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Rachel Myers Skills@Library Finding information Inside Track to Successful Academic Writing - Andy Gillett, Angela Hammond And Mary Martala. Online book- useful! (activities and feedback at end of book) Rachel Myers Skills@Library

And webinars!

In this workshop we will: Practise searching for information, and discuss the findings Explore useful resources for finding information Look at tips and techniques for effective searching

Your task… Prokaryote/eukaryote translation Bone Homeostasis From the following list of key words/phases, please select 1. Prokaryote/eukaryote translation Bone Homeostasis Origin of life Reaction time Gene expression Evolution Threats to biodiversity Ecosystems Synaptic transmission Protein structure Gene Editing Ebola Virus

Find 3 papers relevant to your selected key word/phase. For each paper, bullet point the main aspects of your papers. It will be sensible to include, the paper’s objectives, main method and important findings. Upload a URL link to each of your papers.

Our top tips: how to search

Plan your search What are your keywords going to be? Are there any synonyms/alternative terms you could use? Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, EVD… Think about any limits you want to apply Geographic limits Time limits Effect on a particular group- health workers, elderly, children

Phrase searching Truncation Wildcards Use search techniques Phrase searching Truncation Wildcards “ebola virus” patient* organi?ation Find words in the exact order you have written them find alternative spellings Find words with alternative endings Use these in Search@Library, and many databases Work to increase the number of relevant results from your search …there may be a link with… ebola virus… organisation and organization patient, patients

Combine your terms using Boolean OR –combines related terms. It broadens your search and makes it more comprehensive Ebola virus EVD Articles will contain Ebola virus OR EVD

AND narrows your search and makes your search more precise Ebola virus Health workers Articles will contain Ebola virus AND health workers

Our top tips: where to search

x What are the drawbacks? What are the benefits? x What are the drawbacks? Demo: human genome map/stem cell research Use specialist journal databases too Preparing for your final year project: Getting the literature, storing references & reading efficiently.

Search@Library Demo “Ebola virus” search

Databases- see your subject page for ideas Demo how to get to your subject page

Summary Plan a search by: Think about where you will search Thinking about your keywords Thinking of synonyms/alternatives words Using search techniques such as truncation and phrase searching Using AND and OR to combine search terms Think about where you will search Google Scholar? Search@Library? Databases?