consalia/sap library induction
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Your Librarians: Adam2
• Subject specific enquiries
• Literature searching
• Referencing advice
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Adam Edwards Adam [email protected] [email protected]
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In this session.
• Things you need to know
• Library Resources
• Practice Searching
• Evaluating Results
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Why use the Library?
“…Graphs plotting logins to electronic resources and books borrowed with data from the student record system (ASIS) recording attainment, consistently illustrate across individual Schools and often in individual courses, a positive correlation between library usage and classification of final degree award…”
Goodall, Deborah and Pattern, David (2011) Academic library non/low use and undergraduate student achievement: a preliminary report of research in progress. Library Management, 32 (3). pp.159-170.
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Accessing ResourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library
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Library Subject GuidesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library
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Referencing and PlagiarismmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Library Subject Guides
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Online Reading ListsmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Reading Lists
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Thinking about search terms…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788
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Evaluating Information
• Currency: How up-to-date is the information?
• Authority: Who is the author?
• Intent: What is the purpose of the information?
• Relevance: Is this what I need?
• Objectivity: Is it a balanced view?
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Summon 2.0 Results
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If it is not available in the Library…
• Inter-Library Loan
• Sconul Access
• Other Libraries
• Alumni rights
• More information:
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/services/libraries/index.aspx
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Keeping in touch…
• Email: [email protected]
• Ask a Librarian: askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk
• Blog: wbllibrarian.blogspot.co.uk
• Twitter: twitter.com/WBLLibrarian
• Facebook: Middlesex University Library
• MDX App: App Store: Middlesex University
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Any Questions?
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