Information Sources and Tools for ResearchersLibrary Services aims to support the wider research activities at Bond via the provision of specialised resources, services and services of information specialists. The following online resources have specific utility for researchers at Bond University: Searching for Information:Web of ScienceWeb of Science is a large database which aims to provide coverage of the most important journals in the fields of science, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Web of Science does not provide full-text, but is a powerful tool for searching for articles. The 'Article Linker' tool incorporated into Web of Science will help you get the full-text of articles you are interested in. Another significant feature is the inclusion of citation data, which enables users to perform citation analysis. ScopusScopus is ‘the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources’, covering the sciences (life sciences, health sciences and physical sciences) and social sciences and humanities. Like the Web of Science it is a means of locating information but does not provide the full-text of articles. Scopus and Web of Science are the two most significant sources of citation data for citation analysis; Scopus is the citation data supplier for the 2010 ERA Evaluation. Other databasesAccess to full-text articles from over 22000 journals is available via the Electronic Resources page. Information specialists are available to assist you with the selection and use of these specialised resources. Google ScholarGoogle Scholar - Google’s academic search engine can be another useful resource for locating articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions. If full-text links are not available, use the Library's e-Journal portal to see if a publication is accessible through one of the Library's subscribed databases. ScirusProduced by Elsevier, Scirus is a large science-specific search engine. As well as reports, peer-reviewed articles, patents, and article pre prints, Scirus also searches over 380 million science-specific web pages. Finding Theses:Resources to help you locate theses in your field of interest: Bond University ThesesRecent major theses are made available in full-text in Bond's electronic repository, e-publications@bond. Print copies of other Bond theses are held by the Library and can be found using the Library Catalogue. To access a print thesis, ask at the Library and Computing Service Desk in the Main Library or phone us on 55951510. Dissertations & Theses: Full TextThis resource is available via Proquest; select 'Interdisciplinary - Dissertations and Theses' as the database to search. Information on over 2 million theses is available, and the full-text is included for over 1 million. Coverage focuses on North America and Europe. TroveTrove is produced by the National Library of Australia and enables federated searching of a wide range of information sources focusing on Australia and Australians. To search for Australian and International theses, enter your terms in the search box, click search, then use the 'Show me only' options on the left to limit the Format to 'Thesis'. Trove contains all of the thesis records that were previously accessible via the now discontinued Australasian Digital Theses Program. Other sourcesMany electronic databases, such as PsycINFO and AEI (Australian Education Index) include records for dissertations.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations - Provides access to free, electronic full text of theses from participating universities
EThOS - Find UK theses using this new service of the British Library
Repositories and Open-Access Resources:e-publications@bonde-publications@bond is a digital repository of research and scholarly output of researchers at Bond University. The repository aims to support open access and increased usage of research outputs, and also to provide a platform for showcasing Bond publications and researchers. TroveAs well as letting you search amongst millions of other Australian resources, Trove lets you search simultaneously across the contents of Australian university and government research repositories in addition to several other collections of Australian research. The research content accessible via Trove is that which was previously available from the now discontinued Australian Research Online service. To identify research material in Trove, search for particular material types (eg. theses or conference papers), use the Advanced Search to specify a particular research institution, or just use keywords related to a research area. Trove also provides access to the records found in OAIster.
OAIster
OAIster contains millions of records harvested from open archives across the world, such as Bond's open-access repository e-publications@bond. Journal articles, theses, research papers and other digital items are available. Bibliographic Management Tools:Bibliographic management tools enable you to manage your own database of research references. As well as keeping track of and organising the details of the information sources you use, these tools can produce formatted bibliographies in your chosen referencing style. RefWorksRefWorks is hosted software, which means there is no need to install anything locally on your computer. This also means that your database of references is available to you from any location where you have web access. Bond staff and students can create their free account and begin working with RefWorks immediately. EndNoteAn alternative to RefWorks, EndNote is installed locally on your computer. Please contact the Service Desk - Information Services for installation details. ZoteroZotero is a plugin for the Firefox web browser, and one of a growing number of free bibliographic management tools. A useful feature is the ability to extract bibliographic data directly from many web pages, meaning that adding a reference to your database can be as easy as clicking a button in your browser. Information Services does not support Zotero.
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