NELLI search portal

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NELLI search portal

• http//www.nelliportaali.fi

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Contents of the NELLI training
MySpace
Demo
NELLI why?
Search options
SFX
Exercises
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Search portal why?

• Easier to locate the essential databases/services
  from about 200 electronic databases/services and
  over 23 000 electronic journals accessible at
  TKK
• Remote access to electronic resources

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In NELLI portal you can (1)

• Browse electronic resources accessible at TKK
  (e-journals, databases, library catalogues,
  full text resources, e-books, reference
  databases, patents,
  e-dictionaries, standards etc.)

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In NELLI portal you can (2)

• Search simultaneously in several databases
  (MetaSearch)
• Create your own database sets (MySets)
• Save search results to your own reference folder
  (MySpace)

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The most important functions of NELLI

• Databases
• E-journals
• MetaSearch
• My Space saved references, resources and
  search histories

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QuickSearch

• My Sets (made in MySpace)
• Ready made QuickSets

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Databases (1)

• All electronic resources accessible at TKK
• Alphabetical list
• Search by resource name, type or topic

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Databases (2)

• Saving the resource to clipboard for Meta Search
  and/or MySpace
• Search in NELLI
• Link to the databases own user interface (away
  from Nelli)
• All resources are not searchable in Nelli

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Electronic journals

• Also open access journals
• Alphabetical list
• Search with topic, journal name or part of it,
  service providers name or issn number

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MetaSearch

• You can choose the databases you want and search
  in them simultaneously

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Search in NELLI

• Boolean search is default i.e. search terms are
  combined with AND.
• Advanced Search can be aimed at subject, title,
  author, ISSN, ISBN, year or all fields.
• Truncation with ?

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About NELLI search

• Suitable for quick and simple information
  searches.
• Sometimes you may get erroneous results.
• You get better results by using databases own
  user interface.
• All databases are not searchable in NELLI.

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MySpace

• Logging in with computer centres unix id and
  service password
• Saving the references
• Own quick sets

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From a reference to fulltext - SFX
1. Search in NELLI Article reference
2. SFX service menu Where the article can be
found
3. Article in a journal accessible at TKK
SFX button
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SFX linking services 1
Article information
Connection to the article if accessible in
electronic format at TKK
Checking the availability in library catalogues
(In Teemu TKK librarys printed journals all
books)
Help ask information specialist, sfx guide
Exporting the reference to RefWorks reference
manager
Ulrichs more information on the journal
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SFX linking services 2
Checking the availability from library catalogues
TEEMU and LINDA
Ordering the article via librarys interlibrary
service
Authors other articles in the Web of Science
database
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Finally

• NELLI comments and questions to
• nelli_at_tkk.fi