This document provides an overview of resources available through UCT Libraries to assist with literature reviews. It discusses bibliographic databases, electronic journals, and citation management tools like RefWorks and EndNote that can help locate and organize sources. Boolean operators and other search techniques are presented to help search databases effectively. Evaluation criteria for various source types, including webpages and contemporary sources, are also reviewed to aid in selecting reliable information.

1. Presented by Susanne Noll
susanne.noll@uct.ac.za
021 650 4476
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2. Learning outcome
By the end of this session you will be able to understand:
• A literature review
• How to look things up
• Bibliographic databases
• Electronic journals
• RefWorks and EndNote
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3. Literature review:
Focuses on research question
Current knowledge of topic by recognised authors
Secondary and tertiary sources
Widely read previous research of topic
Theoretical and practical findings about a topic
Belongs to the introductory part
Is characterised by a logical flow
Has typically references to all resources used
Should be impartial and objective
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5. For a literature review we want to
• Find articles & databases
• Search for books & ebooks
• Get articles & book chapters - wherever you are
• Borrow books & materials from other libraries -
Interlibrary Loans (ILL)
• Newspapers and News sites eg. Pressreader
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11. Find resources on “Climate change”
Use Keywords And Boolean Operators:
•And – to narrow a search
•Or – to expand a search
•Not
• Wild cards:
•?
•*
• Quotation marks: “ “
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And Or
Keyword A and Keyword B

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17. Research methods
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20. Burke, M. and Emerick, K., 2016. Adaptation to climate change:
Evidence from US agriculture. American Economic Journal: Economic
Policy, 8(3), pp.106-40.
• Name of the journal
• Year of publication
• Volume
• Number
• Pages
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28. Databases recommended for Finance
EbscoHost
Academic Search
Business Source
Africa Wide
Econlit
Masterfile
Emerald
Google Scholar
International Financial Statistics
ISI Emerging Markets
JSTOR
LexisNexis South Africa - University Collection
SCOPUS
Web of Knowledge
SA Cat via Sabinet for SA theses
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Masterfile

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43. For Newspapers
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44. For Newpapers : Lexis Nexis Academic
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50. • Use Scopus
• Abstract and citation database
• Interdisciplinary scientific information - need to
stay informed
• Document Analysis, Author Analysis etc.
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Finding seminal (influential, ground-breaking) articles
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60. The use of webpages such as Google
The Check list:
Traditional criteria to be applied
– Accuracy
– Authority
– Objectivity
– Currency
– Coverage
Additional challenges
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61. Accuracy
• Are sources for any factual information listed so they can be
verified?
• Can you detect some sort of quality control? – look at
grammar, spelling etc.
• Are charts, graphs clearly labelled and easy to read?
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62. Authority
• Can you identify organisation/company/person responsible?
• Is there a link describing goals, purpose, nature of organisation?
• Are there contact details?
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63. Objectivity
• Are biases clearly stated?
• Is it easy to distinguish between informational and advertising
content?
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64. Currency
• Are there dates to indicate
• When the page was written?
• When it was placed on the web?
• When it was last revised?
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65. Coverage
• Is there an indication that the page has been completed?
• Is there a print equivalent?
• Is it clear what topics the page intends to address?
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67. Contemporary sources, but do
remember the evaluation criteria
Blogs
http://www.google.com/blogsearch
http://www.findblogs.com/
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
Wiki
http://wiki.com
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– Accuracy
– Authority
– Objectivity
– Currency
– Coverage

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is the institutional repository of the University of
Cape Town (UCT)
• It makes available and digitally preserves the
scholarly outputs produced at UCT,
• including theses and dissertations, journal articles,
book chapters, technical and research reports, and
open educational resources.
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79. Financial database available in the library:
Bloomberg
ThomsonReuters Eikon and Datastream
IRESS
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80. Thank you!
And Good Luck!
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