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The LibraryYour research Link to the Sciences

Presenters:David Honeybone, Liaison Librarian, Land & EnvironmentGuido Tresoldi, Liaison Librarian, Earth Sciences

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Overview

• Introduction to the Library’s quality research resources

• Strategies for finding Information

• Tips to effectively use the Library catalogue

• How to access Discovery to find electronic resources including, journals and indexes

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What can we help with?

• Finding books and online resources

• Searching and finding information for your research

• Referencing and reference management

• Locating study spaces, PCs, printers, etc.

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Where can you find us?

12 libraries

Discipline Specific

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Eastern Resource Centre (ERC)

• Science & Engineering collection

• Architecture Library

• East Asian Collection

• Bookable rooms

• PCs and printing

• Extended hours zone

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Brownless Biomedical Library

• Biomedical sciences collection• Bookable rooms• Access to PCs and printing• Extended hours zone

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library.unimelb.edu.au

• Discovery

• Catalogue

• Library Chat

• Subject Research Guides

• Re:Cite

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Borrowing books

Your student card is your Library and printing card borrow 100 items

at a time

Renew up to 10 timeson 28-day and 7-day loans

No renewals on hourly or overnight loans

Renew up to 4 times on

Music Scores

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Room and Computer Bookings

400 PCsBook for up to 30 minutes or 3 hours

Group study spaces Book for up to 2 hours

32 Rooms over 6 locations

Book anytime anywhere

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Research Cycle

Analyse the Problem

Identify concepts, keywords,

authors

Create a search

strategy

Identify search tools

Search and Retrieve

Information

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Example

1. Identify main concepts

Remote sensing vegetation Unmanned

aerial vehicles

Topic: Remote Sensing of Vegetation from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platforms

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Identify concepts & keywords

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Brainstorm keywordsRemote sensing Vegetation Unmanned aerial vehicles

Remote sensors CropCrops

Unmanned aerial vehiclesUAVUAVs

SensorSensorssensing

AgricultureAgricultural

Remotely piloted vehiclesRemotely Operated Vehicles

Fields Autopilotradio-controlled (RC) airplane

Plants Drone aircraft

Airborne platforms

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Online Search Statements

Narrow or broaden your search using the Boolean Operators and, or, not

1. Remote and sensing and vegetation2. (Remote or sensing or vegetation) and vehicles3. Remote or vegetation not hyperspectral

Work from the general to the specific – build your search strategy gradually

• Scroll through your search result to identify relevant material

• Read the abstracts of articles to help decide whether they are relevant – evaluate for quality

• Refine

• Search if necessary

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Where to start!

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Library Catalogue

Request items Bonus

Interlibrary LoansCAVAL & national

borrowing schemes

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Discovery

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Library Search Tools Overview

Discovery

Library Catalogue

A-Z eJournals

Digital Collections

A-Z Databases

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Searching SourcesGetting and reading your results

What type of document is it?

You can refine your search

Source it Melbourne

In some cases you can get it straight away as full text.

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Why Use Individual Databases?

More specific search for area of research

Allows for more targeted filtering

May provide more links to further keywords

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Some science databases

Web of Science

Scopus

Science Direct

Current Contents Connect

SciFinder Web

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INSPEC CHEMnetBase GeoRef

MathSciNet (AMS)

Pubmed/Medline CINAHL

PsycINFO

Embase MD Consult

Subject specific databases

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Subject Research Guides

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Checklist for evaluating sources of information

•Who is the author? •What are his/her qualifications?Authority

•Is there bias? •How are the claims justified? Objectivity

•General public or scientific community?Intended Audience

•Facts/figures/dates cited and references included?Accuracy •How up to date is the information?Currency

Evaluating Sources

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Researcher@Libraryhttp://library.unimelb.edu.au/research/

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Citing & Referencing

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Citing & Referencing Tips

Which Style?

•Check your course guide, assessment sheets or with your supervisor.

Style manual or guidelines

•Re-cite•Science Research Subject Guides

Bibliographic management

software

•EndNote •RefWorks

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Take Home Message

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Get in touch!

• Visit us in person• Chat to us online• Call us via 13MELB• Visit our mobile website

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