1. Finding and managing
academic information
MST8011:
Finding and
Managing
academic
information
Moira Bent
Faculty Liaison
University Library
Librarian
5. Library Service @ Newcastle University
Robinson Library
• Science, Engineering, Agriculture
• Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences
Walton Library
• Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical
Science
Law Library
Digital Library
• http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library
University Library
6. It’s not too hard to find your way around
• 600-999: including
Level 4 Agriculture, Engineering
• 000-599: including
Level 3 Biology, Computing, Maths &
Chemistry
• Entrance / Exit
Level 2 • Student Texts Collection, Café, Group
Study, Main Counter, Computing Helpdesk
• Group Study area - YourSpace
Level 1 • Government Publications, Special Collections
and Archives, Print Services
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7. Are there ANY rules?
Library Code of Conduct
• Be sensible
• Be considerate
• Don’t disturb others
• Tidy up after yourself
8. Phones and
drinks are ok
BUT
Be sensible!
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10. Lots of friendly staff, including
a Library Liaison team
especially for your School
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11. The SAgE Library team
Who we are:
Lib-sage@ncl.ac.uk
Julia
Moira
Jenny
Yvonne
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12. Come and explore for yourself
http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/welcome
Pick up a Library Guide, explore the different study spaces, try the online welcome guide
13. Information overload?
Source code
Maps
Experimental data
Books
Chemical
and
Government reports
Internet E-Books physical
data
Information
resources
Commercial material Digital images
Journal
Theses
articles
Statistical data
Conf
Papers
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15. Having a search strategy keeps
you afloat
• Main
• Logical terms
approach
• Related
• Use proper terms
strategies Search
Keywords • Synonyms
Techniques
Limits Info type
• How much? • Primary data
• What date? • Secondary
• How quickly? sources
• Which language • Source code
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16. Keywords – an example
“Safe use of computers by children”
computer safety children
Internet pirates adolescents
Web attack teenagers
young
www protection
people
PC security ….
Defence/
Mainframe
defense
online
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17. Search techniques
Use a phrase
“computer security”
Use AND, OR and NOT to make logical connections
computer AND (security OR protection OR safety)
Use truncation
Terror* finds terror, terrorist, terrorism, terrorists..
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18. child* OR
adolescent*
AND AND
computer*
security OR
OR internet
protection AND
OR WWW
OR safety
OR
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19. Search a
more
specialised
resource
More Found Apply
specific limits
search too (date, type
terms
much? etc)
Eg LIMIT to
Journal articles
Combine after 2004
terms with
‘AND’
Eg internet
AND security
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20. Search a
less
specialised
resource
Use Can’t Truncate
different your
search find search
terms enough? terms
Eg Terror* finds
terror, terrorism, terrorist, t
errorists
Combine
Eg defence OR security OR protection terms with
‘OR’
21. Start
Narrow broad
down
Keep
refining
Recipe for success!
22. Maybe you’re
looking in the
wrong place
altogether?
Or perhaps it
doesn’t exist at
all?
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23. LibrarySearch is a good place to start
Includes the library
catalogue and a range
of electronic resources
Full & mobile views
24. Use Library Search
To find items from your reading list
To find printed books in the Library by topic
To find electronic books
To get a general overview of a topic
To find a few journal references for an essay
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25. Use your Library Guide to identify
key databases:
libguides.ncl.ac.uk/computing
26. Finding websites
http://www.intute.ac.uk
• Portal to quality information on the internet
• Resources selected by subject experts
• Provided for UK academic community
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
• Google’s search engine for academic literature
http://www.scirus.com
• Scientific search engine – filters out non-scientific sites
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27. Our electronic
resources are
available any
time, anywhere
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28. • For books on loan
• Place a “hold” on books which are on loan
Reserve • Borrow when book is returned
• For articles and conferences we don’t have
• Apply for an Inter Library Loan
Request • 50 requests @ £1.50
• New books to buy
• Books on Time system to recommend new
Recommend titles for purchase
29. Now you have all
the info you
need – relax!
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30. Referencing: boring but important
Makes clear what
your own ideas are –
this is what you get
marks for!
It’s good academic
practice
It helps you track
down the info again
in future
Avoids accusations of
plagiarism
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31. Recording information
BOOKS :
Author, Title, Publisher, Edition, Date.
JOURNALS : Author, Article Title, Journal
Title, Volume, Date, Pages.
WWW SITE : Author (if known)
Title, URL, date created, date visited.
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32. Harvard style
Journal
Stockdale, E. (2003) How to keep first year students awake.
Education today 34: 122-134.
Book
Bent, M. (2002) The psychology of eating, Facet, London.
Web site
Park, J, Finn, J, Cooke, R, Lawson, C. (2008) Agriculture
and the environment: the current situation. University
of Reading.
http://www.ecifm.reading.ac.uk/subject2.htm Accessed
1 Dec 2008
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33. Citing in an essay
Research has shown that giving students
chocolate helps them to concentrate
(Stockdale, 2003). Bent (2002 p 45) also claims
that “chocolate reduces stress”. It therefore seems
appropriate that universities provide chocolate
fountains in all halls of residence.
References
Bent, M. (2002) The psychology of
eating, Facet, London.
Stockdale, E. (2003) How to keep first year
students awake. Education today 34:122-134.
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35. School of Computing Science/Robinson Library
QR Code Project
A QR code contains a link, picture or text.
To take part, you need a smartphone or other device with a camera that
can scan QR codes.
Download a QR code App and start the tour by scanning the first code.
You’ll find it in the Reception area on L2 of the Robinson Library. [You
will need an Internet connection too!]
Please note, this is a pilot project. If you have any problems, please let me
know
moira.bent@ncl.ac.uk
lindsay.marshall@ncl.ac.uk
University Library
37. What next…
Complete the paperchase and
QR exercise – bring
completed exercise to lectures
with Dr Colquhoun next week
Explore the Library Guide at:
http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/computing
Editor's Notes
#5:Updated 17.9.12Access24/7 during term timeOver 1.3 million visits per yearWeb site and Library search allows off campus searches Resources1.5 million print books (0.5 million in the Robinson Library)Over 2,000 print journalsOver 10,000 electronic journals (over 2.2 million hits per year)Over 0.5 million e-booksOver 300 electronic databasesElectronic resources available on and off campusSpecial collections of local and national significance We work closely with Academics to ensure you have the resources for you to succeed in your studies. We provide reading lists online to help you identify your core reading and provide “Books on Time” service where students can request us to purchase new titles or additional copies. Study EnvironmentsOver 1950 study places in total Social learning space “Yourspace” on level 125 small study rooms11 larger group study rooms, some bookableTwo new research spaces on levels 3 and 4 IT 425 fixed pcs Loanable laptopsLoanable e-book readersWireless networked throughoutExtensive printing, scanning and photocopying services
#14:Library catalogues – mainly for books, both at Newcastle and elsewhere – also includes PhD theses and journal titles (but not at article level)Bibliographic databases – include refs to journal articles and conference papers, include abstracts but not usually full-textEJournal collections – full-text access to EJs – limited by publisherEBooks – sometimes offer value-added interactivity toolsStandardsInternet sources (with care!)
![School of Computing Science/Robinson Library
QR Code Project
A QR code contains a link, picture or text.
To take part, you need a smartphone or other device with a camera that
can scan QR codes.
Download a QR code App and start the tour by scanning the first code.
You’ll find it in the Reception area on L2 of the Robinson Library. [You
will need an Internet connection too!]
Please note, this is a pilot project. If you have any problems, please let me
know
moira.bent@ncl.ac.uk
lindsay.marshall@ncl.ac.uk
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