Library Resources for APFMPart II

I AM . . .

Melanie ParletteLRC Program Liaison for

School of Engineering and Information Technology

mparlette@conestogac.on.ca

TODAY we will…• Explore Emerald Built and Environment and Google

Scholar and discover additional ways to make our searching more refined

Off-Campus Access PIN NUMBERS - You can use your PIN to:• Access resources from Off-Campus• Renew a book, place a hold• Review your account

YOUR Research Guidehttp://bit.ly/APFM

Key Tabs: •Articles from Databases•Books . . .•Cite Your Sources•Contact Us

LRC Homepage Research Help Engineering Mechanical Engineering

What do I search for?

FacilityManagement

Building LifeCycle

EnergyEfficiency

Built Environment

Security

RiskAssessment

FireProtection

Building AutomationSystems

Built Environment

EmergencyProcedures

Emerald Built Environment

Emerald Built Environment

Building information modelling

Searching A Database. . .

* (the asterisk wildcard)As the name implies, * can be substituted for any number of letters. This is particularly useful to include all words with a certain term and any suffix after it. Simply apply the asterisk to the end of a term and it will return all documents containing that term, followed by anything. For example: biostatistic* will find biostatistician or biostatistics or biostatistical

Searching A Database. . .

Quotation Marks: " "Enclose specific phrases in quotation marks. This will direct the search engine to search the database for documents containing that exact phrase. If you place quotes around the phrase, searching for “building information modelling“ it will only documents with facility and management right beside each other.

Google Scholar

• Articles are not necessarily:• Scholarly (you can filter in library databases)• Full Text (you may be linked to the publishers website where

they want you to pay)

• Searching is by keyword only:• You cannot filter by subject or controlled vocabulary• We don’t know exactly what is in Google Scholar

Library Databases vs. Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Off Campus? Click Setting icon to set your library links to include Conestoga resources.

Click Full-Text to access items available through Conestoga.

Google Scholar• Think of Google Scholar as a quick look to "see what's out there."

Conestoga offers a variety of journal and eBook databases that can be more effective when searched individually.

• Relying on just one source is not usually the best search strategy. You will want to search across relevant databases, varying your search strategy and taking advantage of the specialized databases.

• Google Scholar can be a helpful starting point for a search before you focus you topic and begin looking comprehensively for the highest quality information.

• Remember, searching within a databases offer search features that Google Scholar doesn’t.

Google ScholarTIPS:•Your search results are normally sorted by relevance, not by date. To find newer articles, try the following options in the left sidebar:

• click "Since Year" to show only recently published papers, sorted by relevance;• click "Sort by date" to show just the new additions, sorted by date;

•Locating the full text of an article• Abstracts are freely available for most of the articles. Reading the entire article may

require a subscription. Here're a few things to try:• Make sure that you click a library link, e.g., "FindIt@Conestoga", to the right of the

search result;• click a link labeled [PDF] to the right of the search result;• click "All versions" under the search result and check out the alternative sources;• click "Related articles" or "Cited by" under the search result to explore similar articles.• Make sure you add Conestoga so that you have access to our subscriptions

•To perform an advanced search, click on Advanced Scholar Search from the Google Scholar homepage. The following screen will appear, in which you can specify keywords, phrases, dates, subject areas, and so forth.

More tips for your Literature Review . . .• An effective review analyses and synthesizes material, and it should meet the

following requirements: (Caulley, 1992)

• Compare and contrast different authors' views on an issue

• Group authors who draw similar conclusions,

• Note areas in which authors are in disagreement,

• Highlight exemplary studies,

• Identify patterns or trends in the literature

• Highlight gaps in and omissions in previous research or questions left unanswered

• Conclude by summarizing what the literature says.

More tips for your Literature Review . . .• VARIETY!

• Books, Journals, Theses, Conference Papers, Government or Industry Reports

• Reference sources such as dictionaries can assist in defining terminology, and encyclopedias may be useful in introducing topics and listing key references.

• REVIEW• Review literature and analyze.• You may need to go back to find additional information on

your different sub-topics.

More tips for your Literature Review . . .

Be a critical reader:Be a critical reader:The CARS TestThe CARS Test

• Credibility Look for believable, well written information

that is free of bias. Locate information about the author(s) and their credentials. How credible are the authors, what is their level of expertise on this particular topic.

• Accuracy The information should be up-to-date, clear. You

can confirm accuracy by locating information from a variety of sources. Look for a last updated date.

• Reasonableness Information should be present objective and balanced arguments.

• Support Other sources should support the information

found. Always look for a reference list, bibliography or citations demonstrating where the information came from.

More tips for your Literature Review . . .

Write the literature Review

• Use evidence• Be selective• Use quotes sparingly• Summarize and synthesize• Keep your own voice• Use caution when paraphrasing

Avoiding Plagiarism• Keep organized.• Take good notes – this will help you write your review and

clearly give credit to your sources.• Look for:

• Major concepts• Conclusions• Theories• Arguments• How are they the same or different from other literature you have

found.

• Citations, Citations, Citations • Use RefWorks!

• You can add notes to each citation to keep track of where it fits, etc.

Today We…

• Explored Emerald Built Environment and Google Scholar to focus on ways to advance our searching skills

• Discussed additional tips for writing our literature review

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