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Key information skills

Key information skills. Your presenters: Juliet Ralph, Judy Reading, Penny Roberts, Gabriella Netting, Roger Mills and Katherine Melling. Key information skills and resources include:. Locating relevant quality information resources Effective searching Evaluating information

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Key information skills

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  1. Key information skills Your presenters: Juliet Ralph, Judy Reading, Penny Roberts, Gabriella Netting, Roger Mills and Katherine Melling Oxford University Library Services

  2. Key information skills and resources include: • Locating relevant quality information resources • Effective searching • Evaluating information • Managing your references • Academic integrity • Current awareness services • Oxford Research Archive Oxford University Library Services

  3. Locating relevant quality information resources Juliet Ralph Oxford University Library Services

  4. Finding out about you ... which subject area are you researching in? • Science • Medicine • Social Science • Humanities • Other/Cross-disciplinary Oxford University Library Services

  5. Do you feel confident in locating information about relevant research? • Yes • No • Not sure Oxford University Library Services

  6. If you need to read a book which your supervisor has recommended do you… • Ask to borrow it from your supervisor • Order it from Amazon or a book shop • Look it up on the library catalogue • Expect to find it full-text in an e-books package Oxford University Library Services

  7. Locating books • Use Library catalogues – OLIS is Oxford Libraries Catalogue http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/olis/ • Some texts are available as e-books • If your supervisor is kind enough to lend you his or hers, great. Oxford University Library Services

  8. Where would you look for a specific journal article? • Google or Google Scholar • Library catalogue • Bibliographic database • Oxford University e-Journals • All of the above • Don't know Oxford University Library Services

  9. Locating journal articles • Oxford University e-Journals http://ejournals.ouls.ox.ac.uk/ is the catalogue for our online journals • For print journals use OLIS • Google Scholar can be a good short-cut but should be used in conjunction with other resources Oxford University Library Services

  10. Where would you look to find journal articles on your research topic? • Google Scholar • Bibliographic database eg SCOPUS, CSA • Library catalogue • Oxford University e-Journals • Other Oxford University Library Services

  11. To find journal articles on your research topic: • Look in a relevant specialist indexing database through OxLIP • You can use Google Scholar as well but make sure that is not all you use as it has limitations • Oxford University e-Journals is not good for searching but good when you want to locate a specific article or journal • The OLIS Library catalogue does not index journal articles but allows you to locate print journals once you know what you want. Oxford University Library Services

  12. Locating quality resources OxLIP (Oxford Libraries Information Platform) is a gateway to hundreds of electronic resources. See link to electronic resources from University homepage www.ox.ac.uk or go direct to http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip catalogues abstracting and indexing services reference works full-text resources statistical resources government documents electronic journals quality web resources current awareness services citation indexes indexes to theses e-books statistical databases digitised texts OxLIP databases are arranged A-Z by title and also organised by subject Oxford University Library Services

  13. Subject specific resources • OxLIP is arranged by subject as well as title so to find the resources most relevant to you look under your subject • Identify your subject librarian from the list at: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/collections/librarians You can make an appointment for a one-to-one consultation to make sure you are finding all the most relevant material • Locate relevant library information at: http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/libraries/bysubject/ Oxford University Library Services

  14. Access to OxLIP resources Nearly all our resources can be accessed from home or from a networked laptop If access is needed from a non-University computer: • You can use your Oxford Single-Sign On username or an Athens password account for many resources. • Set up an account for the Virtual Private Network to use home PC/laptop. VPN needed for many electronic journals The OUCS Helpcentre can help you see http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/remote OULS Remote access guide available at http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/guides Oxford University Library Services

  15. EFFECTIVE SEARCHING Judy Reading Oxford University Library Services

  16. Search preparation Types of searching Some classic mistakes Search management Putting it into practice SESSION STRUCTURE Oxford University Library Services

  17. WHERE ARE YOU AT NOW? • I've got most of my searching ahead of me. • I've done some searching, but I need to do a lot more. • I've still got a bit of searching to do. • I've completed all my searching, but I'm very keen to hear what you have to say anyway! Oxford University Library Services

  18. Search terms Define scope Identify key resources SEARCH PREPARATION Oxford University Library Services

  19. DID YOU DIVE STRAIGHT IN? • Guilty as charged. • Not me I thought about my searches in advance. • I did a bit of search preparation, but not much. Oxford University Library Services

  20. SEARCH PREPARATION:KEYWORDS The information-seeking behaviour of research students -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Oxford University Library Services

  21. SEARCH PREPARATION: KEYWORDS Information seeking behaviour Research students Database searching Search queries Internet Search engines Keywords Information literacy Behavior Graduate students DPhil PRS Postgraduate students Contract research staff Oxford University Library Services

  22. Keywords:You have 5 minutes for the following… • Write a short sentence about your research interest • Underline the key concepts • Write down alternative terms for the key concepts • Discuss what you have written with your neighbour – • make sure you both have some time Oxford University Library Services

  23. HAVE YOU EVER CREATED A MIND-MAP? • Yes • No Oxford University Library Services

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  25. Books Library catalogue (OLIS) Journal A-Z (Oxford e-Journals) and specialist and general databases e.g. Science Direct Journal articles Theses Index to Theses, Dissertations abstracts Reports Internet, Organisations Organisations, Internet, Mailing lists eg JISCmail Conferences SEARCH PREPARATION: IDENTIFY RESOURCES Handbooks Online or on reference shelves Oxford University Library Services

  26. HOW DO YOU USUALLY FIND OUT WHICH DATABASES TO USE? • Find out for myself • Ask fellow students • Ask academic staff • Ask a librarian Oxford University Library Services

  27. Everything you will ever need to know while you are researching for your thesis Librarian(cross-section) Oxford University Library Services

  28. Boolean operators Natural language searching Metasearching Record fields Citation searching SEARCH TIPS and TECHNIQUES Oxford University Library Services

  29. NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCHING You enter a sentence or a question or keywords The database uses a programmed logic to determine what results to send back E.g. EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services

  30. META or CROSS-DATABASE SEARCHING You may be able to search across collections of databases You can look directly at retrieved results or explore the specific databases identified as useful Collections include Firstsearch, CSA, Ovid and Web of Science EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services EFFECTIVE SEARCHING

  31. BOOLEAN SEARCHING Information seeking andResearch students NARROWSSEARCH AND BROADENSSEARCH Information seeking orResearch students OR Information seeking notResearch Students NARROWSSEARCH NOT EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services

  32. THESAURUS SEARCHING Some databases help you with keywords by providing subject indexes or a thesaurus. It is always worth using these if they are available EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services

  33. SEARCH HISTORY Use the search history to combine terms EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services

  34. WHEN USING A DATABASE DO YOU... • Use the 'basic' search • Use the 'advanced' search Oxford University Library Services

  35. FIELD SEARCHING Usually the ‘Advanced Search’ option Allows search of specific database fields Often can combine field searches using Boolean logic EXAMPLE Oxford University Library Services EFFECTIVE SEARCHING

  36. Parentheses e.g. (Telecommunications or Mobile phones) and Hungary Truncation and Wildcards e.g. educ* will retrieve educate, education, educational e.g. wom!n will retrieve woman and women Proximity e.g. climate near change OTHER SEARCH OPTIONS Phrase searching e.g “Higher education” Limit by date or format Oxford University Library Services

  37. A B(Cites A) C(Cites A) F(Cites C) O(Cites J) K(Cites G) L(Cites H) M(Cites I) E(Cites B, C) H(Cites D, E) I(Cites F) J(Cites F) D(Cites A, B) N(Cites J) G(Cites D) CITATION SEARCHING Oxford University Library Services

  38. Not ‘Preferred’ terms Simultaneous searching Ignoring Help CLASSIC MISTAKES Getting zero results for the first keywords you try Searching for your research topic and context at the same time e.g. The effect of the introduction of performance related pay on motivation and morale in the NHS Oxford University Library Services

  39. Keep a log Record all references SEARCH MANAGEMENT Bibliography / In-text referencing Search terms Databases used Search strategies Oxford University Library Services

  40. HAVE YOU LEARNT ANYTHING NEW? • Yes, a lot • Yes, some • Bits and pieces • Not a lot • Nothing Oxford University Library Services

  41. SEARCH PRACTICE • Find a partner and a PC • Work through exercise in sheet headed “Effective searching: step by step” • Try the “Effective searching: time to play suggestions” if you have time Oxford University Library Services

  42. Evaluating Web Resources Penny Roberts Radcliffe Science Library penny.roberts@ouls.ox.ac.uk Oxford University Library Services

  43. What to use? • Academic resources • Scirus • Scopus • Google Scholar • Intute Oxford University Library Services

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  45. How concerned are you about Dihydrogen Monoxide in milk? • Very concerned • Slightly concerned • Not worried at all • Undecided Oxford University Library Services

  46. Evaluation checkpoints • Reliable • Verifiable • Current • Objective Oxford University Library Services

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  48. Evaluate “Ova Prima” • Reliable • Professional body/research organisation/charity? • URL? • Verifiable • References? • Current • Date? • Objective • Selling something? • Obvious bias? Oxford University Library Services

  49. The verdict • The site is well referenced, up-to-date and appears reliable • The site looks reliable but is biased towards one opinion • Unreliable site • Undecided Oxford University Library Services

  50. The sentence Oxford University Library Services

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