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Information Skills for Projects
Roger Mills and Catherine DockertyMarch 2007
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This session
• How to do subject searches for journal articles, conference papers, book chapters etc
• How to cite electronic sources correctly
• How to avoid plagiarism
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Subject searching
• OLIS and TDNet cover Oxford holdings only
• Better to use specialist indexes covering the world’s literature
• Use inter-library loan for items not held in Oxford and not online
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Major sources
Today we cover:• Web of Knowledge• Biological Abstracts• Zoological Record• Many others available: see OxLIP
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Going home
• These are mostly subscription databases
• Only available on Oxford network• To use outside Oxford, use VPN• Register for it at OUCS and get
software BEFORE you leave Oxford• Also get ATHENS personal password
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https://register.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
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ATHENS
VPN
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Citing your references
• An article in an online journal which also exists in print can be cited in the same way as print
• To cite something which only exists electronically, e.g. a web site, follow special rules which include the date viewed
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Avoid plagiarism
• Easy to copy and paste paragraphs and make it look like your own work
• Heavy penalties if caught!• Make sure you always give correct
citation• See:
http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/referencing.php[or Google ‘plagiarism uk’]
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• http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/referencingcitations.php
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Keeping track of your references
• Make sure you keep a systematic listing of your references, so you can find them again when you need them
• A simple listing in Word should be fine, but if you have a large number of references, software like RefWorks (free) or EndNote (£90 from OUCS) can be very helpful.
• Some databases allow you to export references directly to RefWorks of EndNote.
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Maps
• If you need to do much mapping, consider using the MapInfo software. The Bodleian Map Room staff can give you guidance.
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www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/oxlip
• To find the databases go to OxLIP and look in title index:
• Web of Knowledge• Electronic Reference Library
• Nb turn off pop-up blockers!
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Quick Reference Guides
• Web of Knowledge: http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/present_version/newwok101.pdf
• WebSPIRS:http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/WebSPIRS5.1_QRC.pdf
• Biological Abstracts: http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/BIOSIS_on_SilverPlatter_QRC.pdf
• Zoological Record: http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/ZRonSP.pdf
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These slides are available on
• www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/isbes/training