Library Workshop for BA(CEE) StudentsSept 2011HKIEd Library*

OutlineBasics and OverviewFinding a particular journal article quickly by e-journal list or Google ScholarDatabase in Focus ERIC on EBSCOhost About RefWorksAnother Educational Resource Example ProQuest Education DatabasesQ&A*

HKIEd Library Websitehttp://www.lib.ied.edu.hkSearch for books, journals, media resources*

Finding a Particular Article*Is this article available in the Library?Sadler, P. M. & Good, E. (2006). The impact of self- and peer-grading on student learning. Educational Assessment, 11(1), 1-31. doi:10.1207/s15326977ea1101_1

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Finding a Particular Article via Google Scholar + EdLINKIs this article available in the Library?Sadler, P. M. & Good, E. (2006). The impact of self- and peer-grading on student learning. Educational Assessment, 11(1), 1-31. doi:10.1207/s15326977ea1101_1

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Read instructions on how to set up EdLINK in Google Scholar from off-campus*

Try it yourselfUse EdLINK via the E-Journal Tab or Google Scholar to check if these articles are available in the Library

Miller, S. & Helms, J. (2010). The Disease that Infected Half the World: Mathematics, Biology, and History. PRIMUS, 20(3), 245-260. doi:10.1080/10511971003587287

Jonsson, A, Baartman, L. K. J., & Lennung, S. A. (2009). Estimating the quality of performance assessments: The case of an interactive examination for teacher competencies. Learning Environments Research, 12(3), 225-241. doi:10.1007/s10984-009-9061-z

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Sidetrack: DOIDOI = Digital Object IdentifierIt is the unique ID assigned by publishers to an online object (could be an article, a journal, a book, a book chapter, etc)It's used in APA citation styleFor details: http://www.doi.org/ You may get a direct hit in Google Scholar by entering the DOI Direct access format: http://dx.doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx where the last part is the DOI (e.g. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10511971003587287) *

E-ResourcesInclude E-Databases & E-Book CollectionsSearch by KeywordsBrowse by Subject or Title*

E-Resources by Subject E.g. Education*

Major Education DatabasesERIC (via EBSCOhost)Education Research CompleteProQuest Education JournalsEducation Full Text

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*Other Relevant Databases for BA(CEE) StudentsProquest Research Library (ProQuest)Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesHumanities Full TextJSOTR. Arts & Sciences CollectionPsycINFO / PsycArticles / PsybooksWeb of Science (Arts & Humanities Citation Index / Social Sciences Citation Index)SCOPUSLiterature Online (LION)Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)MLA International Bibliography

Major Local / Chinese DatabasesHK Education Bibliographic Database()Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC) PerioPath Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System CEPS CETD Chinese ERIC (Chinese University of Hong Kong) HKInChiP

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*Database in Focus ERIC

Find ERIC by Browsing "E" (or browse by education subject; or search ERIC)*

Access to ERIC database

Enter keywordsLimit your searchSearchResults*

Example

Your research topic: Is goal setting a useful strategy for learning English as a second language?

Identify the Keywords: English as second language AND goal setting

Use indexes / thesaurus / descriptors to check related terms where necessary.

How many records retrieved?

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Searching tips: Expand your search

Use expanders from the database search screen to expand your search

Use Boolean operator OR to include more search termse.g. Second language learning or english as second language or esl

Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative waye.g. learn* to search for learning, learns, learner, etc. *

Searching tips: Narrow your search

Use Limiter from the database search screen to limit your search results in various way

Consider the suggested Narrow Search Results by Subject from the search result screen

Use Boolean operator AND to limit search results to a narrower scenee.g. peer assessment AND higher education*

ERIC EBSCOHost Refine your results by Subjects, Peer-reviewed Journals, Year, etc.*

Reduced from over 300 results to 56 by selecting peer reviewed and 2000 and after*

*ERIC EBSCOHost Special Features Find Similar Results (SmartText Searching)

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Try it yourself

Topic: transfer of learning techniques in bilingual educationSuggested keywords: Learning transfer and bilingual educationHow many records retrieved?How to expand or narrow down your search results? (what is ERIC's descriptor for transfer of learning techniques? Have you tried bilingual* instead of bilingualism? )Can you find full text for articles with no full text from ERIC?Have you tried the Find Similar Results (SmartText Searching) function?*

*Searching Multiple Databases in Ebscohost

*Add to Folder: Save / Print / Email / Export

*Add to Folder: Save / Print / Email / Export

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We can export the results directly to RefWorks*

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*About RefWorksWeb-based Bibliographic Management ToolCreate your own reference databasesImport references from library catalogues & databasesManage & organize your references in foldersSearch your references Adding your own keywords & commentsCan be integrated with MS-Word to create in-text citations & reference list in preferred styleAccessible by computers connected to Internet

Accessing RefWorks*

*Can also Directly Export Library Catalogue Records to RefWorks

How to Import References from Library E-resources*

How to Import References from Library E-resources*

Another Education Resources: ProQuest Education Databases*

ProQuest Education Databases*

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E.g. search small class educationSuggested Topics e.g. Class size AND Academic achievement*

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We can also Email, Print, Save, Export, etc.*

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Sneak Preview Discovery Services: an all in one quick search to be implemented later this year*

*Thank You!Q&AAsk your Librarian @ Information Counter Tel: 2948 6653 Email: libinfo@ied.edu.hk

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