Here's a sample of e-journals available for Sustainable Urban Development
You'll need to use your Single Sign On to view them if you are not connected to the Oxford network.
SCOPUS is the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources. It includes Geobase, a multidisciplinary database supplying bibliographic information and abstracts for subjects including development studies, ecology and human geography.
A good tool for citation searching (tracking where an article has been cited) It includes:
Host site for a large number of databases which may be searched separately or in combination
International coverage including architecture and city planning
You can use the Articles search on SOLO to find articles on your topic - select 'Articles' from the drop-down list in the main SOLO search box.
You can also search for journal articles in Google Scholar and use the 'Find it @ Oxford' link to the to access electronic versions. Google Scholar is the largest database of scholarly literature and gives you quick, relevant results,however it lacks search tools and can sometimes produce too many results. For more structured searching we recommend that you use a bibliographic database ( see box on this page).These are searchable catalogues of journal articles and often also include additional material such as conference papers, research reports, statistics, and more. Most databases are linked to Oxford holdings - look for the 'Find it @ Oxford' link.
If you know the title of the database you wish to use, you can search for it directly in the SOLO search box. If you wish to browse what is available go to Databases A-Z, click on the field labelled 'All Subjects', then select your subject.
For further help using Databases A-Z , see :SOLO: tips for browsing
You'll need to use your Single Sign On to search bibliographic databases if you are not connected to the Oxford network
The JournalTOCs Tables of Contents service makes it easy to keep up-to-date with newly published scholarly material by allowing you to find thousands of journal tables of contents from multiple publishers.
This 'alerting service' from the British Library provides access to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents of current journals and conference proceedings. The Zetoc database covers 1993 to date, and is updated daily.
You can search for journal articles and conference proceedings; set up, modify and delete email alerts.
Here are some tips to get the best out of Google Scholar:
You may wish to consider using reference management software to organise and store your references and to format citations and bibliographies in your work.
Oxford supports EndNote and RefWorks. You can find out about these and other free tools in the guide:
Bodleian Libraries run workshops on reference management (as well as many other topics). If you are not in Oxford to attend workshops, you can view presentations and handouts from them.