User Education Programme – UMP Science Direct and Scopus Training (29th December 2020)
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UMP Library and Elsevier have collaborated to hold an online training session through Zoom online webinar. The training was held on 29th December 2020 and attended by 25 participants consisting of Pre-Graduate, Postgraduate students and also academicians.
Participants were briefed by Miss Yu Lang (Elsevier representative) on effective journal title and article search tips to help them get relevant results related to their field of research. Guidance on finding a suitable journal to publish their research articles was shared by Miss Yu with the participants.
The following training outline were covered:
ScienceDirect
• Literature search tips and skills
• Using personalized features to stay up to date on the interested area and viewing history
• Browse journals and eBooks content on ScienceDirect
Scopus
• Read and understand research metrics
• Identifying source titles indexed in Scopus
• Journal and article level metrics
• Author profile search and metrics
ScienceDirect
• Literature search tips and skills
• Using personalized features to stay up to date on the interested area and viewing history
• Browse journals and eBooks content on ScienceDirect
Scopus
• Read and understand research metrics
• Identifying source titles indexed in Scopus
• Journal and article level metrics
• Author profile search and metrics
It is hoped that all participants can access Science Direct and Scopus in order to produce high impact research.
Written by:
Pn. Affida Abu Bakar, Senior Librarian
Education & Research Section
Pn. Affida Abu Bakar, Senior Librarian
Education & Research Section