Paper presented at Libraries ⇆ Research. Erasmus Staff Week for Libraries and Learning centers 2018 (Sapienza University, June 18-22 2018)

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Hochschule Weihenstephan-
Triesdorf – the library
OUR OFFERS
concerning
LITERATURE
RESEARCH
Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
What subject areas can you find in the
library?
» literature for all courses
offered at our university
» in addition, literature on
interdisciplinary subjects:
biological sciences,
chemistry, mathematics,
physics, environmental
sciences, energy,
engineering etc.
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Where can you find the library online?
www.hswt.de/bibliothek
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How can the library help its users?
» Lend the most important books for their studies
» Access to recent scientific journals, take photocopies and scans of
journal articles (free with our book scanner)
» Access to electronic media (e-books, e-journals)
» Make suggestions for future purchases
» Use interlibrary loan to get literature we don‘t have
» Training offers
» Reference management with Citavi
» the perfect place for work and studies
» further offers: recent newspapers and magazines, language course
media, magazines for language learners, wireless LAN
Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018

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Training offers (1)
» introduction to literature research
› tailored on the topics concerning the courses of studies
› each course of studies can use the library help for this
› duration: 1,5 hours
› overview about the library and their offers with practical
exercises for the students
› search structure and basics
› catalogue and databases
› interlibrary-loan
› literature managing system
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Training offers (2)
» one-on-one support sessions
› to help with literature researches for presentation, project,
bachelor or master thesis
› 2 times:
› 1. time: introduction to the searching basics like „how to
search correctly“ and to a database, which is qualified for the
topic
› 2. time: recapitulation and consolidation, introduction to the
interlibrary-loan and a literature management database
(Citavi)
› duration of each time: 1,5 hours
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Training offers (3)
» library introductions for new students
› how to use the library
› how to search the library catalogue
› how to find the literature in the library shelves
› how to use the e-media – both at the campus and at home
› duration: 15-20 minutes
» library introductions for classes
› similar to the introductions for new students, but with a
ralley through the library and the catalogue
› duration: 1 hour
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Interlibrary loan and copyright
» New copyright law in Germany since 1st march 2018
» Deep breaks into the interlibrary loan concerning the
copies of articles:
› only 10% of a book is allowed to be copied
› a copy of an article is only allowed, if it is a scientific
journal
› these rules are concerning both the interlibrary loan and
copies inside the University of Applied Sciences
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Thank you for listening!
www.hswt.de
alexandra.beyer@hswt.de
Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
Example
introduction to literature research
IMLA
International Master
of
Landscape Architecture
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Hochschule Weihenstephan-
Triesdorf – the library
our offers
- YOUR
POSSIBILITIES
Bibliothek
Where can you find the library?
» Main library Weihenstephan: Am Hofgarten 2 (at the
top of the hill at Weihenstephan)
» Branch library Wald und Forstwirtschaft: Hans-Carl-
von-Carlowitz-Platz 3 (in the HSWT forestry building)
» Branch library Sprachenzentrum: Weihenstephaner
Berg 5 („Pappelallee“ building near Vöttingerstr.)
» Branch library Triesdorf: Markgrafenstr. 16,
91746 Weidenbach (near Ansbach)
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What subject areas can you find in the
library?
» literature for all courses
offered at our university
» in addition, literature on
interdisciplinary subjects:
biological sciences,
chemistry, mathematics,
physics, environmental
sciences, energy,
engineering etc.
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Where can you find the library online?
www.hswt.de/bibliothek
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How can the library help its users?
» Borrow the most important books for their studies
» Access recent scientific journals, take photocopies and scans of
journal articles (free with our book scanner)
» Access electronic media (e-books, e-journals)
» Make suggestions for future purchases
» Use interlibrary loan to get literature we don‘t have
» Training offers
» Reference management with Citavi
» the perfect place for work and studies
» further offers: recent newspapers and magazines, language course
media, magazines for language learners, wireless LAN
Bibliothek
Why is it so important to prepare a list of
search terms before you start searching?
» you will need more than one database for your search
» you will lose track of your search progress if you can‘t
reproduce all of your searches in different databases
» you could forget important search terms and aspects of
your topic
» you can prepare an overview of all broader and minor
terms, synonyms, and foreign-language equivalents of
your search terms
» you should constantely edit your list during your search
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How do you search correctly?
» make sure your search terms aren‘t too general
» truncate with *
» use „_“ for composite nouns
» use search limits
» use English search terms in literature databases
» use key words from previous hits
» if you get „no results“: check your search terms with
respect to typos
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How do you get the literature you found in the
catalogue?
» you can see in the catalogue where the book (or the
journal) is located and if it is currently on loan:
› „available for loan“: note call number and take the item
directly from the shelf, have it registered at the service
desk
› „on loan until...“: reserve the item directly in the catalogue,
you can see the estimated return date, you‘ll get an e-mail
as soon as you can collect the item at the service desk
› „available for request“: the item is located in a different
branch (branch library Triesdorf or reserve department)
and can be requested, you‘ll get an e-mail as soon as you
can collect the item at the service desk
› „full text“: you have direct access to the electronic full text
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What can you do if the library doesn‘t hold the
requested literature?
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» Order suggestion:
› directly in our
catalogue
› in person at our
service desk
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What can you do if the library doesn‘t hold the
requested literature?
» interlibrary loan:
› directly in our
catalogue: choose
„database
selection“ and
„library network“ for
your search
› books: free
› journal articles:
delivered as
photocopies,
subject to a charge
(€ 1,50 per article)
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You are looking for journal articles on
landscape architecture. Which literature
databases should you choose?
In our database information system (DBIS) you can find all our licensed
literature databases listed by topic. The best databases for your topic
are:
» RSWB (architecture, civil engineering)
» Garden, landscape & horticulture index (garden, landscape
architecture, plants)
» Environment complete (life sciences)
» AGRIS (agriculture, landscape architecture, plants...)
» GABA/GAFI (garden, landscape architecture, plants)
» WISO (economics)
» Wildlife & ecology studies worldwide (zoology, ecology)
» Web of Science (science in general)
» e-media platforms (Springer, Elsevier, DeGruyter, Ulmer, UTB)
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Where do you find the appropriate literature
databases for your field of interest?
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How do you get the articles you found in literature
databases?
» full text options (provided by the database itself)
» : selecting the SFX button (next to the detailed
result) opens a new window offering links to a variety of
library services that will help you get the document:
› available for loan or photocopy (HSWT, TU, Munich
libraries)
› interlibrary loan
› full text options (e-journals, e-books, online sources)
» if there is no SFX button: note the information you have
about the journal in which the article was published
(„source“) and start searching in our online catalogue
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How can you manage your search results?
» create your own account (offered by different providers
of literature databases)
» create a list of selected items
» save, print or e-mail your results
» pay attention to the field „source“ in your results (it
contains the journal in which the article was published;
you need this information for interlibrary loan requests)
» the best way: reference management with Citavi
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