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Academic Services

Academic Services. Introduction to the Library and its Resources. Welcome!. Sue Abbott Academic Support Consultant for Geography and PCMD Office: Upper Floor, Main Library Telephone: 01392 735603 Email: S.K.M.Abbott@exeter.ac.uk. Libraries. Exeter and Cornwall Libraries.

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Academic Services

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  1. Academic Services Introduction to the Library and its Resources http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  2. Welcome! Sue Abbott Academic Support Consultant for Geography and PCMD Office: Upper Floor, Main Library Telephone: 01392 735603 Email: S.K.M.Abbott@exeter.ac.uk http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  3. Libraries • Exeter and Cornwall Libraries http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  4. Library services and facilities • 24/7 opening in the Main Library • Multimedia facilities • Individual, group and silent study spaces • Self issue and return • Wireless network service • PCs and printers • Photocopiers http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  5. Borrowing University card Self-issue and return Loan allowance - 20 books or journals Loan periods vary - from 5 hours to 28 days Reserve books borrowed by other users Fines for overdue books and late return of recalled books Check your e-mail daily for library messages http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  6. On and off campus availability • Library catalogue • Online databases • Electronic journals • Quality Internet resources • Online renewals and reservations • Online guides and information skills tutorials http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  7. More services ... • Inter-library loans • Postal loans • SCONUL Access scheme • Access to UK and international library catalogues • Institutional Repository - The Exeter Research and Institutional Content archive (ERIC) http://www.as.ex.ac.uk/library/

  8. Electronic Library • Access on and off campus • Online databases for all subject areas • 30,000+ electronic journals • Electronic books • Reference works • Newspapers http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

  9. Internet Resources Be careful what you are using as you need to be able to evaluate what you find. “Google is like Wal-Mart; libraries are like boutiques” Authoritative, reliable, accurate, current, comprehensivehttp://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/using/help/geography/usingtheinternet/

  10. How Do You Develop a Search Strategy ?

  11. Step [1] : Define Your Topic What exactly do you want to know? You could try to write a topic definition statement, i.e. can you explain your topic to someone unfamiliar with it in a few easy sentences. Try gathering some background information to start with. You could create a map of your ideas about the topic.

  12. Step [2] : Identify Keywords and Phrases • These are the basic words and phrases that are related to the subject you are researching. Choosing the wrong keywords can result in • finding little or no relevant information • finding too much information What are Keywords ? • Single words or phrases • Specific terminology • Relevant names • Acronyms & abbreviations

  13. Step [3] : Identifying Synonyms and Related Terms • UK v US spelling/terminology • Singular & plural • Broader & narrower terms

  14. Step [4] : Create Your Search Statement Use Boolean Operators N.B. Check which operators are available for each database and what symbols they use AND or + OR or , NOT or ANDNOT or -

  15. Boolean Logic AND E.g. rural AND policy OR E.g regeneration OR development NOT E.g. regeneration NOT urban

  16. Truncation Truncation symbol = * • Allows searching for any words starting with that word stem – broadens the search • e.g. treat* would find treated, treatment, treats, treating etc. • Be careful as unwanted words may also be searched for e.g. treaty

  17. Wildcards Wildcard symbols ? Or $ • Allows searching for words with variant spellings • Substitute for 1 (or more) or 0 letters • e.g. wom?n will find woman & women • e.g. colo$r will find colour & color

  18. Parentheses (brackets) • Use to group search elements • Database searches bracketed terms first and then adds them to the remaining search words • e.g. operating AND (theatre OR theater)

  19. Step [5] : Select Your Information Resource • Subject coverage • Bibliographical or full-text • Data coverage dates • Type of document indexed • Frequency of updating • Geographic/linguistic scope

  20. Key online databases ISI Web of Knowledge GreenFILE Geobase Zetoc Digimap Census Registration Service - UKBorders, CasWeb ASSIA International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)

  21. Step [6] : Run Your Search Access the Electronic Library • Login using your IT Services account username and password • Access to • Online databases • Electronic journals and newspapers • Electronic books http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/resources/e-resources/

  22. Step [7] : Evaluate Results and Refine Search Too many references Narrow down your search by - • using more specific keywords/phrases • e.g. freshwater biodiversity rather than biodiversity • restricting the fields you search (e.g. title search) • restricting by language • restricting by time period • restricting by document type

  23. Too few references Broaden your search by - • using broader keywords • e.g. ecology rather than ecosystems • using alternative keywords • e.g. governance, policy, regulation • separating phrases e.g. sustainable AND development • truncation • climat* will find climate, climates, climatic • wildcard, e.g. globali$ation (US and UK spelling)

  24. Step 8 : Obtain Items • Databases – direct access • Journals • EBSCO EJS (gateway to the majority of our current electronic journal subscriptions) • JSTOR (archive of back issues)

  25. Managing your information Citing and managing your references Plagiarism

  26. Keeping up to date Alerting/table of contents services WoS, Zetoc, Science Direct, Nature RSS feeds Join professional organisations or use their websites Book publisher sites Jiscmail mailing lists http://www.jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk Newspapers Research Councils – NERC, ESRC Community of Science http://cos.com

  27. Help • Library Services Desk • Help Point • Academic Support Consultant for PCMD Sue Abbott 01392 725603 S.K.M.Abbott@exeter.ac.uk • Library International Officer – Patrick Overy (P.C.Overy@exeter.ac.uk) • Disability Liaison Officer – Sue Abbott (S.K.M.Abbott@exeter.ac.uk) http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library

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