This document provides an overview of library resources for research, including how to search for journal articles, access databases and full texts, evaluate sources, cite references, and get help from librarians. It discusses searching keywords, journal databases like Medline and Science Direct, citation indexes, interlibrary loans, and reference management software like RefWorks.
1. MSc Risk and MSc Environmental
Pollution Control November 2013
Library research resources
http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library
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Searching for journal articles
Thinking about keywords
Searching databases for articles on a topic
Accessing full-text online
Referencing and RefWorks
5. What is a journal?
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Similar to magazines
Academic subjects
Current research
Peer reviewed
Published regularly
Well qualified authors
Unbiased, objective
Abstracts
References
6. What is in a journal database?
• Example from Medline.
• Journal = Cancer Science
• Is there an Abstract?
7. Finding a specific article
myUniHub > My Study > My Library
Select Library Catalogue, choose
A-Z and then Journal Title
8. Finding a specific article
Choose A-Z
Change to
Journal A-Z
Search for
journal title
9. Find the article pdf
Tombs, S. (1999) Death and work in Britain The
Sociological Review Vol. 47 (2) pages 345-367
Almond, P. (2006) An inspector’s-eye view: the prospective
enforcement of work-related fatality cases British
Journal of Criminology Vol. 46 pages 893-916
Baldock, R., James, P., Smallbone, D., Vickers, I. (2006)
Influences on small-firm compliance-related behaviour:
the case of workplace health and safety Environment
and Planning C: Government and Policy Vol.24 pages
827-846
11. The real thing
Your project - Have you thought about?
• Search terms
• Alternative terms
• More specific terms
• Related subjects
• False positives
15. Searching for articles on a topic:
Journal databases
• Peer reviewed articles
• Information not available
elsewhere
• Up-to-date
• Your subjects
• Full-text access
• Access on/off campus
• Personalize
• Citation and journal impact info
16. A few search tips…
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Use specific keywords (not sentences)
Think of alternatives
Flood* = Flood or Floods or Flooding, etc
“Risk management” for set phrase
Try Advanced search to combine words
– e.g. flood AND policy
– e.g. risk OR hazard
17. Accessing journal databases
MyUniHub
My Study
My Library
Library subject guide:
Public health, Risk, Safety &
Environment
Resources tab
Finding journal articles/
Using databases
18. Try these databases…
Barbour
• Best practice, guidance, law for practitioners
Science Direct
• Full text online journals collection
Medline
• Biomedical references
….Don’t forget British Standards Online too….
19. 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
22. Citation indexes
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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
24. But it’s not in the Library….
• Inter Library Loans
– myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Inter Library Loans
– Log in: Complete form
– PDF link to article via email
– Takes 2 days or so
– £3 charge
• Sconul Access
– http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
28. Managing your references
• Use bibliographic management software
• RefWorks
• myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary >
Databases > R
• How to guides:
– http://bit.ly/RefWorkshelp
29. 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
• Middlesex University app
30. Need help?
Librarians - Specialist Zone - 1st floor
11-3 Monday – Friday (on call 9-11, 3-5)
Ask a Librarian
http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
PRS Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/prs
Editor's Notes
Welcome and intros.Likely to be 30 people, 6 of whom are registered students.Sit in groups around people who do have logins.
EVERYONE PLEASE FACE THE FRONT FOR 2 MINUTES (NOT COMPUTERS).BEFORE next slide, ask students: Can tell me some key features of journals? What are they?
Introduce reading listsBest via MyUniHubLinks from Library and IT website, Library Subject Guides and also MyLearningPRS4431
NOTE: These refs are all from p22 of the Module Reader, which the tutor wants us to practise on.(NOTE: We DO have the full-text of them all!!)
Group discussion:What can you see in the picture…fruitIf 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 resultsCan you be more specific ie. Type of fruit: apples, oranges, bananas etcLocation: Stall, market, outdoor market, fruit market, BritainDetail: boxes, signs, astroturf, prices, colour of fruit, lights, pound £ signs, special offer etcPeople in background: old, young, male, female > stall holder, customers, browsers etcThink of related subjects eg. retail, commercial, financial, point-of-saleShopping, shops, fish/meat/clothes market, shopping centres, high streetTown, city, centre, British townNutrition: vits and minsAlso: Orange or Blackberry: fruit NOT telephoneApple: fruit NOT computerThinking beyond the obvious, looking for the detail that might make a difference.
Ask students: How is it different to Google? (i.e: it aims to index academic articles only).SHOW STUDENTS LIVE: Link Google Scholar to Middlesex, to pick up full-text info. Go to Settings > Library links > Search for Middlesex University. (N.B. This may happen automatically on campus, but they will need to set it up themselves at home.)STUDENTS NOW FIND GOOGLE SCHOLAR AND ALL TRY SOME SEARCHES, USING 1) THE TOPICS TO BE PROVIDED BY ROB COUCH, AND 2) SOME ARTICLES BY AUTHOR NAME, AS REQUESTED BY ROB – get the names from p22 of the Module Reader.TAKE FEEDBACK ON GOOGLE SCHOLAR.
CS £1397 IEEE Xplore £61,000 Summon £16kAccess to quality information eg. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings , research etcInformation not available elsewhereUp-to-dateFocussed/specificFull-text accessAccess on/off campusPersonalize eg. In MyEBSCO, once signerd up you can:Save preferencesOrganise research within foldersShare foldersSave search historyCreate email alerts/Rss feeds for searches and subjectsCan provide citation and journal impact info > more info on next slideMore info on using journal databases and the range available for PDE students on LibGuide: http://bit.ly/JournalDB
STUDENTS ALL FOLLOW THIS PATH NOWNOTE THAT: The Occupational Health, Safety & Environment students’ guide is called Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment
ARE THE ARTICLES IN THESE DATABASES PEER REVIEWED?SCIENCE CITATION INDEX (WEB OF SCIENCE) – Alljournals are peer reviewed, see: http://wokinfo.com/publisher_relations/journals/SCIENCE DIRECT - Alljournals are peer reviewed (It tells you at the top of the home page)MEDLINE – Alljournals 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 QUESTIONSTAKE FEEDBACK FROM WHOLE CLASS.
STUDENTS TRY IT FOR 5 MINUTES (USE SAME KEYWORDS ON HANDOUTS).GO ROUND AND ANSWER QUESTIONSTAKE FEEDBACK FROM WHOLE CLASS.
Which articles have cited an earlier articleie. 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 termsFind out how many times a paper has been cited ie. gauge the usefulness/quality. esteem of a paperDetermine 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 Science (Knowledge).Have a look on Web of Science:Citation infoJournal Citation Reports
Lee Harvey Oswald shot be Jack Ruby Nov 1963Information can be manipulated....need to make sure it is reliable.How do you decide if the information is reliable....what criteria?Hand out Criteria Game.
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?
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.
