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Advanced Information Retrieval Skills ▪search strategies ▪database searching AIRS - Module One ▪Internet tools ▪critical evaluation ▪current awareness ▪bibliographic file management Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  AIMS: In this module students will gain an understanding of the following: » Information Literacy » Literature review process » Search strategy - identification of information needs, analysing the topic, literature search model AIRS - Module One » Operators - Boolean, proximity » Truncation » Evaluation Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  OBJECTIVES At the end of the Module students will be able to: » identify what it is to be information literate » identify the rationale behind the literature review » navigate the local library environment » identify the logical sequencing of the search process AIRS - Module One » make use of Boolean & proximity operators » interrogate library catalogues » make use of truncation tools » understand criteria for literature evaluation Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J AIRS - Module One why is AIRS important for researchers? Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support © QUT Library/J.Peacock: 2004 CRICOS No.00213J  Duke University Department of Microbiology: 1896 AIRS - Module One Library 39 relevant publications/person/year Division of used Slide Technology Information and with permission: Learning Dr Noel Support Meyers, QUT CRICOS No.00213J © QUT Library/J.Peacock: 2004  Duke University Department of Microbiology: 2000 AIRS - Module One 876 relevant publications/person/year Slide used with permission: Dr Noel Meyers, QUT Library Mean as at Oct. 13th 2002 for previous 2 weeks Division of Technology Information and Learning Support © QUT Library/J.Peacock: 2004 CRICOS No.00213J  Components of information literacy IT Information Literacy Skills INFORMATION LITERACY AIRS - Module One Library Computer Literacy Literacy Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Information Literate Person... A person who is "Information Literate" can: » Recognize when there is a problem and define that problem. » Determine the questions suggested by the problem. » Identify the information necessary to solve the problem AIRS - Module One » Discover research ideas as they are first presented, before they are included in journal articles. (Web of Science, Conference Proceedings Citation Index) » Conferences » Preprints » E-Prints » Webpages Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Information Literate Person... » Find the information. » Evaluate the information. AIRS - Module One » Organize the information. » Synthesize the information into a solution/answer. Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Plagiarism What’s that? AIRS - Module One » Using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  COPYRIGHT www.oaklaw.qut.edu.au/files/Copyright%20Guide%20for%20Research%20Students.pdf AIRS - Module One Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The information gathering process » Understand the topic clearly » Clarify purpose of research and target audience AIRS - Module One » Plan an organised campaign and deal with all practical considerations Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J...Understand the topic clearly » Phrase the topic as a question » Does the title describe clearly the purpose of the research? » Is there ambiguity? Clarify AIRS - Module One » Build a descriptive vocabulary Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J...Clarify purpose of research and target audience » What type of document are you producing? » What do you hope to achieve with the research? AIRS - Module One » What is the scope and level of detail of the work? » How current does the literature need to be? » Who will read or use the work? Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J...Plan an organised “campaign” and deal with all practical considerations » Obtain access to services –document delivery, reciprocal borrowing, training workshops » Identify liaison librarians- www.library.qut.edu.au/about/contact/liaisonlibrarians.jsp AIRS - Module One » Gain access to appropriate hardware, software and study space » Identify appropriate information d/bases etc » Identify information required Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review AIRS - Module One www.library.usyd.edu.au/elearning/learn/literaturerevi ew/index.php Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review » Looked upon as an essential element of research - Why? Without a review of the literature it is difficult to: o Determine works related to current AIRS - Module One research o Build your knowledge base of the topic enabling knowledge to be extended Therefore it provides a general setting from which the problem is drawn Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review Benefits: Know whether the intended study has been previously instigated or not; or if similar studies have occurred, how the current research differs thus justifying or otherwise the AIRS - Module One purpose of the research. “it would be useful to know if...” Set current research into perspective by showing the “state of the art” in your subject area - relating current research to your problem Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review Identifies: Who the key scholars are important ideas, questions, theories & hypotheses Where unwarranted conclusions have been AIRS - Module One drawn or have disagreed with each other which may lead to avenues of research Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review Provides: knowledge of methodologies - drop topic if too difficult or else acquire necessary skills AIRS - Module One Generates: Subject headings, further hypotheses & questions Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review Through the review you may discover important variables related to the research problem You may then need to modify your hypothesis to take account of the new AIRS - Module One evidence It is also useful to include in the lit review ideas from related disciplines. You may find that theoretical or conceptual frameworks for your study may be derived from such sources e.g. methodologies Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Literature Review Synthesizing & Gaining Perspective: The review should give you command of the field of study. Previous work should be summarised & brought up to date, collated & synthesized with AIRS - Module One later work Benefit: allows discovery of significant overlaps & gaps; gives a sense of direction to the research; leads to a smaller number of conclusions Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Methodology » Read widely from the general to the specific from recent to early work » Think & analyse to narrow & weed out irrelevant material AIRS - Module One » Talk with experienced researchers in the field Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Finding Theses & Dissertations Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations http://www.ndltd.org/ QUT e-Prints ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Libraries Australia AIRS - Module One DART-Europe E-theses Portal www.dart-europe.eu/ Academic Library Online www.diva-portal.se/index.xsql?lang=en Ethos (British Library; free login required) http://ethos.bl.uk Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Finding Theses & Dissertations Scirus - www.scirus.com Scholar - scholar.google.com University of Melbourne - http://unimelb.libguides.com/content.php?pid=77246&sid=572306 AIRS - Module One National Library of Australia - http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Include Thesis in the keyword search box Dissonline (German) http://www.dissonline.de/index.htm Narcis (The Netherlands) http://www.narcis.info/?Language=en Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Endnote www.library.qut.edu.au/services/endnote/ AIRS - Module One Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  EndNote Tutorials http://www.library.qut.edu.au/services/endnote/tutorials.jsp AIRS - Module One Face to face classes also available under the “Training” link Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Identifying Key Concepts& Assigning Subject Headings » Identifying descriptors within your topic is important if the opportunity to describe a topic in various ways exists » e.g e-learning, » online learning, » computer based learning, (CBL) AIRS - Module One » web based training, (WBT) » ORBL, (online resource-based learning) » NCL, (networked collaborative learning) » CSCL, (computer-supported collaborative learning) These are just some ways to describe the learning that takes place in the electronic Library environment. Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Boolean Operators “AND” » The “AND” operator narrows your search » Both terms must be present in each hit AIRS - Module One environment both “open space” terms environment and “open space” Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Boolean Operators “OR” » The “OR” operator broadens your search » Each hit will contain either term from your search AIRS - Module One both environment terms “open space” environment or “open space” Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Boolean Searching Only those articles containing “open space” and NOT “national park” will appear in the results open national AIRS - Module One space park All results within the black perimeter will be excluded from your results Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Proximity/Positional Operators » These operators can be used to narrow your search by ensuring defined keywords are located within a specified field , paragraph, sentence, or distance from each other. For example: AIRS - Module One » nN: rabbit n5 virus: The search terms must be adjacent to each other, either order (FirstSearch, EBSCOHost) » w/15: terms must appear within a specified or default distance of each other, either order Library (ScienceDirect, ProQuest) Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Proximity Operators suspension w bridge (FirstSearch, EBSCOHost) load n5 bearing (Firstsearch, EBSCOHost) AIRS - Module One load w/5 bearing (ProQuest, ScienceDirect) Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Nesting of Search Terms » This technique is used when mixing Boolean and/or proximity operators in a single search statement » Parentheses are used to define which terms will be addressed first AIRS - Module One » For example: bridge and (suspension or “cable stayed”) will find: o bridge and suspension (suspension bridge) o bridge and cabled stayed (cable stayed bridge) Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Nesting of Search Terms Use of Parentheses » Use parentheses to override operator precedence. The expression inside the parentheses is executed first. » (mining OR storage) SAME data finds all records containing the word data in the same sentence as AIRS - Module One mining or storage. » (broadband OR cellular OR computer network) SAME network finds all records containing the word network in the same sentence as broadband, cellular, or computer network. Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Nesting of Search Terms » The expression mining OR storage AND data is a poor search expression because it finds all records in which the words storage and data are present, as well as all records in which only the word mining is present. The AND relationship has precedence over the OR relationship. » On the other hand, use parentheses to override AIRS - Module One operator precedence. The expression inside the parentheses gets executed first. The search expression (mining OR storage) AND data is a good search expression because it finds all records in which the term data is present together with either mining or storage. Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Truncation & Wildcards » Used to represent a letter or a number of letters o program* = programs, programme, progamable etc » Symbol type depends on database used o*!? » Possible to specify number required e.g. $2 AIRS - Module One o program$2 = programs, programme not programmable (Factiva databases) » Can be used to represent letters within a word o wom#n, organi#ation Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Field Searching Large searches may be refined by limiting the search to a particular field » carcinogen in de - limits to subject heading field (EBSCOHost) AIRS - Module One » TI=carcinogen - seeks the term in the title only (Web of Science, Advanced Search) » AU(pauling l) - seeks name of author in author field only (ProQuest) Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Source Levels of Information Primary Sources » These are original materials, which have not been filtered through interpretation, or often, even evaluation by a second party. » Materials tend to be the most current, AIRS - Module One often taking the form of a journal article, monograph, report, patent, dissertation, or reprint of an article. Furey, D., George, S., King, M., Oldford, R., Penney, A., Power, B., Reid, D. 1996), Internet Source Validation Project, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland [Web document] Available: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/Curriculum/Validate/sources.html (11/12/97) Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Source Levels of Information Secondary Sources » Information about original information which usually has been selected,(cherry-picked) or modified for a purpose or audience. » An index used to locate primary sources, is itself a secondary source. AIRS - Module One » Journal articles may be secondary if they are reports or summaries of the findings of others. Furey, D., George, S., King, M., Oldford, R., Penney, A., Power, B., Reid, D. 1996), Internet Source Validation Project, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland [Web document] Available: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/Curriculum/Validate/sources.html (11/12/97) Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  The Process » citation details > export to EndNote. if full text unavailable (title search) -journal title NOT article title -note the call number AIRS - Module One -check the required volume & issue Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J  Evaluating information » While you are looking for information think about whether it is really relevant to the question you are trying to answer. If it does seem relevant you need to think critically about the information to ensure that you are using the most appropriate material for your work. The key elements you should look for are: » relevance to your topic AIRS - Module One » intended audience » currency of the information » reliability of the author or information source » coverage of the topic that the information provides » accuracy of the information » level of objectivity of the author Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support Virtual Librarian MonashUniversity Library. www.lib.monash.edu.au/vl/educ/educprin1.htm CRICOS No.00213J  True or False? By courtesy of Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2003, Mikkelson, Barbara , & Mikkelson, David P., www.snopes.com/photos/bushbook.asp accessed 11/8/03 AIRS - Module One Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J AIRS - Module One www.snopes.com/photos/sunset.asp This photo was taken via satellite, on a cloudless day. This photo was taken on By courtesy of Urban Legends Reference Pages © board the Columbia during 1995-2003, Mikkelson, BarbaraLibrary , & Mikkelson, Division of Technology Information and Learning Support it’s last mission David P., www.snopes.com/photos/sunset.asp accessed 11/8/03 CRICOS No.00213J  Research tips Be selective Keep accurate bibliographic records Follow leads but stay focussed AIRS - Module One keywords search strategy Be Critical! Library Division of Technology Information and Learning Support CRICOS No.00213J