Study skills library resources
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This document provides an introduction and overview of library resources available at Greenwich School of Management. It describes the library catalogue for finding books, ebooks, journals and newspapers. It also outlines the various databases available through the library as well as how to access online resources through the student portal or MyAthens. Finally, it provides guidance on building effective search statements using Boolean operators and limiting search results.
Study skills library resources
- 1. Library & Information Services Introduction to Library Resources
- 2. Overview of Library Resources Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich/ March 2015
- 3. Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Library Catalogue Visit the online catalogue for information on: • Books and Ebooks (Dawsonera), • Journals and Newspapers
- 4. The Library Databases Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Click on the icons to access the databases
- 5. Accessing Online Resources Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Student Portal https://www.gsomportal.com/ student/login.aspx My Athens http://www.openathens.net https://auth.athensams.net/my/
- 6. Accessing Resources through the Student Portal Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015
- 7. Accessing Resources through MyAthens Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 List of databases Discovery
- 8. Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Discovery Lists of Databases Subject Guides
- 9. GSM Subject Guides Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich/ March 2015 Click on the documents to access the full text in PDF format
- 10. Creating a Search Statement Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich/ March 2015 The Cartwheel Approach by William P. Statsky
- 11. Creating a Search Statement Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Boolean Searching – AND, OR, NOT
- 12. Creating a Search Statement Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 Boolean Searching – AND, OR, NOT (continued) And (Find all of my search terms) Or (Find any of my search terms) Not ( search limit results to one or two keywords) Each result contains all search terms. (fair trade and chocolate and Great Britain) 22,666 results* A sample with fair trade or chocolate and Great Britain will retrieve several results. 1,737,492 results* Results contain those items associated by the indicators (fair trade and chocolate not Great Britain) 38,779 results* Example: Find information using 1) Fair trade 2) Chocolate 3) Great Britain as keywords to conduct a search on Discovery * Research made on 8 March, 2015
- 13. Advanced Search in Discovery Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015
- 14. Limiting your Results Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 • Full text • GSM collection • Peer-reviewed journals • Date • Source type
- 15. Limiting your Results Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 More ways to limit your search results
- 16. Stefano Mastrocicco / Greenwich / March 2015 For any problem encountered when accessing your MyAthens account, you can email the Library and Information Services at athens@gsm.org.uk You can access the resources of the library with your tablets and smartphones also using a free QR reader app