Ha 3013 Library Session 1

Information LiteracyHA3013Ronan MaddenArts & Humanities Librarian

Topics1. Basics: Library resources, catalogue, website2. Journals and e-journals: - what they are, how to source a journal article1. Resource discovery using electronic databases: full-text and bibliographic: Boolean searching, fields, keeping up-to-date, Searcher2. Off-campus access to e-resources3. A word on Google and information quality Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Library Web Site N.B. •Catalogue •Journal Portal •Databases A-Z •Searcher •Subject Portals •How do I? •Study & Research Help Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Subject GuidesStarting point forrelevant library &web material - databases - journals - free webSee ‘History of Art’subject guide Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Catalogue: Tips• Title searches: word-perfect• Keyword searches: you can ‘modify search’ e.g. material type ‘Video/DVD’• Consider synonyms, American spellings• Use the ‘bag’ to export records• Use ‘Worldcat’ link to search beyond UCC• Use ‘My Library Account’ to request books on loan, to see your reading history, to access e- resources from home, and to save ‘lists’ of books Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Off-Campus Access• Use ‘My Library Account’ (like when renewing or requesting books)• Name + student number + six digit password (alpha-numeric)• N.B. You should access e-resources through the Library web pages so that the ‘Your Library Record’ screen will appear• Contact Information desk on Q floor for queries e.g. forgotten password• See: Learn about Pin Numbers Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

What if an item is not in UCC Library?• Google it: book/article title or author and you may be lucky• Inter-library loan See: Inter-library loans service• Visit other libraries: ‘Cork PAL’ (incl. Crawford College) : Check with customer services in Boole Library See: Accessing other libraries Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Journals• Serials/Periodicals: published continuously• New research, cutting-edge• Print and/or electronic (30,000+ e-journals in UCC)• ‘Peer-reviewed’/‘refereed’ =academic journals ‘The process by which an academic journal passes a paper submitted for publication to independent experts for comments on it’s suitability and worth; refereeing’• Quality control: Papers accepted/rejected based on contribution to the field/new ideas, bias/conflicts of interest, suitability for journal etc. Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Other Periodicals• Popular Magazines: (articles written by journalists) - Newspapers - Substantive news e.g. ‘The Economist’, ‘National Geographic’, ‘CIRCA’, ‘Irish Arts Review’ - Journal of opinion e.g. ‘Magill’, ‘Phoenix’ - Magazines e.g. ‘Vogue’, ‘Readers Digest’, ‘Hello’ etc.• Trade Journals: (specific industry, enable practitioners share market and product information within an industry)

Finding a Journal ArticleExample:Wright A. (2007) ‘Authority and vision: the painters position in the Cappella Nova at Orvieto’. Renaissance Studies, 21(1): 20-43• Check the Journals Portal first• See online tutorial: ‘Learn how to find the full-text of a journal article’ on the ‘Study & Research Help’ page

What are Databases? 1.• Collections of logically related data, designed to meet information needs of one or more users e.g. library catalogue• A bibliographic/research database: usually an electronic index to journal articles and books, containing citations & abstracts. Sometimes information about conference proceedings, theses, and other information formats is also included. Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

What are Databases? 2.• Sometimes the full text of the articles is included, or links to the full text.• Some are indexing and abstracting only: i.e. metadata – not necessarily a link to the full text.• Some are general e.g. Web of Science, others are more subject-specific e.g. Medline, RILM.• Essential for literature searches.• Other types of databases: ARTstor for images, Music Online for streaming music, ACLS & Ebrary for e- books Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

How are Databases Organised?• Records: one record for each article, book etc.• A field is the basic unit of entry in a record• Journal article fields might include: - Title, Author, Keywords, Source, Publication Year, Abstract etc.• For each record (e.g. article) added to the database, these fields must be included, and data is entered in that format.• Searches of the databases can be narrowed to one or more fields: e.g. Author, Title, Author + Keyword, Keyword + Publication Year etc. Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

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Search SkillsBoolean Operators: AND, ORpoverty AND crimecollege OR university Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Search SkillsBoolean Operator: NOTcats NOT dogs Some Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tm-sDKCnO4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1LpTbzSKd0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsSZps3NH-M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vube-ZcJFk4 Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Search Skills• censorship AND art• censorship AND (art OR painting OR drawing OR sculpture OR design)_____________________________________________• cubism AND colour• cubis* AND (colour OR color OR shade OR tone OR timbre)_____________________________________________• “Eastern art” NOT Buddh*

How to Find Relevant Databases• Use Databases A-Z: (See ‘Search the Library’) Drop-down menu ‘Browse databases by Subject area’. Use History of Art list as a starting point.• Depending on your topic, you may also need to search other lists e.g. – Humanities• You could also check the Subject Guides• See online tutorial: Find the best databases for your assignments and research on the ‘Study & Research Help’ page Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Databases without full-text• Indexing and abstracting databases• Metadata – descriptive information i.e. not necessarily a link to the full text• Full-text might be available in UCC through another database/resource• Check the Journals Portal to find out (or Searcher)• You should use as many databases as possible for a thorough literature search (don’t ignore something important just because full-text not readily available) Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Bibliographic Databases/Indexes• Relevant examples: - OCLC (incl. Worldcat, Articlefirst) - BHA and RILA (free on the web) - Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) - British Humanities Index - International Medieval Bibliography - Historical Abstracts - MLA International Bibliography - ZETOC - Bibliography of British & Irish History Same applies to many of the references you might find through Google Scholar!

Getting StartedExample: ‘Art and patronage in Renaissance Italy’Keywords: art, artist, painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture,craft, patronage, patron, sponsor, sponsorship, commission,renaissance, 1300-1599, Italy, Italian etc. etc.Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), truncation etc. tocreate appropriate search strings and apply the search (orvariations of the search) to all relevant resources

Getting Started 2.• Initial reviews: identify broad problem area, potential research problem, theoretical background, relevant terminology (keywords and terms)• Once approved, further searches to refine research problem and methodologies ‘Trawling’ and ‘Mining’• There may be a number of strands to your lit search• Keep a record of all of resources searched, and the search terms and strings that you applied• Keeps a record of all books/articles that you are likely to need for your bibliography e.g. Endnote, Zotero Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Further Resources [N.B. See also subject guides for links to free resources]•Online Reference Resources: (alternative to Wikipedia) see:Reference Resources under ‘Search the Library’ N.B.Oxford Reference Online and Oxford Art Online•Images: ARTstor and others: See Images page•Online Newspapers: Irish Newspaper Archive, Irish Times Digital Archive•E-books: ACLS Humanities E-book (HEB), Ebrary, EEBO,ECCO Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

‘Searcher’ Federated Search• Excellent starting point for research• Some results will be from non- academic periodicals• N.B. you should still individually search specific databases for a thorough literature review Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Google?• Use Google scholar advanced search to improve quality and quantity of results• Works better on-campus, or from home through the Databases A-Z• If no full text, check the journal portal and the Library catalogue as usual• See email alerts on Google Scholar• See tutorial: Search the Web More Effectively for your Assignments and Research. Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

Information Quality• Fundamental to developing a literature review that will be a solid foundation on which you can build quality research and assignments• See ‘Learn how to Evaluate information for your assignments and research on the ‘Study & Research Help’ page Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

EndNote TrainingFurther details available under the Study & Research linkFuture class dates be posted on Library HomepageTo book: email r.bradfield@ucc.ie Ronan Madden Info Lit 2012/13

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