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Essential library skills for Sport & Exercise 2015
- 2. © Middlesex University Housekeeping • How’s it going? • Can you find the books on your reading lists? • Have you found/downloaded your personal e-textbooks? • Do you know who to contact for help?
- 3. © Middlesex University Today we are going to cover... • Different types of resources available for your studies • Finding information for your assignments • Using Cite Them Right, your online referencing guide
- 4. © Middlesex University Assignment 3 – Literature Review • This assignment requires you to • use your research skills and • find several journal articles • on a topic of your choice • to produce a literature review. • You need to select a maximum of 5 articles from academic journals that are • relevant to your degree programme and • on the same topic.
- 5. © Middlesex University So what is a journal anyway?
- 6. © Middlesex University Thinking about resources
- 7. © Middlesex University Types of information Task 1: 1. Each group will be given a pack of cards 2. The cards contain the names of 4 different resources 3. Match together the correct: Resource Type + Definition + “Good for” + “Not so good for” Time: 5 mins
- 8. © Middlesex University Books What are they: A written or printed work of fiction or fact. May be electronic. Good for: Clear overview Not so good for: Up to date information
- 9. © Middlesex University Web pages What are they: An information resource which can be easily created by anyone on any topic. Electronic. Good for: Very up to date information Not so good for: Accurate and reliable information
- 10. © Middlesex University Newspapers What are they: A regular publication containing current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. May be electronic. Good for: Daily information Not so good for: Balanced and well researched information
- 11. © Middlesex University Journals What are they: A regular publication containing articles on a particular academic subject. Presents new research. Good for: Latest research, critically reviewed by experts Not so good for: Broad overview of a subject
- 12. © Middlesex University Finding resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library Select Summon and search for articles for your Literature Review task
- 13. © Middlesex University Over to you • Try the example on the handout • Have a go with a topic relevant to your degree programme which interests you • Save or print articles that look useful
- 14. © Middlesex University Refine your search
- 15. © Middlesex University Search tips • Keep it simple! Can you summarise the topic in just a few words?
- 16. © Middlesex University If you have too many results... • Add more keywords (narrow) • Be more specific (sprinting vs. running) • Use phrases (“penalty kicks”) • Add limits, e.g. date
- 17. © Middlesex University If you do not have enough results... • Use synonyms (football or soccer) • Be less specific (martial arts vs. Judo) • Split the question into single concepts/words • Use tricks like truncation* = swim* finds swim, swimmer, swimming etc
- 18. © Middlesex University Referencing - easy marks!
- 19. Task 3: Using Cite Them Right… Write a full reference for this article
- 20. © Middlesex University Referencing • Irwin, C., Desbrow, B., Ellis, A., O’Keeffe, B., Grant, G., Leveritt, M. (2011) ‘Caffeine withdrawal and high-intensity endurance cycling performance’, Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(5), pp.509-515 • In text citation: (Irwin et al., 2011)
- 21. © Middlesex University Reading lists
- 23. © Middlesex University Where can you find them? Where are the Sports books? 1st floor wing (right) 3rd floor 1st floor Online
- 24. © Middlesex University Library Subject Guides Presentation title | 24
- 25. © Middlesex University Need help? Presentation title | 25 • UniHelp – in person, online, by phone • Librarians in the StudyHub (1st floor of the library) Monday – Friday 9-5 • SES Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/sport • Ask!
- 26. © Middlesex University Images • Rugby image from Wikimedia Commons licensed under Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Editor's Notes
- Main focus of session = finding a journal article for their literature review assignment (due week 5, 7th November)
- Any ideas? Emphasis on academic journal – not a sports magazine
- Range of resources – some they will have seen in the video and heard mentioned. Different resources useful and appropriate for different purposes, assignments. Game to test their knowledge of what’s what.
- Good for: broad/general overview of subject Edited for quality and accuracy Not so good for: May not be specific enough Can be out of date
- Good for: Easy to use/search All subjects covered Can be very up-to-date Mobile Not so good for: No editorial control Unreliable sources Can be created by anyone Material can lack provenance Can be out-of-date Not everyone has access
- Good for: Up-to-date Edited Readily available (latest copies especially) Not so good for: Can be bias Can be unbalanced Can be sensationalist Hard to get hold of/access (back issues)
- Can mention types: Academic Professional/Trade/practitioner Popular (magazines) – Especially compare to this if we don’t use ‘trade journal’ cards Good for: Up-to-date Specialist/focussed Present latest research Edited for accuracy/quality (peer reviewed) Lots of references Not so good for: Can be hard to locate/access Expensive May be too specific May be at wrong level
- Explain to students what Summon is. Go to UniHub > Login in to MyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon Ask students to search for information using the example in the handout. Do a quick demo? Need to carry out a literature review: 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
- Show refining options – FT, peer reviewed, content type etc and click through to full text. NB Discipline not vital for this example – need to click More for ‘Recreation and sports’
- Line-out, Rugby union (Teams are Toulouse and Lyon OU) Throw(ing), Jump(ing), players, athletes, teams, teamwork, match, pitch, spectators, home advantage...etc Injury prevention, performance
- E.g. Age groups, professional/elite/amateur/recreational...
- Abbreviations e.g. ACL = anterior cruciate ligament
- Refer to worksheet: write a reference for the journal article Can also mention plagiarism/referencing guide...
- Can also mention the little red book icon which goes straight to the list.
- Where are the Sports Science books? (Have they been to the library already?) NB: Click for each book, and wait for location to appear. Books in various places, e-books etc. Where - How. Shelfmarks as different aspects of subject. Need to use library catalogue!
- Also IT, LDU, roamers etc