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F inding the best information

F inding the best information. Library & Information Services 2014. Starting point ?. LMS Readers, print and online Pdfs Video Links to articles in UniMelb subscribed databases. Beyond the LMS. Where you look How you look What type of information depends on your information need .

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F inding the best information

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  1. Finding the best information Library & Information Services 2014 Therese Robin, Head of Library and Information Services

  2. Starting point? • LMS • Readers, print and online • Pdfs • Video • Links to articles in UniMelb subscribed databases ORMOND COLLEGE

  3. Beyond the LMS • Where you look • How you look • What type of information depends on your information need. ORMOND COLLEGE

  4. Internet Information in the public domain e.g. Government reports. Site:gov.au ORMOND COLLEGE

  5. Google searching Tips Library website link to Google’s searching Tips • Specify the domain with your keywords e.g. site:edu; site:edu.au; site:gov.au; site:vic.gov.au; link:ormond.unimelb.edu.au • The order of your keywords matters. Google weights the importance of your keywords in order of appearance • Google assumes a Boolean AND between your keywords. For an OR search you have to type OR between the words. More… • Use key words and phrases e.g. Australia "Federal budget" • Add descriptive words like ‘facts’ 'summary’ ‘basic’ ‘introduction’ ‘opinion’ 'review' • For some topics an images search is a good place to start ORMOND COLLEGE

  6. Googling cautions • What you see is skewed by what you have viewed in the past. • The page rank algorithm is vulnerable to manipulation • False sense of comprehensiveness ORMOND COLLEGE

  7. Google Scholar http://www.populartechnology.net/2010/08/google-scholar-illiteracy-in-pnas.html • Google Scholar provides links to full text University of Melbourne resources • See the Library website for how to set up Google Scholar ORMOND COLLEGE

  8. Evaluation Authority; Objectivity; Accuracy; Currency ORMOND COLLEGE

  9. Reliable sites Get to know good sites as starting points • Victorian government • Australian government • Australian Parliamentary Library / Hansard • The conversation • ABC; Radio National • BBC • Radio National • Trove. Over 284,011,888 Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more ORMOND COLLEGE

  10. Shared education Ormond College Library>Learning>Self-directed Learning ORMOND COLLEGE

  11. Libraries still best for some types of information • Quality assured • Content rich • Accessible • Relevant • Organised ORMOND COLLEGE

  12. Library.ormond.unimelb.edu.au ORMOND COLLEGE

  13. Ormond Library catalogue Use the Ormond Library catalogue to find + Books and DVDs – not journal articles Use Ormond’s eBook library (EBL) to find and borrow eBooks ORMOND COLLEGE

  14. Catalogue tips • Don’t just cut and paste your assignment title – use key concepts. • Relevant result? – view its catalogue record, use the subject headings • The term used by your lecturer and textbook may differ from the subject used in the Library database. E.g. Indigenous v Aboriginal Australians • Found a book? Where is it? OS-GENERAL? RESERVES? REFERENCE? RecRead? • Lost? – ask library staff ORMOND COLLEGE

  15. At the shelves • Dewey classification works by disciplines • Depending on the ‘angle” – you may find books on your subject in several areas ORMOND COLLEGE

  16. E.g. Books on China • 302 Intercultural communication • 320.951 Politics • 327.51 Foreign relations • 365.45095 Human rights • 395 Social life and customs • 349.51 Law • 495 Chinese language • 709.51; 759.951 Art • 895 Chinese literature • 951 History Choose some relevant numbers and walk over to the shelves and browse. And don’t forget to have a look for eBooks in EBL ORMOND COLLEGE

  17. Think laterally Question • "Have you got anything on focus groups?” “I did a keyword search in the library websitesearch box focus groups and got no results” Answer • Try keyword Marketing. Most marketing texts will have a chapter on Focus Groups ORMOND COLLEGE

  18. eBooks • Your search in the Ormond Library catalogue may retrieve selected eBooks from University or from Ormond’s eBook library EBL. • Click the URL link to use the eBook ORMOND COLLEGE

  19. Or select e-Book Library (EBL) on the Ormond Library page ORMOND COLLEGE

  20. News coverage of issues – current and retrospective Ormond College Library>Learning>Where Do You Get Your News? • News sites worth exploring • Media news and analysis • University of Melbourne subject guides and news databases • Ormond Periodicals: General reading in science, design, culture, news and current affairs, law, literature etc. Ormond College Library>About the Library>Magazines (Digital access to archives – ask staff) ORMOND COLLEGE

  21. University Library In-depth collections | Gateway to online articles ORMOND COLLEGE

  22. UniMelb Libraries Discovery, Research help • Uni Library Home • Specialised libraries Brownless Biomedical Library, the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library, the GiblinEunson Business, Economics and Education Library or the Eastern Resource CentreLaw LibraryLand and Environment… ORMONDCOLLEGE

  23. Discovery • Library Home page • Search everything at once • “catalogue, digital collections, eBooks and some databases” • Limit your results to books, digital articles (full text, Peer reviewed etc.) • Need help searching? UniMelb LibGuides ORMOND COLLEGE

  24. Find a database Individual ejournals and databases option on Library site. Why? Better search; comprehensive. e.g. Literature reviews Which database? Subject Research Guides (LibGuides) ORMOND COLLEGE

  25. UniMelb: More digital goodies • The University of Melbourne Digital Repository showcases scholarly works of the University’s staff and students. • Learning and teaching resources • Business Case Studies • Readings Online • Streaming video ORMOND COLLEGE

  26. Consultation on finding resources: Therese Robin, Head of Library and Information Services (Mon-Fri) ext. 1117 Sarah Bertie, Librarian, Online Services (Mon-Wed) ext. 1116 Hala Zabakly Librarian, Technical Services (Tues, Wed, Fri) ext. 1145 library@ormond.unimelb.edu.au ORMOND COLLEGE

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  28. PostScript: Uni Library Classes, Tours and online tutorials Throughout the year, the Library offers classes and tours. E.g. • Getting started: Library research (multi-disciplinary) • Beginning historical research • EndNote (Windows) Introductory workshops And Online tutorials e.g. • Learn to use RefWorks in 20 minutes(YouTube: 7 videos) • RefWorks Fundamentals - shows the basic features of RefWorks including creating your database, managing your references and generating bibliographies. (YouTube: 9 videos) ORMOND COLLEGE

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