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World Wide Science
WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals. It accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of databases from around the world (Architecture: What is under the Hood). Multilingual WorldWideScience.org provides real-time searching and translation of globally-dispersed multilingual scientific literature.

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Jurn


Jurn:Get the research you need, free. Search millions of free academic articles, chapters and theses. In the subject area of Arts, Humanities, Business, Law, Nature, and Science.

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Google Books
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Directory of Open Access Books
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JournalTOCs
JournalTOCs is a Current Awareness Service (CAS) where you can discover the newest papers coming directly from the publishers as soon as they have been published online. It is meant for researchers, librarians, students and anyone who's looking for the latest or most current papers published in the scholarly literature with international coverage. It pulls together a database of Table of Contents (TOCs) from scholarly journals and provides a convenient single "one stop shop" interface to these TOCs.

It is a free service for individual users.

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OPAC of other Institutes
Union Catalogue of E-Resources
MyLOFT- Log in

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Library has provided a remote access facility to the current Students, Faculty Members, and Staff Members to access the subscribed e-resources from an off-campus location through “RemoteXs” software service.

What is RemoteXs?

RemoteXs is a software service through which one can access the Library subscribed scholarly content from a location other than the IIT Jodhpur campuses. It provides users with a single window access to the digital assets of the Library from a remote location, anywhere, anytime all you need is a working Internet connection.

Why?

To facilitate and encourage the use of e-resources at the point of need & use, IIT Jodhpur Library provides an off- campus (remote) access to subscribed e-resources.

Benefits:

  1. Does not require any configuration, operating system or specific devices, to access the e-resources from off-campus.
  2. Compatible with any device and any operating system
  3. Access provided through LDAP credentials
  4. Browse and search facility to explore resources

Who can use the facility?

The following Library members are entitled to use this facility:

  1. Currently registered students,
  2. Faculty Members, and
  3. Staff members

How to log in?

To use this facility, please follow the steps below:

  1. Logon to the IIT Jodhpur Library Website (library.iitj.ac.in);
  2. On the front page, Go to “Resources”;
  3. In the third column, Under the "Research Support Tools" you will find RemoteXs Portal and Instructions for using RemoteXs;
  4. Click on “RemoteXs Portal” or follow https://iitj.remotexs.co/user/login link;
  5. You can log-in with your LDAP credentials and accept the “Usage Policy” (please read the Usage Policy carefully);
  6. Now you are ready to browse your favourite resources.

Please download user guides, in PDF or PPTS

MyLOFT User Guide Vedio
MyLOFT Features
Turnitin
What is Turnitin?
Turnitin is an online software tool to check the originality of a work and to prevent plagiarism. The tool offers a completely web-based service to manage the process of submitting and tracking papers electronically, providing better and faster feedback to the authors.
 
Why use an anti-plagiarism tool?
IIT Jodhpur Library provides Turnitin- an Anti-plagiarism software tool to:
1. To facilitate and encourage the quality of research,
2. To prevent authors from intentionally or unintentionally plagiarizing any work.
 
What are the benefits of this tool?
The following are the benefits of this tool:
1. It does not require any configuration, operating system or specific devices, to access the Turnitin;
2. It is compatible with any device and any operating system;
3. The access is provided through eMail credentials;
4. It preserves the original format of the research paper;
5. It quickly identifies sources of plagiarised material;
6. It supports for multiple file formats (MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text);
7. It has bibliography and Quotation filters;
8. It encourages students to think about their referencing and citation skills;
9. When used as part of the development of academic writing skills, it helps prevent against accidental plagiarism; 
10. It acts as a deterrent against plagiarism; and
11. It works as a real aid to marking by highlighting where students have referenced correctly and used the work of others well.
 
Who can use this facility?
The following Library members are entitled to use this service:
1. Research Scholar;
2. Faculty Members; and
3. Staff members
 
How to log in?
To use this facility, please follow the steps below:
1. Login to the IIT Jodhpur Library Website (library.iitj.ac.in);
2. Go to “Resources” on navigation Menu and click on it;
3. You are now at “Database List: All”;
4. Click on "T" and then click on "Turnitin Similarity Enterprise"; and
5. Faculty Members and Research Scholars can log-in with their credentials, who have registered with Turnitin.
6. URL to access Turnitin: https://iitj.turnitin.com
 
How to prevent plagiarism?
Please note the following points regarding plagiarism and its prevention.
1. Plagiarism is, using and presenting someone else’s ideas, work, writing, research etc. for their own purpose. It is an offense. It is advised to strictly avoid plagiarising any ideas, writings, data or others’ creation by following certain good practices because somebody must have put in a lot of effort to present their ideas.
2. If you need to refer and quote any such works in your publications or literary work, please acknowledge them by according proper citation in your work. Reference managers (like Mendeley and Zotero) can be used for reference management and citation.
3. It is advised to protect your intellectual property of publications, designs, and products through copyright, trademarks, and patents.
4. Please pass your research work through the anti-plagiarism software licensed by the Institute, before publishing.
DrillBit is a sophisticated plagiarism detection tool designed to help researchers, educators, and content creators identify instances of plagiarism in written works. It access provided by Shodhsindhu Consortium of INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar. Utilizing advanced algorithms and linguistic analysis, DrillBit scans documents and compares them against vast databases of existing content, including academic papers, articles, and web pages. Its intuitive interface and customizable settings allow users to tailor the plagiarism detection process to their specific needs, ensuring accurate results and efficient workflow. With DrillBit, users can maintain academic integrity, uphold originality standards, and safeguard intellectual property.
 
How to login to the DrillBit Account?
1. Go to https://www.drillbitplagiarism.com
2. At the top right, click on the “Get started” button



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Grammarly






Grammarly is an online grammar checking and spells checking platform.

One time Self-Registration Process (for New Users)

Step 1: Go to https://www.grammarly.com/enterprise/signup (Mandatory to sign up from this URL)

Step 2: Fill up the self-registration form and click Agree & Sign up. Ensure that users are registering from their respective official email id (@iitj.ac.in)
 
Note: Do not Sign up with Google / Facebook / Apple

Step 3: After clicking Sign up, a verification email will be sent to the user's institutional email ID.
 
Please Note: Once your credentials are verified, an activation email will be sent to your institutional email ID and your registration is successful. Do check your spam folder in case the link is not received in your INBOX. Once registered successfully, you will land on the 'Grammarly Editor' upon login.

Step 4: Kindly Verify the activation mail from Grammarly.

Once registered, users will land on the 'Grammarly Editor, ' which is easy to use and explore.
 
The MS Word Plugin can be downloaded from the support page after registration from the link https://www.grammarly.com/office-addin/windows. The same User ID and Password credentials will grant access to use the Plugin for users.

Contact us at office_library@iitj.ac.in for any queries or technical issues.






QuillBot is an academic writing platform that may be used to improve the clarity and professionalism of your writing by rephrasing phrases and sentences and summarizing lengthy passages. Please follow the steps below to have access to QuillBot.
How to access QuillBot:
Step 1: Go to https://quillbot.com/ and click on Log In
Step 2: Sign up using your official email ID (@iitj.ac.in) and set up a password.
Step 3: Click on the verification email you received to activate Premium.

Salient features of QuillBot:
  1. Paraphrasing tool: The multilingual paraphrasing tool helps you rewrite and improve the clarity of any sentence, paragraph, or article.
  2. Grammar Checker: Ensure accurate grammar, do spell check, verify punctuation, and rectify numerous grammatical problems. Additionally, there is a complimentary essay checker, a grammar checker, and various other tools available to enhance academic success.
  3. AI Detector: Paste your text to detect AI-generated content like ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Google Bard. QuillBot’s free AI detector will flag the text for further inspection and keep your writing human.
  4. Translator: QuillBot Translator simplifies cross-language communication, ensuring accuracy and clarity in diverse contexts, making language barriers a thing of the past.
  5. Citation Generator: Describe or evaluate your sources according to APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, etc., and let Scribbr’s Citation Generator find and fill in all the relevant information automatically.
  6. QuillBot Chrome Extensions: Download QuillBot extension to use Paraphraser, Grammar Checker, and Summarizer on whatever tab you’re typing on. Whether you’re composing an email, sharing a post, or drafting an essay, you can polish your writing without leaving the page. 
  7. QuillBot University: Register for live webinars, learn methods for enhancing your academic writing, productivity, and leverage tools to improve your writing and research skills.
Other Similar tools


Trinka is an AI-powered free grammar checker and language enhancement writing assistant designed for academic and technical writing.

https://www.trinka.ai
 


Wordtune helps you rephrase your sentences to say exactly what you mean through clear, compelling, and authentic writing.

https://www.wordtune.com
Reference Management Tools
1. Endnote
EndNote is a software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references. It is available online as it is complemenrywith Web of Sciece.

Click here for Endnote
 
2. Mendeley
Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage your research, showcase your work, connect and collaborate. It is available as Online and Standalone application for computer, tablet and mobile.

Click here for Mendeley
 
3. Zotero
Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. It is available online and standalone application with data capture connector for Mozila Firefox and Chrome web browsers.

Click here for Zotero
परिज्ञान | Insight - Library Newsletter Jan-Mar 2024
Parignyan_Jan_Mar_2024 by S. R. Ranganathan Learning Hub, IIT Jodhpur
Fair Use and Copyright Policy of Electronic Resources
Electronic Resources @ IIT Jodhpur Library
  1. IIT Jodhpur Library licenses various electronic resources for teaching, research and private study of the IIT Jodhpur community.
  2. The library has signed institutional license agreements with several publishers and consortia to provide access to the scholarly material, for their fair use only.
Some DO's 
  1. Can make limited print or electronic copies.
  2. Can use for teaching, research, discussion, and other academic purposes.
  3. Can send/post links.
  4. Can share limited content within the professional community.
Some DONT’s
  1. Cannot share resources with non-IIT Jodhpur community.
  2. Cannot do systematic/robotic or substantial downloading, copying, printing etc.
  3. Cannot sell/re-distribute the content to outside IITJ Academic Community.
  4. Cannot publish in other websites/blogs/forums.
Copyright Restrictions
  1. All users of such resources subscribed by IIT Jodhpur Library must adhere to the copyright laws of publishers and consortia.
  2. No copyrighted work may be copied, published, disseminated, displayed, performed, without obtaining prior permission from the copyright holder except in accordance with fair use or licensed agreement.
  3. This includes DVDs/CDs and other copyrighted material also.
  4. Any infringement will lead to termination of access to the electronic resources of IIT Jodhpur Library.
Licensing Restrictions
  1. Electronic resources subscribed by IIT Jodhpur are restricted to users of IIT Jodhpur by license agreement for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study.
  2. Using these resources for commercial purpose, systematic downloading, copying or distributing of information is strictly prohibited.
Plagiarism prevention
  1. In simple words, plagiarism is using and presenting someone else's ideas, work, writing, research etc. for their own purpose. It is an offense.
  2. It is advised to strictly avoid memplagiating any ideas, writings, data or others' creation by following certain good practices because some body must have put in lot of effort to present their ideas.
  3. Should you need to refer any such works in your publications or literary work, please acknowledge them properly through citation.
  4. Reference managers like Mendeley, Zotero can be used for reference management and citation.
  5. Protect your intellectual property publications, designs, and products through copyright, trademarks and patents.
How do I locate materials in the library?

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