DRAFT Library Resources – Teaching and Learning Adapted from a presentation by Ruth Russell, NOTE: References to UCL have been replaced by place-holder text, in square brackets and coloured red, e.g. [institution name]. You can either replace the placeholder with text relating to your institution or delete it and the surrounding text.

DRAFT Overview of topics covered Book collections Access to electronic resources Print & Electronic Journals Databases for finding journal articles British Education Index Web of Science Other databases 2

DRAFT Book collections [This slide gives the locations of relevant collections of books, in the institutional library and other libraries close by]. 3

DRAFT Access to e-resources Most electronic resources can be accessed on or off campus The best route to these is via the library website You will need your userid to log in For further information go to [URL] 4

DRAFT Journals Most education journals available in electronic format Search the Library catalogue: [URL] May be able to link to the full text journal E-journals list is at [URL] Can filter the list to look at journals in particular subject collections Directory of Open Access Journals: All papers in these journals freely accessible 5

DRAFT Discovering and rating journals Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a database which allows you to view lists of journals in various disciplinesJournal Citation Reports The database also allows you to rate these journals according to various criteria Task: use JCR to find out which journal in the Education & Educational Research subject category is the highest rated according to impact factor 6

DRAFT Search Strategy Think about the terms you use Are there alternative phrases? Use truncation and wildcard symbols (*, ?) Link search terms: AND, NOT to narrow OR to broaden Use “quotation marks” to search for phrases Search for both UK and US spelling Use brackets to organise your search e.g.: “virtual learning” AND (“further education” OR “higher education”) 7

DRAFT TeachingLearning Only finds articles containing both teaching and learning Finds articles containing either teaching or learning Finds articles which do contain the term teaching but do not also contain the term learning 8

DRAFT Example Search Addressing student diversity in e-learning delivery for higher education Possible key concepts (remember synonyms, alternative words) Diversity or cultural difference* AND E-learning or online learning or virtual learning AND Higher education or university 9

DRAFT Bibliographic databases Bibliographic databases index journal articles Abstracts often included Allow searching content in a range of journals Only high quality scholarly writing is included Option to download search results e.g. to reference management software There may be links to full-text material if your institution subscribes to the electronic version, with options to locate print material if electronic is not available 10

DRAFT Database Demonstrations [Always access via the library databases page + URL] British Education Index Provides details about the contents of various literature sources including journals, reports and conference material Can be searched alongside other education databases (ERIC and Australian Education Index) 11

DRAFT Video demonstration – searching ERIC From University of Toronto. Doesn't assume you are familiar with database searches ERIC youtube - NOTE: It is addressed to University of Toronto students and shows the link to ERIC on the institutional website. 12

DRAFT Task To apply your database searching skills: -Use either British Education Index OR Web of Science to start searching for articles on a topic of your choice. yourself a list of the references you find 13

DRAFT Other useful databases for education SCOPUS large multidisciplinary database IBSS an index of literature in the social sciences and related disciplines Nexis UK (formerly Lexis Nexis Executive) full text database of news articles PsychINFO Index of literature in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines including material on educational psychology 14

DRAFT Material not held in the institution [link] can be used to check journal holdings at [your institution] and other universities You can search across library catalogues with COPAC or ULSCOPAC ULS Books and journal articles can be requested via inter- library loan: [Give details or further information] 15

DRAFT Help [Insert information relevant to the institution, e.g. Enquiry Desks Subject librarian More tips on searching bibliographic databases Useful links] 16

DRAFT Learning Resource Metadata Field/ElementValue: Title Disciplinary Thinking: Library Resources Description Presentation slides giving an overview of book collections, access to electronic resources, print & electronic journals & relevant databases Module Supporting Materials Subject HE - Education Author Ruth Russell: UCL & Jane Hughes: HEDERA, 2012 Owner Ruth Russell: UCL & The University of Bath Audience Educational developers in accredited programmes & courses in higher education. Issue Date 14/05/2012 Last updated Date 14/05/2012 Version Draft – V1 PSF Mapping A1, A4, A5, K1, PV1, PV2, PV4 License Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. Keywords ukoer, education, discthink, disciplinary thinking, hedera, university of bath, literature research, pedagogic research, educational database, 17