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Finding information and Inspiration
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support
BA/BSc Product Design Feb 2018
Today we will look at..
• Finding information and inspiration
• Evaluating information
Accessing library resources
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
Summon
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Summon
Abstract
Search all MDX print
and electronic
resources.
Use to find information
on a subject.
More to life than Google
• Explore the resources you have been given
• Prepare a short presentation
• Include:
• What is it?
• Useful/interesting features
• Limitations
• How you could use this resource in your studies
USA OR America (broaden search)
design* (broaden search eg. Design, designers, designing etc)
“Festival of Britain” (phrase search)
+Ideo or “IDEO” (exact match)
Define: “paper prototyping” (definition)
Jaguar -Cat (exclude words)
Related:http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/ (find similar sites)
Scandinavian site: design (find a subject in specific types of sites)
“Scandinavian design” site: ac (find a subject within academic websites)
Google: smarter searching
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/SearchTips
Google: copyright free images
Tools
Labelled for reuse
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
You may be
able to access
the full-text
here
Refine your
search
results here
Create an
alert for your
search, so
you can
keep up-to-
date with
new
publications
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Internet
Evaluating information
Imagine you are writing an essay on Robots
Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and
consider the following:
• Which item is the most relevant to your essay?
• Which item would be no use?
• Which item has the most academic authority?
• Are any of the items biased?
• Which item is the most current?
• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information
Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help

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Pde 1st year Session 3 Feb 2018

  • 1. Finding information and Inspiration http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support BA/BSc Product Design Feb 2018
  • 2. Today we will look at.. • Finding information and inspiration • Evaluating information
  • 3. Accessing library resources MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary
  • 4. Summon MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Summon Abstract Search all MDX print and electronic resources. Use to find information on a subject.
  • 5. More to life than Google • Explore the resources you have been given • Prepare a short presentation • Include: • What is it? • Useful/interesting features • Limitations • How you could use this resource in your studies
  • 6. USA OR America (broaden search) design* (broaden search eg. Design, designers, designing etc) “Festival of Britain” (phrase search) +Ideo or “IDEO” (exact match) Define: “paper prototyping” (definition) Jaguar -Cat (exclude words) Related:http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/ (find similar sites) Scandinavian site: design (find a subject in specific types of sites) “Scandinavian design” site: ac (find a subject within academic websites) Google: smarter searching Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/ http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/SearchTips
  • 7. Google: copyright free images Tools Labelled for reuse
  • 8. Google Scholar http://scholar.google.co.uk/ You may be able to access the full-text here Refine your search results here Create an alert for your search, so you can keep up-to- date with new publications http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Internet
  • 9. Evaluating information Imagine you are writing an essay on Robots Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following: • Which item is the most relevant to your essay? • Which item would be no use? • Which item has the most academic authority? • Are any of the items biased? • Which item is the most current?
  • 10. • Authority • Relevance • Intent • Objectivity • Currency Evaluating information
  • 11. Need further help? Your Librarian is: Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help

Editor's Notes

  1. Welcome Intros Lots of group work etc
  2. Finding information: different resources Evaluating information
  3. Click on MyStudy. You can now access library resources from the MyLibrary box……detail on next page.
  4. There are loads of really good sources of information out there.
  5. Google isn’t all bad and there are lots of things you can do to make your search more focussed and effective.
  6. Find journal articles, theses, books, and more, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Search across many disciplines Locate the full-text document through your library or on the web Keep up with recent developments in any area of research Save items in a personal library
  7. We’ve looked at the fun resources, now we’re going to look at more traditional resources…… Divide class into group and hand out worksheet and 4x items. Discuss. No right or wrong answers. All items found by doing a search on Robots. Which item is most relevant: Journal Article: specialist journal of robots and robotics Book: broad overview of robots and robotology Website Which item would be no use: Newspaper Article from the Sun Website Which item has the most academic authority: Journal Article: peer-reviewed, citations and ref list, biography of authors, etc Book: author has some academic authority (back cover blurb) Are any of the items bias: Newspaper article could be depending on the subject Websites can also show bias if created for specific purpose Also be aware of trade journals that have adverts Which item is the most current: Journal article: Dec 2009 Book: 1984 Newspaper article: Nov 2004 Website: Jan 2016 Would need to continue search.
  8. Authority : Who is the author? What is their knowledge base/qualifications? How have they carried out their research? Relevance : Is this what I need? Will it answer my question? Is it at the right level? Intent : What is the purpose of information e.g. financial gain, propaganda, academic etc? Objectivity : Balanced view? Opposing views represented? Links to supporting information? Currency: How old is this information? When was it last updated and by whom?
  9. More help available at the link.