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-Standing on the shoulders of giantsLibrary introduction, Global development and planning
Marte StrandAgder University library 2016
Library:• 4 floors • 300.000 books• 20.000 academic journals• 3000 DVDs.• Opening hours• Lending/borrowing rules• Subject librarians• Courses and guidance
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Content
• Where to begin? • Preparing for searching sessions• Literature
• Oria– the library in one search• Ebook central – ebooks
• What, where and how?
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CASE
”Disaster risk reduction in Asia”
” The Great Wave off Kanagawa” av Hokusai, 1832
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What do we need to know?
• Definitions• Background information• Theories• Statistics• Books/articles etc…
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PREPARE YOUR SEARCH
Keywords Synonym Keywords in other lang.
Synonymes
”Disaster risk reduction in Asia”
Disaster
Risk
Management
Prevention
Catastrophe
Hazard
Leadership
Counter
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1.Good starting point• Oria – the library in one search
• Search for title, author, topic, ISBN etc.
• Search among books, journal articles, newspaper articles, handbooks, encyclopedias etc
• Covers almost all databases the library subscribes to
• Used by all Norwegian academic libaries
Some general search tips• Use asterisk * to replace different endings of a word • Placing a sentence in quation marks makes it a phrase, e.g. an
article title• Consider repeating your search in other languages• Boolean search, OR – AND - NOT
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Some publishers and services we subscribe to (also available in Oria)
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EXERCISE ONE:• Create an Ebook Central account and find the book:
Opportunities in Emerging Markets: Investing in the Economies of Tomorrow
• Go to Dawsonear and find the book: The Oil Curse : How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
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Library subject guides
• Overview of resources relevant to your discipline
• Carefully selected – high quality• Excellent starting point
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Different types of journals
What is a scolarly journal? (video)
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Content of scolarly journals• Summary/keywords/authors• Background• Purpose• Methodology
• Results• Discussion/conclusion• References
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Be critical when you evaluate your potential sources
• Is the article outdated? When was it first published?• Is it relevant to my topic?• How much literature do I actually need?• Is it highly cited? • Who, what, why, how, where and when?
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KILDEKOMPASSET.NO
Why do we reference:
• It gives your paper validity• It makes your paper trackable• It demonstrates a wide range of
research.• It demonstrates how relevant/up
to date your paper is.• Academic community.
EXERCISE 2:
• Using Oria and/or Google Scholar. Find the 3 most relevant peer reviewed articles among the first 20 in the result list. ” Disaster risk reduction in Asia”
• Use Kildekompasset to make a full citation of all three articles
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Chatterjee, R., Shiwaku, K., Das Gupta, R., Nakano, G., & Shaw, R. (2015).Bangkok to Sendai and Beyond: Implications for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 6(2), 177-188. doi:10.1007/s13753-015-0055-4
Lancet, T. (2015). The next era of disaster risk reduction. The Lancet, 385(9982), 2016. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60976
Van der Keur, P., van Bers, C., Henriksen, H. J., Nibanupudi, H. K., Yadav, S., Wijaya, R., . . . Hare, M. (2016). Identification and analysis of uncertainty in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in South and Southeast Asia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 16, 208-214.
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One Possible Solution:
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• Endnote• Save, import and organize your references• www.myendnoteweb.com• Software freely available from UiA’s Self service portal (IT dep.) or Jukebox
• Learn how to use it: endnote.com/training
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Useful resource when working with thesis
http://www.ntnu.no/viko/english - Viko
http://sokogskriv.no/en/ - Search and Write
http://kildekompasset.no - Kildekompasset
https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/92952 - Aura
Good luck!
Last minute tips:
• Write down dates when using internet sources.• Screenshot or make pdf versions of online websites/news articles.• Remember to write down page numbers• Reference while writing the paper not after!• Use colourbox or common creatives for pictures.• Use kildekompasset!
Good Luck!
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