Search, save and read articles from Business Source Complete on your iPhone/iPod Touch with EBSCO's new app

EBSCO have recently released an iPhone app which allows you to search Business Source Complete and EconLit from your device.  You can save articles on your device to check later, read them there and then as PDFs or email them to yourself (if full text of the article is available you can choose to send the PDF with the email or just send the article details).  You can also save your searches if you want to search again at a later date.  

Learn more about the features here.

To get full access:

1. Go to Library Search

2. Search for Business Source Complete and click the online access button

3. If off campus you will need to select University of Westminster as your institution

4. Scroll to the very bottom of the EBSCO search page where you will see a link to EBSCOhost iPhone/iPod touch application

5. This will then allow you to enter your email address

6. Download the app to your device from the app store (search ebscohost)

7. Open your email on your device and click the validation link sent to you

8. Your iphone EBSCO app should now give you access to our subscriptions

An app for the android market is still in the making but in the meantime you can use the mobile version of EBSCO by using the URL http://m.ebscohost.com/ You will need to select "shibboleth login" in the top right hand corner and then select University of Westminster and enter your university username and password to login.  You can then click the EBSCO mobile icon to use the mobile version. 

What does SR mean?

Public and private sector organisations are being called on to behave in a more socially responsible way.

For more information, check out a new British Standard ISO 26000 - Guidance on Social Responsibility. The standard covers issues such as organisational governance, human rights, labour practices, fair operating practices, consumer issues, and community involvement and development.

Access the full text of the standard by going to Library Search and typing in British Standards Online.

Happy Easter plus a reminder of opening hours

Happy Easter! We hope you enjoy the vacation.  A reminder that the Westminster Uni libraries will be closed over the four day Easter weekend (Friday-Monday).  Throughout the rest of the vacation Harrow LRC and Marylebone library will be open 24/7 including 29 April and 2 May.  For details of opening hours of all Westminster libraries and staffed hours please see here.

Share library top tips

We are looking for student volunteers to appear in some multimedia clips that we are preparing for library orientation. If you would be interested in participating by telling us some of your top tips for using the library, resources that you found useful, or what elements of the service has helped with your studies - then please email Emma Mires at mirese@wmin.ac.uk to find out how you can get involved.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete: how to export to RefWorks/EndNote

If you use a RefWorks or EndNote account to store your references, exporting them from Business Source Complete is very easy as you can directly export from this e-resource:

1.    Go to http://www.westminster.ac.uk/librarysearch
2.    In “books, journals and more” search for Business Source Complete and click online access to open it

3.    Search on your topic

4.    Click on the Add folder icon of any results you want to save.

5. When you have finished adding results click on the folder view (top right hand corner)

6.  In folder view select the items you want to save in your RefWorks/EndNote account by ticking the box next to each one

7. Now click the Export button

8. Choose direct export to RefWorks or EndNote and save

Don't forget to export them regularly if you are using a temporary folder in BSC to avoid losing any references, alternatively see our previous post on creating an account with BSC to save your results to a personalized account.

Resource in focus: Business Source Complete- how to save results

Accessing Business Source Complete via Library Search allows you to access articles from over 10,000 full text journals.  Once you have accessed Business Source Complete you can also register for a personal account which allows you to: save preferences, save your results and organize your research into folders, save and retrieve your search history and create email alerts/RSS feeds.

1. Access Business Source Complete via Library Search (search for it in the books, journals and more tab)
2. If off campus you will need to "sign in via your institution" by choosing Uni of Westminster from a drop-down menu
3.  Once you are in you can click the sign in button in the top right hand corner 
4.  Click Create a new account and fill in the necessary details, you will then be sign in to your personalized account

 

Now when you search and click the "add to folder" button next to your results, they will be saved in your personalized folder (make sure you are logged in).  You can then view and organize your saved results by clicking the folder button next to the sign in button.

Alternatively....

You don't have to create a personalized account. If you prefer to save your references to a Refworks or Endnote account, you can use the "add to folder" button for temporary storage and then export to RefWorks/EndNote from that temporary folder.  But remember this is only a temporary folder so your results may be lost if you close down or the system crashes, so remember to export frequently to your RefWorks/EndNote account.  We will be posting instructions for that soon- keep an eye on the blog!

You can also search for articles using "articles and more" on Library Search.  Click the little star next to any results to save them to your e-shelf.  Click on the e-shelf button (top right hand corner) to view your saved results, organize them into folders and export to RefWorks.

FAQ: can I get help with things like SPSS and Excel?

 Yes!  The IT training team run drop-in sessions such as "introduction to SPSS", more information and the schedule of upcoming training can be found here: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-18930

If you still can't find what you need you can contact the IT training specialists who offer help and one-to-one training in any University desktop application.  Get updates about forthcoming sessions from the training team on Twitter (@itrainingteam).

You can also look on Library Search for manuals on using software such as SPSS, many of these will be available as e-books.  

Fully enroled students and members of staff are licensed to use a copy of SPSS for personal use on their home computer. Students are able to loan a copy of the SPSS disc from the campus libraries. Please ask at the library counters for further information.  See information on this here.