Finding resources for your dissertation: English studies Suzie Kitchin & Christine Purcell June 2009.

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Finding resources for your dissertation: English studies Suzie Kitchin & Christine Purcell June 2009

Learning Outcomes After this workshop you will be able to: select the most appropriate resources for your topic effectively search catalogues and bibliographical databases search full-text sources use resources away from Durham

Planning your search Literature search advice handout Consider scope of research What kind of information are you looking for? eg. criticism, original texts, biographical, cultural Keywords and synonyms, eg. poetry OR verse

Effective searching Truncation, eg. trag* (tragedy, tragic etc) Wildcards, eg. hon#r (honour, honor) –Useful for British / American differences Subject headings –In Library catalogue, databases

Resources (1) Advanced features on library catalogue –Keyword searching –Modifying your search –Marking and ing records –Use of AND, OR, AND NOT Searching advice (see handout) English Subject pages as a launch padEnglish Subject pages

Resources (2) Databases (eg)Databases –Literature Online (LION) –Web of Knowledge –MLA in FirstSearch News archives / cultural context (eg) –Infotrac –Times Digital Archive –Times Literary Supplement

Studying away from Durham Access to online resources Full text sources –E-journals, JSTOR, e-booksJSTOR, –Blackwell Reference online ( companions)Blackwell Reference online SCONUL Access scheme Other library catalogues including Copac

Internet resources Accuracy? Currency? Authority? Objectivity? Gateways for pre-evaluated resources –Eg. Intute Arts and HumanitiesIntute Arts and Humanities Tutorials, eg. Internet for English Google Scholar (access via library pages)

Saving your references Library catalogue & databases – ing results Databases –save searches & re-run them Endnote –Reference management software

Help and support English Subject pages as launch pad Literature search advice handout (+ on web pages and in DUO) Online enquiries service Academic Support Team –Christine Purcell –Suzie Kitchin

Practical and individual support Time to explore resources for your dissertation Individual chats with Suzie and Christine Please complete online evaluation before logging off your PC –link is on Library English Information Skills Training page

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