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Research Skillslibguides.rhul.ac.uk
Rachel Sleeman, Information Consultant19th August 2016
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Session Outline
• Finding items on your reading list
• Developing a search strategy
• Sources of Information
• Searching hints & tips
• Evaluating your results
• Managing your References
• Off-campus access and other libraries
• Further Help
Finding items on your Reading List
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Finding items on your reading list
Developing a search strategy
LibraryDeveloping a search strategy
Pick out the key words in
your topic Find
alternative
terms
Identify good
sources of
information
Combine your
key words
Evaluate
Read
LibraryPick out the key words in your topic
‘The potential for social media has not been fully realised’ How far do you agree with this statement? Your answer should refer to one of the following: political change, interpersonal relationships, or marketing.
‘The potential for social media has not been fully realised’ How far do you agree with this statement? Your answer should refer to one of the following: political change, interpersonal relationships, or marketing.
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Find alternative terms
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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Alternative terms for keywords
PotentialLow/High UptakeCapacityUtilisation
‘The potential for social media has not been fully realised’ How far do you agree with this statement?
Your answer should refer to one of the following: political change, interpersonal relationships, or marketing.
Social mediaSocial media marketingTwitterInstagram
MarketingAdvertisingRetailingPromotion
Sources of Information
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BooksJournals Statistics
Websites Databases Reports
Identify good sources of information
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Identifying good sources of information
• Library Search• Subject Guides• Online databases (e.g. JSTOR, Project
Muse, Web of Knowledge/Science)• Credo Reference (good starting point)• Senate house library catalogue• Other internet resources
Searching – hints & tips
LibraryCombining KeywordsAND - Narrow your searche.g. social media AND marketing
OR - Broaden your search e.g. social media OR twitter
Brackets e.g. (social media OR twitter) AND marketing
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Reviewing your results – hints & tips
Quotation marks around phrases:
Use truncation/wildcard characters ($ ? * -) to replace letters in search terms:
e.g. “social media marketing”
Advertis* = advertise, advertisement, advertisingOrgani?ation = organisation, organization
Evaluating
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What? What is the resource you are reading? Is it a book, article, blog? Why? Why did they right it? Was it to inform, or perhaps persuade?When? When was the information written? Is it still accurate?How? How can you tell if it is unbiased? Has the author provided evidence e.g. data, quotes, referencesWhere? Where was the work published? If not in the UK is it still appropriate?Who? Who wrote this? Who says the are an expert in the field?(Bhimani, 2016)
Managing your references
DepartmentManaging References with RefWorksWhat is RefWorks? Web-based reference management software which helps you to record and organise your bibliographic references, and create bibliographies in different formats.How to access itVisit your Subject Guide, go to Citing and Referencing, and choose RefWorksHelp with RefWorksEmail the Library, attend a training session, YouTube: Learn to use RefWorks in 20 minutes19
Off Campus access and other libraries
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Off campus access & other libraries
Senate House Library
Campus Anywhere
Inter Library Loans
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Further Help
Onlinelibguides.rhul.ac.ukwww.rhul.ac.uk/libraryLibraryblog.rhul.ac.uk
Social Media@RHUL_Library
rhul.library
RHULLibrary
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Rachel Sleeman – Information Consultant Bedford Library
LibraryReferences
Bhimani, N. (2016) Ask a librarian: does mindfulness benefit children? Available at: http://www.cilip.org.uk/blog/askalibrarian-does-mindfulness-benefit-children (Accessed: 17 August 2016).
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