quick start to the library march 2011
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Quick start to theLibraryMarch 2011Clare HumphriesInformation specialist
Why are you here?
• So we can say Welcome!
• To meet your InformationSpecialist
• For a brief introduction to theservices we offer you
• Discuss the different types ofinformation available
• and when it is appropriate touse them
• Find out what happens next
Emma Cathy
Clare Heather
Sarah Morag
BlackBoard
• Additional information on your course BlackBoard
• http://bb.cranfield.ac.uk – log in with your networkusername and password
• ‘Library resources’ link
What you can expectfrom us
• Much more than just books!
• An information specialist tohelp you use the Library
• We will always beapproachable and friendly
• Individual support when youask for it
Library Essentials
Your really useful guide togetting started using theLibrary.
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/library/cranfield/documents/library%20essentials.pdf
Studying in the library
The Library Catalogue:a good place to startlooking
• Check availability of recommended textbooks
• e.g. Raymer’s ‘Aircraft design: a conceptual approach’
• The classmark of a book e.g. 629.7.016 RAY tellsyou where to find it on the shelf
• ‘Catalogue-only’ PCs available next to the Issue Desk
• If you have an iPhone you can search it and manageyour account using the ‘BookMyne’ app
• http://www.sirsidynix.com/iphone/apps/bookmyne/
Reservations and recalls
• You can borrow most library books, theses and reports for6 weeks
• If you need to borrow a book that somebody has alreadyborrowed you can place a reservation for it
• We will ask the borrower to return the book early (recall)so that you don’t have to wait too long
Remember…..
• If you have a book that somebody reserves, we will askyou to return it sooner than you expect!
• We will contact you on your Cranfield email address
The good news…..
• We do not charge fines if you bring your books back late!
IMPORTANT!
What we ask ofyou……
• Help us to provide a consistent service by abiding by ourrules, which are…
• Return recalled items when we ask for them
• Look after books you have borrowed – you areresponsible for them until they are returned
• Use your mobile phone for anything but talking!• Make or receive calls outside
• Put it on silent
• Keep noise levels to a minimum, including Skypecalls!
• Keep food and drink in the foyer
Information – there’s alot of it out there!
• We are your guides
• It is our job to giveyou the skills youneed to• Search for information
• Find it
• Evaluate it
• Access it
• It is up to you how youuse the information!
Finding informationabout electric cars
• Lots of different kinds of information are available:
• Articles from academic journals
• Textbooks
• Articles from trade journals and special interestpublications
• News articles from the Internet, e.g. the BBC web site
• Product adverts
• Web sites of campaign groups
Articles from academicjournals
• Original research
• Specific
• Peer-reviewed
• Very trustworthy
• Refers to the workof others
• Publishedregularly - current
• Volume andissue Van Vliet, O. et al, (2011). Energy use, cost and CO2
emissions of electric cars. Journal of Power Sources 196 (4),pp 2298-2310.
Books
• Quite general
• Bring together andpresent what is knownand accepted in asubject area
• Very good forbackground information
• Is the publishertrustworthy?
• Can take a long time towrite and be published
Westbrook, M. H. (2001). The electric car :development and future of battery, hybridand fuel-cell cars. IEE and SAE, London.
Trade magazine article
• More general, butengineering based
• Not peer reviewed
• May cite limitedreferences
• Good introduction tosubject
• May be biased
Vasilash, G. (2010). Electric cars, streetcars and dead horses.Automotive Design and Production, Nov-Dec 2010.
News report from theWeb
• Can be quitegeneral
• Current (check thedate!)
• Usually written by anon-expert
• Often report onoriginal research
• Is it trustworthy?Check the source
BBC (2011). Electric cars not accessible 'in nextfive years. Available from:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12124895.Date of access: 8th March 2011.
Product advert
• Written by marketingdepartment
• May provide usefulinformation
• (Probably) Biased!
• UK AdvertisingCodes “legal, decent,honest and truthful”
Nissan (2011). Nissan LEAF advert. Available from:http://www.nissan.co.uk/#vehicles/electricvehicles/leaf/car-of-the-year. Date of access 8th March 2011.
Special interest groups
• Usually written by non-experts
• Could be biased,unreliable or vague
• Present their own pointof view
• How old is theinformation? Can youtell?
• If you trust the site, itcould provide usefulinformation ElectricCarSite (2008). Electric cars in the UK. Available
from: http://www.electriccarsite.co.uk/. Date of access8th March 2011.
What to use when….
• If you need:
• Information on a specific product – company website
• Current trends in a technology – news web sites andtrade magazines
• Debate and opinion – special interest group websites and trade magazines
• General introduction/background information –books
• Academic research – journal articles/conferencepapers
What about Wikipedia?
• You must not refer toWikipedia articles inyour work
• You cannot see whohas contributed to thearticles
• No guarantee ofquality
• BUT Wikipedia articlesmay provide links touseful references
Wikipedia (2011). Nissan Leaf. Available from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf. Date of access8th March 2011.
Did you notice…..?
• Every source we have talked about had a fullbibliographic reference on the slide?
• Van Vliet, O. et al, (2011). Energy use, cost and CO2 emissionsof electric cars. Journal of Power Sources 196 (4), pp 2298-2310.
• You will also have to write a full reference for all thesources that you use information from in your work
• You will have more training on this later
What happens next?
• Discovering quality information• How to use our Library resources to find the academic
information you will need
• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism
• RefWorks
• Individual support throughout your course - when youask for it!
• ‘Like’ our Library Facebook page• http://www.facebook.com/cranfieldlibrary
• Follow us on Twitter: KNL_MIRC
Any questions?