2014 egs acdi masters_library workshop
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Workshop for ACDI Masters studets at the University of Cape TownTRANSCRIPT
Library WorkshopACDI Masters 2014
By Linda Kelly @ UCT Libraries Academic Librarian: EGS, Archaeology
By Linda Kelly l Academic Librarian @ UCT Libraries
ways libraries
can make your academic life
easier3By Linda Kelly l Academic Librarian @ UCT
Libraries
#1. save time
#2. get better grades
#3. find things that Google cant
The 3 Basics
1) 1-stop-shops & contact
2) How to search
3) Find stuff: books & articles
stop shops & contacts
• Library website - http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/
– Off campus login
– Ask-A-Librarian
– Subject Guides
1
2. How to search…(a)How is info organised?
2. How to search...(b)Where to find books & articles?
• Aleph – Online Catalogue : books only
• ALEPH & WorldCat Local
• Platforms
• Databases
SAGE DATABASE ON RESEARCH METHODS
SAGE Research Methods Online … a tool designed to help you create research projects
and understand the methods behind them.
Online Resources books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, articles, Green & Blue Books, videos (access
using Off-Campus-Login via UCT Libraries website)
Videos Video 1: SAGE Research Methods Overview Video 2: How to Start Your Research Video 3: Methods Map and Methods Lists
(URL: http://srmo.sagepub.com/page/tips-and-tutorials/tutorials
Copyright• Creative Com
mons license• Create your o
wn licence
• Includes images
Plagiarism• Cannot present
another person’s work as your own
• Can get expelled• Bad reputation
amongst peers
Referencing• Online guides• Many software
programmes• RefWorks,
EndNote, Mendeley, etc.
2. How to search…(c)Avoid “speeding” fines!
RefWorks
2. How to search…(c)c) What is Boolean Searching?
AND, OR, NOT
See Boolean Operators Guide in
EGS LibGuide
3. Find stuff: books & articles...(a)
You either have…
a) the book & article info, i.e. title, author, journal, etc.
OR
b) the essay task & subject area
• Book Title: Environmental Governance and Climate
Change in Africa
• Article Title: Brown, M. 2009. Markets, climate change,
and food security in West Africa. Environmental science & technology,
43(21):8016-8020.
3. Find stuff: books & articles...(b)
Examples
Recap Volunteers?
Recap 1 (a)
Recap 1(b)
Copyright
Plagiarism
Referencing
Recap 1(c)
