Workshop: How to find sources for an academic paper? Metropolia’s Library and Information Services Kaisu Sallasmaa January, 2014

Purpose of the workshop To find scholarly (=peer reviewed) sources for your report 2 books & 1 article OR 1 book & 2 articles Use library databases, do not google! 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Get familiar with the research subject Analyze your subject and its central concepts. Make a list of terms Create a mind map or a concept map Understanding the concepts helps you to find keywords. 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

List of terms: synonyms & language variations mobile phone mobile telephone mobile cell phone cellphone cellular phone cellular telephone cell wireless phone hand phone 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Concept map Topis of the report: Creating a sliding puzzle for Windows Phone Central concepts Same as/related to (language variations/synonyms - Windows Phone - games Is part of Windows Phone development Sliding puzzle for WP Windows Phone Games includes Sliding puzzle games Silverlight WP coding C# coding SDK tools Metro design 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Metropolia’s Library and Information Services Dictionaries MOT-dictionaries http://www.nelliportaali.fi/ Macmillan Dictionary http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Library sources Video: Why use library databases. (http://www. youtube

How to find library’s databases? Nelli portal http://www.nelliportaali.fi/ e-books, e-articles, dictionaries, digital libraries and also open web resources Find database Connect to a spesific database Remote access from home is possible. Log in with your Tube portal user ID. 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Metropolia’s Library and Information Services eJournal databases EBSCO Academic Search Elite Communication & Mass Media Complete ACM Association for Computing Machinery IEEE/IEE Electronic Library = Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) ProQuest (-> Science and Technology -> Engineering Research Databases ) 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Metropolia’s Library and Information Services eBook databases Ebrary Multi-disciplinary Over 70 000 e-books Collection updated by the service provider. You may print and copy up to 40 pages per session when in QuickView or in Ebrary Reader. To download an e-book you need an Ebrary account. e-book formats: PDF (you can download, print and save up to 40 pages per session) PDF+DRM (you can download the entire e-book for 14 days, but cannot print or save it) Springer eBooks – Professional and Applied Computing e-book format: PDF You may download, save and print 1 chapter per session. E-books marked with a green key are in Metropolia’s collection. 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Metropolia’s Library and Information Services Sources in a nutshell eBooks: Ebrary Safari SpringerLink - Professional and Applied Computing eJournals: ACM - Association for Computing Machinery EBSCO Academic Search Elite Communication & Mass Media Complete IEEE/IEE Electronic Library ProQuest 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

Metropolia’s Library and Information Services Contact the library! Come to library Send us an email library@metropolia.fi Suggest a book Found a good book or eBook but it’s not yet in the library collection? Contact the library: we may buy it or order it for you from another library. 9/18/2018 Metropolia’s Library and Information Services

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