Finding & Managing

InformationIncluding an introduction

to Zotero

James Bisset james.bisset@durham.ac.uk Academic Liaison Librarian (Research Support)Dr David Heading david.heading@durham.ac.ukIT Specialist (Postgraduate training)

Session outline- Finding information (Basic

Skills)Synonyms, Wildcards, Truncation tools, Proximity connectors

- Introduction to ZoteroExporting references from catalogues and databases

Break (15 minutes)

Session outline- Zotero and word

Generating a bibliography/reference list in Word

- Finding information (Additional Tools)Citation searching

- Zotero – organising your referencesGroups and smart groups

- Finding information – brick wallsAccess rights, document supply, Sconul Access,

Part 1 Finding Information (Basic

Skills)

Intelligent Searching

- Define your information need- Broaden your search- Narrow your search- Evaluate your results- Make your results work for you

Re-search

Broaden your search

(1) Alternative terms

Broaden your searchSynonyms:

zebra OR Equus quagga

Broaden your search

zebra Equus quagga

zebra OR Equus quagga

Broaden your search

Changes in terminology :

Mental retardation ORIntellectual disability OR

Cognitive disability

Broaden your search

(2) Alternative spelling

Broaden your search

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Donut

Doughnut

- 49,699 results in Discover (as at 14th Oct 2014)

- 51,192 results in Discover (as at 14th Oct 2014)- Either / Or = 52,486 results in Discover

Broaden your Search

Think about Americanised and Francophone word spellings:

• colour or color• centre or center• licence or license• organised or organized

Broaden your searchStyle guides:

Guardian : al-QaidaSunday Times : al-Qaeda

Broaden your search

• Broadening your search– Alternative spellings (wildcard searching)

– organi?ation will find: organisation and alternative letters

organization

– labo?r will find: labor and missing letters labour

– d?nut will find: donut and multiple missing lettersdoughnut

Broaden your search

(3) Word stems

Broaden your search

• Broadening your search– Word stems (truncation searching)– negligen* will find:

“PwC were accused of negligence”“PwC were accused of acting negligently”“PwC were accused of being negligent”

Broaden your search

• Broadening your search - Summary– Alternative terms butterfly OR

lepidoptera– Alternative spellingsorgani?ation

labo?r – Word stems negligen*

Terminology and symbols vary, depending on which database or catalogue you are using

Narrow your search

(1) Focussing your search

Narrow your search

“copyright”

photograph

Focussing: copyright AND photograph

AND

Narrow your search

(2) Proximity Connectors

Narrow your search

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Adding context…

truthwithin #

reconciliation

Narrow your search

• Narrowing your search– Proximity Truth within 3

reconciliation

Narrow your search

(3) Phrase searching

Narrow your search

• Narrowing your search– Phrase searching “Truth and Reconciliation

Commission”

Narrow your search

(4) Excluding terms

Narrow your search

• Narrowing your search– Excluding irrelevant results NOT

South Africa

Narrow your search

• Narrowing your search - Summary– Focussing copyright AND

photographs – Proximity searching negligen* w/5 PwC– Phrase searching “duty of care”– Excluding terms property NOT

intellectual

Terminology and symbols vary, depending on which database or catalogue you are using

No standard language

Truth within 5 words reconciliation

Truth w/5 reconciliation

Truth /5 reconciliation

Truth N5 reconciliation

Truth adj5 reconciliation

Example

Examining the impact of crime

enacted by teenagers in the

inner city

teen*

youth

juvenile

adolescen*

crim*

shoplift*

“Anti-social

behavio?r”

theft

“inner city”

urban

cities

London

Example

(teen* OR youth OR juvenile OR adolescen*)AND

(crim* OR shoplift* OR “anti-social behavio?r” OR theft)

AND(“inner city” OR urban OR cities OR London)

(teen* OR youth OR

juvenile OR adolescen*)

(“inner city”OR

urban OR cities OR London)

(crim* OR shoplift* OR “anti-social behavio?r” OR theft)

Exercise 1• The third page of your hand-out has an

example search grid. Think about your research topic and what search terms you might need to think about incorporating into a broader search strategy.

• You can use this during the rest of the session when finding & exporting journal articles to Endnote

Part 2 Introduction

to Zotero

Exercise 2• Set up an Zotero account if you have

not already done so

• Try to export some records from the Library Catalogue in to your Zotero Library

Exercise 3• Try to export some records from Web

of Science, or you could try another online database. Examples might include:

Science Direct Jstor Business Source Complete Lexis®Library or Nexis UK COPAC

15 minute Break

Part 3

Zotero and Word

Exercise 4• Try creating a bibliography from the

references you have already exported to your Zotero Library.

Part 4

Finding informatio

n (Advanced

Tools)

Making your results work for

you

Citation searching & References

• Connection in academic debate both backwards (references) and forwards (citations) in time

• May be a positive or negative connection to other literature

• Give you a quality controlled list of material to consult if you establish the context in which it has been cited

20112009 20102008 2012 2013 2014

Paper A

Article B

Article C

Book1

Article D

Book 2

Article G

Article E

Book4

Article F

Book 3

Exercise 5• Compare the number of citing articles

for the paper below on both Web of Science and Google Scholar (or any other database you are familiar with):

Zong, Y. and Tooley, M. J. (2003) 'A historical record of coastal floods in Britain : frequencies and associated storm tracks.', Natural hazards, 29 (1). pp. 13-36.

• Or, explore citing articles for a paper you have already discovered / read.

Part 5

Zotero: Organisin

g your reference

s

Part 6

Finding Informatio

n: Brick Walls

Finding the right tool for the job

• Overview of what available: Google Scholar

• Manageable number of results: subject specific database such as IBSS, Westlaw UK, Econlit, PsycINFO, Embase

• Full text journal articles: Jstor• Multi-disciplinary, up-to-date: Science

Direct • Primary material: EEBO• Popular and Trade commentary: Nexis

UK• Conference Proceedings: WoS

Proceedings, Proceedings first

Durham University Library: Subject Support

Accessing Electronic Resources

• Connexions links works to where you might find electronic or print full-text copies.

If we don’t have a copy…

…. make use of Document Delivery Service or SCONUL Access if we don’t have what you need.

Accessing Resources• Borrow 40 books for up to 6 months• Renewals and recalls• Copy service and postal loans for p-t

students• For resources not in stock

– Ask if the library can purchase it– Use Document Delivery Service and check to

see if your department covers costs– SCONUL Access allows you to visit and borrow

from other institutions

Library Discover New

Library Discover New

Additional Image Credits

[Slide 4] Via Flickr Creative Commons, by Stefan. Original available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/49462908@N00/3951143570

[Slide 13] Via Flickr Creative Commons, by Pink Sherbert Photography. Available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/70873497@N02/6935006104/

[Slide 12] Via Flickr Creative Commons, by Didi. Original available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11356857@N08/4500234472

[Slide 22] Via Flickr Creative Commons, by the waving cat. Available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewavingcat/138657496/in/photostream/

[Slide 35] Endnote Logo © Thomson Reuters, 2013. 65739

[Slide 39] Via Flickr Creative Commons, by Kirsty Andrews. Original available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/47745961@N08/5169765739

Additional Image Credits

[Slide 41] Via Flickr Creative Commons by JulyYu. Original available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/53953811@N00/311846814

[Slide 46] Via Flickr Creative Commons by Stephanie Booth. Available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/36521983709@N01/203863198/

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[Slides 57-59] Vitae®, © 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited‘ Available at www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

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Measuring Researcher Development