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Welcome! Croeso !

Welcome! Croeso !. Your Librarians are: Elen Wyn Davies Sam Oakley Michele Davies Rebecca Kelleher Marie Bevan. buslib@swansea.ac.uk www.swansea.ac.uk/iss. Library research sessions. “be the result of a student’s own investigations and deliberations”

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Welcome! Croeso !

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  1. Welcome! Croeso! Your Librarians are: ElenWyn Davies Sam Oakley Michele Davies Rebecca Kelleher Marie Bevan buslib@swansea.ac.uk www.swansea.ac.uk/iss

  2. Library research sessions • “be the result of a student’s own investigations and deliberations” • “contain some originality (...a new application of some existing process or methodology, or a discussion of a topic in the light of some new or recently available information” EBP303 Module Outline

  3. How often do you use Google to look up information for your Academic work? • All of the time • Some of the time • Hardly ever

  4. Google Scholar • Google Scholar • http://scholar.google.co.uk • Searches academic resources e.g.: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles

  5. Evaluating Web Resources • Web pages can be set up by anybody • Before referencing a site, check that you are aware the information is reliable! • Key question: “Is the web page as good as information you would find in a book or academic journal?”

  6. Evaluating Web Resources • Check: • Who wrote the information? • Do they have relevant qualifications? • Have they written other material on the subject? • Do they have a bias? • When was the information published? • Is it current enough for your needs? • Why was the page put on the web? • Is it selling or promoting something? • Is it biased?

  7. Do you know what your topic is? • Yes, definitely • Maybe / almost • No

  8. What’s your topic?

  9. A Search Strategy Topic: Encouragement of entrepreneurship in a global economy

  10. A Search Strategy Topic: Encouragement of entrepreneurship in a global economy

  11. A Search Strategy Topic: Encouragement of entrepreneurship in a global economy

  12. Boolean Operators

  13. Search tips! • “independent trader” (exact phrase in quotes) • Wales NOT Australia (exclude a term) • Entrepreneur* (truncation symbol includes “Entrepreneur”, “Entrepreneurship”, “Entrepreneurs” etc.)

  14. Have you used journals (periodicals) before? • Yes • No • Not sure (what are they?)

  15. Searching for journal articles • To look for a specific journal: use iFind Discover • To look for a specific article: use iFind Research • To look for some full text articles on your topic: use iFind Research • For a more in-depth and focused search for all articles on your topic: use a bibliographic database such as EBSCO Business Source Complete

  16. Have you used iFind Research before? • Yes • No

  17. Have you used a bibliographic database such as EBSCO Business Source Complete before? • Yes • No

  18. Business academic databases do offer more ... • Commodity Reports • Company Profiles • Financial Information • Industry Reports • Market News • Market Research

  19. Access via Library subscription (ATHENS) Not everything will be available Full Text! Everything published on your topic Free!

  20. What is Athens? • Username – 123456@swansea.ac.uk • Password – normal login • IMPORTANT – set the ATHENS cookie first • From Home.swan.ac.uk, click on Library, then click on set the Athens cookie (Quick Links)

  21. Choosing a bibliographic database • You can use iFind Research to select & access key bibliographic databases for your topic • Athens!

  22. Key databases • EBSCO Business Source Complete • MINTEL • ProquestBusiness Collection • FAME

  23. Need help? Just ask! buslib@swansea.ac.uk /swanuni.iss @swanuni_iss http://buseconlib.wordpress.com/

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