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PF2105 Research Method : Discovery of NUS Libraries Resources
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PF2105 Research Method : Discovery of NUS Libraries Resources. Tutorials (2 hours) @ Central Library Training Room Week 3 Mon 28 Jan 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pm Wed 30 Jan 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon Fri 1 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm Week 4 Mon 4 Feb 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pm - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PF2105 Research Method : Discovery of NUS Libraries Resources
PF2105 Research Method: Discovery of NUS Libraries Resources2012/2013 Semester 2PF2105 Tutorial classes for Prof. George Ofori
Presented by: Loo Lay YenBuilding Resource LibrarianTutorials (2 hours) @ Central Library Training RoomWeek 3Mon 28 Jan 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pmWed 30 Jan 2013, 10.00am to 12 noonFri 1 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Week 4Mon 4 Feb 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pmWed 6 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon (by Steven Chow)Fri 8 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
CA 10% @ Central Library Training Room(Conducted during 1st hour of classes below. Class will resume after the test)Week 5Mon 11 Feb 2013, Public Holiday (please attend any of the classes below)Wed 13 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noonFri 15 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Week 6Mon 18 Feb 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pmWed 20 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noonFri 22 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.OBJECTIVES CAHow to write citations in APA styleAmerican Psychological Association (APA) 6thAuthor-Date style
How to do research in Library Portal
1. APA CITATION STYLEExamples of citations in APA styleTypes of citationLow, S. P., & Quek, T. C. (2006). Environmental factors and work performance of project managers in the construction industry. International Journal of Project Management, 24(1), 24-37.Rosen, H. J. (1998). Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.Boyle, A. J. (1999). The collection and use of accident and incident data. In J. Ridley, & J. Channing (Eds.), Risk management (pp. 57-95). Boston: Butterworth Heinemann.Journal articleBookBook chapterWriting APA citations 1/2HandwrittenDaghigh, R., Adam, N. M., Sopian, K., & Sahari, B. B. (2009). Thermal comfort of an air-conditioned office through different windows-door opening arrangements. Building Services Engineering Research & Technology, 30(1), 49-63.
Writing APA citations 2/2Book vs ChapterJournal vs Article
Page number of each articleone of the issues of this journalArticle titles and authors, & co-authorsJournal title (Source)
Chapter titles and authorsIn this edited book2. LITERATURE RESERACHResourceData SourceTypes of literaturesFAQ2.1 ScholarBankNUS Institutional RepositoryScholarly output of NUS.Journal articles, conference papers, patented work.Masters (by Research) and Ph.D theses - Sep2003 to present (those which are conferred).SDE Dissertation Space (only open to SDE students and staff)https://lib.sde.nus.edu.sg/dspace/ http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/faq2.2 LINCLibrary INtegrated Catalogue(real time data)Acquired and subscribed contents available in NUS LibrariesBooks, journals, magazines, AV materialsPrint and electronic formatshttp://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=60462.3 FindMore@NUSLSummon/*NUSL*Due to time-zone difference, there is a time lag of 24-48 hrs, for NUSL data to be refreshed in Summon indexes.Google-like search.Books, scholarly journals, newspaper articles, E-Books, theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, and numerous contents in academic databases indexed in Summon.Covers content in NUS institutional repository (SB) and catalog (LINC), as well as subscribed electronic resources.http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=333052&sid=2888588
2.4 Databases (subscribed)Content providers / PublishersSpecialised subject specific journal articles, conference papers, datasets, newspaper, reports, etc.Full-textsAbstracts & IndexesStatistical datahttp://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=190832
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=227106&sid=18892462.5 Other search tools:Google ScholaretcGoogle ScholarGoogle's search engine that covers "scholarly material" including a lot of free or open access material but may present results you have no access to.http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=1584386
DefaultFindMore@NUSL vs. LINC & DatabasesLINC:As of Dec 2012, FindMore@NUSL covers over 330 million records, which compares to about 1.7 million records in LINC/LINC+Databases:
FYI Start with the Library or Internet?(0.5%)
Library Portal - better chances of getting good academic resources for your research
2.1. ScholarBank search NUS scholarly outputDemo
2.2 LINC search for library collectionsDemoLibrary INtegrated CatalogueDefault Keyword searchSwitch to By Title to search for a known title.
What would you get in LINC? 1/4Books (print)Keyword: Construction project management
What would you get in LINC? 2/4Search for known items - Use Title search in LINCEg:Rosen, H. J. (1998). Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.Title: Construction specifications writing
What would you get in LINC? 3/4Books (electronic)
What would you get in LINC? 4/4Journals (print and/or electronic)Journal title level searchUnable to search at article title level.Hence, LINC will not retrieve results for journal articles.
Title: International journal of project management
LINC Exercise: Find the call numbers and locationsFisk, E. R., & Reynolds, W. D. (2010). Construction project administration (9th ed.). Boston: Prentice Hall.
Kempton, W. (1991). Lay perspectives on global climate change. In E. Vine, D. Crawley, & P. Centolella (Eds.), Energy efficiency and the environment: forging the link (pp.29-66). Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
LINC Exercise: Find the online articleTry this Title. Can you retrieve anything in LINC? Evaluation of contaminant concentrations and air flows in a multizone model of a building
Why not?Journal title vs Journal article titleArticles are not indexed (limitations in LINC)
Find this online article in LINCWaters, J. R., & Simons, M. W. (1987). Evaluation of contaminant concentrations and air flows in a multizone model of a building. Building and Environment, 22(4), 305-315.
(Basic steps: Title search in LINC > Look for location & call number for print volume / Click to publishers webpages > Navigate to the required volume/issue/page > Retrieve PDF)
Solution:Use FindMore@NUSL > find the exact article in just one click!
Compare the steps involved
Research Exercise: Find more relevant articles for a topicConduct a literature review on the topic:Construction project management in Singapore.
Which place would you start FIRST?
Well, there is no right or wrong answers, one suggested way would be
5> ScholarBank4> LINC1> FindMore@NUSL2> Use subject specific databases3> Google Scholar with Find It!@NUSL
2.3 FindMore@NUSL one-stop search for academic sourcesGet more/less results..
Use quotes and Booleans (AND, OR, NOT, *, ?)Advanced SearchRefine SearchEg. construction project management AND Singapore
Compare number of results
Advanced Search
Refine Search
What would you get in FindMore? 1/7
What would you get in FindMore? 2/7
What would you get in FindMore? 3/7
What would you get in FindMore? 4/7
What would you get in FindMore? 5/7Refine: Add results beyond your librarys collection
Question: If we were to search in LINC instead of FindMore, would we have missed this article which the library has a print copy?What would you get in FindMore? 6/7Get additional resources
What would you get in FindMore? 7/7Database recommender
2.4 Databases other research toolsTopic: Eg. Construction project management in SingaporePossible databases to use/tryABI/INFORM CompletePERINDFactivaEngineering Village ScopusWeb of Science
Top results from FindMore
Top results from Database
Top results from Database2.5 Google Scholar another search engineFind It!@NUS Libraries is using OpenURL linking to get to the full texts which NUS subscribe.Setting up the linking from Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.comSettings > Library links Search for NUS > Tick NUS > Save
Getting Full-Texts from Google Scholar Click Find It! @ NUS Libraries
3. BIBLIOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT TOOLUpcoming EndNote X6 sessionsMore updates on upcoming events in the library portal
FeaturesCompile bibliographic citationsCite While You Write
http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=71683
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote
http://www.youtube.com/user/EndNoteTraining
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnvmDnPzs0
4. OTHER CITATION STYLESIEEE Numbered style
Other citation stylesModern Language Association (MLA)Author-Title style
Other citation stylesHarvardAuthor-Date style
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