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Finding and managing information for your Doctorate

Finding and managing information for your Doctorate. Nicola Siminson Christine Purcell. Session overview. Search strategies Library catalogues Databases and other sources of research information Accessing other libraries Keeping up-to-date. By the end of this session…. ... you should:

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Finding and managing information for your Doctorate

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  1. Finding and managing information for your Doctorate Nicola Siminson Christine Purcell

  2. Session overview • Search strategies • Library catalogues • Databases and other sources of research information • Accessing other libraries • Keeping up-to-date

  3. By the end of this session… ... you should: • be able to construct and refine a search strategy • be able to search and download information from library catalogues, online databases and other information sources • know how to access material at other libraries • have an understanding of current awareness services, e-mail alerts and RSS feeds

  4. Search strategies - 1 • synonyms • e.g. survey / questionnaire • think about British and American spellings • e.g. colour / color • wildcards • e.g. organi*ation, colo?r • truncation • e.g. educat* (education, educational, educationalist) • Boolean operators • AND; OR; NOT

  5. “What is the state of teenagecrime in the inner city?”

  6. Search strategies - 2 • limits • e.g. year, language • search options • simple / advanced searches • help screens • for more advice: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/

  7. Search strategies activity • write your thesis title in the box at the top of the Search Strategy Grid OR • devise a research question connected to your subject • identify the keywords within your title / questionand write these at the top of the columns • write synonyms under each keyword • this search strategy can then be used with any resource!

  8. Durham University Library • Library web pages: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/

  9. Library catalogues (1) • Durham University Library catalogue: http://library.dur.ac.uk • marking records • journals; theses • your Library record; “My Reading History” • for more help on using the catalogue: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/cat/

  10. Library catalogues (2) • For a list of regional, national and international catalogues: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/catalogues/ • catalogue examples: • COPAC • WorldCat

  11. Journal articles and databases • using bibliographic databases to trace (and find) articles • Library web pages - Quick links: • Databases • Subject information - Theology - Databases • database examples: • Web of Knowledge (Arts and Humanities / Science / Social Sciences ) • ATLA Religion Index (within FirstSearch collection)

  12. Further features • ConneXions links • cited reference searching • searching for articles which have “cited” a published article  tracking how research is being taken forward by other researchers • database example: • Web of Science (within Web of Knowledge)

  13. More sources of research information (1) • theses • database examples: • Index to Theses • ProQuest digital dissertations

  14. More sources of research information (2) • “Open Access” • E-print archives / institutional repositories • produced on an institutional or subject basis • examples: • Durham Research Online (DRO) http://dro.dur.ac.uk/ • OAIster http://www.oaister.org/ • OpenDOAR http://www.opendoar.org/

  15. More sources of research information (3) • Open access journals • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) http://www.doaj.org/

  16. More sources of research information (4) • conference proceedings • database example: • ISI Proceedings (within Web of Knowledge)

  17. Using other libraries • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/otherlibraries/ • SCONUL Access • http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/ • Document Delivery Service (DDS) • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/borrowing/dds/ • check with your supervisor(s) / Department to see if they fund DDS requests • look out for trial “Copy Service” for part-time / distance researchers (News on Library home page)

  18. Keeping up-to-date (1) • Alert services • alerts from Durham University Library catalogue • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/curaware/alerts/ • Tables of Contents alerting services (TOCs) • example: • ZETOC (British Library’s electronic table of contents service)

  19. Keeping up-to-date (2) • RSS feeds • general information on RSS feeds: • http://www.rin.ac.uk/why-subscribe • http://www.dur.ac.uk/its/services/web/cms/newsfeeds/ • Library RSS feeds: • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/curaware/  select: Library RSS feeds including new books by subject

  20. Tips and time-saving strategies • keep a record of all the searches you conduct (and the information sources you consult) as you go along • it’s never too late to start with this! • distinguish between direct quotations, and your own thoughts • check with your supervisor which referencing system you should be using • be consistent in how you cite references

  21. Any questions?

  22. Thank you! • Evaluation: http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/fmidoc • Next training opportunity: Introduction to Endnote Wednesday 2nd July, 9am – 12noon • Contact us: • Liaison Librarians: select a subject at http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/subject/ • General enquiries: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries/

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