1. Information skills for research
http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library
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March 2015
9. Not everything is online!
http://www.slideshare.net/EISLibrarian/library-catalogue-how-to-request-a-book-general
10. Other resources from MDX
• Britannica Online
• British Standards Online
• Lynda.com
• Cite Them Right
• Box of Broadcasts
MyUniHub>MyStudy>MyLibrary>Databases
11. Consumer trends and insight
•Business Source Complete
•Global Market Information Database
•Keynote
Find out more: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/ReportsPD
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases
15. Need more help?
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
Editor's Notes
Searching for information for your project
Evaluating information
Why research?
Your finished product (or essay, project etc) is just the tip of the iceberg.
Below it is should be loads of research ie. looking at theory and facts, being inspired, getting ideas, stimulating your imagination etc.
Hand out paper and pens. One sheet per person
Students in tutorial groups.
Write their project keywords on sheet. Hand sheet to next person in group. Add more keywords. Repeat.
Show the students how to refine their search using:
FT
Content type
Subject terms
Publication date
Language etc
Have another go.
Britannica Online 100,000 professionally edited and researched articles on just about every subject, thesaurus & dictionary of quotations, links to 800,000 full-text journal and magazine articles plus full text E-books and primary sources, World Data Analyst (current and past statistics and interactive World Atlas) and automatic citations at the end of articles.
British Standards Online A bibliographic, citation and full-text database of more than 50,000 British and adopted European and international standards. Middlesex University has access to a Custom Collection of up to 100 of these standards.
Lynda.com A library of over 40,000 online tutorials and documentaries, covering software such as Photoshop, Adobe, Microsoft Office, Google Calendar, etc, plus expert advice on effective presentations, digital photography, blogs and much more.
Cite Them Right Cite them right online covers a comprehensive range of source types, alongside detailed advice on referencing and its importance in academic work.
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service we subscribe to. BoB enables all staff and students to choose and record any broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels from the last 30 days plus access to BBC TV and radio Archive going back to 2007.
Find out about companies, market sectors, industry and country profiles, and consumer trends:
With reference to information. What do these words mean?
Answers next slide.
Currency
How old: How old is the information? Does it need to be up-to-date?
Last updated: When was the information last updated?
What: Do you know what was updated. Think Wikipedia. There is often an explanation of what has been updated in new edition of a book.
Authority
Author: Do you know who the author is?
Qualifications: What is the author’s knowledge base?
Verifiable: Can the information be supported? Another witness or further info from a different source. Is there any peer review?
Divide class into groups.
Hand out pack of cards.
Students have two headings ‘Authority’ and ‘Currency’ (black cards).
Plus a double set of information sources. They should put the cards in order of which offer the most currency and authority.
Discuss.
