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Library welcome for Mathematics undergraduates

Library welcome for Mathematics undergraduates. Elizabeth Simpson – Information Specialist (Natural & Mathematical Sciences and Geography) Sept 2012. How can we help you?. Answer your queries on library resources & services Order books that you need for your studies

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Library welcome for Mathematics undergraduates

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  1. Library welcome for Mathematics undergraduates Elizabeth Simpson – Information Specialist (Natural & Mathematical Sciences and Geography) Sept 2012

  2. How can we help you? • Answer your queries on library resources & services • Order books that you need for your studies • Offer 1-2-1 training sessions • Advise you on how to reference material in your essays

  3. Where are your libraries? Each campus at King’s has a Library You’ll mainly use the Maughan

  4. The libraries in numbers Rooms in the Maughan Library ebooks Books in the libraries • 280,000+ • 1.25 million+ • 250+

  5. Finding and using resources

  6. Finding a book Neville, C. (2010). The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. 2nd edition. Maidenhead: Open University Press. • Search the Library Catalogue using: - the author’s last name - a keyword from the title • Click on ‘location’ for any item that interests you • Write down the classmark • Use a floor plan to find where the classmark is

  7. Your turn In pairs, work out which rooms contain the following: • Bayesian reasoning and machine learning / David Barber. • Structure and geometry of lie groups / Joachim Hilgert, Karl-Hermann Neeb. • Go to www.kcl.ac.uk/library or click on ‘Library’ from the intranet, then ‘Library catalogue’.

  8. Borrowing • Self-service • Need College ID card and PIN • Can reserve and renew • How many books can I take out? • Is it free?

  9. How would you find this reading? Pirvu, T.A. & Schulze, K. (2012). Multi-stock portfolio optimization under prospect theory. Mathematics and Financial Economics. 6 (4), 337-362. 1) Is it a reference to: a) a book b) a book chapter c) a journal article 2) Where would you look for it: a) library catalogue b) e-journals c) Google 3) Which part/s of the reference would you use to start your search? a) Pirvu, T.A. & Schulze, K. b) Multi-stock portfolio optimization under prospect theory.c) Mathematics and Financial Economics

  10. What is a journal? • A type of scholarly magazine on a particular topic • E.g. Construction Law Journal • Published on a regular basis • Made up of individual articles • Contain up-to-date research • Produced by academic publishers • Peer-reviewed

  11. Finding journal articles • Example reference • Grimaldi, R. & Pansu, P. (2007) Calibrations and Isoperimetric Profiles. American Journal of Mathematics. 129 (2), 315-350. • Find journals in the Library Catalogue and Ejournals link • Search for the journal title rather than the article title • Select ‘journal title words’ on the Catalogue

  12. Plagiarism and Citing References • “Plagiarism is the taking of another person’s thoughts, words, results, judgements, ideas, images etc., and presenting them as your own.” • College Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy • Do you know what you should be referencing? KEATS module: ‘Plagiarism advice, citing references and using TurnitinUK’

  13. What You Should Cite? • Direct quotes • Part of a sentence, built into your sentences • Block quotes (quotes of over 40 words) • Paraphrases • Somebody else’s idea in your words

  14. Ways to avoid plagiarism • Voice • When writing your work can others tell clearly what are your ideas? • Have I represented other people’s ideas fairly? • Note taking • The source you are using – page number, volume etc • Direct quote/paraphrasing/your own ideas? • Read the Library’s Citing reference guide • Check with your lecturer what style you should use

  15. IT basics… • Student computer rooms • Desktops • Campus • Global (available on and off campus) http://desktop.kcl.ac.uk • Laptop loans & mobile app • King’s username and password • Email login (takes format of k1234567@kcl.ac.uk)

  16. Printing and Photocopying How it works… • Photocopying card from dispensers in libraries (can be topped up) • Printing – no card required (online print account with initial credit allocation)

  17. Further training opportunities • Build up your skills • IT courses on Microsoft Office & other software • EndNote Basics • Book via Skills Forge at training.kcl.ac.uk. It’s free! • Image ‘365/173: Building Blocks’ taken by riekhavoc. Available from Flickr under a Creative Commons licence. Downloaded 10/08/12.

  18. Other help and support from Student Services The Compass Disability Advisory Service English Language Centre KCLSU Careers Service

  19. Any questions? Feel free to contact me: Elizabeth Simpson elizabeth.m.simpson@kcl.ac.uk Check out the Subject Support pages at www.kcl.ac.uk/library/subjectsupport/sspp/index.aspx We wish you all the best for your time at King’s Thank you for your attention.

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