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- 1. Searching for information http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library http://stormagicuk.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/needle_haystack.jpg?w=479 Feb 2015
- 2. So far sogood In previous sessions we looked at: • What we have • Why we have them • What to use and when • Being curious • Keywords • Search tips
- 3. Today we willlook at.. • Searching for information • Evaluating information
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- 5. Thinking about keywords HealthyHappy Kids: cooking, fabric care or air purification •Keywords •Alternative •Specific •Related
- 6. Finding resources myUniHub >My Study > My Library > Summon Select Summon and search for information for your project
- 7. Streamlining your search http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/ design* “Festivalof Britain” More search tips: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDDESearchTips
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- 9. Google vs Summon http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/ Google •Familiar and easy to use • Finds too much information • Fast results • Access from any computer • Access to some books and journals • Designed to sell you things • Search results sponsored • Searches for info from any source • Pay for academic information Summon • Easy to use • Finds lots of academic info • Fast results • Access from any computer • Access to lots of books and journals • Designed to find you information • Search results by relevance • Searches quality resources • Free access to full text
- 10. Get online helpusing resources MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDE
- 11. Not everything isonline! http://www.slideshare.net/EISLibrarian/library-catalogue-how-to-request-a-book-general
- 12. Trends, forecasting andinspiration http://www.trendhunter.com/ More websites: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDDEWebsites
- 13. Trends, forecasting andinspiration WGSN HomeBuildLife MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > WGSN HomeBuildLife More websites: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDDEWebsites
- 14. Consumer trends andinsight •Business Source Complete •Global Market Information Database •Keynote Find out more: http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/ReportsPD MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases
- 15. Other resources fromMDX • Britannica Online • British Standards Online • Lynda.com • Cite Them Right • Box of Broadcasts MyUniHub>MyStudy>MyLibrary>Databases
- 16. Evaluating information Imagine youare writing an essay on Robots Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following: • Which item is the most relevant to your essay? • Which item would be no use? • Which item has the most academic authority? • Are any of the items biased? • Which item is the most current?
- 17. • Authority • Relevance •Intent • Objectivity • Currency Evaluating information
- 18. Keeping in touch •Librarian Blog http://satlibrarian.blogspot.com • Librarian Twitter http://twitter.com/SATlibrarian • Library Facebook Middlesex University Library • Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary
- 19. Need more help? VanessaHill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
Editor's Notes
- #2 Welcome Intros Final session of 3 to introduce you to the Library, our resources, services and facilities and how to use them. Finding information can be a bit like searching for a needle in a haystack!
- #3 What we have Why we have them What to use and when: Thinking about the range of resources available including Special Collections Being curious: the need for research Keywords: thinking about the words you can use to find the information that you need Search tips: concentrating on how to search the Internet effectively
- #4 Searching for information for your project Evaluating information
- #5 Your finished product (or essay, project etc) is just the tip of the iceberg. Below it is should be loads of research ie. looking at theory and facts, being inspired, getting ideas, stimulating your imagination etc.
- #6 Electrolux Design Project: Healthy happy Kids Entry can be a product, accessory, consumable or service. Trends and consumer trends. (Consumables (also known as consumable goods, nondurable goods, or soft goods) are goods that, according to the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, are capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent. John Locke specifies these as "consumable commodities."[1] Consumables are products that consumers buy recurrently, i.e., items which "get used up" or discarded. For example consumable office supplies are such products as paper, pens, file folders, post-it notes, computer disks, and toner or ink cartridges.)
- #7 Healthy eating Children cooking air quality homes asthma
- #9 Show the students how to refine their search using: FT Content type Subject terms Publication date Language etc Have another go.
- #10 Google Familiar and easy to use Finds too much information Fast results Access from any computer Access to some books and journals Designed to sell you things eg. shoes Search results sponsored…no accident that Wikipedia, Amazon etc at top of search results Searches for info from any source Pay for academic information Summon Easy to use Finds lots of academic info Fast results Access from any computer Access to lots of books and journals Designed to find you information: up-to-date, focussed/specific Search results by relevance Searches quality resources eg. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings , research etc Free access to full text ie. Information not freely available elsewhere However in your subject area, the information might not be available in journals or books eg. Latest information on products/material or information about very new designers/products….so need to use Internet or other resources……next slide for search tips
- #13 Trend Hunter is the world's largest, most popular collection of cutting edge ideas, fueled by 132,000 insatiably curious people. Our trends, trend reports and innovation keynotes help creative people Find Better Ideas, Faster
- #14 Worth Global Style Network Homebuildlife: is an online trend forecasting and product design tool for the industrial design, home and interiors markets across 16 product categories including furniture, lighting, textiles, interiors and garden design…….trends, forecasting, business strategy, trade news and shows. Hand out instructions.
- #15 Find out about companies, market sectors, industry and country profiles, and consumer trends:
- #16 Britannica Online 100,000 professionally edited and researched articles on just about every subject, thesaurus & dictionary of quotations, links to 800,000 full-text journal and magazine articles plus full text E-books and primary sources, World Data Analyst (current and past statistics and interactive World Atlas) and automatic citations at the end of articles. British Standards Online A bibliographic, citation and full-text database of more than 50,000 British and adopted European and international standards. Middlesex University has access to a Custom Collection of up to 100 of these standards. Lynda.com A library of over 40,000 online tutorials and documentaries, covering software such as Photoshop, Adobe, Microsoft Office, Google Calendar, etc, plus expert advice on effective presentations, digital photography, blogs and much more. Cite Them Right Cite them right online covers a comprehensive range of source types, alongside detailed advice on referencing and its importance in academic work. BoB (Box of Broadcasts) is a shared online off-air TV and radio recording service we subscribe to. BoB enables all staff and students to choose and record any broadcast programme from 60+ TV and radio channels from the last 30 days plus access to BBC TV and radio Archive going back to 2007.
- #17 We’ve looked at the fun resources, now we’re going to look at more traditional resources…… Divide class into group and hand out worksheet and 4x items. Discuss. No right or wrong answers. All items found by doing a search on Robots. Which item is most relevant: Journal Article: specialist journal of robots and robotics Book: broad overview of robots and robotology Which item would be no use: Newspaper Article from the Sun Website (fake) Which item has the most academic authority: Journal Article: peer-reviewed, citations and ref list, biography of authors, etc Book: author has some academic authority (back cover blurb) Are any of the items bias: Newspaper article could be depending on the subject Websites can also show bias if created for specific purpose Also be aware of trade journals that have adverts Which item is the most current: Journal article: Dec 2009 Book: 1984 Newspaper article: Nov 2004 Website: Oct 2011 Would need to continue search.
- #18 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?