Transcript Finding information in the Library

Library Induction
SGIA
Finding Information in the Library
November 2008
Objectives
To help you to:
• Locate reading list items in the library and online
• Find information relevant to your needs on the
Library’s web pages
• Make effective use of the Internet
• Know where to go for help
Library Web Pages
• Find Library information:
– Opening times
– Borrowing privileges
– Subject Resources
• Access Online Resources
– Library Catalogue
– E-journals
– E-books
– Databases
Understanding Book References
• Linsenmann, I. et al. (2007) Economic
government of the EU : a balance sheet of new
modes of policy coordination. Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
• Gelb, J. (1990) ‘Feminism and Political Action’ in
Dalton, R.J. & Kuechler, M. (eds.) Challenging
the political order : new social and political
movements in western democracies. New York :
OUP , pp. 137-156.
Library Catalogue search
Using the Library Catalogue
• Searching using a variety of methods
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Author
Title
Author/Title (combined)
Keyword
• Check your own record
Shelfmarks
(Prefix) - Class number – Suffix
Examples:
616.0019 OGD
Pam 155.9 STR
+ 616.39 SAL
Ref 150 ENC
Journals
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Regular publications
Contain articles by different authors
Information on very specific topics
Up-to-date information, news, reviews etc;
Print and/or online versions
Journal Reference
• Lee, S. (2006) ‘Gordon Brown and the
British Way ’, The Political Quarterly,
77(3), pp. 369–378 .
Library Catalogue search
References and Bibliographies
• ALWAYS keep a full and accurate record
of your information sources
• Use the Library Catalogue to e-mail
references for saving
• Make sure you refer correctly to other
authors within your work
• Avoid plagiarism
Evaluating Websites
• Why evaluate?
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Anyone can be a web author
No controls over what is posted on the web
Very little material is peer-reviewed or edited
Much of the information may be out of date
• See Internet for Government & Politics
- http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/politics/internet/
Help!
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Subject pages
Enquiries Point
Online Enquiries Form
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Liaison Librarians
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Mamtimyn Sunuodula
Online Tutorials
Any Questions?