Library Guide for GEO3005F Research Essay

1. GEO3005F
2015
Library Workshop
Presented by Jen Eidelman
Email: Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za
Phone: 021 650 2773
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2. GEO3005F : TERM ESSAY
Research essay on sedimentary geology
Choose one of these Topics
1. Braided Fluvial Systems
2. Meandering Fluvial Systems
3. Alluvial Fans Depositional Systems
4. Lacustrine Depositional Systems
5. Aeolian Depositional Systems
6. Deltaic Depositional Systems
7. Estuarine Depositional Systems
Dev, J. 2004. Arctic sedimentation braided to meandering transition in a river.
Available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ [2015, March 24].

3. Step 1
The LIBRARY page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Step 2
Get HELP from your geology subject guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geology
Step 3
UNDERSTAND your topic – eReference (Online ENCYCLOPEDIAS and Dictionaries)
Step 4
Find BOOKS on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)
Step 5
What is a JOURNAL?
Step 6
Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES
Step 7
Understand REFERENCING
Step 8
The Harvard UCT (Author – Date) referencing style
Examples – How to reference ‘in text’ and ‘reference list’
Rulz, O. 2014. Paso a paso. Available: https://www.flickr.com/photos [2015, March 24].

4. If you are
not on
campus first
login to the
library page
here
Find links to
everything
you need in
your Geology
subject guide
here
Find
databases
here
Step 1
The library page:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Find
Referencing
help here

5. Step 2
Get help from your Geology subject guide:
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geology

6. Step 3
Understand your topic -
eReference
(Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries)
Encyclopedias
and
Dictionaries
give you an
overview of
your topic

7. Dictionaries
and
Encyclopedias
give you an
overview of
your topic
Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference
(Online Encyclopedias
and Dictionaries)

8. Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference
Access limited to 2
simultaneous
users.

9. Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference

10. Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference

11. Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference

12. Step 3
Understand your topic
– eReference

13. Find books
on your topic
in the library
catalogue
(ALEPH)
Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

14. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

15. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

16. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

17. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

18. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

19. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

20. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

21. Step 4
Find books on your topic in the
Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

22. Published at regular
intervals e.g. monthly
(up-to-date info)
Scholarly, academic
type of magazine
Contain articles by
different authors
Used by researchers to
communicate their
findings
Peer-reviewed …
checked by other
experts
Step 5

23. The title of the
article
Authors
Title of the
journal that
contains the
article
Volume number and Issue number of journal,
and page numbers of article
Date when
published
Step 5
The action of wind and water in a Mid-Cretaceous subtropical
erg-margin system close to the Variscan Iberian Massif,
Spain
Rodriguez-Lopez, J.P., Melendez, N. De Boer,
P.L. & Soria, A.R.
Sedimentology
57(5):1315-1356 2010

24. oWeb of Science
oScopus
o ScienceDirect
o GeoRef
Search Databases
Scopus
Very large multidisciplinary database
with articles dating from 1823
 About 50 million records
 Indexes over 21,000 journal titles
 More than 5.5 million conference
papers
Huge organised collections
of article references …
indexed so that you can
find articles by topic, author,
etc. Some store the full text
of the articles.
Web of Science
1962 to the present
 Indexes more than 12,000
academic journals
 Indexes articles AND
citations
 Most highly-cited journals
 DHET accredited list
ScienceDirect
 A sub-set of Scopus
 Indexes over 3,000 journal
titles and 20,000 books
 Full text from 1995
GeoRef, produced by the American
Geological Institute, is a comprehensive
geosciences database containing over 2.8
million bibliographic records to the
geoscience literature of the world. Over
3,500 journals are reviewed for indexing
in the GeoRef database as well as books,
maps, government reports, conference
papers, and theses and dissertations.
Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

25. HOW TO FIND DATABASES
FROM THE LIBRARY PAGE http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
‘SEARCH & FIND’ DATABASES
OR
THE GEOLOGY LIBRARY GUIDE – Database tab
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geology/geology-databases
Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

26. Step 6
Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES
Braided fluvial systems
DATABASE: GEOREF

27. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

28. Step 6
Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

29. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

30. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

31. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES
DATABASE: WEB OF SCIENCE

32. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

33. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

34. Step 6
Search for
journal
ARTICLES in
DATABASES

35. Step 7
Understanding Referencing

36. Acknowledge
other writers’
words and
thoughts
Cite and
reference
your sources
of
information
Step 7
Understanding Referencing
Use the
Harvard-UCT
Author-date
style of
referencing

37. Title of book:
Sedimentology and sedimentary basins
Author:
Mike R. Leeder
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of publication:
Chichester
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Date of publication:
2011
Question: How would
you reference this
BOOK in your
REFERENCE LIST
according to the
Harvard UCT author
date style?
Leeder, M.R. 2011. Sedimentology and sedimentary basins: from
turbulence to tectonics. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Answer:

38. Title of book:
Sedimentology and sedimentary basins
Author:
Mike Leeder
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of publication:
Chichester
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Date of publication:
2011
Question: How would
you reference this
BOOK in your IN TEXT
CITATION (i.e. in the
body of your essay) in
the Harvard UCT
author date style?
(Leeder, 2011)Answer:

39. Question: How would
you reference this
JOURNAL ARTICLE in
your REFERENCE LIST
according to the
Harvard UCT author
date style?
Allen, P.P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K. & Doran, P.T. 2015. Sediment transport dynamics
on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders of Lake Hoare, Antarctica. Antarctic
Science. 27(2): 173-184.
Answer:
Title of article:
Sediment transport dynamics on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders
of Lake Hoare, Antarctica
Authors: Allen, P. P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K., Doran, P.T.
Title of Journal:
Antarctic science
Date of publication:
2015
Volume and issue:
27 issue 2
Pages:
173 -184

40. Question: How would
you reference this
JOURNAL ARTICLE in
your IN TEXT
CITATION (i.e. in the
body of your essay) in
the Harvard UCT
author date style?
Answer: (Allen, P.P. et al., 2010)
Title of article:
Sediment transport dynamics on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders
of Lake Hoare, Antarctica
Authors: Allen, P. P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K., Doran, P.T.
Title of Journal:
Antarctic science
Date of publication:
2015
Volume:
27 issue:2
Pages:
173 -184

41. THANK YOU
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