MSc Environmental Pollution Control - Essential Library Skills Jan 2014
•Descargar como PPT, PDF•
0 recomendaciones•598 vistas
Recomendados
Recomendados
Más contenido relacionado
La actualidad más candente
La actualidad más candente (20)
Destacado
Destacado (7)
Similar a MSc Environmental Pollution Control - Essential Library Skills Jan 2014
Similar a MSc Environmental Pollution Control - Essential Library Skills Jan 2014 (20)
Último
Último (20)
MSc Environmental Pollution Control - Essential Library Skills Jan 2014
- 1. MSc Environmental Pollution Control Postgraduate Course Feedback Essential Library Skills and Literature Searching 24th January 2014
- 2. Today we are going to look at … 1) Essential Library Skills Using the Library pages on MyUniHub: • The Library Catalogue • Summon • Your Library Subject Guide
- 3. Today we are going to look at … 2) Literature Searching • • • • • • • Introduction to journal databases Searching Web of Science Accessing the journal articles you have found What are peer-reviewed articles? Searching Science Direct and ProQuest Newsstand Using Google Scholar Referencing
- 4. Using the Library pages on MyUniHub Log in to MyUniHub My Study My Library
- 7. Library Catalogue Find these items on the Library Catalogue: 1. Purkis, S., Klemas, V. (2011) Remote sensing and global environmental change. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell 2. Harrison, R.M. (ed.). (2007) Principles of environmental chemistry. London: Royal Society of Chemistry 3. Journal: Water research
- 8. Library Catalogue – e-books and e-journals • E-books and e-journals are also found on the Library Catalogue. • You will see ‘[electronic resource]’ after the title. • Click on the blue link to download or read the book or journal online (You must be logged into myUniHub!)
- 9. Summon
- 10. Introduction to journal databases Key databases for Environmental Health literature: Web of Science (Science Citation Index) Science Direct Leading science and technical journals Full-text science journals
- 11. Searching Web of Science Library Subject Guide – Public Health, Risk, Safety & Environment Resources Finding journal articles / Using databases Web of Science
- 12. Searching Web of Science
- 13. Accessing the articles you have found • The link to the full-text article may work. • If it does not, go to the Library Catalogue and do an A-Z Search for the journal title. • Try this one: • If we do not have access, use our Inter-LibraryLoan service.
- 14. Key Words Water pollution Eutrophication Blue-green algae Phosphates Nitrates
- 15. Peer review • A formal procedure for checking the quality of research before it is published. • If a publication is peer reviewed it means it has been read, checked and authenticated by independent, third party academics (peers). • The quality-control system of academic publishing for hundreds of years.
- 16. Searching other databases Science Direct ProQuest Newsstand
- 17. Key Words Water pollution Eutrophication Blue-green algae Phosphates Nitrates
- 18. Google Scholar
- 19. Need help? • Librarians in the Specialist Zone (1st floor) 11-3 Monday – Friday (on call 9-11, 3-5) • Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/ • PRS Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/prs
Notas del editor
- 90 mins CG49 Lecturer = Diane Purchase Make sure everyone has their student card to enable them to log on (don’t log on yet though) KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIME – Don’t rush BUT Don’t run out of it. Time.
- NEXT – more things we will look at
- Next – Using the Library Pages
- Make sure everyone can log on NOW – IT User ID / M----jan And open up Mozilla Firefox Explain that Internet Explorer doesn’t work very well for Library resources Safari and Google Chrome also OK NEXT – Library Subject Guide
- PRS Library Subject Guide Home page > Appointments / Referencing guide Resources > Catalogue / Summon / Databases / Web resources Information Skills > Powerpoints / Referencing NEXT – Library Catalogue
- From the Library Pages you can access the Library Catalogue Demonstrate Accessing the catalogue Keyword Search Ball Environmental Health policy (2006). Journal AZ Search “new scientist” (not e-journal) Next – Time for you guys to do some work!
- DEMO: Search for this: Ball, D., Environmental Health policy, 2006. TASK FOR STUDENTS: 2 minutes to try the 3 searches, then feed back to class. WHEN TAKING FEEDBACK: Explain how to find books on shelf. Note that Harrison is also an e-book. Note blue link. Note that the journal is available with two date ranges. Note blue links.
- NEXT - Summon
- EVERYONE: Go back to My Study then choose Summon link. EXPLAIN: Hold up a print journal to explain coverage of Summon as opposed to Library Catalogue. Explain the MDX cookie. Let’s have a quick look at Summon, but specific journal databases are more appropriate for postgraduate students. STUDENTS DO: Search for pollution law Try refining tools: Full-text, Content type, Pub date. NEXT – Key Databases
- ALL STUDENTS DO THIS LIVE.
- ALL STUDENTS DO THIS WITH YOU: Type in ‘water pollution’ AND ‘eutrophication’ Select Timespan and Citation Databases. 2004 – 2014 AND more settings (top link web bridge works) ASK STUDENTS: How many articles has it found? NEXT – what to do if the links don’t work
- EXPLAIN how some links don’t work – DEMONSTRATE how to find if they don’t work (through catalogue) STUDENTS SEARCH THEMSELVES – Search terms on next slide After 5 mins, take some feedback from students
- NEXT – what is peer-review
- Can show the journal PLOS One as an example of a peer reviewed journal
- Do a QUICK DEMO of each. Science Direct: Search (advanced search) > Journals Search for water AND pollution Subscribed Journals / Open Access (if you want to ensure you have will have full access) Explain difference between article and review article MUST change date range