Accessing On-line Journals

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Introduction

This page will tell you how to access On-line Journals through the University of Manitoba Libraries portal.

Online Journals are a valuable resource when doing research for any type of work. They provide access to many different academic articles through on-line journals such as IEEE, ACM and many others.

The University of Manitoba provides access to on-line journals through the E-Library System. The E-Library allows you to search through journal articles either by Subject or Title. For COMP 3040, we will be interested in looking for articles under the Computer Science section in the Subject Area.

This page will describe with use of an example on how to access on-line journals through the E-Library system.

...by students I found that using on-line resources (journals, articles, etc.) is very important for doing research for any type of paper. They provide a valuable resource for citations and information on new developments in a field. There are many databases that can be accessed and all of them have loads of information on many different subjects. Accessing an On-Line Journal The E-Library can be accessed through the University of Manitoba Libraries website. This will allow you to access on-line journals. This example will tell you how to access (and log in) the IEEE website through the U of M portal. Steps to access the E-Library: Navigate your web browser to U of M Libraries site. Click on the E-Library link on the left side navigation bar. Now we find ourselves at the main page for the E-Library. From here you can choose different options depending on what you need to search for. Since we're looking for on-line journals, we'll be mainly interested in that section. Steps to access an on-line journal: Click on the Find Journal Articles link. In the Select a Subject Area pane, click on the Computer Science link under the Science section. This next page will show all the journals available to the E-Library that publish Computer Science articles. Most journals allow access to full text articles, but some only have partial text available. One thing to note is that you will need to login with your Library ID to allow access to the journals if you are off campus. On campus access does not require you to log in. Now in the database for Computer Science journals, click on the IEEE/IET Electronic Library link. If you are off campus, enter your Library ID and your Library PIN. NOTE:Your ID will be set to your 7 digit student number and the PIN will be originally set to your birthday (YYMMDD format). Your PIN must be changed before you can access restricted resources, such as the on-line journals. You can follow instructions on the site on how to change it. Click on Login to finish logging into the IEEE website. Congratulations! You are now logged into the IEEE Electronic Library through the U of M portal. Other on-line journals can be accessed in a similar manner, you just need to choose a different one depending on your area of interest and follow the same steps as above. Effectively Using an On-line Resource Now that we've logged into an on-line resource through the U of M portal, we can now begin our search for whatever information we need. This can be done in a manner familiar to many of you, as each site will have a search function built into it. It is important when doing a search to make sure that you've clearly defined your topic and keywords that you're looking for, as it will be reflected in the accuracy and results of your search. If you're trying to follow a link to an article, you can open a new tab while keeping your logged in window open to access the article. If not, simply knowing the title, author or even the subject of the article should be enough to find it through the regular search feature. Remember that nearly every research paper that you write in your time at university will require some sort of citations, so don't waste the opportunity to use this valuable resource that is available through the University of Manitoba E-Library. Further Readings Finding Journal Articles at the U of M Libraries