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https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library
PDE2440 Nov 2019
Better than Google

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In this workshop we will look at..
• Resources
• Keywords
• Searching
• Evaluating
http://www.powerfulinformation.org/objects/pi/OverloadCartoon2.jpg

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Ideas
Facts
Figures
Theories
Imagination
Inspiration

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MyUniHub > MyStudy >MyLibrary

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MyLibrary
Library Search
MySubject
Databases
Inter Library Loans

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Specialist resources
Materials:
Samples Library http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/specialcolls
WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W
Standards
British Standards Online MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > B
IEEE Standards MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > I

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Find out more
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject > Computing, Maths & Engineering
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Resources

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/

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The real thing
• Topic
• Concepts
• Keywords

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Sign-in to Library Search for full
functionality
Click on ‘Sign-in’,
choose ‘Middlesex
University’ and use
your university email
address.
Signing-in enables you to access
full text material, check your
library record, request items,
create lists, save searches and
create alerts and export
references to RefWorks.

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Library Search
MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Search
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/LibrarySearch

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Saving your references: RefWorks
MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > R > RefWorks (New)
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing/NewRW

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Library Search help
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/LibrarySearch

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Google vs Library Search
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ennuiislife/3450743002/
Google
• Easy to use
• Information bubble
• Search results sponsored
• Any source
• Pay for access
Library Search
• Easy to use
• Finds information
• Search results by relevance
• Quality sources
• Free access

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Journal databases
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/JournalDatabases
IEEE Xplore

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Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
You may be
able to access
the full-text
here.
Refine your
search
results here.
Create an alert for your search,
so you can keep up-to-date
with new publications.
Link to MDX resources: > Settings > Library Links > Search for MDX and save.

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Google Scholar: Useful features
Full text available
from Middlesex
Uni and/or other
sources.
Click on author’s name (if underlined)
to view profile and check for other
research by the author on the same
topic.
Click on ‘Cited by’
to see other articles
that have cited this
article.
‘All versions’: The same article
on other websites – sometimes
useful for getting full text if not
available from MDX.
Create a
Harvard
reference.

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Cite Them Right Online
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing

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Evaluating information

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Evaluating information
Imagine you are writing an essay on Robots
Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and
consider the following:
• Which item is the most relevant to your essay?
• Which item would be no use?
• Which item has the most academic authority?
• Are any of the items biased?
• Which item is the most current?

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• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information

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https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/linkedinlearning
LinkedIn Learning
myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > L

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Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/Help