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Finding resources for your dissertation: English studies. Suzie Kitchin & Christine Purcell June 2009. Learning Outcomes . After this workshop you will be able to: select the most appropriate resources for your topic effectively search catalogues and bibliographical databases
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Finding resources for your dissertation: English studies Suzie Kitchin & Christine Purcell June 2009
Learning Outcomes After this workshop you will be able to: • select the most appropriate resources for your topic • effectively search catalogues and bibliographical databases • search full-text sources • use resources away from Durham
Planning your search • Literature search advice handout • Consider scope of research • What kind of information are you looking for? eg. criticism, original texts, biographical, cultural • Keywords and synonyms, eg. poetry OR verse
Effective searching • Truncation, eg. trag* (tragedy, tragic etc) • Wildcards, eg. hon#r (honour, honor) • Useful for British / American differences • Subject headings • In Library catalogue, databases
Resources (1) • Advanced features on library catalogue • Keyword searching • Modifying your search • Marking and emailing records • Use of AND, OR, AND NOT • Searching advice (see handout) • English Subject pages as a launch pad
Resources (2) • Databases (eg) • Literature Online (LION) • Web of Knowledge • MLA in FirstSearch • News archives / cultural context (eg) • Infotrac • Times Digital Archive • Times Literary Supplement
Studying away from Durham • Access to online resources • Full text sources • E-journals, JSTOR, e-books • Blackwell Reference online(companions) • SCONUL Access scheme • Other library catalogues including Copac
Internet resources • Accuracy? Currency? • Authority? Objectivity? • Gateways for pre-evaluated resources • Eg. Intute Arts and Humanities • Tutorials, eg. Internet for English • Google Scholar (access via library pages)
Saving your references • Library catalogue & databases • emailing results • Databases • save searches & re-run them • Endnote • Reference management software
Help and support • English Subject pages as launch pad • Literature search advice handout (+ on web pages and in DUO) • Online enquiries service http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries/ • Academic Support Team • Christine Purcell c.w.purcell@dur.ac.uk 0191 334 2937 • Suzie Kitchin suzie.kitchin@dur.ac.uk 0191 334 2975
Practical and individual support • Time to explore resources for your dissertation • Individual chats with Suzie and Christine • Please complete online evaluation before logging off your PC • link is on Library English Information Skills Training page • http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/engldissjune09