Introductions.
We are covering two areas today:
Becoming a critical searcher
Searching and recording
Let me explain what we will be doing.
You have been given a temporary login which will give you access to our resources.
Use your temporary username and password to log in to the computer.
Open a browser and go to this web address.
These are the things that might be useful:
Summon: Use to search for information (books, journals etc) on your topic.
MySubject: Gives you access to our library subject guides. Use these to find what resources are available including websites on a particular subject.
Library catalogue: Use to see if we have a specific book in the library or books on the subject that you are researching.
Databases: Gives you access to specialist collections of journals and other resources in a particular subject area. You can access most of these through Summon, but searching a specialist resource might save you time. We can advise you on this.
We will start off using Summon and then move on to the other resources if necessary.
Explain how students can refine their search and see a preview (abstract) of specific items.
Finally point out how they can save search results and email to themselves later……..useful for their reference list.
Start searching.
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Reminder.
Explain how they can broaden their search using an asterisk* e.g. given will find computer, computers, computing, computerisation etc
Explain how they can refine their search using “quotation marks”.
These two refining tools work well on Summon, but can also be used on the Internet.
These and other refining tools which can be used on the Internet are available on our EPQ LibGuide which you all have access to…….link on the screen.
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Finding UK and European newspaper articles.
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Reminder:
EPQ guide has further info on open access resources, search tips and basic referencing.
