Andrew Blackmore Senghennydd Library BlackmoreahCardiffacuk By the end of the session youll be able to Source relevant information for your project proposal and presentation Find journal articles for up to date research ID: 130188
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Finding information for your project
Andrew Blackmore
Senghennydd Library
Blackmoreah@Cardiff.ac.ukSlide2
By the end of the session you’ll be able to…
Source relevant information for your project proposal and presentationFind journal articles for up to date research Locate market research and industry newsReference your sources correctly
…. to get better marks on your projectSlide3
Researching Your Project
Business strategy
books available in the Lifelong Learning Collection in Senghennydd Library and Aberconway Library…
& don’t forget e-books
– they’re available 24/7!
http
://librarysearch.cf.ac.ukSlide4
What are journal articles and why use them?
For research which is:Up-to-dateIn-depthAcademic quality
…to produce more substantial work which receives better marks!Slide5
Tip One
Clever keywordsSlide6
Topic
: Designing a website…
Equivalent terms
Equivalent terms
Broader / related terms
Narrower / related terms
Web site design
Web page layout
Web development
Interface design
Graphic design
User experience
Web accessibility
Assistive technologies
text-to-speech software
text-to-Braille hardware
Mark up language
HTML
Metadata and content
DreamweaverSlide7Slide8
Tip Two
Finding online journal articles
on ArticleSearchSlide9
What is ArticleSearch?
A
simple
way to find some online journal articles…. it doesn’t cover all the online journals in the library collection but it is a quick and easy starting point:
http://librarysearch.cf.ac.ukSlide10
Tip Three
Finding journal articles and market research through specialist databasesSlide11
What are research databases?
Collections of references to research papers searchable by keywordsIdentify peer-reviewed, high quality academic literatureHave specialised search facilitiesComputing & Maths use:
MathSciNetWeb of ScienceSlide12
Market Research Databases
KeyNote
Provides market reports from 27 industries in the UK. Mintel
Marketing Intelligence Mintel provides access to the full text of a wide range of consumer-related UK market research reports. Slide13
http://
www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/eresources/databases/index.htmlSlide14
Tip Four
Don’t forget to cite & referenceSlide15
Why reference?
Academic
Support your argument
Demonstrate wider reading
Don’t lose marks!
Practical
Enable reader to locate sources
Legal
Avoid being accused of plagiarismSlide16Slide17
Reference Styles
At least three references are required for your bibliographyRange of styles availableAuthor-date - HarvardNumbered - VancouverFootnote - MHRA
Be Consistenthttp://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides/citingreferences/index.html
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Referencing Electronic Sources
eJournals, eBooks and webpagesIndicate that the source is OnlineDate you accessed the materialThe URL of the sourceSlide19
Final tips
Don’t leave referencing to the last minuteLATEX can help with formatting:http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/skills/documents/3728/3728.pdf
Quality of sources is importantSlide20
Summary
Think about terminology / keywordsSearch ArticleSearch
for finding online journal articles quicklySearch databases such as Mintel & Keynote
for more market research & business news … reference
your sourcesSlide21
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