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Resources for Geography and Environment An introduction to the major electronic resources available Sue Bird March 2008 WISER Focus on Slide 2 WISER on Geography OLIS & OXLIP Reference works Databases Searching techniques Slide 3 WISER on Geography Using OLIS Subject searching tw=ecotourism sw=ecotourism Slide 4 WISER on Geography Use OxLIP to access Reference tools Electronic newspapers Abstracting and Indexing services Slide 5 Electronic resources OxLIP : Oxford Libraries Information Platform : http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/ Access to Electronic Resources available in Oxford (i.e. those the University has subscribed to which isnt everything) N.B. :Web version will only give approx 25% access outside of the Oxford Domain unless Oxford Single Sign-on (i.e. Web-Mail) account Personal Athens Account or Virtual Private Network give more -- you need both http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/registration/ http://welcometoit.ox.ac.uk/wit_net.html Slide 6 Electronic resources OxLIP Default = Subject Screen OxLIP Title list (button always at the top) If you know which database you wish to use it is usually easier to go to it via the alphabetical title list. If you are not sure browse the lists under subject. Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Reference Sources General reference tools. CREDO Reference (formerly Xreferplus)= Reference works incl. Dictionaries, encyclopedias etc Encyclopaedia of Life Science; International Encyclopaedia of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Dictionaries. OED; Oxford Reference On-line Biography: Whos Who; Know UK Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides//maps/ Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Newspapers Electronic newspapers Some are freely available. Alphabetic list on OxLip Best source for the Text Only of huge range of newspapers and magazines is Lexis-Nexis News Service. Goes back approximately 10 yrs in most cases and is very current i.e. todays daily news items Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Newspapers Legal information, cases etc. Lexis Nexis Professional WestLaw both UK & US editions (Ask in the Law Library for help in this area - Angela Carritt ) Slide 22 References / Bibliography Organize your research and manage your database of references Include citations while you write your paper Build a bibliography in a variety of formats Import references from many different data sources Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.) Slide 23 References / Bibliography EndNote system:- Web version available within the Oxford domain (otherwise) Software package that you purchase from O.U.C.S. but you then have it permanently Courses laid on at OUCS (http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk)http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk Slide 24 References / Bibliography RefWorks http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/refworks http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/eresources/refworks Refworks is a free (whilst you are at Oxford) web-based bibliographic software package. You pay an annual fee after you leave. Being web-based means no software to download and update, and you can access your personal account from any computer connected to the web. This includes via V.P.N. various courses laid on by OUCS (http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk) e.g. RefWorks level 2http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk Slide 25 WISER on Geography Abstracting and Indexing Services Vast range. SCOPUS (includes GEOBASE) OVID SP Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Web of Knowledge Slide 26 SCOPUS Research Service from Elsevier +++Includes GeoBase Searches abstracts Full text links to ---Initially limited to Elsevier & associated publishers but expanding Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Slide 34 Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Slide 38 Slide 39 Slide 40 Slide 41 Bibliographic Databases Slide 42 E.R.L. (Electronic Reference Library) (a.k.a WebSpirs) GeoRef physical geography EconLit economic literature Slide 43 Slide 44 Slide 45 Slide 46 Slide 47 Bibliographic Databases OVIDSP Biosis Previews biogeography CAB Abstracts biogeography International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Zoological Abstracts - biogeography Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51 Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 Slide 55 Slide 56 Slide 57 WISER on Geography Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Various useful databases (not just science) Full text journal link to SfX (but not all journals are available electronically) Recommend you use Advanced searching Similar search mechanisms to other databases using keywords etc. can print, emails results etc Slide 58 Slide 59 Slide 60 Slide 61 Slide 62 Slide 63 Slide 64 Slide 65 Slide 66 WISER on Geography Web of Science/Knowledge Includes Science, Social Science & Arts and Humanities Citation Indexes Citation indexes can be used in the same way as any other abstracting and indexing service. Their extra facility is the option to search the bibliographies of any articles i.e. a citation search. Academics use the citation index to find out who has cited their work. Slide 67 Slide 68 Slide 69 Slide 70 Slide 71 Slide 72 Slide 73 Slide 74 Slide 75 Slide 76 Slide 77 Slide 78 Slide 79 Slide 80 Slide 81 Slide 82 Slide 83 Slide 84 Bibliographic Databases Search :- Ecotour* 2004-2008 Results so far:- OLIS : tw=46 books sw=152 books Scopus = 397 articles WebSpirs = 197 articles Ovid = 951 articles & book chapters C.S.A = 531 articles W.o.K. = 230 articles Google Scholar = 287 or 362 articles, book reviews, etc. Slide 85 Bibliographic Databases Search Tip : 1 Important to remember that although each database covers thousands of journal titles no single database is ever comprehensive. If you are having difficulty finding material on a topic use the keywords you find in any relevant reference and search again. Slide 86 Bibliographic Databases Search Tip : 2 Uses Boolean Logical Operators AND, OR, NOT and additional proximity operators Adj (literally adjacent); Near(same sentence); With(same field) Field descriptors: AU(author); TI(title); AB (abstract); SO(source or reference); DE (general descriptor) etc Combining searches: #1 and #2 Slide 87 WISER on Geography Search Tip : 3 Take time to explore the various databases. Some will be more useful to you than others. Scopus Web of Knowledge Cambridge Scientific Abstracts OVIDSP & E.R.L. but there are others e.g. Historical Abstracts http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/information_skills/wiser Slide 88 WISER on Geography Search Tip : 4 Consider subject synonyms & British and US spellings. Apply truncation, usually * to find plurals/alternative word endings and ? to replace a single character. Expand search by following hypertext links esp subject headings Use tagging facilities within database to mark articles for printing, emailing, downloading or exporting. Authors names: Check the online help for formats. Use the database index to find different forms of authors name, otherwise truncate first initial. Slide 89 WISER on Geography Three ways to keep up to date: E-mail alert you can specify a search to be repeated and the results emailed to you at chosen intervals or Zetoc will tell you when the next issue of a journal is available. Saving and rerunning searches you save a search and run it again in the future. Citation Alert you will receive an email every time a particular article is cited in another WoK or Scopus indexed article. Slide 90 WISER on Geography Apart from Bibliographic Electronic Resources there are some factual databases available via Oxlip e.g.:- World development indicators, EIU Country Reports, Demographic Yearbook etc. If they are CD-ROM based they may require you to download software Slide 91 WISER on Geography Please ask a Librarian if you get stuck trying to use any of the resources or would like advice on the most suitable databases for your enquiries. Sue.bird@ouls.ox.ac.uk Slide 92 Slide 93 Avoiding Plagiarism All academic work will inevitably at some point involve the use and discussion of critical material written by others with due acknowledgement and with references given. This is standard critical practice and can be clearly distinguished from appropriating without acknowledgement and presenting as your own material produced by others, which is what constitutes plagiarism. (Modern History and English - Preliminary Exams Handbook 2003/4) http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/info/fhs/plagiarism.html Slide 94 Good academic practice So by following the citation principles and practices in place in your subject area, you will develop a rigorous approach to academic referencing, and avoid inadvertent plagiarism. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/epsc/plagiaris m/index.shtml http://www.tla.ed.ac.uk/resources/eff- learn/sources.pdf Slide 95 Referencing and Citation 2 main ways of organizing your references a)Parenthetical or author/date often called the Harvard system b) Footnotes on a page or endnotes for a chapter N.B. This is not to be confused with the computer package of the same name. Slide 96 References / Bibliography Be uniform in your referencing system:- Probably use the Harvard system as suggested on the Schools web-site - may not be appropriate for historical dissertations just be consistent. http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/undergraduat e/info/fhs/dissertation/referencing.htmlhttp://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/undergraduat e/info/fhs/dissertation/referencing.html Slide 97 Citation practice Also large number of manuals available to give guidance and sound practice. 1:Doing a literature review / Chris Hart (London, 1998) [H 62 HAR (#2)] 2:Manual for writers / Kate Turabin (7 th ed. Chicago, 2007) [LB 2369 TUR (#3)] 3:Communicating in geography & the environmental sciences / Ian Hay (3 rd ed. Oxford, 2006) [G 70 HAY (#3)]