Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory provides authoritative information about serials published worldwide. It covers all disciplines and types of serial publications including journals, newspapers, newsletters and more.
The D’Youville community can now access this comprehensive listing of publications from the library’s A – Z database directory page.
Quickly retrieve information about publications by searching for the title or browsing subject categories. The advanced search interface also gives you a number of options to filter your searches so that you can easily find peer reviewed journals or find by format, content type, circulation type and more.
A referee jersey appears on the search results next to journals that are peer reviewed making it easy to find the best academic journals. You can also limit searches to refereed journals making it even easier to locate scholarly titles.
This is the icon for peer reviewed!
Need help figuring out where to search to find articles from a particular journal? Look no further – each title record in Ulrich’s contains information about where the title is indexed and what databases contain the full text of the publication. Ulrich’s also includes a basic description of the publication, audience information, circulation data, reviews and more.
Title Record
Whether you are a student writing a research paper or a faculty member looking to publish your research, Ulrich’s is your go to guide for publications.
If you are like most people (about 7 in 10) you probably use Google Chrome for the internet. Most modern web pages are optimized to look and load great on Chrome. Entering keywords into the address bar to run a quick Google search also makes this a great research tool. However there are ways to configure your browser to perform specific research tasks even better by installing plugins (aka extensions) from the Google App Store.
In this article we will look at some plugins that link to the D’Youville Library to help you easily locate full text pdfs or books in our collection. These plugins check the library collection so you don’t have to. They find an available pdf for you even if you searched a non-library resource such as Google Scholar.
How to Install
Enter chrome://apps into the address bar and select “web store”. You can search for the apps by name in the left column search box. Click on the app name after searching to see additional information about the app or click on the blue “add to chrome” button to install the app. An icon will appear for each application to the right side of the address bar.
Web Store Search Box
Extension 1
Kopernio will look through your search results and find a freely available pdf for each record automatically. When it finds the full text it creates a clearly labeled button to view the pdf.
Google Scholar Search Results with Kopernio Enabled
Kopernio also allows you to save the article to a cloud based library called a “locker”. The articles that you save to this “locker” can be tagged, searched and shared with others. They are always available to you so you don’t lose them.
Kopernio Locker View
Once you have installed Kopernio you will have to click on the icon next to the address bar and select “Settings”. Enter your name, email and password for logging into the D’Youville Library system. You are now ready for some research!
Extension 2
Sometimes you see a search result link to a seemingly great article from a Google. You click and end up on the publishers web site to find a description, but it is unclear where the full text pdf can be found. The Unpaywall extension helps you easily find the pdf if available.
A green unlocked icon will show on the right side of the page for freely available articles. Just click on the icon and it will open the pdf in your browser. The app links to over 95 million open access scholarly articles making it a great addition to your research tool arsenal.
Unpaywall In Action
Extension 3
Search the D’Youville Library while you are browsing the Internet. The Library Extension app will check our library collection while you are viewing books, DVDs and music on sites like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Clicking on the “Borrow” button will take you to the library catalog so you will be able to get the call number to find it within the library. Now you know where to find a free copy of the book or DVD should you choose not to buy it or you want to look through it before purchasing it.
We have this book!
Conclusion
These three apps will help get you started in optimizing your browser for academic library research. Try one or all three and see how fast and easy it is to quickly locate material. Watch out for future posts that discuss other Chrome apps that can be helpful for your research process.
