For 1st year BSc Sport and Exercise programmes at Middlesex University 2017

1. Essential
Library Skills
SES1242 02/10/2017

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Today we are going to cover...
• Different types of resources available for
your studies
• Finding information for your group
presentation
• Using Cite Them Right, your online
referencing guide

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Reading lists

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Assignment 1 – Group presentation
Where would
you start
looking?

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Assignment 3 – Literature Review
• This assignment requires you to
• use your research skills and
• find several journal articles on a topic (you’ll be
given a choice)
• to produce a literature review.
• You need to select a maximum of 5 articles
from academic journals that are
• relevant to your degree programme and
• on the same topic.

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Finding resources
myUniHub > My Study > My Library
Go to My Study…
My Library
Select Summon – search
for books, journal articles
and more…
Login to
MyUniHub

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Keywords - What are the main things we need to find
information on?
• Technology
• For athletes
— Equipment, clothing, footwear,
surfaces
• For coaching
— Video analysis, GPS tracking,
video feedback, statistical
analysis
• For officials
— Decision review systems e.g.
video replay, goal line technology,
Hawk-Eye
• Physiological and
biomechanical testing to
improve performance or
health
— Force plates, heart monitors…
• Sport
• Specific sports?
• Specific groups of
athletes?
— e.g. elite, youth, disabled
athletes etc
Broaden it out / narrow it
down
Any synonyms or
alternative words?

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Over to you
• Search Summon for some sources for your
assignment - try and focus it on something
that interests you
• Use the tips on the handout to refine your
results
• Save or print articles that look useful

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Refine your search
 Full text online
Scholarly &
peer review
 Journal
Articles only
 Date range
 Discipline,
e.g. recreation &
sports

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Referencing - easy marks!
Marking criteria
1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-20
References:
Reference to
sources
including
directions for
further study
20%
Broad and
relevant
readings
examined
and used
selectively in
presentation.
Good range of
appropriate
references used
during the
presentation.
Conventional
references
and readings
used within
presentation.
Adequate but
limited use of
references
during
presentation.
Critique relies on
none or one
reference.
Evidence of
unexamined
personal opinion

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Referencing guide – Cite Them Right
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MyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Referencing

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Task 3: Using Cite Them Right…
Look at the journal
references on your
worksheet and decide
which one is correct

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Referencing
• Aughey, R.J. (2011) ‘Applications of GPS technologies to
field sports’, International Journal of Sports Physiology
and Performance, 6, pp.295-310
• In-text citation: (Aughey, 2011)

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My Subject – library guides
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Need help?
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• UniHelp – in person, online, by phone
• Librarians in the Study Hub (1st floor of the library)
Monday – Friday 9-5
• LET drop-in help 12-3 Monday-Friday, Study Hub
• SES ‘My Subject’ Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/sport
• Ask!