Music dissertation: library resources and advanced search tips
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Music dissertation: library resources and advanced search tips
- 1. Music dissertation: library resources and tips Lucy Keating, HASS liaison librarian @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities
- 3. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities Literature search in numbers
- 4. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities Books, articles and much, much more Full & mobile views libguides.ncl.ac.uk/disshelp
- 5. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities Books Articles and papers Audio materials and scores Special Collections Resources to help you
- 6. Use these options to narrow down your search Log in to use advanced features Library Search Keyword search with topics or authors, or âphraseâ for specific titles
- 7. Library Guides libguides.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/music Quality resources selected for your subject area
- 9. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities A search strategy is simply taking a more organised approach to finding information. By taking time to think about search terms, their combinations and the information sources, you will save time and effort in the long run.
- 10. Found too much? Search a more specialised resource Use âspeech marksâ around phrases Apply limits (date, format etc) Combine terms with âANDâ More specific search terms
- 11. Canât find enough? Search a less specialised resource Truncate your search terms Combine terms with âORâ Use different search terms
- 12. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities Maybe youâre looking in the wrong place altogether? Or perhaps it doesnât exist at all? Top picture: Flickr Commons/LSE Library
- 14. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities libguides.ncl.ac.uk/referencing
- 15. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities Books, articles and much, much more Full & mobile views
- 16. @nclroblib University Library Explore the possibilities
- 17. libhelp.ncl.ac.uk Phone 0191 208 7662 Text / SMS 0191 328 0570 Email libraryhelp@ncl.ac.u k Live 24/7 chat libhelp.ncl.ac.uk@ncllibarts @NULibraries newcastleunilibrary
- 18. In conclusion⌠1. Analyse your topic 2. Select the correct Source 3. Conduct your Search 4. Evaluate your results 5. Retrieve your resources
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- 90% of all digital information was created in the last two years (Big Data talk) 5% of worldâs archives have been digitised More online content is created every two days than in the whole of human history prior to 2003 8,195 tweets per second 90% of articles are never cited, allegedly http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/04/23/academic-papers-citation-rates-remler/ http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2015/08/40-social-media-statistics.html 1.8 million academic articles published every year Estimated 50 million journal articles in existence in 2010 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/alpsp/lp/2010/00000023/00000003/art00008?token=004b13046556e586546243142425b206621766b67702c5e4e2663433b393f6a333f2566b8bf 20 books published every hour in the UK in 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/22/uk-publishes-more-books-per-capita-million-report We have over 300 specialist databases We bought over 1,000 BoT last year There are around 6,900 active languages in the world Search 90 library catalogues via COPAC ? Fake news