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GETTING STARTED WITH RESEARCH FOR YOUR THESIS
Finding, evaluating and citing sources
BE501/BE508 Updated january 2017
Henry Langseth, MBS
Agder University library
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• Where and how to search for literature and information
• How to assess the quality of different sources
• How to cite your sources correctly in your thesis
After this course you should know*
*hvis du holder deg våken da
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• Searching for information – where to start?
• Search strategies
• Searching for• Books, reference work, reports..
• Important databases
• Academic articles
• Source critisicm
• Citing correctly
Plan for this course
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All databases or resources mentioned in this course can be found on the library subject guides for economics/økonomi
Why library subject guides is useful•Overview of resources relevant to your discipline•Carefully selected – high quality•Excellent starting point•Contact details
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PREPARE YOUR SEARCH – break it down, make a plan
”Family businesses and planning for next generation”
Nøkkelord på norsk
Synonymer på norsk
Keywords in english
Synonymes in english
Familiebedrifter
Generasjonsskifte
-firma-foretak-selskap
EierskapEierstruktureierstyringArv
Family business
GenerationsOwnershipStructureBoard
enterprisefirmsCompany
Successioninheritance
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What type of information do I need?
definitions
background development
cases theories financial statementsImportant concepts terms
methodology
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What type of documents should I look for?
Journal articles
books reference works
Statistics financial statements
country information thesis news archives
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Searching strategies
•OG/AND Students AND alcohol
•ELLER/OR alcohol OR intoxicant
•IKKE/NOT intoxicant NOT drugs
Exercise #1: Explore your topic
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Use the handout to break down your topic and make a plan for what you will look for in the databases
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Now you should have
• Literature you already have
• Detailed description of what you need
• What type of literature and information you need
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Searching strategies - truncation
• Truncation Asteriks * When added to the root of the word, it replaces various endings
For example: search for strategy, then strateg*Resultat:
Praesent sagittis strategystrategy imperdiet mi nec sagittis. Phasellus nec dui eget turpis tristique dictum. Quisque tincidunt sapien strategystrategy eu elit malesuada, ut elementum lorem mattis. Donec felis orci, commodo eu sagittis vel, laoreet et nunc. Aliquam vehicula odio strategic planstrategic plan in purus rhoncus semper. Integer sed bibendum ex, eget mollis risus. Praesent eget condimentum magna. aliquam enim urna, strategist strategist gravida a lacinia sed, sodales sed neque. Fusce ut elit nec lorem pharetra rutrum. Nullam neque mi, pharetra id aliquet nec, tincidunt id sem. Pellentesque ut mattis dolor. Aenean quis nisi vel augue vestibulum luctus vel id enim.
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What is searchable in the documents?
Publication type
author keywords
ISBN publisher year geography editiongeography edition
summary title people full text
classification
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65 % of business students at UiA master level use Google or Google Scholar when searching for academic literature
Source: Library survey UiA 2016
So why Oria?
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• Let you search among books, journal articles, reference work, encyclopedia in print and electronic
• Include this and all norwegian academic libraries
• Links to full text within our subscription databases
• Request or make reservations• My account – overview and renew• Excellent starting point!
Exercise #2: Search Oria
• Search for books on family business
• Search for books on «family business» and succesion
Expand the search above to All libraries– what happens?
Limit your search to e-books on family businesses
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DEWEY SYSTEM
• 300 Social sciences
• 330 Economics
• 338 Production
• 338.2 Extraction of minerals
• 338.2728 Oil
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Rules and regulations
• Loan period 60 days, but..• Recalled after minimium 7 days if
wating list
• Use my account in Oria to renew documents
• NOK 600 replacement fee if you fail to return
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EIU – Economist Intelligence Unit
• 187 countries
• Political, social and economics analysis
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Statistics Norway
• Publish articles weekly
• Theme pages
• Make your own tables
• Historical statistics
• Links to international statistical resources
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EIKON (Thomson Reuters)•Financial information by market and industry
•Replaces Datastream
•Tailored course on the 8th february 2017
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World Competitiveness ONLINE
•Competitiveness of nation states
•Rankings
•Make your own tables
•From 1989 and onward
•Freely availably for students
News archive - A-tekst fra Retriever
• Norske aviser
• Nasjonale, regionale og lokale
• Fullteksk (web/pdf)
• Noen ukeaviser og magasiner
• Obs - beholdning varierer mellom kildene
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Pressreader.com
• Available within UiA network
• 6000 publications
• 50% internatilnal newspapers
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Proff Forvalt – Financial statements (Norway)
Norske bedrifter
•Firmainformasjon
•Regnskapsinformasjon
•Regnskapsanalyse
•Årsregnskap med noter
•Logg inn med din e-post
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Dictionary of Economics
•1500 academic articles
•High quality
•Gives an overview
•List of references
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Exercise: Go to browzine.com and find journal relevant to your topic
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Content of scolarly journals
• Summary/keywords/authors
• Background
• Purpose
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion/conclusion
• References
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Be critical when you evaluate your potential sources
• Is the article outdated? When was it first published?
• Is it relevant to my topic?
• How much literature do I actually need?
• Is it highly cited?
Read more on this on e.g. the Citation Compass: http://kildekompasset.no/source-evaluation.aspx
or Søk og Skriv: http://sokogskriv.no/en/sources-and-references/source-evaluation/qualitative-evaluation/
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Resources that helps you with source critisicm
kildkompasset.no
sokogskriv.no
ntnu.no/viko/
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WHEN TYPING UP YOUR THESIS
• How to reference your sources in the text
• How to list your sources in a reference list
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Direct quotation
Students do not always see the importance of citing all sources in written work. ”Serious academic literature authors use sources, and they cite the sources they use" (Spangen, 2007, p. 9). This is just as important when writing a semester assignment as when writing a scientific dissertation.
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Indirect quotation
is a reproduction of the meaning of an expression or a section from a source formulated in your own words.
This way, you achieve better flow in your text
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Indirect quotation - example
Students do not always see the importance of citing all sources in written work. All of the sources you use in written work must be provided if you are to be perceived of as a serious academic author (Spangen, 2007). This is just as important when writing a semester assignment as when writing a scientific dissertation.
Check with supervisor if they require page numbers for indirect quations. It varies.
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Résumé (summary)
• A short summary from a source or a section which you write in your own words.
• Provides a more comprehensive reproduction
• The summary should only contain the main elements.
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Reference list
• Complete list of all references used
• Usually alfabethical by authors last name
• Important to get this right
• Choose one style – and stick with it!
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Listing your references
book with one author can, for example, be listed like this (APA 6th):
Template:
Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of the book in italics (Edition – if available). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Fitzgerald, F. S. (1926). The Great Gatsby. London: Chatto & Windus.
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MANAGING YOUR REFERENCES
• Endnote
• Save, import and organize your references
• www.myendnoteweb.com
• Software available from jukebox/fronter (PC) or IT-help Click IT (Mac)