FHS Dissertation Lecture 2 Writing the Dissertation: Tips and Tricks.
Resources and tips for your music dissertation or project
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Resources and tips for your Music dissertation/projectLucy Keating
Resources to help
you
Books: print and electronic
Articles and
papers
Other libraries
Social media
Audio-visual
materials
Explore and discover with LibrarySearch
Books, articles and much, much more
Full & mobile views
Our subject guides are packed with
resources, news and guidance
Library Search?
Subject guide?
Databases not covered
Better search options, e.g. thesauri, alerts, non-English languages
Specialist resources (newspapers, multimedia, archives)
Books, DVDs, articles..
Good starting point
Audio materials and scores
Music Online
Listening/viewing facilities in the library
CDs, DVDs, LPs, microforms in ‘media room’ on Level 4
Scores on Level 4 with books
(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) flickr.com/photos/sunlightfoundation/2385174105
Your literature search needs to be thorough….
…but selective
Plan Narrow down Broaden Evaluate
Keep ahead Keep on track Explorer
Hop on board at the Dissertation Station!libguides.ncl.ac.uk/sacs
Found too
much?
Search a more
specialised resource
Apply limits (date,
genre etc)
Combine terms with
‘AND’
More specific search terms
Can’t find
enough?
Search a less
specialised resource
Truncate your
search terms
Combine terms with
‘OR’
Use different search terms
Flickr Commons/US National Archives
Recipe for success!
Keep refining
Narrow down
Start broad
Maybe you’re looking in the wrong place altogether?
Or perhaps it doesn’t exist at
all?
Top picture: Flickr Commons/LSE Library
Keeping ahead
Alerts
Citation searching
Social media
Flickr Commons: US National Archives; San Diego Air and Space Museum
SCONUL access scheme allows access
to many other academic libraries
Northumbria, Durham, City Library, Lit and Phil…
Inter library loans – for items we
don’t have in stock
Search other library catalogues online
Beyond our library…..
Can't find the books you need
for your research?
All copies out on loan?
Use ‘Books on Time’ to recommend a book
How will you manage your references?
Flickr: (CC-BY-2.0) http://www.flickr.com/photos/matski_98/2966538562/ and (CC -BY-2.0-NC-SA) http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/2772264591/
A better option….Store and organise
references
Import references
from databases
Enter references manually
Transfer references into Word
Create bibliographies and footnotes
Various styles possible
Endnote - need to know
Where
• On campus clusters
• Off-campus via ras.ncl.ac.uk
What
• vX7 (compatible with Word 2007 and 2010)
Help
• Online Guide
• Workshops and surgeries
• Email help
libguides.ncl.ac.uk/endnote
Things to do now….http://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/sacs
Dissertation Station
Look through your library guide and
dissertation station
Literature search proforma will help you
plan your search
Read through ‘Final Chapter’
toolkit
@ncllibarts
NULibraries
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