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Julia Robinson, Assistant Librarian for SAgE

Stage 2 Animal Science: Finding information for your assignments

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Overview

Today: Finding information for your assignments

Search strategies Library Search Databases and e-journals Specialist resources

Next week: Referencing and EndNote

Good practice guidelines for referencing Introduction to EndNote

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Different kinds of information

Information resources

Books

Ebooks

Journal articles

Newspapers

Conference papers

Theses

Standards

Government reports

Internet

Maps

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Information overload?

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Search strategy

• Books• Journals• Newspapers• Statistics• Official docs

• By date• By language• By type

• Broad and narrow terms

• Related terms• Synonyms

• Spellings

• Logical connectors (AND, OR, NOT)

• Truncation (conserv*, wom?n)

HOW Search

techniques

WHAT Keywords

WHERE Appropriate

sources

WHEN Limits

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Identifying keywords activity

“The impact of animal welfare policies on farming”

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Keywords – an example

“The impact of animal welfare policies on farming”

Impact

Effect

Influence

Impression

Consequence

Animal

Livestock

Ruminant

Cow/ pig/sheep/ chicken

Welfare

Care

Maintenance

Rights

Conditions

Farming

Farms/Farmers

Agricultural industry

Livestock breeders

Rural industry

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Move on to where, when and how

Identify information need

Set scope and limits

Use appropriate sources effectively

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Choosing and using Library resources

Library Search• Books, ebooks, journal articles, eprints

Subject databases• Journal articles and conference papers

Specialist resources• Government publications, market data,

law and regulations, newspaper content

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Full and mo

Improved searching with Library Search

http://libsearch.ncl.ac.uk

Includes data from the Library catalogue and a range of electronic resources

Full & mobile views

Warning! Not all our resources are covered

by Library Search

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Understanding databases

EJ Collection: Single publisher

Science Direct

Easy to use

Frequently full-text

Only one publisher

Database: Multi-

publisher

ScopusWeb of

Knowledge

Cover many subjects

Not usually full-text

Look for the

button

Database: Subject specific

CAB AbstractsPassport GMID

Lexis Library

Not usually full-text

Look for the

button

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Specialist resources

Government/official publications and legislation• Environmental Management• Lexis Library• Official websites (e.g. http://www.defra.gov.uk/)

Newspaper coverage• Lexis Library

Market data and statistics• Passport GMID• OECD iLibrary

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Recommended resources for your subject

http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/animal

Our electronic resources are available any time, anywhere

RAS – Remote Application Service https://ras.ncl.ac.uk/

Use Library Resources folder

Library Web pages & Library Guide for

Animal Science

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Can’t find what you need?

Reserve via Library Search

Books on Time

Inter Library Loan (ILL)

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Help and support

http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/animal

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Activities for today – explore resources

Library Search

Scopus

Lexis Library