5. Can dog therapy have an impact on the
wellbeing of University students?
6. Can dog therapy
have
an impact on the
wellbeing of
University
students?
University
students
Wellbeing
Dogs
Therapy
• Canine
• “Man’s best friend”
• “Four legged friend”
• Pets/animals
• Mental health
• Psychological health
• Physical health
• Emotional state
• Happiness
• Welfare
• Wellness
• Higher education/HE
• College/Campus
• Educational setting
• Study/exams
• Pupils
• Dog breeds
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Depression
• Calming
• Therapeutic
• Treatment
• Pet therapy
• Animal assisted therapy/AAT
• Interaction
• Gender
• Age group
• Commuter/Campus
• Status (FT/PT, UG/PG)
9. Searching for information – Library
Search
Click on ‘Sign-in’,
choose ‘Middlesex
University’ and use
your MDX university
email address.
Sign-in to check your library
record, request items, create
lists, save searches and create
alerts and export references to
RefWorks.
13. Journal databases
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/JournalDatabases
‘Art & Design’ or
‘Computing, Maths and
Engineering’
14. 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.
Link to MDX resources: > Settings > Library Links > Search for MDX and save.
15. Google Scholar: Useful features
Full text available
from Middlesex
Uni and/or other
sources.
Click on author’s name (if underlined)
to view profile and check for other
research by the author on the same
topic.
Click on ‘Cited by’
to see other articles
that have cited this
article.
‘All versions’: The same article
on other websites – sometimes
useful for getting full text if not
available from MDX.
Create a
Harvard
reference.
16. If you have too many results…
• Add more keywords
• Be more specific
• “Exact phrase”
• Add limits e.g. date
17. If you don’t have enough results…
• Use alternative keywords
• Be less specific
• Split the question into simple concepts
• Try variations of the same word
31. Find out more
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject LibraryGuides > Art and Design
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDDE
32. Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help
Editor's Notes
For info: Students don’t yet know their topic.
Searching for information for your project using appropriate sources of information and the best keywords/search terms.
Evaluating information
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.
We’re going to start off with an exercise to get you thinking about keywords.
We will start off thinking about the keywords that you are going to use in your search:
What is your topic i.e. what do you need to find out about/research?
What are the main concepts? Try and summarise your topic in 4 or less words. These are your keywords/search terms.
Think about alternative words that you can use to describe the topic:
Not everyone uses the same terminology
Common/lay terminology/scientific words/abbreviations/International etc.
Think of synonyms….different words that mean the same.
Acronyms
As you start to find articles, you will probably come up with other terminology that you can use.
Using a general topic because they don’t know their topic yet.
********Hand out worksheet ‘Thinking about keywords’ and let them have a go************
Breaking down the topic into concepts, brainstorming similar terms and narrower terms. They may need to narrow a topic down further if there is a lot of research in that area.
Accessing resources
Click on MyStudy.
You can now access library resources from the MyLibrary box……detail on next page.
Sign in for full functionality.
Need to carry out a literature search:
Finding the information available on a subject
Finding information to inform, underpin and shape your research
Finding what has already been written on a subject
Analyzing, evaluating and making judgements about the info found
Identifying the main trends
Finding appropriate information: the information needs to be suitable for your need ie. right level, current if important, sufficient breadth or detail etc
These search tips work well on Library Search and the Internet. Other Internet search tips at address below.
Help available here on using Library search.
Students can also search individual databases.
IEEE Xplore probably main database, but others useful depending on what you are looking for. Link below provides list of other databases including Design and Applied Arts Index, Science Direct and ACM Digital Library.
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: Change settings etc to link to MDX resources. You only need to do this once on your own laptop/device, but need to be logged on to MyUniHub.
Keep up with recent developments in any area of research .
Save items in a personal library.
Google Scholar is good, but limited ability to combine different keywords.
Older articles can appear first in results, so use the date limits on the left hand side of the screen.
Add more keywords to narrow your search results
Be more specific e.g. sprinting vs running
“Exact phrase” e.g. “design management”
Add limits e.g. date, gender, age, country etc
Use alternative keywords e.g. football or soccer
Be less specific
Split the question into simple concepts…….searching for all the concepts together might be making your search too complicated.
Try variations of the same word e.g. swim, swimmers, swimming or use swim*
A few other useful sources of information….next few slides.
Trend and colour forecasting, business strategy, trade news etc
We’ll be looking at these resources in a couple of weeks.
Passport provides key business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.
Mintel contains marketing intelligence reports, trends analysis and market size information for a wide range of industries and across several countries. Good for sector information in Europe and America.
IBIS world: Supply chains feature US resource but covers UK
BSC is a database of good quality academic journals. Business reports with industry, company and country profiles are also included.
Inter Library Loan service: request copies of books and journals not held by MDX. £3 charge. Register as DL first. More info on our website.
SCONUL Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/ The SCONUL Access Scheme provides reciprocal access and borrowing rights for staff and students to approximately 170 member institutions in the UK. Apply online.
Other libraries (specialist, catalogues etc):
British Library http://www.bl.uk/
COPAC http://copac.ac.uk/ COPAC is a union catalogue that gives access to the merged online catalogues of members of the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL). Twenty major university libraries currently contribute to COPAC.
Search25 http://www.search25.ac.uk/: helps you discover library resources across London and the South East. You can also see where the libraries are and find out how to visit them.
SUNCAT http://www.suncat.ac.uk/ SUNCAT, a union catalogue of serials (periodicals) for the UK, is a tool for locating serials held in UK libraries.
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.
Take feedback and discuss.
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?
More information about the range of resources available on the PDDE Library Subject Guide.
