Thanks
to the Directorate of Research and Enterprise, DIT now has a subscription to Scopus until 30th August 2015.
Scopus is an excellent tool for
researchers. According to Elsevier:
Scopus is the largest
abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific
journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview
of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine,
social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track,
analyze and visualize research.
Scopus allows you to set up email alerts, so you’re
alerted whenever an author publishes a new paper, or is cited by another
author, when a new article on a particular topic is published, or when a
new paper cites a paper you’re interested in.
From
a bibliometrics point of view, Scopus is an excellent complement to Web of Science, to which
DIT also subscribes, since Scopus has better coverage of Social Science titles.
You
can learn more about the bibliometric strengths and weaknesses of Scopus in the
MyRi (Measuring your Research Impact)
online tutorial - see especially sections 1.5 (The Main Bibliometrics Tools),
and 2.2 (Main Citation Analysis Tools).
Scopus
can be accessed on- and off-campus from the library's databases page. Please Ask
a Librarian if you have any questions about Scopus.