LIB270 Locating Translation Resources

1. LIB270 Locating Translation Resources http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/library-workshops/handouts Lingnan University Library Sep 2012

2. Outline • Online Catalogue vs Electronic Databases • How to look for the full text from a citation database • How to construct a search • Search works on Translation Studies in Online Catalogue • How to read journal records (Print journal & E-journal) • 1-Search

3. Online Catalogue Allows you to search for all kinds of library materials such as books, journals, AV materials, etc. • Searchbooksby Title, Author, Subject, Keyword (from Title or Author, Subject) e.g. Wordsworth, William, 1955. Wordsworth’s poems London : Dent & Sons • Search journalsby Title, Subject, Keyword (of Title, Subject) e.g. Discourse studies http://www.library.ln.edu.hk

4. Online Catalogue – Author Search Author Search 48 results

5. Online Catalogue – Title Search Title Search

6. Electronic Databases Types • Citation Databases- contains descriptive information (citation and subject headings) for publications, such as books, periodical articles, & government documents, etc. e.g. LLBA, MLA • Full-text Databases- contains the partial or complete text of works, such as articles, books, poems, and essays. e.g. JSTOR, Project Muse, ProQuest, Ebscohost How to search a book chapter or a journal article ?? e.g. Wordsworth, William, 1955.“Introduction” in Wordsworth’s poemsLondon : Dent & Sons

7. Citation Databases – MLA & LLBA No full text or PDF icon in MLA & LLBA

8. Full Text Database - ProQuest Abstract + Full Text available

9. How to look for the full text from a citation database Click on the link to check for full text availability Click on this icon

10. How to construct a search Steps to construct a search • Identify main concepts: • Author ? A particular work? Content of the work? Criticism of a particular work? • Main concepts can be the name of an author or key word from a particular work • Choice of search words • Related key terms / synonyms e.g. Austen (Jane); literary criticism or literary interpretation; Hong Kong: hongkong, hk

11. How to construct a search • Search Command (1) • AND Searches records that mention both search terms, this narrows the search • e.g. Austen and pride • OR Finds records in which one or both search terms appear, this broadens the search • e.g. Austen or pride • NOT finds records in which search term after NOT does not appear, this narrows the search • e.g. Austen not pride

12. How to construct a search 4. Search command (2) • Truncation: retrieves all variant endings of that word • LLBA: * • LexisNexis Academic: ! • OPAC / Library Online Catalogue: * • e.g. styl* -- retrieves all words that start with styl such as style, styles, stylistics etc. • ( )Parentheses: gives priority and order in the search statement • e.g. (fiction or novel) and Austen • Search Statement • Construct a search statement with terms you want to search on and use the appropriate search command(s) • e.g. (fiction or novel) and Austen

13. How to construct a search Search statement: (fiction or novel) and Austen Search statement: fiction or novel and Austen No. of results: 618 No. of results: 281664

14. Search works on Translation Studies in Online Catalogue • Bilingual dictionaries • Search by SUBJECT • English language -- Dictionaries -- Chinese (英漢) • Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English(漢英) • Biology -- Dictionaries -- Chinese ; History -- Dictionaries -- Chinese (專題英漢, dictionaries on specific subject) • Books on Translation • Search by SUBJECT • Translating and interpreting

15. Search works on Translation Studies in Online Catalogue 3. Translated literary works • Search by Authore.g. Lu, Xun / 魯迅, then look for items with parallel titles • Search by Titlee.g. 野草, and look for items with parallel titles • Search by Subjecte.g. Poetry Translations Into English; Translations Into Chinese • From English or other language to Chinese • Search by Authore.g. Umberto Eco, then limit by language (Chinese) • Search by Titlee.g. Harry Potter, then limit by language (Chinese) • Search by Subjecte.g. American literature -- Translations into Chinese

16. How to read journal record-- Print journal Journal

17. How to read journal record-- Print journal Status of the latest issue Click to view the location map Volumes/issues held by the library

18. How to read journal record: E-journal Click to access the online version

19. 1-Search A more powerful search engine behind: The 1-Search

20. 1-Search • One single search box • Many different types of contents • Facet refine • At the testing stage • Welcome to try • Report problems to us • User Guide: http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/sites/default/files/content/find/1-search/1-search_guide.pdf

21. Example : If I want to find journal articles for my research project Question: I am looking for journal articles for my research project about business English in Hong Kong. Answer: Conduct a keyword search in 1-Search. Tips: • The Boolean Operators AND, OR and NOT must be written in ALL CAPS. • Words in a specific order use " ". e.g. “business english"

22. 1-Search http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/find/1-search-searchbox

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