saving research time - pt. 1
DESCRIPTION
Faculty instruction session given to the School of Nursing at Fanshawe College. First part of two part session on saving research time.TRANSCRIPT
Saving Research Time
Robin Featherstone
Research & Instructional Librarian (Nursing)
(519) 661-2111 ext: 86383
Suzanne O’Neill
Public Services Librarian
(519) 452-4430 ext: 4346
Research Life-cycle
Literature searching:Managing citations:
Collecting data:
Creating manuscripts:
Publishing:
Fund searching:
CANADIAN DIRECTORY TO FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS
Part One
RefWorks
Exercise
• Login to RefWorks or sign up for an individual account
• Tip: make sure to use your UWO email address
Exercise
• Once you have an account, create a new folder called “Research Seminar”
Research Life-cycle
Literature searching:Managing citations:
Collecting data:
Creating manuscripts:
Publishing:
Fund searching:
CANADIAN DIRECTORY TO FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS
Scopus
• Large, multidisciplinary database
• Supports “citation mapping”
Exercise
In Scopus, find the following article:
Baumbusch, J. L., & Andrusyszyn, M. -. (2002). Gerontologicalcontent in Canadian baccalaureate nursing programs: Cause for concern? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 34(1), 119-129.
How many articles reference it?
Exercise
Select the 8 citations that reference the Baumbuscharticle
Use the “Output” button to send them to RefWorks
Exercise
• In RefWorks, move your citations from the “last imported folder” into your “Research Seminar” folder
• Now you can remove the citations from the “last imported folder”
Put in folder.... Remove from folder....
Exercise
• Format a bibliography in APA style from the citations you exported from Scopus
• Save the document to your desktop (in Word)
Research Life-cycle
Literature searching:Managing citations:
Collecting data:
Creating manuscripts:
Publishing:
Fund searching:
CANADIAN DIRECTORY TO FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS
Google Docs Free!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA
Getting started
Exercise
• Create a Google account (if you don’t have one already)
• Upload the reference list you saved to your desktop
• Share that document with yourself (via a different email address).
