Institution:
Malaga University Library

Malaga

Address:
Malaga University Library
Campus de Teatinos
29071 Málaga
Tel.: 952 13 23 06
Fax: 952 13 23 42

User education
Tel. 952132321
Online training sessions
Tel. 95213 2997/2311

Scheduled training sessions (for groups)


Target group: university (Malaga University) students
Level: basic and advanced



Training sessions  (face to face/class and online) on databases and electronic publications

During these sessions it is explained how the Library and its services work and where and what are the electronic information resources available at Malaga University. 
Practical exercises on using them are also carried out.
E-journals, e-books and related services, the Library's catalogue JABEGA, collective catalogues and databases (general, multidisciplinary and specialised) are examined.
In addition to these specialised sessions, there is a general introduction on search strategies, the use of operators in databases and access to the Internet.
A printed guide to the use of databases (also available online at http://www.uma.es/Servicios/Biblioteca/cdromindiceguias.htm) will be delivered in each session.




Face to face/class sessions: program (from 1 and half hours to 2 and half hours for each session)

· Introduction to bibliographic searching (strategies, information available on the Internet)
· National bibliographies  (Spanish, French, British)
· JÁBEGA: the catalogue of the Malaga University
· Catalogues of the Spanish academic and scientific libraries
· Electronic resources in Economics and Business
· Law and Jurisprudence (Westlaw and La ley)
· Chemical Sciences (SciFinder Scholar)
· Introduction to the electronic publications  (access to full text books and journals)
· Law  (Tirant Online, Iustel and Lexis Nexis)
· Multidisciplinary databases (Web of Knowledge and SCOPUS)
· Electronic resources in the Humanities
· Electronic resources in Health Sciences
· Electronic resources in Engineering  
· Consulting electronic press 
· Engineering (EIVillage 2, INSPEC)
· Humanities (Francis, Philosopher´s Index)
· Psychology and Educational Sciences (PsycInfo,  Eric, SportDiscuss)
· Humanities (Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS)
· Science and Technology (Web of Knowledge and SCOPUS)
· Humanities (Historical Abstracts, ISOC)
· Bibliographic reference management (RefWorks)
· Health Sciences (Medline, IME)
· Humanities (EEBO, LiOn / MLA)
· CSIC databases (Spanish papers covering all subjects). Bibliographic information from international books and journals (BIP, Ulrich)





Online training sessions on databases and electronic publications available through the Internet

· How to search for bibliography in order to write the thesis or a class work?
· How to access to specialised articles on specific subjects?
· In what library there are books and articles needed by the students?


Program (about 3 hours for each session)

1. Introduction to bibliographic searching (strategies, information available on the Internet)
2. The catalogue of the Malaga University: JÁBEGA
3. CSIC (articles, papers etc. in Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine... published in Spain)
4. INSPEC (articles, books... on Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics,etc.)
5. Electronic resources in Engineering
6. Medline (articles in Medicine and related sciences)
7. ERIC (resources and articles on Educational Sciences)
8. Francis (French database on Human and Social Sciences)
9. PsycInfo (articles, books... on Psychology and related subjects)
10. Westlaw (Aranzadi service on Law and Jurisprudence)
11. Science Direct (Access to the full text of more than 1.000 journals of all subjects)
12. Press in electronic format (general information, full text)