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Finding Academic Literature and Research Data. Jing Li UTS Library T el: 95143724 Email: jing.li@uts.edu.au. Literature review/search strategy. Identify research topic and the needs of information
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Finding Academic Literature and Research Data Jing Li UTS Library Tel: 95143724 Email: jing.li@uts.edu.au
Literature review/search strategy • Identify research topic and the needs of information • Identify major concepts and develop a concept map with synonymous, broader and narrower concepts • Choose appropriate databases and keep search systematic • Evaluate search results and reflect to further research
Types of resources(1) • Books The library Catalogue, BONUS Google books • Journal articles Find journals via Catalogue Find journal articles via Databases • Conference papers Find proceedings via Catalogue Find conference papers via Databases
Types of resources(2) • Theses UTS theses via Catalogue Australian theses via Trove UK theses via EThOS Dissertations and Theses (Proquest) • Patent IP Australia USPTO Web patent databases European Patent Office's esp@cenet • Primary resource Images: Britannica Image Quest, Oxford Art Online manuscripts newspapers: Newsbank, Factiva
Types of resources(3) • Evidence-based practice resource (medical sciences): Clinical trials and Systematically Reviews: Medline, Cochrane Library • Standards Standards Australia OnLine British standards online IEEE, ASTM standard More information available at UTS library website – Research and UTS library website- Help- Study Guides
Databases- Full-text Databases • Journal databases:ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, APS Journals, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore • Ebook and Reference databases: ebrary, CRCnetBASE, Safari, Knovel, Credo Reference, Reference Universe • Data & information: Journal Citation Report, COS Funding Opportunities, COS Scholar Universe, COS Papers invited
Databases- partly Full-text Databases/aggregators • EBSCO • ProQuest • OVID • INFORMIT
Databases- Index & Abstract databases • ISI Web of Knowledge • SCOPUS • Google Scholar
Tips- citation rates(available at Web of Knowledge and Scopus) • Sort the results by times cited • Track references and citing articles to explore the development in a research area. • Use refine tools for sources, authors, institutions and funding More information available at UTS library- Research- Getting Published
Tips- new publications alertand full-text • Use alert or RSS for recent publications on your topic or journal contents • Regularly check preprint archive, journal articles in press or conference papers for newly research activities • Use SFX to find full-text • Use Library Inter-lending Services to help you get documents that the library doesn’t have.
Tips- search skills • Keyword selection: find all synonyms For example: avian influenza or bird flu or avian flu or bird influenza or H5N1 • Phrase: “avian influenza” • Spelling: use ? organi?tion for organization or organisation • Wildcard: use * Australia* for Australia, Australian or Australasian • Use subject heading or refine by subject