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Library Databases and CatalogueMaking Sense of Educational Research 7806EPS

Information Services

What we will cover?

Designing a search strategy

Using the library catalogue

Selecting and searching Education databases

Accessing Griffith University databases ‘off campus’


Tips for good research practice• Use the right search tool for your need• Quality is more important than quantity• Choose information for relevance and to support

your argument• Keep a record of bibliographic details eg. author,

title, journal title, database, web site. (Endnote)


Endnote• Free to Griffith staff and students

– Download from software services: https://intranet.secure.griffith.edu.au/computing/software/

research-software/endnote– Self-help materials and workshops provided by Learning

Services:

http://www.griffith.edu.au/library/workshops-training/self-help-resources/endnote

http://www.griffith.edu.au/library/workshops-training/workshops


Developing a Search Strategy

• Identify the main concepts

• Think of keywords that describe the main concepts

• Arrange the keywords to search a database


Identifying the Main Concepts:

Issues and challenges for First year teachers with classroom management


Keywords

First year

Teacher

Related words

Early career

Novice

Beginning

Teaching

Classroom management Classroom discipline

Behaviour management

Behavior management


Construct a Search Statement using OR

to include one keyword or the other in the results. Useful for synonyms or related terms.

first year or beginning or novice


Construct a Search Statement using AND

to include both keywords in the search results.Narrows down the number of results.

first year and teaching and classroom management


Construct a Search Statement using truncation

By truncating a word, you broaden your search and ensure that you retrieve variations of the word. For example,

autis* would find the following:

autism autistic

Truncation symbols used in databases differ.


Phrase Searching

Some databases will recognise two words together as a phrase. For example classroom management

Some databases require a phrase to be specified with quotation marks. For example “classroom management”

Always check the databases’ help guides / search tips


Construct a Search Statement using Wildcards

Wildcard symbols usually represent one or more letters. You can use wildcards to find alternative spellings. For example, organi?ation would find journal articles containing organisation or organization

Always check the databases’ help guides / search tips


Sample search statements –

autis* and early childhood and early intervention

autis* and early childhood and intervention

autis* or aspersers and early intervention and early childhood

Remember there is seldom only one definitive search statement – you may need to try different words and ways of putting them together.


Library Catalogue –find books, videos, journals, computer software

Library Databases –find journal articles, research reports, newspaper articles, statistics

Internet –find websites, government reports

Next step –Locating Information


What sort of information do you need on your topic?

Background Information Current Research

Books Journal articles

Search the library catalogue

Search a database available via the Library Databases page


Find books, journal titles, videos, cds, DVDs... Hold items at another campus library Renew items

The Library Catalogue


Live demonstration of Library catalogue

Keyword searching

•Sort by – Date, Title, Author

Known title searching


Finding journal articles on your topic by searching a database

What is a database?

Why search a database?

Types of databases

Selecting a database (subject and geographic coverage)

Structure of a database


Useful education databases:

•A+ Education (via Informit) High Australian content

•ERIC (via ProQuest)

•ProQuest Education Journals


Refereed or Peer-Reviewed Articles

To ensure that articles submitted to academic journals are accurate and reliable, a group of subject experts will read an article and recommend its publication, revision or rejection.

This process is known as ‘peer-review’ or ‘refereeing’ and it guarantees that published articles are of a high quality.


Identifying Peer-Reviewed JournalsCheck if the database you are searching allows you to limit you search to scholarly journals or peer-reviewed journals. For example, the database ProQuest Education Journals will allow you to limit your results to peer-reviewed publications by ticking the corresponding box.

Look up the journal name in Ulrich’s Periodical Directory (available via the Library Databases) to see if it is refereed / peer-reviewed.


Live demonstration of ProQuest Education Journals / ERIC (via ProQuest) / A+ Education (via Informit)


Off-campus library access• Do you want to be able to access Griffith library resources

from home?

Use your Griffith username and password to login to the

library resources when prompted. (Note there are a few resources which you may need to use vlink to access)

www.griffith.edu.au/library


Off-campus access for everything else• Do you want to be able to access other restricted Griffith

information from home?

• Such as your student home drive (H:), course web pages on restricted servers and some library databases Download and install Vlink (VPN) software Login when you need to access

intranet.griffith.edu.au/computing/remoteaccess


Lending Services• Need current student ID card to borrow• Loans

Postgraduate: 40 items, 28 days, Short loans: 4 days Renewals: maximum of 5 renewals if there are no holds Holds - Postgraduates: 12

Itemised date-due receipt given – keep it close to avoid late fines. Items can be renewed by phone, in person, or via internet.

• Express loan units available at most campus libraries

• 24 hour external book return at most campus libraries

• Laptops available for short term loan within the Mt Gravatt campus library


Interlibrary Loans/Document Delivery Services• Postgraduate students can use the library’s document delivery

service to request books and copies of documents that are not held by the library

• Requests for items can be made via the online document delivery request form on the ‘Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery’ website:http://www.griffith.edu.au/library/borrowing/interlibrary-loans

• Standard interlibrary loans and photocopied materials $3• Urgent interlibrary loans and photocopied materials $24• Photocopied material from another Griffith campus free• Standard interlibrary loans and photocopied materials from QUT free• Overseas requests prices on application


More help

Library helpdesk at all campus libraries

Check out the Learning Services Guide for more workshops

Ask a question on the Library & IT Forum

Enquire online using our help form

Live chat

Email <[email protected]>

www.griffith.edu.au/library/helpdesk

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