or to ask for an inter-library loan.
Are you looking for information
on a specific topic?
If you doing research and you are not sure
where to start, you can save time by using
“Global Search” (http://wfxsearch.webfeat.org/wfsearch/menu?cid=10091). This is a new tool that allows you to search several
databases and the Library catalogues at the
same time. You will find the link to “Global
Search” on the Library Internet and iSeek
pages devoted to “Online resources”.
As a start, you can search within established subject categories, because each of them includes the most relevant sources in fields such as international law, social sciences, economics etc. Choose one or more categories, type in your keywords and discover the richness of our collection, both online and in print.
If you prefer not to use the subject categories, you can select individual databases from the list that you will find at the bottom of the search page.
Search results can be sorted by relevance, title, author or date, or grouped by resource. The results list includes direct links to description, summary and even full-text when electronic access is available. In a short time, you will obtain numerous bibliographical references that you can sort, print, save or send by e-mail.
Propose new resources
If you know an electronic resource that you
think the Library should have, do not hesitate
to contact us with your proposal. We will try
to set up a trial for an evaluation time.
The Library of the United Nations Office
at Geneva, Palais des Nations, Building B,
Door 20, 1211 Geneva 10
Monday to Friday – 8.30 am to 5.30 pm
Tel. 74181
Email library@unog.ch
Web www.unog.ch/library
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