Presented by: Zaharah Abd. Samad Head , Information Services Division, Library @ Liaison for CELPAD,

1. Attendance list - please circulate

and return to the facilitator by end

of class

2. Please fill in the e-evaluation form

submit at the end of class

To provide students with sufficient knowledge on finding

information resources in preparation for their research

assignment

Note: Some might feel that you know everything shared here. Please regard this as a revision session to you. Thank you.

1. The research process

2. Understanding citations

3. Using the Internet

4. Using the online databases to get

journal articles

5. Evaluating and record keeping

1. Research Process

Topic Research

questions

Plan/

Strategies

Use tools

and tactics

Discovering

sources

Verification

and

evaluation

drafting

and revising

Documentation/

Presentation

Preliminary stages

Research stages

Documentation stages

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Research Literature in the Library

Books (e.g. Printed books, Electronic books)

Articles in a serial publications (e.g. Journals, Periodicals, Serials, Magazines,

Newspapers – available in printed and electronic

version)

Multimedia collections (e.g. CD /DVD, Videos, Microfilms, Microfische,

Slides, Transparencies, Kits)

Internet Resources (e.g. Search engines -

Google, Google Scholar, Clusty, Ask.com, web

directories, etc.)

2. Understanding Citations

Understanding Citations

The importance of understanding citations:

1. Researchers must know where to locate/ identify citations for recording purposes.

2. Identify the different types of citation styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.

3. Identify how to locate the full-text of articles, book, book chapter, etc.

Citations found in references, bibliography, internet, found by chance

Can you retrieve these resources?

1. Citation of a Book

APA : (American Psychological Association) Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (2008). Star Trek chronology:

The history of the future. New York: Pocket Books.

MLA: (Modern Language Association) Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek

Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket Books, 2008.

Note: Find the book using the author’s name or the

title of the book

2. Citation of a Book Article or Chapter

APA: James, N. E. (2005). Two sides of paradise: The Eden

myth according to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

MLA: James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth

According to Kirk and Spock." Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. 219-223.

Note: Find the book first to get to the chapter/article

3. Citation of a Journal or Magazine Article

APA: Wilcox, R. V. (1991). Shifting roles and synthetic women

in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.

MLA: Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women

in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991): 53-65.

Note: Find the journal first to get to the article

4. Citation of an article in online databases

APA: Stucky, C. (2002, December). Children with a hunger to

survive. World Press Review, 49(12), 33. Retrieved January 2, 2009 from Academic Source Premier database.

MLA: Stucky, Christina. “Children with a hunger to survive."

World Press Review 49.12 (2002): 33. Academic Source Premier. EBSCO. International Islamic University Malaysia Library. 7 January 2011. <http://www.abscohost.com>.

Note: Access the online database to get to the article

Exercise Locating resources in OPAC

Library Catalogue or OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue

T 58.64 I42R 2001

DS 610.7 I34W 2009

TA157I82S 2006

3. Using the Internet

a. Using the Internet for Open Access Collection

http://www.jurn.org

Results: Free fulltext articles from Open Access Sources

Sample of an article in full

Urban America: Growth, Crisis, and Rebirth

Try finding the fulltext of this article

Find out if the fulltext of the article is given.

Free access is not given. Page will normally asks to register, subscribe or buy.

How do you find the complete article? First, identify the citation.

Using the Internet

How to find the Fulltext of Articles in the Library’s Collection.

1. Finding in online databases for journals in

digital/electrical/online format

Or 2. Finding printed journals in the Library

through OPAC

Access the Library Homepage and click Online Databases

From the Online Databases list, choose:

Enter the Journal Title

Levy , John M. (2009). Urban

America : Growth, Crisis, and

Rebirth. Journal of the American

Planning Association, 75(4), 494 -

495 .

Journal of the American

Planning Association

Select the Desired Database

Select the Desired Year, Volume and Issue

Search for the Required Article

Fulltext of the Article

Finding the same journal in print format thru Library Catalog.

Use “Advanced Catalog Search”

Enter the title of the journal. At “Item Format”, select “Journal”

Boyle, M. H. (2002). Home ownership and the emotional and behavioral problems of children and youth. Child Development, 73(3), 883-892.

Enter the title of the journal. At “Item Format”, select “Journal”

Look for the correct /exact journal title.

Check whether the year/volume needed is available.

Boyle, M. H. (2002). Home ownership and the emotional and behavioral problems of children and youth. Child Development, 73(3), 883-892.

Jot down the call number and retrieve the correct

year/volume/issue from the shelves.

2. Finding Fulltext in Printed Journals

Exercise

j HD28 M266I 1991v37n1-6

j LB1028.43 J86B 1995v13

4 Using an Online Database

.

http://lib.iiu.edu.my

Click “Online Database”

How to choose which database to use: Choose a database according to the topic or subject

you are writing on. Look at the strength of the database. Read the description of the database to know its

subject coverage. Search in a database which is multi-subject. Don’t only concentrate on databases which provide

fulltext.

Choose the needed database: Proquest

Select/Choose/Tick a database or multiple databases, then click Continue

Proquest Dissertations & Theses Proquest Education Journals Proquest Health & Medical Complete Proquest Social Science Journals

Basic Search: Enter Search Terms

You can set your date range and even limit your search to full text, etc.

You can change which databases to use from here

Tip: For 1st time searching, don’t limit to anything yet

Results with Abstracts, Full text, Full text –PDF, graphics

This suggest to you more topics on the same subject to get more resources

Sample: Fulltext in pdf format

Sample: Fulltext in HTML format

Use Advanced Search to combine all possible keywords using Booleans to get more results.

Select where you want the terms to appear in the documents via these drop down menu

You may add more rows if you have more terms to search

Results

If you retrieve less result, change to other alternative keywords to get more results. If you have a lot of results, you can start limiting.

Limiting to Year (2000-2010) and Fulltext only

Results: Year (2000-2010) and Fulltext only

E-books

List of e-books

Select ebrary

ebook

Search for e-book

title on “Islamic

banking”

Double click to get

the full-text of e-

book

Read E-Book online

Click “Info Tools”

to copy & print

the contents of e-

book by chapter

Double click

to get the

full-text

Step 1

Step 2

Approve

within 1

working

day

Approve within 1 working

day

Digital Library Services

Online IIUM Theses

. Login not required. Viewing of the first 10 pages only. Full viewing is from any of the 6 Full-text PCs on 1st, 2nd ,3rd & 4th floor of the Main Library

Online Examination papers

In-campus access only.

Manuscript

Login not required. Viewing of the first 10 pages only. Full viewing is from any of the 6 Fulltext PCs on 1st, 2nd ,3rd & 4th

floor of the Main Library.

Islamic Economics Database (in-house)

Guides on How To use library services are also provided online

Tips to narrow or broaden a search:

1. Change the keywords – make use of all the listed alternative keywords. Don’t be afraid to play around with alternative keywords.

2. Change the boolean operators. Use AND, OR & NOT wisely

3. Use all the searching techniques; e.g. truncation (*); wildcards (?); phrase search(“-”); etc.

4. Use limiters; e.g. limit according range of year(s) of publication, fulltext, fields, etc.

5. Evaluating & record keeping

Evaluation Criteria:

Currency

- refers to how up-to-date the information is.

Coverage

- determines whether the information is an overview or in depth, international or local, etc.

Authority

- determines the author's credentials or publisher's reputation and the accuracy of the information

Accuracy

- ensures the information is correct.

Evaluation Criteria:

Objectivity

- determines the degree to which information is

based on observation and presented factually.

Scholarly/Popular

- determines the intended audience: by and for

professionals or for the general public.

Usefulness

- refers to the appropriateness of the information

Martin, P.W (2011). Introduction to Basic Legal

Citation http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation Turabian, Kate L (2007). A manual for writers of

research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers

pg LB2369T929M 2007

Perrin, Robert (2009). The Pocket guide to APA style

sz BF 76.7 P458P 2009

Soles, Derek (2009 MLA update). The essentials of academic writing

LB2369 .S62 2010

Don’t Forget to Cite: Refer Citation Guides

Thank you for Your Attention… … Good Luck in Your Research…

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