Library Workshop: 3 Ways Libraries Can Make Academic Life Easier
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The document summarizes a library workshop on ways libraries can make academic life easier. It discusses three basics: 1) library contact information and one-stop shops for resources, 2) how to search the library catalog and databases, and 3) finding books and articles. It provides examples of searching for and citing specific book and article resources. The workshop also covers avoiding plagiarism by understanding copyright and licensing, and properly citing sources using referencing software.
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Library Workshop: 3 Ways Libraries Can Make Academic Life Easier
- 1. Library Workshop ACDI Masters 2014 By Linda Kelly @ UCT Libraries Academic Librarian: EGS, Archaeology & Oceanography Linda.Kelly@uct.ac.za By Linda Kelly l Academic Librarian @ UCT Libraries
- 2. ways libraries can make your academic life easier By Linda Kelly l Academic Librarian @ UCT
- 3. #1. save time #2. get better grades #3. find things that Google cant
- 4. The 3 Basics 1) 1-stop-shops & contact 2) How to search 3) Find stuff: books & articles
- 5. stop shops & contacts • Library website - http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/ – Off campus login – Ask-A-Librarian – Subject Guides
- 6. 2. How to search…(a) How is info organised?
- 7. 2. How to search...(b) Where to find books & articles? • Aleph – Online Catalogue : books only • ALEPH & WorldCat Local • Platforms • Databases
- 8. SAGE DATABASE ON RESEARCH METHODS SAGE Research Methods Online … a tool designed to help you create research projects and understand the methods behind them. Online Resources books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, articles, Green & Blue Books, videos (access using Off-Campus-Login via UCT Libraries website) Videos Video 1: SAGE Research Methods Overview Video 2: How to Start Your Research Video 3: Methods Map and Methods Lists (URL: http://srmo.sagepub.com/page/tips-and-tutorials/tutorials
- 10. 2. How to search…(c) Avoid “speeding” fines! Plagiarism Copyright • Creative Commons license • Create your own licence • Includes images • Cannot present another person’s work as your own • Can get expelled • Bad reputation amongst peers Referencing • Online guides • Many software programmes • RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley, etc.
- 11. RefWorks
- 12. 2. How to search…(c) c) What is Boolean Searching? AND, OR, NOT See Boolean Operators Guide in EGS LibGuide
- 13. 3. Find stuff: books & articles...(a) You either have… a) the book & article info, i.e. title, author, journal, etc. OR b) the essay task & subject area
- 14. 3. Find stuff: books & articles...(b) Examples • Book Title: Environmental Governance and Climate Change in Africa • Article Title: Brown, M. 2009. Markets, climate change, and food security in West Africa. Environmental science & technology, 43(21):8016-8020.
- 16. Recap 1 (a)
- 17. Recap 1(b)
- 19. Thank you Linda Kelly @ UCT Libraries Academic Librarian: EGS, Archaeology & Oceanography Linda.Kelly@uct.ac.za
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Online ref guides: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/research-help/referencing-help/RefWorks guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/refworksCC about: http://creativecommons.org/CClicence: http://creativecommons.org/choose/CC images & Flicker:
- Boolean Operators Guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=63609&sid=4372608