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- 1. PRS4799 Postgraduate Course Feedback Literature searching November 2013
- 2. Today we will cover… • Using your Library Subject Guide • Searching Barbour and British Standards Online • Searching journal databases effectively for relevant articles • Accessing the articles you have found in full-text
- 3. Finding your Library Subject Guide MyUniHub Library subject guides My Study Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment My Library
- 5. Accessing today’s resources Library subject guide: Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment Resources tab Finding journal articles / Using databases
- 6. Barbour • The first time you use Barbour you need to register yourself • Do this when on campus, after logging into MyUniHub
- 7. British Standards Online If necessary, click here to log in
- 8. What is a journal? • Similar format to a magazine • Published regularly • Focuses on a particular academic discipline • Contains articles by different authors • Also contains book reviews & editorials
- 9. What is in a journal database? • • This is an example of a record from the database Medline. Can you find these pieces of information in the record? Journal Title, Issue, Article title, Volume, Page Numbers, Date, Author/s • Is there an Abstract available? (What is an Abstract?)
- 10. Journal databases • The chance to search a collection of journals that is specifically for your subject/s • More options to refine your search results • Journals are usually all peer-reviewed
- 11. Peer review • A formal 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.
- 12. Key databases Web of Science (Science Citation Index) The leading science and technical journals Science Direct Elsevier’s excellent online journal package Medline The premier biomedical database
- 13. A few search tips… • Look for an ‘Advanced search’ page • Use specific keywords (not long sentences) and combine them in separate search boxes. e.g. flood AND policy
- 14. A few search tips… • Try synonyms for your keywords e.g. congenital malformation / birth defects • To search for a phrase, use “ ” e.g. “climate change” • To find different word endings, use * e.g. flood* (finds flood, floods, flooding)
- 15. Web of Science (Science Citation Index) Choose only the databases that are relevant:
- 16. Science Direct To get full-text only: Choose Advanced Search, then the Journals tab Select Subscribed journals and Open Access articles Select 2003 to present
- 17. Medline
- 18. Have we got access to the full-text? • 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.
- 19. Have we got access to the full-text? Search the Library Catalogue to see if we have access to the full-text of this article:
- 20. If we do not have access… • Go to My Study > My Library > Inter-Library Loans, log in and complete a request form • You will receive a PDF link to the article via email • Takes from 2 days to 1 week. • There is a charge of £3 for this service
- 21. Other libraries • Sconul Access Scheme http://www.sconul.ac.uk/using_other_libraries/ac • British Library http://www.bl.uk/
- 22. Referencing
- 23. Managing your references • Use bibliographic management software • RefWorks • myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > R • How to guides: – http://bit.ly/RefWorkshelp
- 24. Need help? • Librarians in 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
- EVERYONE PLEASE LOG ON, OPEN FIREFOX AND LOG IN TO UNIHUB. HAND OUT THE KEYWORDS SHEETS (1 between 2)
- NOTE THAT: APH and OHSE students already had a 1hr induction with my during induction week. However we are looking at largely different resources today. I also hope that they can answer some of my questions quickly from their prior learning!!
- STUDENTS ALL FOLLOW THIS PATH NOW NOTE THAT: Their guide is called Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment
- POINT OUT: Home page > Appointments Resources > Catalogue, Summon, Databases, Web resources Information Skills > Powerpoints, Referencing
- STUDENTS ALL FOLLOW THIS PATH NOW
- Show: A-Z Barbour resources > Technical guides, EH Checklists Document Library > Contributing publishers, Search Legislation Diary > Legislation on unauthorised GM rice from China The Briefing > News STUDENTS TRY IT using their keywords handouts.
- BSOL – Note that we have 50 spaces free, if anyone wants to add any more. BEFORE next slide, ask students: Can tell me some key features of journals? Why is it important to use them?
- GIVE STUDENTS 1-2 MINUTES TO DISCUSS THE TASK IN PAIRS. TAKE FEEDBACK.
- POINT OUT THAT: Some databases will not provide direct access to full-text articles, but will still let you know about important articles on your subject – we’ll cover this later... ASK BEFORE NEXT SLIDE: Does anyone know what peer reviewed means?
- If you want to show an example of a peer reviewed journal, put up the website for the journal PLOS One: http://www.plosone.org/static/information;jsessionid=76EECD099008A3E565A9BABA1162E749
- ARE THE ARTICLES IN THESE DATABASES PEER REVIEWED? SCIENCE CITATION INDEX (WEB OF SCIENCE) – All journals are peer reviewed, see: http://wokinfo.com/publisher_relations/journals/ SCIENCE DIRECT - All journals are peer reviewed (It tells you at the top of the home page) MEDLINE – All journals go through a rigorous selection process before being accepted for the database. See this Fact sheet: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/jsel.html
- STUDENTS TRY IT FOR 5 MINUTES (USE SAME KEYWORDS ON HANDOUTS). GO ROUND AND ANSWER QUESTIONS TAKE FEEDBACK FROM WHOLE CLASS.
- STUDENTS TRY IT FOR 5 MINUTES (USE SAME KEYWORDS ON HANDOUTS). GO ROUND AND ANSWER QUESTIONS TAKE FEEDBACK FROM WHOLE CLASS.
- STUDENTS TRY IT FOR 5 MINUTES (USE SAME KEYWORDS ON HANDOUTS). GO ROUND AND ANSWER QUESTIONS TAKE FEEDBACK FROM WHOLE CLASS.
- DEMO: Search the Library Catalogue for this journal article: Schoefs, B. (2004). Determination of pigments in vegetables. Journal of chromatography A. 1054, (1-2), p. 217-226. Show them how to navigate right through to the full-text. Students can do it with you if they like, or just watch.
- STUDENTS now try this one themselves. Take feedback, and run through on screen if necessary.
- 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.
- *** DON’T FORGET TO COLLECT THE PRINT JOURNALS BACK IN!! ***