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Resources for researchhttp://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/your-study/library-and-it-support

BIS4440 Nov 2017

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In this workshop we will look at...

• Resources available

• Accessing and obtaining information

• Effective searching

• Evaluating information

• Referencing and managing references

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Ideas

Facts

Figures

Theories

Imagination

Inspiration

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MyUniHub > MyStudy >MyLibrary

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MyLibrary

Summon

MySubject

Databases

Research Repository

Inter Library Loans

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Marking Guidelines

• Quality and appropriateness of the content

• Information presented in a coherent manner

• Critical analysis of information gathered

• Awareness of current issues

• Research carried out, range of sources used

• Proper acknowledgement of the sources

• References in correct format

• Overall presentation of your work.

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SummonMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Summon

Abstract

Search all MDX print

and electronic

resources.

Use to find information

on a subject.

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Streamlining your search

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/

comput*

“Project management”

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/SearchTips

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Creating Harvard references

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Help

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Explore resources

• Explore the resources you have been given

• Prepare a short presentation

• Include:

•What is it?

•Useful/interesting features

• Limitations

•How you could use this resource in your studies

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Journal databasesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > Computing, Maths and Engineering

• ACM Digital Library

• IEEE Xplore

• Science Direct

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/JournalDatabases

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Web of ScienceMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science

Check ‘WebBridge’ to

see if full text article is

available

See how many times

article has been cited.

Click on title

for more

information

Click number

of times cited

to see list of

citing articles

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Help

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Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.co.uk/

You may be

able to access

the full-text

here

Refine your

search

results here

Create an

alert for your

search, so

you can

keep up-to-

date with

new

publications

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Internet

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Middlesex University Research RepositorymyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/research

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Zetoc AlertsmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases

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MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > B

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Standards

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myUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > L

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Lynda

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Cite Them Right Online

myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing

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Managing references: RefWorks

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing/NewRW

MyUniHub > My Study > MyLibrary > Databases > R

New RefWorks YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/RWvids

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It’s not in the Library!

• Inter Library Loans http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans

• Sconul Access http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

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• Authority

• Relevance

• Intent

• Objectivity

• Currency

Evaluating information

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Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > MySubject > Computing Maths & Engineering

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Resources

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Need further help?

Your Librarian is:

Vanessa Hill [email protected]

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Help


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