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Research Methods
Lecture 7:
Using Information Databases
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Principal source for this lecture
Susan Heale
Department of
Learning and Information Services
Faculty Information Consultant
(Engineering and Information Sciences)
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Using Information Databases
What are information databases?
Full text e-journal services
Bibliographic abstracting services (no full text)
Citation indexing services All will identify journal articles and papers
Choosing the right database
StudyNet > Learning Resources > Subject
Resources
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Which Database for Computing?
Full Text:
IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL)
ACM Digital Library
ISI Web of Knowledge Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Abstracts only (no full text)
INSPEC
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
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Which Database for Engineers?
Full Text:
IEEE/IEE Electronic Library (IEL)
Ingenta Select (incl. Proc IMechE)
Applied Science and Technology Full Text Science Direct
Abstracts only (no full text)
INSPEC for Computing, Electronics, CAE
Recent Advances in Manufacturing
Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
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Database Search Techniques
Choose the right database for purpose
Use the online documentation
Start with easy / basic searching
Search techniques to refine results:
Advanced / subject searching
Combine searches (Boolean Logic)
Use wildcards and truncation in search terms
Search histories and saved searches
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Free-text Searching
Most basic search
Single word or phrase
Searches a basic database index for a match
ie title, abstract, thesaurus terms
Use truncation for wide searching
eg comput? To search for
computing, computer, computers, etc
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Index Searching
Faster, more precise searching
Searches a specific field index
eg author, subject, ISBN, publication year
Eliminates mis-spellings / variant spellings Essential for author searches
Mark / select relevant index terms
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Thesaurus Searching
Most accurate, complete searching
Essential for non-standard terminology
Controlled / specialized vocabulary terms
Important for international databases
Subject access to every database record
Suggests other related search terms:
related / narrower / broader
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Refined Searching
Combine :
previous searches
free-text terms
index terms (database field specific)
thesaurus terms (special database vocabulary)
Use logical (Boolean) operators:
esp. AND, OR, NOT
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Citation searching
Citation searching is a technique that helps you totrack further developments of a piece of
published research
Services such as the ISI Web of Knowledge:
(http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/) allow you to find outwhere a particular paper or author has been cited
This is especially useful when
you have read a paper and you want to find out whatwork has been derived from it
you know the name of a key researcher in a particulararea and you want to find out who has made use ofhis/her work
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Acquiring Full text
1. If you search an electronic full text journal database
Then you have immediate access to article full text
2. If you search a bibliographic abstracting database
Then you need to search separately for the journal itself(may be in print or e-journal format)
Voyager journal title search
StudyNet > Learning Resources > UH Journals
3. If books and journals you need are not available to
you in UH Then use the Voyager Document Supply Service
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Document Supply Service
Back up service to information in the LRC
Limited to essential use please
LIS self-help guide available; you can
Borrow books
Request photocopied articles / papers
LIS Voyager front page link
Enter full bibliographic reference details
Check regularly to see if your request has arrived
Free to you - charged to LRC
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Getting Help
Study Skills Online
StudyNet > Learning Resources > Study Skills
LIS Help and Guides
StudyNet > Learning Resources > LIS Database Online Help
LIS Helpdesk
LIS Skills sessions advertised on StudyNet
LIS Consultant (Susan Heale) by appointment
Your tutors