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Search: for beginners
Library Class
© University of the Sunshine Coast CRICOS Provider No. 01595D
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Why are we here?
Find your Subject Guide
Search DISCOVER to find books & journal articles
Evaluate sources
Referencing… the easy way
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Describe your topic
Before you can find anything in the library,
you need to describe it
Usually 2 or 3 words that describe the topic
Those words are keywords
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Keywords
Keywords: sustainability, communication,
law, nursing, genetic modification, Maslow
NOT keywords: define, compare, benefits,
advantages, difference, describe, range,
develop
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Assignment question
How can chocolate affect your health?
Type the keywords into DISCOVER
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Read the description…
Before you get the book off the shelves!
Then you’ll know if it is relevant
Look at Details and More Information tabs
How to Evaluate sources
Authority– who wrote it
– qualifications
– cited by others
Currency– publication date
– current info cited
Relevance– scholarly
– cover the topic
Bias– is there a clear bias
– sales pitch
– ethics
Accuracy– free of errors
(grammar, spelling, factual)
– can facts be proved elsewhere
– correctly referenced
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Make sure it is available
To find it on the shelves, get the title and call number
View the Map for the shelf location
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Academic journal articles
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorial_files/scholarlyfree/
Written by experts in that
discipline
Current research, data and
developments for the topic
Scholarly and may be peer-
reviewed
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This article may be relevant
Preview to read the Abstract
The Abstract is a summary of the article
Remember to Evaluate
Authority– who wrote it
– qualifications
– cited by others
Currency– publication date
– current info cited
Relevance– scholarly
– cover the topic
Bias– is there a clear bias
– sales pitch
– ethics
Accuracy– free of errors
(grammar, spelling, factual)
– can facts be proved elsewhere
– correctly referenced
Cite as you search
Save the citation when you find each article
Check your referencing guide for formatting
(Download from Blackboard)
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More Help
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• Smart searching
• Google vs Google Scholar
• Using eBooks
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Phone 54302803
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