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MScBIMM Oct 2015
- 1. http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support BIMM Oct 2015 Finding research evidence
- 2. In this workshop we will look at... • How to find information • Developing an effective search strategy • Resources available and how to use them • Evaluating information for quality and relevance • Managing references
- 4. Find out more MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > My Subject > Science & Technology http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/BIMM
- 6. Finding resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon Select Summon and search for information on: Developing a framework for implementation of BIM
- 8. Journal Databases myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/BIMM/Databases http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/BIMM/SandR • Barbour Index • British Standards Online • Lynda.com
- 9. Summon and journal databases provide: • Access to quality information • Information not available elsewhere • Up-to-date • Focussed/specific • Full-text access • Access on/off campus • Personalize • Citation and journal impact info
- 10. Citation searching • Which articles have cited an earlier article • Find articles on similar/related subject • How many times an article has been cited • Best journals in your field
- 11. Web of Knowledge MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science
- 12. Get online help using resources MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > My Subject > Science & Technology http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/BIMM
- 13. If you are using our e-resources outside the University, you may sometimes experience problems accessing full-text items A troubleshooting online guide is available : MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > My Subject > User Guides > Accessing Electronic Resources
- 14. Online Reading Lists MyLearning or My Subject
- 15. Getting hold of information • Inter Library Loans http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans • Sconul Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access • Requesting MDX books http://bit.ly/BookRequestMDX You will need to register as a Distance Learner in order to get postal loans of MDX books
- 16. Register as a Distance Learner Register as a Distance Learner by completing this form. The form can be found on the webpage below. http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/services/distance/index.aspx
- 17. But is it any good?
- 18. Evaluating information Imagine you are researching ‘The right to be forgotten’ Go to http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EvaluatingInformationPG Have a look at these items and then answer the following questions: • What do we know about the author(s)? • How do we know if the information is reliable?
- 19. • Authority • Relevance • Intent • Objectivity • Currency Evaluating information
- 20. Referencing and Plagiarism My Library > My Subject > Science & Technology > MSc BIMM > Information Skills > Referencing and Citation
- 21. Managing your references • Use bibliographic management software • RefWorks and Flow • http://bit.ly/BibManSoftwareMDX
- 22. Need further help? Your Librarian is: Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
Editor's Notes
- Welcome and intros.
- How to find information for your projects How to develop an effective search strategy when you need to find information for an essay or project The range of resources available and how to use them to find good quality and relevant information Evaluating information for quality and relevance Managing references Research from Uni of Huddersfield shows that correlation between library usage and good grades.
- Sources game Magazine (A regular publication aimed at a profession, business or interest....trade/popular) Good: Latest news: events, jobs, products etc, concise info, easy to obtain Bad: lacks detail, can be bias, old issues hard to come by Standards (An agreed, often legally binding level of quality or way of doing something....regional, Nat, Internat, profession/sector) Good: Created by experts, confidence Company/market research report (Well researched overview of a company or product market. Could contain future trends, financial data, competitors and SWOT analysis) Good: Up-to-date: latest research/data, Insider information: information not freely available elsewhere, objective, accurate Bad: Hard to locate Webpage Good: All subjects covered, easy to use, mobile Bad: accuracy, no editorial control, anyone can add information, provenance Newspapers Good: Daily information ie. up-to-date, edited, current issues accessible Bad: Sensationalist, biased (unbalanced), harder to get back issues Conference proceedings (Collof aca papers distributed after a conference, cont the contributions made by researchers, academics etc) Good: Up-to-date: latest research, ideas, thinking on a subject, focussed/specialist, stringent quality control Bad: Too specific Journals Good: Up-to-date, Focussed: specialist subject areas, quality Bad: Too specific Books Good: overview, background knowledge, edited/quality Bad: Currency, detailed/specific information
- More information about the range of resources available on the Library Subject Guide plus useful online guides eg. how to find information for your project.
- Group discussion: What can you see in the picture…fruit If type ‘fruit’ into database will get millions of hits, how can you break it down ie. search for something more specific to get more manageable results Can you be more specific ie. Type of fruit: apples, oranges, bananas etc Location: Stall, market, outdoor market, fruit market, Britain Detail: boxes, signs, astroturf, prices, colour of fruit, lights, pound £ signs, special offer etc People in background: old, young, male, female > stall holder, customers, browsers etc Think of related subjects eg. retail, commercial, financial, point-of-sale Shopping, shops, fish/meat/clothes market, shopping centres, high street Town, city, centre, British town Nutrition: vits and mins Also: Orange or Blackberry: fruit NOT telephone Apple: fruit NOT computer Thinking beyond the obvious, looking for the detail that might make a difference.
- 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 Explain to students what Summon is. Go to UniHub > Login in to MyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon Ask students to search for information for their project. Remember to use some of the keywords that we have discussed.
- Show the students how to refine their search using: FT Content type Subject terms Publication date Language etc Have another go.
- Students can also search individual databases. Barbour Index: Offers full text documentation on legislation, regulations and standards for environment, health & safety, and construction professionals. The online tools help improve decision making, understand complex information areas, reduce risks and manage projects.
- CS £1397 IEEE Xplore £61,000 Summon £16k Access to quality academic information eg. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings , research etc Information not available elsewhere Up-to-date Focussed/specific....not designed to sell you things, search results not sponsored Full-text access Access on/off campus Personalize eg. In MyEBSCO, once signerd up you can: Save preferences Organise research within folders Share folders Save search history Create email alerts/Rss feeds for searches and subjects Can provide citation and journal impact info > more info on next slide
- Which articles have cited an earlier article ie. Way of looking forward in the literature-if have found excellent article, can use a citation index to see which articles have subsequently cited it Find articles on similar/related subjects: Citation implies subject relationship, so can find papers on a similar topic without using any keywords or subject terms Find out how many times a paper has been cited ie. gauge the usefulness/quality. esteem of a paper Determine which are the best journals in your field: citation data used to rank journals within particular subject areas…..useful way of seeing how journals perform in relation to others in the same subject area
- Citation data and journal citation reports available from Web of Knowledge
- Lots of useful online guides eg. How to find books How to find information for your project Accessing journal databases etc
- Contain: Essential and recommended texts for your module E-resources where available Access from MyLearning or from this URL PDE4301.
- Inter Library Loan service: request copies of books and journals not held by MDX. £3 charge. Register as DL first. More info on our website. SCONUL Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/ The SCONUL Access Scheme provides reciprocal access and borrowing rights for staff and students to approximately 170 member institutions in the UK. Apply online. Requesting MDX books: online guide at this link
- This will enable you to request books for postal loan
- How do you decide if the information is any good? Especially important with the Internet. What do you think about this quote?
- Item 1 Paul Bernal’s blog ‘The right to be forgotten roadshow- and the power of Google’ Blog about Privacy, Human Rights, Law, The Internet, Politics and more. PB is Lecturer in Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Media Law at the University of East Anglia Law School. Item 2 Search Engine land ‘The Myths & Realities Of How Of The EU’s New “Right To Be Forgotten” In Google Works’ Daily publication that covers all aspects of the search marketing industry. Link and contact details for editorial team. Item3 Wikipedia ‘Right to be forgotten’ Lots of refs. Item 4 European Commission ‘Factsheet on the "Right to be forgotten" ruling’ No author or date, but reference number on first page. Item 5 BBC News Technology ‘What is the 'right to be forgotten'?’ Dave Lee author is BBC Technology reporter. Contact details. Item 6 The Sun ‘Perverts can't have Google info wiped’ Sensationalist. Short article. Item 7 The Guardian ‘EU to Google: expand 'right to be forgotten' to Google.com’ Contact details for author. Substantial. Facts etc Item 8 Stanford Technology law Review ‘It's about time: privacy, information life cycles, and the right to be forgotten’ Peer reviewed journal. Lots of refs. Biog details for author. Item 9 Jimmy Wales Twitter ‘There is no "right to be forgotten"....’ Free speech activist, entrepreneur. Started Wikipedia. Item 10 Google Europe Blog ‘Transparency and accountability for the '"right to be forgotten“’ Google’s own view from their Public Policy Manager. Can post comments. Item 11 Item 11: Proceedings of the 2013 Eleventh Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust ‘A Peer-to-Peer agent community for digital oblivion in online social networks’ Substantial paper, lots of refs. Contact details for the author. Item 12: Computer Law & Security Review ‘The ‘Right to be Forgotten-Worth remembering?’ Substantial article, lots of refs, peer reviewed, good source.
- Take feedback and discuss. Authority : Who is the author? What is their knowledge base/qualifications? How have they carried out their research? Relevance : Is this what I need? Will it answer my question? Is it at the right level? Intent : What is the purpose of information e.g. financial gain, propaganda, academic etc? Objectivity : Balanced view? Opposing views represented? Links to supporting information? Currency: How old is this information? When was it last updated and by whom?
- Referencing and Plagiarism libguide includes information on how to reference material correctly. Also information about Plato, LDU support and links to helpsheets. Don’t forget: Computing LibGuide bring together all the resources for your subject area.
- RefWorks is online software that helps you collect, store and organise the references you use in your work. It makes producing a reference list or bibliography quick and easy. It is web-based, so you can access your references from anywhere, and you will never loose them if your computer fails.