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- 1. MSc Environmental Pollution Control PostgraduateCourse Feedback Essential Library Skills and Literature Searching 24th October 2013
- 2. Today we aregoing to look at … 1) Essential Library Skills Using the Library pages on MyUniHub: • The Library Catalogue • Summon • Your Library Subject Guide
- 3. Today we aregoing to look at … 2) Literature Searching • • • • • • • Introduction to journal databases Searching Web of Science Accessing the journal articles you have found What are peer-reviewed articles? Searching Science Direct and ProQuest Newsstand Using Google Scholar Referencing
- 4. Using the Librarypages on MyUniHub Log in to MyUniHub My Study My Library
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- 6. Library Catalogue How tosearch: • Keyword search • A-Z search Find these items on the Library Catalogue: 1. Purkis, S., Klemas, V. (2011) Remote sensing and global environmental change. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell 2. Harrison, R.M. (ed.). (2007) Principles of environmental chemistry. London: Royal Society of Chemistry 3. Journal: Water research
- 7. Library Catalogue –e-books and e-journals • E-books and e-journals are also found on the Library Catalogue. • You will see ‘[electronic resource]’ after the title. • Click on the blue link to download or read the book or journal online (You must be logged into myUniHub!)
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- 10. Introduction to journal databases Exampleof a record from the Web of Science database:
- 11. Introduction to journal databases Keydatabases for Environmental Health literature: Web of Science (Science Citation Index) Science Direct Leading science and technical journals Full-text science journals
- 12. Searching Web ofScience Library Subject Guide – Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment Resources Finding journal articles / Using databases Web of Science
- 13. Searching Web ofScience
- 14. Accessing the articlesyou have found • A link to the full-text article may appear. • If it does not, go to the Library Catalogue and do an A-Z Search for the journal title. • Try this one: • If we do not have access, use our Inter-LibraryLoan service.
- 15. Peer review • Aformal procedure for checking the quality of research before it is published. • If a publication is peer reviewed it means it has been read, checked and authenticated by independent, third party academics (peers). • The quality-control system of academic publishing for hundreds of years.
- 16. Searching other databases Science Direct ProQuestNewsstand • Search for the same topic on these two databases, and be prepared to tell the class what you like / dislike about each database.
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- 20. Need help? • Librariansin the Specialist Zone (1st floor) 11-3 Monday – Friday (on call 9-11, 3-5) • Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/ • BMS Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/biomedicalsciences
Editor's Notes
- #5 ALL STUDENTS DO THIS LIVE. NEXT – NOW CLICK ON LIBRARY CATALOGUE LINK
- #7 DEMO: Search for this: Ball, D., Environmental Health policy, 2006. TASK FOR STUDENTS: 2 minutes to try the 3 searches, then feed back to class. WHEN TAKING FEEDBACK: Explain how to find books on shelf. Note that Harrison is also an e-book. Note blue link. Note that the journal is available with two date ranges. Note blue links.
- #9 EVERYONE: Go back to My Study then choose Summon link. EXPLAIN: Hold up a print journal to explain coverage of Summon as opposed to Library Catalogue. Explain the MDX cookie. Let’s have a quick look at Summon, but specific journal databases are more appropriate for postgraduate students. STUDENTS DO: Search for chemotherapy Try refining tools: Full-text, Content type, Pub date.
- #10 EVERYONE: Go back to My Study then choose Library Subject Guides link. POINT OUT: Home page > Appointments Resources > Catalogue, Summon, Databases, Web resources Information Skills > Powerpoints, Referencing
- #11 ASK THE STUDENTS TO FIND THESE ELEMENTS IN THE RECORD: Name of first author Title of article Title of journal in which it is printed Year Volume & Issue Is there an Abstract? HOLD UP: A print journal, to help explain the elements you are asking them to find
- #13 ALL STUDENTS DO THIS LIVE.
- #14 ALL STUDENTS DO THIS WITH YOU: Type in ‘water pollution’ AND ‘eutrophication’ Select Timespan and Citation Databases. ASK STUDENTS: How many articles has it found? SHOW THEM: A full-text result on p3 and p7. STUDENTS SEARCH THEMSELVES STICK A3 KEYWORDS SHEET ON WALL: Water pollution, Eutrophication, Blue-green algae, Phosphates, Nitrates After 5 mins, take some feedback from students
- #15 DEMO: Search the Library Catalogue for this journal. (We DO have it, despite the lack of ‘Full-text’ button). Students can do it too.
- #16 Can show the journal PLOS One as an example of a peer reviewed journal
- #17 Do a QUICK DEMO of each. STUDENTS try some searches like the ones we did Web of Science, then feedback the pros and cons of each database.
- #18 ONLY IF THERE’S TIME: Show students how to link Google Scholar to Middlesex, and explain benefits.