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Introduction to Library resources – MA Documentarylibguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

10 December 2014Kim Coles

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By the end of this session, you should be able to…

Use LibrarySearch for your research

Identify relevant subject specific databases

Log into, and search, Box of Broadcasts

Apply for an inter-library loan

Access online items off-campus

Visit other libraries

Begin to use a reference manager

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Key Library Resources

Use LibrarySearch for items on your reading list: http://librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk

Use your Subject Guides for databases, including reference material: http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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Off-campus access

CampusAnywhere allows remote connection to Royal

Holloway network resources using a variety of web browsers. It works by giving you a Royal Holloway network address.

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/it/faq/itfaqs/vpn/faqwebvpn.aspx

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Visiting other libraries

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Senate House Library: senatehouselibrary.ac.uk

SCONUL Access: sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

British Library: bl.uk

BFI Library: bfi.org.uk/education-research/bfi-reuben-library/searching-collections

Inter-library loan: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/library/usingourlibraries/interlibraryloans.aspx

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LibrarySearch

librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk

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Search Library and Archives catalogues, e-resources and institutional repository .

Search for a book (print or online), a CD, or a DVD.

Search for a journal (or newspaper) title to browse issues directly.

Conduct an advanced search for an item or topic.

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Media Arts subject guide – Finding E-resources

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Full text databases

Bibliographic databases

Multimedia databases

Access to sound archives

Newspaper databases

Reference resources

libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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How to find good information

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1. What exactly is the topic you are searching for?

2. What are the main concepts or keywords for your topic?

3. Are there are alternative terms for these concept?

4. How might you combine these keywords to search effectively?

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Thinking about keywords

Think about the ways in which the words you are searching for might be interpreted.

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Search engines and databases organise information using a controlled vocabulary e.g. assigning certain words to certain concepts.

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How to identify keywords

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synonyms - these are different words with the same meaning

acronyms - this is where your keywords can be condensed into a set of capital letters

alternative spellings - remember to try UK and US spellings

alternative and related terms

broader and narrower terms

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“Does television promote aggression in children?”

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What are the main concepts?Television, aggression, children

Are there any synonyms/alternative terms I could use?

Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3

Television Aggression Children

TV violence adolescents

Mass media behaviour

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Using subject headings to identify keywords

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In LibrarySearch

In a subject-specific database

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Combining keywords

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Newspaper articles

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Find the Nexis UK newspaper database under ‘News Sources’ on the libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArts

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Box of Broadcasts

BoB is a viewing & off-air recording & media archive service which allows you to search for, watch and also record from a list of recorded channels. You can also create clips, search for programmes coming up, create playlists & share them with others.

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Setting up a BoB account

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Please go to libguides.rhul.ac.uk/BoB and follow the

registration instructions on the left hand side.

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Reference management

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RefWorks is a web-based tool that is free to use and accessible on- and off-campus, from any PC which has internet access.

EndNote is a client-based (i.e. installed on a computer) software package, and it has a web-version you can use for free.

Zotero is a free bibliographic software extension. It automatically captures information from websites, formats citations, and integrates with Microsoft Word.

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.

http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/referencing

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If you already have a topic in mind, please use this time to identify keywords and alternative terms.

Go to LibrarySearch or a subject-specific database on the ‘Finding E-Resources’ page of libguides.rhul.ac.uk/MediaArtsand carry out some searches.

Email any useful articles to yourself, or save to your reference manager.

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Questions?

Kim Coles

Information Consultant

2-07 Bedford LibraryRoyal Holloway University of London

k.coles@rhul.ac.uk

01784 404107

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