This document provides an overview of library training for Viticulture and Oenology postgraduate students. It covers key library resources, off-campus access, COVID services, research steps including identifying keywords and databases, evaluating information credibility, plagiarism and referencing, and contact information for the faculty librarian. The training aims to help students effectively use library resources and services for their research needs.
The aim of this lecture is to give an overview of the research process and to include resources to look for marketing information and company financial data.
Google Scholar and the Academic Web (November 2013) slides. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme. Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
Finding and managing information (including endnote OR zotero)Jamie Bisset
Most recent version of slides from Durham "Finding and Managing Information" session.. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme.
[These slides cover the content for the 'Finding Information' component of the session]
[Last Devlivered November 2014]
Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
The two faces of Google Scholar
Opening the academic Pandora’s Box
Why do we call it a big data bibliometric tool?
Drawbacks Google Scholar, Google Scholar Citations, Google Scholar Metrics
O SIBiUSP em parceria com a American Journal Experts - AJE (empresa especializada em ajudar pesquisadores à eliminar as barreiras linguísticas e ter seu trabalho publicado nas revistas de mais alto impacto) traz para a comunidade científica de São Paulo o "Workshop de Publicação Científica - AJE", apresentado pela Gerente de Parcerias Estratégicas do Square Research, Amy Beisel.
How to Find ArticlesFinding research articles1 Why find .docxwellesleyterresa
How to Find Articles
Finding research articles
1 Why find research articles?
2 What is a research article?
3 Strategies to find research articles
4 Advanced search interface
5 Logistics of how to find full-text articles
6 How to read research articles
What is a research article?
Before we talk about how to find research articles, we have to
agree on what we're looking for. We're looking for scientific
truth. Where do you get it? From a Trustworthy Authority? Give
me a break! (see rant).
Scientific truth resides in research articles. A research article is
one that provides observations or the observed results of
experiments (not merely conclusions) and a description of how
the experiments were performed, in sufficient detail that
someone else might replicate them. You will recognize them by
the detail paid to the methods on which the results were based.
A news report of a scientific finding is not a research article. It
doesn't describe how to do the experiment. A review article is
not a research article. It combines lessons learned from multiple
research articles but, again, does not describe how to do the
experiments it covers.
Strategies to find research articles
If you know the exact title of the article you're looking for, then:
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/why-find-research-articles.html
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/how-to-read-articles.html
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/trustworthy-authority.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/help/modules/review.html
• Your favorite search engine may be the fastest way to reach
the article (if you have its exact title). However, if you're
doing this from off-campus, the site you reach will not
recognize your IP address and not realize that you are a
member of the VCU community and thus deserving of the
full text of articles in journals to which VCU subscribes.
•
• VCU library general search facility is an excellent way of
getting most articles. If you are accessing it from off
campus, you'll be prompted for your eID and password if
needed. But no database is perfect, and you may sometimes
need to look elsewhere.
If you don't know the exact title, then:
• Using a search engines is generally a poor strategy -- too
low of a signal-to-noise ratio
•
• Google Scholar is much better but I haven't used it enough
to know how its database compares to others. Note that
Google Scholar allows advanced searches by clicking the
down arrow in the search box.
•
• For greater flexibility, try dedicated services, such as
PubMed and Web of Sciences.
There are two major strategies to use these indexes to find
research articles (plus one general fallback strategy):
• Keyword search: Looks for articles whose titles, abstracts,
or author lists contain a set of words that you supply. Used
by all the sites. This is what you're already used to.
http://scholar.google.com/schhp? ...
The aim of this lecture is to give an overview of the research process and to include resources to look for marketing information and company financial data.
Google Scholar and the Academic Web (November 2013) slides. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme. Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
Finding and managing information (including endnote OR zotero)Jamie Bisset
Most recent version of slides from Durham "Finding and Managing Information" session.. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme.
[These slides cover the content for the 'Finding Information' component of the session]
[Last Devlivered November 2014]
Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
The two faces of Google Scholar
Opening the academic Pandora’s Box
Why do we call it a big data bibliometric tool?
Drawbacks Google Scholar, Google Scholar Citations, Google Scholar Metrics
O SIBiUSP em parceria com a American Journal Experts - AJE (empresa especializada em ajudar pesquisadores à eliminar as barreiras linguísticas e ter seu trabalho publicado nas revistas de mais alto impacto) traz para a comunidade científica de São Paulo o "Workshop de Publicação Científica - AJE", apresentado pela Gerente de Parcerias Estratégicas do Square Research, Amy Beisel.
How to Find ArticlesFinding research articles1 Why find .docxwellesleyterresa
How to Find Articles
Finding research articles
1 Why find research articles?
2 What is a research article?
3 Strategies to find research articles
4 Advanced search interface
5 Logistics of how to find full-text articles
6 How to read research articles
What is a research article?
Before we talk about how to find research articles, we have to
agree on what we're looking for. We're looking for scientific
truth. Where do you get it? From a Trustworthy Authority? Give
me a break! (see rant).
Scientific truth resides in research articles. A research article is
one that provides observations or the observed results of
experiments (not merely conclusions) and a description of how
the experiments were performed, in sufficient detail that
someone else might replicate them. You will recognize them by
the detail paid to the methods on which the results were based.
A news report of a scientific finding is not a research article. It
doesn't describe how to do the experiment. A review article is
not a research article. It combines lessons learned from multiple
research articles but, again, does not describe how to do the
experiments it covers.
Strategies to find research articles
If you know the exact title of the article you're looking for, then:
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/why-find-research-articles.html
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/how-to-read-articles.html
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~elhaij/bnfo300/17/Units/Intro-course/trustworthy-authority.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/help/modules/review.html
• Your favorite search engine may be the fastest way to reach
the article (if you have its exact title). However, if you're
doing this from off-campus, the site you reach will not
recognize your IP address and not realize that you are a
member of the VCU community and thus deserving of the
full text of articles in journals to which VCU subscribes.
•
• VCU library general search facility is an excellent way of
getting most articles. If you are accessing it from off
campus, you'll be prompted for your eID and password if
needed. But no database is perfect, and you may sometimes
need to look elsewhere.
If you don't know the exact title, then:
• Using a search engines is generally a poor strategy -- too
low of a signal-to-noise ratio
•
• Google Scholar is much better but I haven't used it enough
to know how its database compares to others. Note that
Google Scholar allows advanced searches by clicking the
down arrow in the search box.
•
• For greater flexibility, try dedicated services, such as
PubMed and Web of Sciences.
There are two major strategies to use these indexes to find
research articles (plus one general fallback strategy):
• Keyword search: Looks for articles whose titles, abstracts,
or author lists contain a set of words that you supply. Used
by all the sites. This is what you're already used to.
http://scholar.google.com/schhp? ...
This is a lesson in Research 1- Basic Research and is good for a 1.5 hours classroom activity. It covers images that can motivate undergraduate students from class participation during the class activity.
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3.3 How Do I Find Information?
Your Road Map to Success: Section 3.3
Learning Outcome 3.3: Explain how to search for information in a digital university library and on the
Internet and determine what type of search is required based on an information need.
Why is this important?
Mastering this outcome will help strengthen your researching skills and ability to locate information both
on the Internet and in a digital university library. For example, Jamar’s first visit to the digital library was
frustrating. He couldn’t find anything related to the specific topic he wanted to research. After consulting
a librarian and learning more about searching, he realized he had been using the wrong databases. His
second visit was much more fruitful; he found all he needed in just a few minutes!
How does this relate to your success in this course?
Mastering this learning outcome will help you locate the information you need to do your assignments
quickly and efficiently so that you can balance the needs of school, work, family, and other commitments.
It will also give you the tools to find the answers you need—whether you are researching a school
assignment or seeking advice for yourself or your family.
All libraries have a system for organizing and accessing their collection that is specific to the resources they
carry and the communities they serve. Most public and academic libraries use electronic catalogs that allow users
to search their collections online. An online catalog is a digital record that contains all of the physical items
located within a library. It may also contain a record of the ebooks and journals a library carries, though typically
not its databases. These catalogs are searchable by title, author, subject, keyword, and more. Libraries have also
shared their catalogs, making them available online through WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp
(https://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp) ). This worldwide catalog lists library items available based on your location
and contains bibliographic information on the holdings of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.
A purely digital library does not have a physical collection and therefore does not use a catalog. Instead, it uses
several databases. A database is a digital collection of stored information that has been organized, often by
several criteria, such as author, title, and subject. Databases include abstracts, full-text documents, images,
statistics, and more. Some databases contain general information on a variety of topics, and others contain
information only within a specific discipline or field. Think of a database like a virtual library shelf. It contains
many of the same resources you would find on a shelf in a physical library but in a digital form.
The Internet is another system that has also significa ...
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3.3 How Do I Find Information?
Your Road Map to Success: Section 3.3
Learning Outcome 3.3: Explain how to search for information in a digital university library and on the
Internet and determine what type of search is required based on an information need.
Why is this important?
Mastering this outcome will help strengthen your researching skills and ability to locate information both
on the Internet and in a digital university library. For example, Jamar’s first visit to the digital library was
frustrating. He couldn’t find anything related to the specific topic he wanted to research. After consulting
a librarian and learning more about searching, he realized he had been using the wrong databases. His
second visit was much more fruitful; he found all he needed in just a few minutes!
How does this relate to your success in this course?
Mastering this learning outcome will help you locate the information you need to do your assignments
quickly and efficiently so that you can balance the needs of school, work, family, and other commitments.
It will also give you the tools to find the answers you need—whether you are researching a school
assignment or seeking advice for yourself or your family.
All libraries have a system for organizing and accessing their collection that is specific to the resources they
carry and the communities they serve. Most public and academic libraries use electronic catalogs that allow users
to search their collections online. An online catalog is a digital record that contains all of the physical items
located within a library. It may also contain a record of the ebooks and journals a library carries, though typically
not its databases. These catalogs are searchable by title, author, subject, keyword, and more. Libraries have also
shared their catalogs, making them available online through WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp
(https://www.worldcat.org/default.jsp) ). This worldwide catalog lists library items available based on your location
and contains bibliographic information on the holdings of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.
A purely digital library does not have a physical collection and therefore does not use a catalog. Instead, it uses
several databases. A database is a digital collection of stored information that has been organized, often by
several criteria, such as author, title, and subject. Databases include abstracts, full-text documents, images,
statistics, and more. Some databases contain general information on a variety of topics, and others contain
information only within a specific discipline or field. Think of a database like a virtual library shelf. It contains
many of the same resources you would find on a shelf in a physical library but in a digital form.
The Internet is another system that has also significa ...
This presentation was given to animal science students, and was adapted from a number of sources (in the reference list). It is intended to help students understand how to structure a scientific article and the basics of scientific writing.
This presentation was given to postgraduate students to assist them with using Microsoft Word and it's functions for formatting to present a polished looking document.
This guide walks you through how to conduct a literature review, including some useful hints and tips on how to manage your literature and structure the writing of the review. Any postgraduate student will find this guide useful.
This was delivered to the Masters in Social Work class to assist with their thesis, specifically their literature review. This training covered the theory and basics of "how to" literature review.
This presentation is to assist students and graduates in conducting an academic literature review, with step by step help, including some tips for academic reading and writing.
Library training given to the Social Development Honours students, specifically looking at the library databases, referencing and plagiarism, finding information and using the UCT Library.
The Use and Perceptions of Open Access Resources by Legal Academics at the Un...Elizabeth Moll-Willard
Presentation of above-titled paper at the Law via the Internet Conference at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ in 2017.
Although access to primary legal materials in South Africa is now easily accessible as a result of the Free Access to Law movement, access to legal scholarship is not as easy. Through using the University of Cape Town (UCT) as a case study, due to its research intensive nature, it is possible to see how academics are publishing their legal scholarship through the use of bibliometrics and data mining. After the success of a Research Visibility month, law librarians were able to attest to the perceptions of legal academics around the importance of the openness and visibility of their research. The author contrasts these two to see if the perception of legal academics around the visibility of their resources reflects their publishing practices. It is seen that although academics at UCT publish mostly in closed journals, the publishing in open and hybrid journals has slowly increased during the period 2011-2015. Further it is evidenced that legal academics are exploring other avenues, including that of self-archiving, to boost the visibility of their work. Law Librarians are able to assist in boosting at least the visibility, if not the openness of legal academics’ work.
The first workshop given to the law academics at UCT that covers research identifiers and research profiles, journal impact factors and citation analysis.
SAFLII is a free legal database that is rich in resources. This training covers how to do topic searches for resources, how to use the advanced searches as well as browsing SAFLII and using LawCite.
This presentation was given to the Masters class for Intellectual Property Law in order to familiarise themselves with the UCT Law Library, its staff, procedures and policies and its resources. It gives an overview of the different resources, with short how-tos included on their use.
This training is presented to first year law students to familiarise them with legal resources available at UCT. The training covers how to access the different resources and conduct basic searches.
Practical Legal Research training presented to the Legal Practice, Integrated Assessment Program and Final Year classes at the UCT Law Faculty. It covers various legal research skills, including the research process for practical legal problems.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
4. Your library website
Each menu deals
with relevant
information –
looking for
something? Use the
“find” option,
curious about how
long you get your
books for? “using the
library” can answer
that!
SunSearch: look
for books, articles,
and more!
Library guides:
your how-to
mecca of
information
Quick links are
there to help
you find what
you need fast
Got a question? Just ask a
librarian!
5. Your library guide
5
Use the headings to
find what you want!
A great starting point
is ‘searching tips’!
Use these to contact me!
7. Getting off campus access to
resources – Library links
7
Because the library purchases a lot of the material, you will need to "prove"
to the database you are a student. Most databases might ask you for a
password.
Do not put in your own credentials unless there's a specific instruction.
The library automatically "fills" in the password through IP authentication. If
your IP address reads that you are on an internet connection that is linked
to Stellenbosch University, then the database will give you access. This
means that when you are off-campus, you need to use a proxy to tell the
database you are from Stellenbosch.
This proxy is automatically contained in all the links on the library's page
and your library how-to guide's page.
So the simplest way to get access, is to simply use the library website
and your library how-to guide.
8. Getting off campus access to
resources
8
Google Scholar
• You can set
up your
Google
Scholar to
link into the
library’s
resources
Library
catalogue
• You can
follow a
reference
using the
library
catalogue
Library guide
• Your library
guide already
has the links
to the
databases
ready to go!
9. COVID-19 and the Library
Limited amount of students – so bookings are essential to visit the library.
To get a book, you don’t need to visit the library – you can simply request a
book pick up by emailing the name of the book, the shelf number and your
student number to jsg_uitl@sun.ac.za
Although you can’t drop in at my desk anymore, you can book an appointment
with me online at any time by clicking on the “online appointment” box on my
library guide.
9
10. Library Spaces
If you don’t know the library or it’s been so long you
can’t remember it – make an appointment with me
to give you a quick tour and show you our newly
renovated spaces and the Research Commons (our
exclusive postgrad study space).
I’ll also show you our new Makerspace, which is
aimed at creating and designing things, and has
robotics stations and 3D printers available.
10
12. Research: Where do you start?
Identifying search topics, identifying gaps in knowledge and
constructing a search strategy
This allows you to cover all bases and collect relevant information
14. Step 1: Identify your keywords
14
Write down your topic:
Mulching and tillage with compost to improve
poor performing grapevines
Concept
number
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
Main
concept
Mulch Compost Grapevines
Alternative
concepts
Tillage Organic matter Vineyards
Vitis Vinifera
15. Step 2: Combine Keywords to make a
search strategy
15
Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT
AND – returns results with both keywords
OR – returns results with one or the other keyword
NOT – returns results excluding specific keywords
16. Step 2: Combine Keywords to make a
search strategy
16
Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT
17. Step 2: Combine Keywords to make a
search strategy
17
Boolean Operators - AND / OR / NOT
Quotation Marks “ ” – keep keywords together, for exact
phrase searching eg. “western cape”
Brackets ( ) – keep concepts together, used for synonyms
eg. (compost OR “organic matter”)
18. Step 2: Combine Keywords to make a
search strategy
18
(mulch OR tillage)
AND
(compost OR “organic matter")
AND
(grapevine OR vineyard OR “vitis
vinifera”)
19. 19
Step 3: Identify your database
Databases Basics
A database is an electronic index to journal or
magazine articles, containing citations, abstracts
and often either the full text of the articles, or links
to the full text.
It allows you to search for information using:
Keywords
Titles
Authors
Abstracts
20. Using search engines (Databases or
Google / Google Scholar) effectively
Keep in mind that Google is a good starting point, but that it isn’t able to
access most of our resources!
◦ For example – Scopus results are not are available via Google or Google Scholar
Every database has a search engine like Google – but they are not always as
intuitive as Google
◦ Keep in mind that Google saves searches and uses specific algorithms to adapt to
your previous searches – this gives the efficient impression
When using any search engine – be more specific and keep in mind how to
evaluate information
◦ The more specific you are, the more relevant results it will give
Remember you are looking for PEER REVIEWED CREDIBLE ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
20
21. 21
Step 4: Perform your search
Here are a couple of databases to use (consult your
library guide for the full list):
Scopus
Web of Science
Google Scholar
CAB Abstracts
22. Search strategy
Take a topic and, using what we’ve just covered, create your own search
strategy.
If you don’t have a topic in mind, use this one:
Extraction and bioconversion of aroma impact compounds from
Sauvignon Blanc grapes to wine matrices during white wine
production
22
25. Simply paste your search strategy into the search, and click on search!
25
26. 26
Refine to specific
years and more
here
You can click on “view at
Publisher” or “find it” to view
the full text of the article
You can see
(and click) on
the citations of
an article
32. 32
You can click on “view at
Publisher” or “find it” to view
the full text of the article
Refine to specific
years and more
here
You can see
(and click) on
the citations of
an article
33. Google Scholar
Comprehensive abstract and citation database of academic literature
with full-text links
Keep in mind not all literature in it is academic or trustworthy (evaluate
the information)
33
35. 35
Refine to
specific
years here
You can click on “full
text@Stellenbosch” to see
the full article
You can see
(and click) on
the citations of
an article
37. 37
Evaluating information in general
Currency:
Published recently, links functioning, if older – updated recently
Reliability:
From a reputable source/institution- publisher, University, Research Unit,
Company
Authority:
Creator is an expert in their field, and affiliated with a reputable institution
Accuracy:
The information can be verified
Purpose:
The research was conducted in a manner that is commonly accepted in the field,
and is evident in the article
38. How to skim read (to check for
credibility)
First
sentence of
each
paragraph
Introduction
+ conclusion
Table of
contents
Abstract
Title, author,
journal, date
39. 39
Reliable websites
Any Website ending in:
.org; .gov; .edu; .ac
Official News sites like :
News24, IOL, BBC, CNN
(PressReader database)
42. Search alerts
On certain databases you can set up search alerts for your topic:
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You can set how
often – daily or
weekly and even
pick specific days
This is your search
strategy
You can name
your alerts to
keep them
organised
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Look for the “create
alert” button and
then choose the
details
44. Predatory journals
“Predatory journals and publishers are
entities that prioritize self-interest at the
expense of scholarship and are characterized
by false or misleading information, deviation
from best editorial and publication practices,
a lack of transparency, and/or the use of
aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation
practices.” (Grudniewicz et al, 2019)
(https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y)
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45. Avoiding predatory journals
Easiest way: use ACADEMIC databases for searching
◦ Exception to this is Google Scholar that indexes many predatory journals. You
must evaluate where the information comes from in that case to check if the
journal is legitimate
Some databases offer you a chance to check for predatory journals
◦ Use the “source” lists on Scopus and Web of Science – make sure the
journals are still being indexed
When checking where a journal is indexed, if it is currently indexed in Scopus
and Web of Science you can proceed safely. There are also many fake indexes
so don’t be fooled!
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46. Check the following journals
You’ve got three examples on your guide – have a look at all three and
tell me whether they are predatory or not.
Journal names:
International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences
International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research
Article:
Use of enzymes in wine making: a review by K Mojsov
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47. Choosing a journal to publish in
Step 1: Is it on the DHET accredited list?
Step 2: Best journal for my subject field – what cost implications are
there?
Databases that help:
◦ Scopus
◦ Web of Science
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49. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the theft and use of the ideas, material and
other intellectual property of others that are passed off as
one’s own
This can take multiple forms
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OBVIOUS FORMS:
Buying / borrowing a paper and
copying it
Hiring somebody to write for you
Cutting and pasting text
Direct translations
Citing sources you didn’t use
LESS OBVIOUS FORMS:
Not giving proper credit
Not referencing images, etc.
Improper paraphrasing
Failing to give a proper reference
Not acknowledging outsourcing (eg.
Data)
50. Referencing
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Know the Referencing Style that you are using
Make sure what you are referencing, different material types
are displayed differently in the bibliography
Makes sure that your in-text citations match your bibliography
Most important, be CONSISTENT
52. You can recognise the publication
type by the reference
Each type of reference tells you what it is
It can be
◦ books
◦ chapters in books
◦ articles in journals
◦ reports
◦ conference papers, proceedings
◦ bills, acts, legislation
◦ and many more
What about websites?
These are not always reliable sources of information!
53. Type of source Elements in the reference
Book Place of
publication
Publisher’s name Author’s or
editor’s name
Title of the book in
italics or underlined
Chapter in a
book
The word “IN” Author of the
chapter
Title of the
chapter
Title of the book in
italics or underlined
Page numbers
Journal Specific year Volume number Page numbers
Conference
papers/
proceedings
Proceedings of…
or
Conference... Symposium Papers from
Reports Report… Corporate
Companies as
author
54. Reference management tools
Programs that assist you in storing your
citations, managing your citations and then
inserting citations in a specific citation style
while you write your assignment
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Social Media channels
What you will find on our pages
◦ Relevant scientific research in
the world
◦ Library news: tips, workshops
and more
Published a paper? Doing
something interesting in the lab?
Tag me or email me so I can share
it! Get your research heard!
57. Thank you
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Email: emw@sun.ac.za
Library Guides:
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Editor's Notes
If you haven’t got to know the library space itself and would like a quick tour, also feel welcome to make an appointment with me and I can show you which section on the shelves you’ll find your books, the different study spaces available (including the Research Commons which is exclusive to postgraduate students) and our Makerspace where you can create and 3D print, amongst other places in the library
When you have a topic, the first thing to do is write down your topic, and pull out the keywords. I always use columns, so that I can put alternatives next to the word, as you can see here. With this topic, we can use the word winemaking but also the word oenology. You need to think of alternative words, because different people use different words to describe the same concept, and by using both words instead of only one in my search then I make sure I am getting all the possible literature.
We take these keywords and then combine them with what is called a Boolean Operator. These are from the days when machine language started, before algorithms and search engines were made, and they are a way you can force the algorithm to work to your advantage. The operators are AND, OR and NOT. You put the operator in between the two keywords and the operator tells the database what you want it to do with the keywords.
Here you can see how the three words work. An AND will make sure that the search brings back only those results that have both of your keywords in, while an OR will bring back results that contain all the words. The OR is used for your alternative words, like synonyms or similar concepts. The NOT excludes results, so it disappears results that have got either one.
We also have some handy punctuation tips which can help. Quotation marks keep phrases (two or more words) together. So if you wanted to search for wine making process, you would write it in quotation marks and it tells the database to bring back those words next to each other.
Brackets are used to combine two searches into one – so if you take your alternative terms for something, you would put them both in a bracket with an OR inbetween. For example, wine making OR oenology. The bracket tells the database that you want it to do essentially two searches – with either of your words.
So to take our topic, we would do the following – we would put the two OR concepts (our alternative concepts) in brackets, and note the quotation marks for “wine making”. We would combine this with the AND tannin concept. This is our search strategy – we can now copy and paste it into any database and it will work.
Before putting it in a database, we would need to understand a bit more about them. You have two kinds of databases – one that always has the actual full text of the article in, and one that doesn’t need to have the full text in. That second one is called an abstract or citation database. An easy example is Google Scholar – it doesn’t have the full text, but it links to it.
The important thing to take note of databases is how they do their searches – they don’t always look through the full article, and even if they did, they prioritise words found in the title, keywords and abstracts of the article. If you are looking for a specific author, you can do that too. It is therefore very important to think about those alternative concepts because you are relying on only a few words available to bring back the article.
I’ve mentioned Google Scholar and I just want to take a moment to speak about it and other databases. Google Scholar is a great starting point, but it doesn’t have access to all the scholarly sources we have. By access – I mean it doesn’t even get to show the results, or it drops the results so far down, you don’t see it. The way that results are structured in Google Scholar still are skewed by things like database clicks, and paid algorithms. So you cannot search only on it – you need to search on multiple databases.
Academic databases are not as friendly as the searches in Google Scholar – they don’t pick up spelling errors for you or autocorrect your spelling. So you need to be very specific and careful with your searches.
The last warning I will give about Google Scholar is that it has a quantity not quality approach – there is a lot of fake academic articles and even non academic articles in Google Scholar, so anything you find, you need to be able to evaluate. Keep in mind you are looking for peer reviewed, credible academic information – something which academic databases guarantee while Google Scholar does not.
We spoke about your search strategy, now you get to use it in your databases. I would suggest that at the minimum you search in all four of these databases: Scopus, Web of Science, CAB Abstracts and Google Scholar (if your settings into the library’s subscriptions have been set up).
How to skim:
Review the abstracts or introduction
These summarise what the article is about so you know if to include it
Note main ideas
Does it address topic statement?
You are not looking for every article ever written
Just the seminal ones that convey the main academic opinions about the topic
The second tool is a database called Pressreader, which is available to all Stellenbosch staff and students, and can be downloaded as an app on your phone or tablet for offline reading as well. PressReader lets you keep up to date with news and magazines and even includes some trade magazines like Landbouweekblad.
Credibility is a combination of Reliability, Authority, Validity and Accuracy