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Finding the information you need Education Literature Searching

Where to start searching Durham Library Catalogue Books Journal titles (not journal articles) Other library catalogues Journal databases (indexes) list records of: Articles in journals Papers in conference proceedings Other items such as reports, theses

How to conduct a search Purpose of search? Decide on your keywords Do your search Display and review your results Modify search if quantity or quality of hits is suitable for your needs Mark and save relevant records

Choosing keywords Decide which words describe it Synonyms eg. mentoring, teacher development Northern American / British terminology Alternative spellings (and wildcards) Different endings (truncation) Eg. ment* (mentors, mentoring, mentees) Broader and narrower terms Combining your terms

Effective searching Joining words: AND, OR & AND NOT Child development AND NOT Piaget Child development AND Piaget Child development OR Piaget

Modifying your results Broader and narrower terms Combining your terms Eg. (dyslexia OR dyspraxia) AND primary Limit your search by: Date of publication Type of material (eg. book, journal, report) Language

What to do with your results Display Mark relevant records Save your results By Print Save to file

Journal databases Education Subject databases ERIC British Education Index Multi-disciplinary databases, eg. Web of Knowledge ArticleFirst

Newspapers News archives Eg. Infotrac Custom Newspapers Library home page | Subject Information | Education | News monitoring services & archives

Internet resources Search engines “Google is the fast food of the information world” (David Tebbut in Information World Review, Issue 1999, February 2004, p13) Subject gateways Accessible via Library home page Subject information | Education| Internet gateways OR Databases | Other Online resources | Search engines & gateways

References and Bibliographies Always keep a full and accurate record of your information sources (examples below) Barnett, R. (1997) Higher Education: A Critical Business, Buckingham: SRHE/Open University Press. DFES (2006) ‘A new approach to school leadership: independent report’ Press Notice 2007/0011, 18 January 2007, 11 [Accessed: 30 October 2009] 11

Where to get help In person (at IRC at Queen’s and libraries in Durham) Online enquiry services Academic Support Team Liaison Librarian: Christine Purcell

Evaluation form Before logging off your PC at the end of the session, please complete the online evaluation form on the Education Info skills page or at: mich2009 Thank you