Library Workshop for BA(CEE) Library Workshop for BA(CEE) StudentsStudents

Sept 2011HKIEd Library

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OutlineBasics and OverviewFinding a particular journal article quickly by e-journal

list or Google ScholarDatabase in Focus – ERIC on EBSCOhost About RefWorksAnother Educational Resource Example – ProQuest

Education DatabasesQ&A

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HKIEd Library WebsiteHKIEd Library Websitehttp://www.lib.ied.edu.hk

Search for books, journals, media

resources

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Finding a Particular ArticleFinding a Particular Article

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Is this article available in the Library?

Sadler, P. M. & Good, E. (2006). The impact of self- and peer-grading on student learning. Educational Assessment, 11(1), 1-31. doi:10.1207/s15326977ea1101_1

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Finding a Particular Article – via Google Scholar + Finding a Particular Article – via Google Scholar + EdLINKEdLINK Is this article available in the Library?

Sadler, P. M. & Good, E. (2006). The impact of self- and peer-grading on student learning. Educational Assessment, 11(1), 1-31. doi:10.1207/s15326977ea1101_1

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Read instructions on how to set up EdLINK in Google Scholar from off-campus

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Try it yourselfTry it yourselfUse EdLINK via the E-Journal Tab or Google Scholar to

check if these articles are available in the Library

Miller, S. & Helms, J. (2010). The Disease that Infected Half the World: Mathematics, Biology, and History. PRIMUS, 20(3), 245-260. doi:10.1080/10511971003587287

Jonsson, A, Baartman, L. K. J., & Lennung, S. A. (2009). Estimating the quality of performance assessments: The case of an ‘interactive examination’ for teacher competencies. Learning Environments Research, 12(3), 225-241. doi:10.1007/s10984-009-9061-z

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Sidetrack: DOISidetrack: DOIDOI = Digital Object Identifier

It is the unique ID assigned by publishers to an online object (could be an article, a journal, a book, a book chapter, etc)

It's used in APA citation styleFor details: http://www.doi.org/

You may get a direct hit in Google Scholar by entering the DOI

Direct access format: http://dx.doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx where the last part is

the DOI (e.g. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10511971003587287)

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E-ResourcesE-ResourcesInclude E-Databases & E-Book CollectionsSearch by KeywordsBrowse by Subject or Title

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E-Resources by Subject – E.g. Education

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Major Education DatabasesERIC (via EBSCOhost)Education Research CompleteProQuest Education JournalsEducation Full Text

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Other Relevant Databases for BA(CEE) StudentsProquest Research Library (ProQuest)Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesHumanities Full Text JSOTR. Arts & Sciences CollectionPsycINFO / PsycArticles / PsybooksWeb of Science (Arts & Humanities Citation Index / Social Scienc

es Citation Index)SCOPUS Literature Online (LION) Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)MLA International Bibliography

Major Local / Chinese Databases HK Education Bibliographic Database ( 香港教育文獻數據庫) Dissertations and Theses Collection (DTC) 臺灣期刊論文索引系統 PerioPath Index to Taiwan Periodical

Literature System 中文電子期刊服務 CEPS 中文電子學位論文服務 CETD 中國知網

中國期刊全文數據庫中國優 秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫中國博士學位論文全文數據庫

中國學位論文全文 數據庫 華人社會教育文獻資源中心 Chinese ERIC (Chinese University of

Hong Kong) 香港中文期刊論 文索引 HKInChiP

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Database in Focus – ERIC

Find ERIC by Browsing "E" (or browse by education subject; or search ERIC)

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Access to ERIC databaseEnter

keywords

Limit your

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SearchResults

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Example

Your research topic: Is goal setting a useful strategy for learning English as a second language?

Identify the Keywords: English as second language AND goal setting

Use indexes / thesaurus / descriptors to check related terms where necessary.

How many records retrieved?

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Example

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Full Text availabl

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Searching tips: Expand your search

Use “expanders” from the database search screen to expand your search

Use Boolean operator “OR” to include more search termse.g. Second language learning or english as second language

or esl

Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in alternative waye.g. learn* to search for learning, learns, learner, etc.

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Searching tips: Narrow your search

Use “Limiter” from the database search screen to limit your search results in various way

Consider the suggested “Narrow Search Results by Subject” from the search result screen

Use Boolean operator “AND” to limit search results to a narrower scenee.g. peer assessment AND higher education

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ERIC EBSCOHost – Refine your results by Subjects, Peer-reviewed Journals, Year, etc.

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Reduced from over 300 results to 56 by selecting peer reviewed and 2000 and after

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ERIC EBSCOHost Special Features – Find Similar Results (SmartText Searching)

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Try it yourself

Topic: transfer of learning techniques in bilingual education

Suggested keywords: Learning transfer and bilingual education

How many records retrieved?How to expand or narrow down your search results? (what

is ERIC's descriptor for transfer of learning techniques? Have you tried bilingual* instead of bilingualism? …)

Can you find full text for articles with no full text from ERIC?

Have you tried the Find Similar Results (SmartText Searching) function?

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Searching Multiple Databases in Ebscohost

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Add to Folder: Save / Print / Email / Export

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Add to Folder: Save / Print / Email / Export

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We can export the results directly to RefWorks

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About About RefRefWorksWorksWeb-based Bibliographic Management ToolWeb-based Bibliographic Management ToolCreate your own reference databasesCreate your own reference databases Import references from library catalogues & Import references from library catalogues &

databasesdatabasesManage & organize your references in foldersManage & organize your references in foldersSearch your references Search your references Adding your own keywords & commentsAdding your own keywords & commentsCan be integrated with MS-Word to create in-Can be integrated with MS-Word to create in-

text citations & reference list in preferred styletext citations & reference list in preferred styleAccessible by computers connected to InternetAccessible by computers connected to Internet

Accessing RefWorks

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Can also Directly Export Library Catalogue Records to RefWorks

How to Import References from Library E-resources

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How to Import References from Library E-resources

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Another Education Resources: ProQuest Education Databases

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ProQuest Education Databases

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E.g. search small class education

Suggested Topics e.g. Class size AND

Academic achievement

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We can also Email, Print, Save, Export, etc.

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Sneak Preview – Discovery Services: an all in one Sneak Preview – Discovery Services: an all in one quick search to be implemented later this yearquick search to be implemented later this year

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Thank You!Q&A

Ask your Librarian @ Information Counter Tel: 2948 6653 Email: libinfo@ied.edu.hk