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PDE2440 & PDE4421 Oct 2018
Better than Google

In this workshop we will look at..
• Resources
• Keywords
• Searching
• Evaluating
http://www.powerfulinformation.org/obje...

Ideas
Facts
Figures
Theories
Imagination
Inspiration

Specialist resources
Materials:
Samples Library http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/specialcolls
WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors MyStudy...

Find out more
MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject Library Guides > Computing, Maths and Engineering
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/

The real thing: Robotics
• Topic
• What?
• Where?
• Keywords

MyUniHub > MyStudy >MyLibrary

MyLibrary
Library Search
MySubject
Databases
Inter Library Loans

Sign-in to Library Search for full
functionality
Click on ‘Sign-in’,
choose ‘Middlesex
University’ and use
your MyUniHub I...

Library Search
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Search
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Books

Saving your references: RefWorks
MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > R > RefWorks (New)
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiaris...

Google vs Library Search
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/
Google
• Easy to use
• Information bubble
• ...

Journal databases
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/JournalDatabases

Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
You may be
able to access
the full-text
here
Refine your
search
results here
C...

Cite Them Right Online
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing

Evaluating information

Evaluating information
Imagine you are writing an essay on Robots
Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and
...

• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information

myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > L
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Lynda

Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help

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PDE2440 and PDE4421 Oct 2018

1. http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support PDE2440 & PDE4421 Oct 2018 Better than Google
2. In this workshop we will look at.. • Resources • Keywords • Searching • Evaluating http://www.powerfulinformation.org/objects/pi/OverloadCartoon2.jpg
3. Ideas Facts Figures Theories Imagination Inspiration
4. Specialist resources Materials: Samples Library http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/specialcolls WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W Standards British Standards Online MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > B IEEE Standards MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > I
5. Find out more MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject Library Guides > Computing, Maths and Engineering http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde
6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
7. The real thing: Robotics • Topic • What? • Where? • Keywords
8. MyUniHub > MyStudy >MyLibrary
9. MyLibrary Library Search MySubject Databases Inter Library Loans
10. Sign-in to Library Search for full functionality Click on ‘Sign-in’, choose ‘Middlesex University’ and use your MyUniHub ID and password. Signing-in enables you to access full text material, check your library record, request items, create lists, save searches and create alerts and export references to RefWorks.
11. Library Search MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Search http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Books
12. Saving your references: RefWorks MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > R > RefWorks (New) http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing/NewRW
13. Google vs Library Search http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/ Google • Easy to use • Information bubble • Search results sponsored • Any source • Pay for access Library Search • Easy to use • Finds information • Search results by relevance • Quality sources • Free access
14. Journal databases myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/JournalDatabases
15. 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
16. Cite Them Right Online myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing
17. Evaluating information
18. 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?
19. • Authority • Relevance • Intent • Objectivity • Currency Evaluating information
20. myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > L http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Lynda
21. Need further help? Your Librarian is: Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help

Editor's Notes

The range of resources we provide
The value of resources in an academic context
How to select the appropriate resources

Develop an effective search strategy eg. Identify keywords, refining your search

How to find and access books, journals and information for your projects using the Library Searchand other resources, as well as finding books in the library and from other sources.

Evaluating the information for quality and relevance
Your finished piece of work 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.

Research at Uni of Huddersfield shows that students who use library resources get better degrees.
Sources game

Magazine (A regular publication aimed at a profession, business or interest....trade/popular)
Good: Latest news: events, jobs, products etc, concise info, easy to obtain
Bad: lacks detail, can be bias, old issues hard to come by
Standards (An agreed, often legally binding level of quality or way of doing something....regional, Nat, Internat, profession/sector)
Good: Created by experts, confidence
Company/market research report (Well researched overview of a company or product market. Could contain future trends, financial data, competitors and SWOT analysis)
Good: Up-to-date: latest research/data, Insider information: information not freely available elsewhere, objective, accurate
Bad: Hard to locate
Webpage
Good: All subjects covered, easy to use, mobile
Bad: accuracy, no editorial control, anyone can add information, provenance
Newspapers
Good: Daily information ie. up-to-date, edited, current issues accessible
Bad: Sensationalist, biased (unbalanced), harder to get back issues
Conference proceedings (Collof aca papers distributed after a conference, cont the contributions made by researchers, academics etc)
Good: Up-to-date: latest research, ideas, thinking on a subject, focussed/specialist, stringent quality control
Bad: Too specific
Journals
Good: Up-to-date, Focussed: specialist subject areas, quality
Bad: Too specific
Books
Good: overview, background knowledge, edited/quality
Bad: Currency, detailed/specific information
Worth Global Style Network Homebuildlife: is an online trend forecasting and product design tool for the industrial design, home and interiors markets across 16 product categories including furniture, lighting, textiles, interiors and garden design…….trends, forecasting, business strategy, trade news and shows.

Trend Hunter is the world's largest, most popular collection of cutting edge ideas, fueled by 132,000 insatiably curious people. Our trends, trend reports and innovation keynotes help creative people Find Better Ideas, Faster

Standards: An agreed, often legally binding level of quality or way of doing something, created by experts, published in print or electronically.
Regional: International, European, national, profession, industry etc eg. food industry has ‘Red tractor standard’
Guidance: can provide framework or acceptable level
Confidence: ensure that product/service meets acceptable requirements/standards
More information about the range of resources available on the Library Subject Guide plus lots of useful online guides eg. how to search for information for your project.
What can you see in the picture…fruit

If type ‘fruit’ into database will get millions of hits, how can you break it down ie. search for something more specific to get more manageable results

Can you be more specific ie.
Type of fruit: apples, oranges, bananas etc
Location: Stall, market, outdoor market, fruit market, Britain
Detail: boxes, signs, astroturf, prices, colour of fruit, lights, pound £ signs, special offer etc
People in background: old, young, male, female > stall holder, customers, browsers etc

Think of related subjects eg.
retail, commercial, financial, point-of-sale
Shopping, shops, fish/meat/clothes market, shopping centres, high street
Town, city, centre, British town
Nutrition: vits and mins

Also:
Orange or Blackberry: fruit NOT telephone
Apple: fruit NOT computer

Thinking beyond the obvious, looking for the detail that might make a difference.
What is your topic?
What do you need to know?
Where from?
What are the keywords to describe your topic? Synonyms/alternative words, detail, broader subject, different spellings etc.

You can find details of the types on information sources that you should be using in your ‘coursework details’ i.e. academic books, papers and journal articles, quality newspapers, information from corporate websites, independently produced research.

Hand out plain paper and pens (if necessary) 5 mins. Feedback.

PDE2400
Write a survey essay of about 6-8 pages/4000-6000 words, double column.

Use IEEE reference style and format.

The review needs to be related to robotics:
Land Mobility/Unmanned vehicles
Underwater robots
Flying robots (UAVs/Unmanned aerial vehicles)
Medical/Surgical robots
Biomimetic systems [inspired by biological physiology to overcome challenging problems]
Social robotics
Domestic robots (vacuum cleaners…)
Military/autonomous or remote controlled/artificial soldier/drone
Planetary exploration

The focus would be an overall survey and then a detailed research on any one of the above specialized topic (most of the students have chosen their topic of specialization, but this can change).

PDE4421
These students are supposed to write a survey essay of 6-8 A4 page / 4000-6000 words double column IEEE reference style and format. The review needs to be related to be one particular area of robotic systems and control applications, such as (but not limited to) Interaction between humanoid robotics and neuroscience, Autonomous robots, Motor skill learning, Control strategies for robotics, Advances in assistive robotics. The focus would be an overall survey and then a detailed research on any one of the above specialized topic (most of the students would have chosen their topic of specialization, but this can change a bit).
Accessing resources

Click on MyStudy.

You can now access library resources from the MyLibrary box……detail on next page.
London1054

Can create IEEE references in RefWorks.
Google
Familiar and easy to use but can find too much information of varying quality
Search results can be manipulated….information bubble…..search engines like Google start to learn what you are not interested in, so stop showing you some search results
Search results sponsored…no accident that Wikipedia, Amazon etc at top of search results
Searches for info from any source
Pay for academic information

Library Search
Easy to use and will finds lots of academic info
Designed to find you information: up-to-date, focussed/specific
Search results by relevance
Searches quality resources eg. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings , research etc
Free access to full text ie. Information not freely available elsewhere
Students can also search individual databases.
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
Cite Them Right online is used to check that you have referenced correctly.

It covers most of the referencing styles used within the university, but not IEEE.

However it would be useful for other modules where you might be expected to use Harvard.
Introduce the importance of evaluating information for quality

What do you think about this quote by Abraham Lincoln?
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
Which item would be no use:
Newspaper Article from the Sun
Website (fake)
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: Oct 2011

Would need to continue search.
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?
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