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UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

Exploring the sources and using them in your thesis

HUMR5190- Research Methodology and Thesis

Development

Part I – Friday August 24th 10:15-12:00 (lecture)

Part II – Friday October 12th 13:15-15:00 (hands-on training)

NCHR-librariansBetty Haugen and Kristine Mesgrahl

UJUR librarian: Hege Langlo

http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/jus/humanrights/HUMR5190/index.xml


Agenda

1. Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short2. Repeat Bibsys- search 3. X-port find articles through DB4. X-port CitationLinks5. X-port –login info6. Search strategy

Break7. Hands on training


1. Goals for the course

Overall goal: get better at locating literature for your thesis

• Know how to search relevant databases (DB)

• Know how to download and order articles

• Gain confidence in searching

Searchthe sources

Develop andrevise

search strategy

Evaluate and interpret results

Research


1. What is your topic and question?

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Agenda

1. Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short2. Repeat Bibsys- search 3. X-port find articles through DB4. X-port CitationLinks5. X-port –login info6. Search strategy7. Hands on training


2. Bibsys- search

I. Simple search in BibsysII. Log on and use “My Page” to

renew loansIII. Order – do not order books at

UJUR/MR! Pick them up yourself


2.I Bibsys Ask, simple search

Set preferences for:

• Language• Hits pr page• Sortig parameters• Export applications(to End Note or RefWorks) etc.

http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/smpsearch

http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/smpsearch


2.IIa ”My page” and loan overview

Log on with your UiO username and password.(For employees: Your personal id-number (11 digits)

must be registered in Bibys, please contact the library)


2.IIb Renew loans

Click to renew.Check that the due date has been changed afterwards.


• Location codesSave time- pick up yourself:

– UJUR/MR: Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

– UJUR: Main law faculty library – UHS: Humanities and Social sciences

(Blindern)Order through Bibsys - contact NCHR

library if urgent:– UJUR/Nifsp: Centre for European Law– UJUR/IKR: Department of Criminology

and Sociology of Law– UJUR/IFP: Department of Private Law– UJUR/IOR: Department of Public and

International Law– UJUR/RS: History of Law Collection– UJUR/SERI: Norwegian Research Center

for Computers and Law– UJUR/Nifs: Scandinavian Institute of

Maritime Law– UJUR/Nifsp: Scandinavian Institute of

Maritime Law, Section for Petroleum Law

2.III Understanding the BIBYS-codes

• Loan codes– Utlånt = on loan– Reservert = reserved– ikke utlån/ikke hjemlån = only

for use in library– ikke fjernlån = not for inter-

library loans– ipp/oppgitt/tapt/kass = not

available– Best/Mottatt/Received = on

order/not available yet

• Loan conditions: normally 4 weeks – Korttid = shortterm: 2 weeks

(NCHR MA-curriculum)– Dagslån = 1 day only


Agenda



3. X-port - find articles through DB

I. Find article databases – through X-port– Category: Law – Articles

II. Will show 3 DB in addition to X-port1. Westlaw (search and download)2. Hein (search and download)3. Index to foreign legal periodicals

(search, download and order print version through Bibsys)

III. Other relevant DB: – Swets – For de som behersker norsk: Idunn– ISI (social sciences +?)


3.I Find article databases (full text and references)

Click GO to submit the search

Scroll to see all optionsChoose sub-category

Choose the category

tab


3.II Access the DB

Searchable via X-portinterface

Click on the title to open the database

Information about the database


3.II.1a - Search Westlaw

Law, fulltext- and reference database

Collection of a number of law journals from USA, Canada, Australia, UK and other countries.


3.II.1b - Search Westlaw

Choose database / Directory Location: International Directory > Westlaw International > News and Periodicals Subscriptions > World Journals and Law Reviews (WORLD-JLR)

All law journals

Individual journals or groups of journals


3.II.1c - Search Westlaw

Search in pre-defined fields Eg. ”Title”

• /3= The phrase ”reproductive rights” and abortion should appear with maximum 3 words between them. • To get more spesific hits use near-operators (/n) instead of & (AND). • Be aware that a space means OR!!• See ”Connectors/Expanders” for more search tips.

! = truncation

mark/multiplewildcard


Fulll text of article no.1

Result list. Click citation to open doc.

Title and citation

3.II.1d – Westlaw: Interpreting the results

Search words are marked in yellow

The page number from the print edition is indicated with asterix (*) and bold.


Send the document(s) to yourself or others

by email.

or

3.II.1e – Westlaw: Print/download

Set preferences for which Document(s) to print, format etc.


3.II.2a HeinOnline (search and download)

Choose Law Journal Library


Retrieve document by citation, by scrolling or by searching…(continues)

3.II.2b HeinOnline - search


3.II.2c HeinOnline - Search: Simple or Field search

Choose between word search or phrase search

Truncation mark=*


3.II.2d HeinOnline: Results

Click to see full text


3.II.2e HeinOnline Printing

Choose PDF and ”Current section” to getthe whole article.

Click to see TOC of this issue


3.II.3 Index to foreign legal periodicals (articles on non-angloamerican law)

Search for phrase by using ” ”. Combine

with AND, OR, NOT*= truncation mark

?= singular wildcard

Records found

Click the SFX-button to find fulltext, print edition

or to order print copy


3.III Other relevant article DB

From X-port “Category=Law, Sub Category=Articles”

• Swets - http://www.swets.com/

• For de som behersker norsk: Idunn - http://www.idunn.no/

"Category=Social sciences, Sub-Category=Core databases"

• ISI - Citation DB: social sciences and arts and humanities - http://www.isinet.com/

• Jstor – archival DB - http://www.jstor.org

On the web

• Google – search advanced – note the search tips! – ”Exact phrase”– ~Synonyms

• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.no/– Author: ”n butenschøn”– Look for: Links@UBO and

FullText@UBO

http://scholar.google.no/




Agenda



4. X-port - CitationLinker

Show how to find an article from reading list

Human rights quarterly

2003

4 96525


Agenda



5. X-port –login info

• Regular UiO user name and password• Ask if interested – save search sets

and references • Regular searches – e-mail• More info on PPT from last lecture,

see link from the NCHR-library page http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/library/HUMR5190-fall-

2007-v2.ppt


6a Develop a search-strategy

From last presentation:

A. Definition of sources– Three main types

B. Formulate search terms– Start with broad search,

then refine and narrow down

C. DB- search language and techniques

– Boolean operators, help pages

Recommended sources1. Looking for articles: X-port 2. Looking for books: Bibsys3. Then Google and

GoogleScholar • Use advanced search and

help pages – READ what’s listed on the screen

4. Contact the library – e-mail:• Describe what you have

done to try to find the references

• Search terms – which search terms have you used

• DB – what DB


Agenda

1. Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short2. Repeat Bibsys- search 3. X-port find articles through DB4. X-port CitationLinks5. X-port –login info6. Search strategy

Break7. Hands on training


7. Hands on training

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