literature searching mnem10 research methods november 2013
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Literature Searching MNEM10 Research methods November 2013 . By the end of this session you will be able to:. Select the best academic sources for your assignments Plan a literature search & select search terms Use the following specialist tools effectively: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Literature Searching
MNEM10 Research methods
November 2013
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By the end of this session you will be able to:
• Select the best academic sources for your assignments
• Plan a literature search & select search terms• Use the following specialist tools effectively:
- EBSCO Business Source Complete;- ProQuest Business Collection (includes the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences);- Web of Science.
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How to find information for your next assignment.
Different types of publication =
different types of information.
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encyclopaedias
• Getting started• Get an overview of
the topic• Definitions of key
terms• Understanding the
essay question
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Journal articles• The most important
source of information
• In-depth• Latest international
research• Scholarly• Theories
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What is a peer-reviewed journal?• The best quality information.• Also known as “scholarly
journals”• Articles written by researchers
are scrutinized before they are published.
• Experts examine the methodology, the analysis, the data and the conclusions before the paper can be published.
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Reports
• Facts and figures• Industries• Market research• Countries• Economies• Companies• Commodities
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News• Current events• Latest economic crises• Latest mergers and
take-overs• Stock prices• Use quality news
sources, e.g The Economist, Financial Times
Information Services and SystemsA Search Strategy
Price dynamics in the housing market in China and UK: a study using regression analysis
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4Price dynamics Housing market Regression analysis China /UK
Can you think of alternative search terms?Think of broader terms, narrower terms, related terms and synonyms.
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Price dynamics in the housing market in China and UK: a study using regression analysis
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Concept 4
Price dynamics Housing market Regression analysis China /UK
Price volatility Housing prices Linear regression Chinese
Price variance House prices Statistical analysis United Kingdom
Price stability Real estate prices Mathematical models
Great Britain
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Effective search tips to get more relevant results
• Combine terms using AND, OR, NOT • Use phrase search• Use the truncation symbol• Use the wildcard symbol
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Boolean OperatorsAim Boolean Operator Search Examples Retrieval Formula
To narrowyour search results
AND Housing prices AND regression analysis
Only retrieves records containing all terms
To broaden your search results
OR Regression analysis OR linear regression
Price volatility OR price variance
Retrieves records containing either one or
more terms
To exclude a term from your search
NOT taxation NOT income
Wales NOT “New South Wales”
Excludes records containing the second
term
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The Phrase Search
Examples:“regression analysis”“Bank of England”“United Kingdom
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Truncation symbol *
Entrepreneur*
Entrepreneur
EntrepreneursEntrepreneurshi
p
Entrepreneurial
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Wildcard symbol ?
Globali?ation
Globalization
Globalisation
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Choosing the right search tool: where to start
You can use iFind Research to:
• To locate journal articles if you have the full reference
• To search for articles on a topic
• Select & access key databases & resources for your topic
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Free!
Access via Library
Subscription
Everythingpublishedon yourtopic
Not everything
will beavailableFull Text!
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No Full Text Access – what can I do?
• Document Supply Services – books and journal articles can be obtained from the British Library for you
• Visiting other libraries – SCONUL Access scheme –nearly all UK university libraries take part.
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Key databasesEBSCO Business Source Complete
and ProQuest Business Collection
• Journal articles on business and economics• Country reports• Product reviews • Industry reports and market research
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Key database
Web of Science via Web of Knowledge
Useful for: • Carrying out research across disciplines
For example: economics of sport economics of manufacturing and technologyEconomics of arts and culture
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Next week...
We will cover ...
• Statistics & Datasets
• Company Financial information
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