Library Induction SGIA

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Library Induction SGIA

• Finding Information in the Library
• November 2008

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Objectives

• To help you to
• Locate reading list items in the library and
  online
• Find information relevant to your needs on the
  Librarys web pages
• Make effective use of the Internet
• Know where to go for help

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Library Web Pages

• Find Library information
• Opening times
• Borrowing privileges
• Subject Resources
• Access Online Resources
• Library Catalogue
• E-journals
• E-books
• Databases

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The Library Web pages
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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

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Using the Library Catalogue

• Searching using a variety of methods
• Author
• Title
• Author/Title (combined)
• Keyword
• Check your own record

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Catalogue Home Page
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Catalogue Results Screen
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Shelfmarks
(Prefix) - Class number Suffix Examples 616.
0019 OGD Pam 155.9 STR   616.39 SAL Ref 150
ENC
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Journals

• Regular publications
• Contain articles by different authors
• Information on very specific topics
• Up-to-date information, news, reviews etc
• Print and/or online versions

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Journal Reference

• Lee, S. (2006) Gordon Brown and the British Way
  , The Political Quarterly, 77(3), pp. 369378 .
• Library Catalogue search

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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

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Evaluating Websites

• Why evaluate?
• 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
  /

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Help!

• Subject pages
• Enquiries Point
• Online Enquiries Form
• Liaison Librarians
• Mamtimyn Sunuodula
• Online Tutorials

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Any Questions?