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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
Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > My Subject > Computing, Maths and Engineering
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Resources
SummonMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Summon
Abstract
Search all MDX print
and electronic
resources.
Use to find information
on a subject.
Streamlining your search
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“Project management”
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/SearchTips
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
Summon and journal databases provide:
• Access to quality information
• Information not available elsewhere
• Up-to-date
• Focussed/specific
• Full-text access
• Access on/off campus
• Personalize
• Citation and journal impact info
Citation searching
• Which articles have cited an earlier article
• Find articles on similar/related subject
• How many times an article has been cited
• Best journals in your field
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
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
It’s not in the Library!
• Inter Library Loans http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans
• Sconul Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
Cite Them Right Online
myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases > C
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing
Managing references: RefWorks
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/plagiarismreferencing/NewRW
MyUniHub > My Study > MyLibrary > Databases > R
Evaluating information
• Imagine you are researching ‘The right to be forgotten’
• Go to http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EvaluatingInformationPG
• Have a look at the 5 items and then answer the following question:
How do we know if the information is reliable?
Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill [email protected]
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/computing/Help