Library resources for dissertation students Clare Trowell Marshall Librarian CLARE TROWELL MARSHALL LIBRARIAN

Literature Review Define your search Decide on the scope of your search Review and critically evaluate Find Literature Select databases & resources to search Analyse Data Find Data

Writing the Literature Review Setting your review in the broader context What studies overlap? Studies that are directly related

Take good notes Keep good records e.g. write down the full bibliographic reference Write a brief summary of the main points Critically evaluate & reflect How will you use this information? See the Plagiarism Libguide

Using Databases & iDiscover EconLit SCOPUS Saving and emailing results

Datasets: Macro WRDS Wharton Research Data Service. Contact infolib@jbs.cam.ac.uk for a username and password UK Data Service Discover video guides: https://stats.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ UN Comtrade – comprehensive trade data/import and export statistics. We pay for PREMIUM access, which facilitates personalisation, bulk downloads of data and special professional assistance Bank of England Statistical Interactive Database OECD – Organisation for Economic and Cooperative Development IndiaStat comprehensive Indian data. Guide here – Marshall pays for this service too!

Datasets: Micro ICPSR (Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research) ONS (Office for National Statistics) – UK UK Data Service (as above under Macro) – supporting documentation available at Marshall Library

Bankscope is best before 31 December, 2016!!k Datasets: Finance Bankscope is best before 31 December, 2016!!k Bankscope via Bureau Van Dijk – if you need data from here download it asap. Capital IQ – some financial data but not full balance sheet information Contact infolib@jbs.cam.ac.uk for a username and password Bloomberg & Datastream terminals in the Library

Datasets List Update list available via Marshall Library – useful for finding how to access particular resources: http://www.marshall.econ.cam.ac.uk/onlineresources/economic-data

Check out the Cambridge Libguides Economics Subject Guide Guidance on Referencing Avoiding Plagiarism

Software Manuals 70 H Stata and Matlab etc. http://www. marshall. econ

Study Guides 110 A

Dissertations available to view Sample Part IIB, Mphil (mostly Development Studies but some Economics) kept behind the counter Library use only http://www.marshall.econ.cam.ac.uk/printresources/dissertationsfolder/econ-mphil

Binding Service We offer a comb binding service at only £1 per binding Get your dissertation to us for binding as soon as possible There can be a queue at busy times The service is ‘While you wait’ 5-10 minutes

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