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Presented by Susanne [email protected]
021 650 4476
Introduction to Resources in UCT Libraries
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Learning outcome
By the end of this session you will be able to understand:
• A literature review
• How to look things up
• Bibliographic databases
• Electronic journals
• RefWorks and EndNote
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A literature review consists of
Print resources
Electronic Resources•Electronic journals
•Databases
•Newspapers
•Primary sources
•Financial databases
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Literature review:
Focuses on research questionCurrent knowledge of topic by recognised authorsSecondary sourcesWidely read previous research of topicTheoretical and practical findings about a topicBelongs to the introductory partIs characterised by a logical flowHas typically references to all resources usedShould be impartial and objective
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How to find books :
Use the catalogue
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Library's homepage
Go to “Search and Find” Find the catalogue
(ALEPH)
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Use “Browse” or “Search” functions
Type in your keywords
When to use “Browse”:You know the exact title of the book or journal or the exact name of the author“Search”:You want to find any literature on a topic
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Click on Number
A list of books on the topic
Where on the shelf is the book?
Is the book “in” or “out” ?
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Click on “all items”
Is the book “in” or “out”?
Request it!
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How to find journal articles
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Resources in UCT Libraries
Example :Jin, Y, Leung, C, & Zeng, Z. 2012. Real Estate, the External Finance Premium and Business Investment: A Quantitative Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis. Real Estate Economics, 40 (1) pp. 167-195
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5 steps:What is the JOURNAL’s name?Which year is the year of publication?What is the volume?What is number?What is the pagination?
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Switch to “e-
journals”
Type in the name of the journal
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Search and Find
e-Journals
Type in title of journal
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Find 3 platforms : choose 1 which includes the date of publication, e.g.
EBSCO
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2012,40 (1)
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Databases by Platform
Using databases to find articles on topics
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Which one to use?Resources in UCT Libraries
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EbscoHost• Academic Search• Business Source• Africa Wide • Econlit• Masterfile
Science Direct
Google Scholar
IMF elibraryWeb of KnowledgeSCOPUS
Sabinet for SA thesesProQuest for International theses
Science Direct
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Find books on “Quantitative Finance”
• Boolean Operators:•And – to narrow a search•Or – to expand a search•Not
• Wild cards:•?•*
• Quotation marks: “ “
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EconlitMasterfile
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Resources in UCT LibrariesScience Direct
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Google Scholar
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SFX –availability
in UCT Libraries
Cited by
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For Newpapers : Lexis Nexis Academic
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More newspapers resources:
• SA Media
• EBSCO : Newspaper source
• PressReader
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Resources in UCT LibrariesFinancial data : Primary resource
I-Net Expert
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RefWorks
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Research Help
RefWorks and EndNote
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Download Write-n-Cite here…
or here…
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RefWorks tab
Insert citation
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http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/c.php?g=182303&p=1201832
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If you want to know more about RefWorks, please consult the following LibGuide
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How to evaluate websites:
Identify type of page:
Advocacy, orgBusiness, comInformational, edu ac govNews, usu comPersonal, often a ~
Use the checklist: the more often you can answer ‘yes’ the more likely it is that the site/material is reliable
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The Check list:
Traditional criteria to be applied
– Accuracy
– Authority
– Objectivity
– Currency
– Coverage
Additional challenges
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Accuracy
• Are sources for any factual information listed so they can be verified?
• Can you detect some sort of quality control? – look at grammar, spelling etc.
• Are charts, graphs clearly labelled and easy to read?
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Authority
• Can you identify organisation/company/person responsible?
• Is there a link describing goals, purpose, nature of organisation?
• Are there contact details?
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Objectivity
• Are biases clearly stated?
• Is it easy to distinguish between informational and advertising content?
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Currency
• Are there dates to indicate
• When the page was written?
• When it was placed on the web?
• When it was last revised?
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Coverage
• Is there an indication that the page has been completed?
• Is there a print equivalent?
• Is it clear what topics the page intends to address?
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Contemporary sources, but do remember the evaluation criteria
Blogshttp://www.google.com/blogsearchhttp://www.findblogs.com/
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com
Wikihttp://wiki.com
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– Accuracy
– Authority
– Objectivity
– Currency
– Coverage
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Accounting
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Check out our ‘How-to’ series on library resources and services
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Ask a Librarian!
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More help and assistance at UCT Libraries
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• Search and Find
• Services• Research Help• Libraries and
Collections• About UCT
Libraries• Library
Contacts
• Off Campus Login• Subject Guides• Subject Librarians• Interlibrary Loans• My Library Card• Ask a Librarian
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Resources in UCT LibrariesMasters and PhD Theses of UCT Scholars
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Under OpenUCT, type in a subject or title
OR
Use Open Scholarship
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OpenUCT also is
• Institutional repository
• UCT staff to share their research, teaching and learning content with the world –
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Find 6 relevant articles and transfer them into Refworks
The King report
Corporate governance
Public financial management
Financial reporting
Using Ebsco, Google Scholar and Science Direct
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Thank you!
And Good Luck!
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