Scholar voices 1 - international scholars perspective of UK libraries
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1. Finding and managing information
for your final year project
Moira Bent
Faculty Liaison Librarian
University Library
2. You asked about….
How the Library’s changed
LibrarySearch – what’s that?
Building up complex searches
Which resources?
EndNote
University Library
7. Literature review – essential for projects
Inform your research Contextualise your work Identify gaps
Summarise, synthesise, Track key
critically evaluate issues/debates/people
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8. It needs to
be
thorough….
…but
selective
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10. Keywords and phrases?
What kind of info?
Which databases?
Check keywords and revise
Did you find what you need?
Which are the best?
In print?
Online?
Inter Library Loan?
University Library
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12. Use search techniques
Use a phrase
• “environmental policy”
Use AND, OR and NOT to make logical connections
• conservation AND land
• (Regeneration OR redevelopment) AND (UK OR Great Britain OR
England)
Use truncation
• Conserv* finds conserve, conservation, conserving (and also
conservatory!)
University Library
13. Building up a search
UK OR GB OR
England
Redevelopment
OR Expansion Polic* OR
OR legislation
regeneration
University Library
14. Books: print
and
electronic
Journal
Company articles and
information conference
Resources papers
to help
you
Social
Official
media and
information
news
15. Library Search is a good place to start
Includes data from the
library catalogue and a
range of electronic
Full and mo resources
Full & mobile views
16. Use Library Search
To find printed books in the Library
To find electronic books
To get a general overview of a topic
To find a few journal references for an essay
DON’T rely on Library Search as the only source for
your literature review – not all our resources are
included.
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17. Library Search is easy!
Why use specific databases?
CAB and Scopus – journal articles
Unique content not covered by Library Search
Index of search terms
Lexis for newspapers
Environment online for official documents
To download results to EndNote
University Library
18. Use your Library Guide to identify key resources:
libguides.ncl.ac.uk/environment
19. Maybe you’re
looking in the
wrong place
altogether?
Or perhaps it
doesn’t exist at
all?
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20. • For books on loan
• Place a “hold” on books which are on loan
Reserve • Borrow when book is returned
• For articles and conferences we don’t have
• Apply for an Inter Library Loan
Request • 25 requests @ £1.50
• New books to buy
• ‘Books on Time' service to recommend
Recommend new books for the library to buy