GEO3005F2015

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GEO3005F : TERM ESSAYResearch essay on sedimentary geologyChoose one of these Topics1. Braided Fluvial Systems2. Meandering Fluvial Systems3. Alluvial Fans Depositional Systems4. Lacustrine Depositional Systems 5. Aeolian Depositional Systems6. Deltaic Depositional Systems7. Estuarine Depositional Systems

Dev, J. 2004. Arctic sedimentation braided to meandering transition in a river. Available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ [2015, March 24].

Step 1The LIBRARY page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.zaStep 2Get HELP from your geology subject guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geologyStep 3UNDERSTAND your topic – eReference (Online ENCYCLOPEDIAS and Dictionaries)Step 4Find BOOKS on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)Step 5What is a JOURNAL?Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASESStep 7Understand REFERENCINGStep 8The Harvard UCT (Author – Date) referencing styleExamples – How to reference ‘in text’ and ‘reference list’

Rulz, O. 2014. Paso a paso. Available: https://www.flickr.com/photos [2015, March 24].

If you are not on

campus first login to the library page

here

Find links to everything you need in

your Geology subject guide

here

Find databases

here

Step 1The library page: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Find Referencing

help here

Step 2Get help from your Geology subject guide: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geology

Step 3Understand your topic -eReference(Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries)

Encyclopedias and

Dictionaries give you an overview of your topic

Dictionaries and

Encyclopedias give you an overview of your topic

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference(Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries)

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference

Access limited to 2 simultaneous users.

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference

Step 3Understand your topic – eReference

Find books on your topic in the library

catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Step 4Find books on your topic in the Library Catalogue (ALEPH)

Published at regular intervals e.g. monthly(up-to-date info)

Scholarly, academic type of magazine

Contain articles by different authors

Used by researchers to communicate their findings

Peer-reviewed … checked by other experts

Step 5

The title of the article

Authors

Title of the journal that contains the article

Volume number and Issue number of journal, and page numbers of article

Date when published

Step 5

The action of wind and water in a Mid-Cretaceous subtropical

erg-margin system close to the Variscan Iberian Massif,

Spain

Rodriguez-Lopez, J.P., Melendez, N. De Boer,

P.L. & Soria, A.R.

Sedimentology

57(5):1315-1356 2010

oWeb of ScienceoScopuso ScienceDirecto GeoRef

Search Databases

ScopusVery large multidisciplinary database

with articles dating from 1823

About 50 million records

Indexes over 21,000 journal titles

More than 5.5 million conference

papers

Huge organised collections

of article references …

indexed so that you can

find articles by topic, author,

etc. Some store the full text

of the articles.

Web of Science1962 to the present

Indexes more than 12,000

academic journals

Indexes articles AND

citations

Most highly-cited journals

DHET accredited list

ScienceDirect A sub-set of Scopus

Indexes over 3,000 journal

titles and 20,000 books

Full text from 1995

GeoRef, produced by the American

Geological Institute, is a comprehensive

geosciences database containing over 2.8

million bibliographic records to the

geoscience literature of the world. Over

3,500 journals are reviewed for indexing

in the GeoRef database as well as books,

maps, government reports, conference

papers, and theses and dissertations.

Step 6

Search for

journal

ARTICLES in

DATABASES

HOW TO FIND DATABASES

FROM THE LIBRARY PAGE http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

‘SEARCH & FIND’ DATABASES

OR

THE GEOLOGY LIBRARY GUIDE – Database tab

http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/geology/geology-databases

Step 6

Search for

journal

ARTICLES in

DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Braided fluvial systems

DATABASE: GEOREF

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

DATABASE: WEB OF SCIENCE

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 6Search for journal ARTICLES in DATABASES

Step 7Understanding Referencing

Acknowledge other writers’

words and thoughts

Cite and reference

your sources of

information

Step 7Understanding Referencing

Use the Harvard-UCTAuthor-date

style of referencing

Title of book: Sedimentology and sedimentary basinsAuthor: Mike R. LeederEdition: 2nd ed.Place of publication: ChichesterPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellDate of publication:2011

Question: How would you reference this BOOK in your REFERENCE LIST according to the Harvard UCT author date style?

Leeder, M.R. 2011. Sedimentology and sedimentary basins: from

turbulence to tectonics. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Answer:

Title of book: Sedimentology and sedimentary basinsAuthor: Mike LeederEdition: 2nd ed.Place of publication: ChichesterPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellDate of publication:2011

Question: How would you reference this BOOK in your IN TEXT CITATION (i.e. in the body of your essay) in the Harvard UCT author date style?

(Leeder, 2011)Answer:

Question: How would you reference this JOURNAL ARTICLE in your REFERENCE LIST according to the Harvard UCT author date style?

Allen, P.P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K. & Doran, P.T. 2015. Sediment transport dynamics on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders of Lake Hoare, Antarctica. Antarctic Science. 27(2): 173-184.

Answer:

Title of article:Sediment transport dynamics on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders of Lake Hoare, AntarcticaAuthors: Allen, P. P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K., Doran, P.T.Title of Journal:Antarctic scienceDate of publication: 2015Volume and issue:27 issue 2 Pages:173 -184

Question: How would you reference this JOURNAL ARTICLE in your IN TEXT CITATION (i.e. in the body of your essay) in the Harvard UCT author date style?

Answer: (Allen, P.P. et al., 2010)

Title of article:Sediment transport dynamics on an ice-covered lake: The 'floating' boulders of Lake Hoare, AntarcticaAuthors: Allen, P. P., Hewitt, R., Obryk, M.K., Doran, P.T.Title of Journal:Antarctic scienceDate of publication:2015Volume:27 issue:2 Pages:173 -184

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