Post on 29-Mar-2015
CUS115 Methodologies in Cultural Research "Using the Library Databases”
Lingnan University LibraryFeb 2013Terence Cheung – Reference Librarian
Tel: 2616 8572 Email: terencecheung@ln.edu.hk
What library service do you use?
What sources do you use for your research?
Any problems?
Today’s Contents
• Basic Research Concept
• Basic Research Techniques
• Library Resources
- 1-Search
- Consolidated database – ProQuest, EBSCO
- News database – Factiva, WiseSearch
- Local TV programmes
- Theses & Dissertations
- Google Scholar
• Q&As
Make the things right at the beginning.
Good investment of time.
http://tomfishburne.com/2012/11/creative-brief-2.html
Learning Outcomes
• Basic concept of doing research
• Fundamental research skills
• Knowledge of resources available in the University Library
• Ability to locate appropriate resources in doing research
What do you do before you do a research?
What
Why
Where
When
Which
Who
Don’t need all the answers at the beginning!!!
Research Techniques Boolean Operators
AND – both terms will appear in the result. e.g. film AND fashion
OR – at least either one of the terms will appear in the result. e.g. film OR movie
NOT– only find items that do not contain the search term. e.g. film NOT comedy
fashion AND film OR movie
What will you find?
Research Techniques Parenthesis
( ) Use parenthesis ( ) to group words together and set the order of the search when using Boolean Operators.
e.g. use fashion AND (film OR movie) will find items with fashion and film or items with fashion and movie in the result.
Research Techniques Phase Search
“ “ Use quotation mark for the exact phase. e.g. use “national identity” will find the exact phrase national identity in the result instead of items contains national and identity separately.
Research Techniques Wildcards? Use question mark for one letter
truncation.e.g. use wom?n will find women or woman in the result.
* Use asterisk for several letters truncation.e.g. use behavior* will find behavior, behavioral, behaviorist, behaviorism, or behaviorally in the result.
Guide for research and using databases
Guides@LU
Guide for Cultural Studies
We have over 260 databases. Good and Bad!!!
Databases by types, subjects, A-Z
User Guide
Use the database’s user guide
Input the search terms
1-Search
Narrow down your search by different criteria
Click this icon to save the article to the list.
Research Techniques How to narrow down your search
Use more search terms
Limit the time frame
Limit to scholarly publications
Select appropriate content types
Select appropriate subject
Select appropriate sources
1-Search Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Search by title, author, publication, etc.
Click this icon to add the search to RSS feed
Set up RSS feed
Click to subscribe this RSS feed
Set up RSS feed
Set up RSS feed
Click to see the RSS feed subscribed by you.
Open RSS feed in Internet Explorer
ProQuest
ProQuest
Select the database you want to search
ProQuest
ProQuest
Advanced Search
ProQuest Advanced Search
Create alert or RSS feed, but have to login/register first.
Creating alert or RSS feed
EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost
Advanced Search
EBSCOhost Advanced Search
EBSCOhost Advanced Search
Create alert or RSS feed, but have to login/register first.
Creating alert or RSS feed
Creating alert or RSS feed
Factiva
Factiva
Factiva
WiseSearch
WiseSearch
WiseSearch
Other useful databases
• JSTOR
• Wiley Online Library
• Cambridge Journal Online
• Project MUSE
• Art & Humanities Citation Index
• Social Science Citation Index
• More…
Local TV Programmes
Local TV Programmes
Dissertations
Dissertations
Click “Settings”
Google Scholar
Search “Lingnan University” & “WorldCat”
Google Scholar
Click “Library links”
Google Scholar
Findit@Lingnan links will appear next to those items which are held by Lingnan University.
Google Scholar
The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author.
Library Workshops
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/workshops
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Thank you for your time and
the most important, your
patience.