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Research skills for Dance students

Research skills for Dance students. Planning your search strategy. Step 1. Spend some time thinking about your topic Break down the topic Keywords and phrases. Step 2. Think about the search words: consider alternative terms e.g. dance, ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance

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Research skills for Dance students

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  1. Research skills for Dance students

  2. Planning your search strategy

  3. Step 1 • Spend some time thinking about your topic • Break down the topic • Keywords and phrases

  4. Step 2 Think about the search words: consider • alternative terms e.g. dance, ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance • Alternative spellings, word endings, plurals e.g. • Theatre ortheater • Truncate using asterisks e.g. perform* will find Perform, performance, performers, performing; dance, dancing, dancers

  5. Step 3 Linking your search words together • AND search – combining two different subjects together, e.g. improvisation AND dance • ORsearch – alternative words, e.g. reading OR realisation • NOT search – excluding words, e.g. dance NOT ballet • Words as a phrase, e.g. “jazz dance”

  6. Step 4 Choosing your databases • Think of your subject • Look at the types of sources covered by databases • Consider the amount of information provided, e.g. citation, abstract, full text

  7. Useful databases • Academic OneFile • AMED and Cinahl • Dance in Video • Infotrac Custom Newspaper Database • International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance • PsychInfo • Sports Discus • Zetoc

  8. Other resources • OIAster (digital resources) • Library catalogues such as WorldCat or COPAC • Websites link on subject page including Intute • Google Scholar – searches for journal articles for topics outside the scope of our databases

  9. Step 5 – searching and modifying • Different databases will use different search terms • Limit to searching within different indexes, e.g. title, author, subject • Limit to years of publication • Limit to types of document, e. g books, journals, conferences, etc.

  10. Evaluation • Authority • Currency • Coverage • Objectivity • Accuracy

  11. Step 6 – relevant results achieved! • Is the item full text? • Is the item held in the Library? • Do you need to apply for an Inter Library loan?

  12. Getting hold of materials not in stock • Allocation of 30 ILLs – from start of 2nd year to end of final year • Green ILL forms for articles, blue for books, or use the online forms on the Library webpages • Allow at least 1 week for the material to arrive • See the webpage for Inter Library loans

  13. At York St John University • Follow the Harvard Referencing style http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/library/library--information-services/help-and-information/referencing-and-citing.aspx • Record all references as you work • Acknowledge all sources used

  14. Further help • Having trouble finding articles? • Book a one-to-one session with Lottie Alexander l.alexander@yorksj.ac.uk • Or visit the Information & Help Desk on 1st floor of Fountains Learning Centre

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