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Finding information for your project Andrew Blackmore Senghennydd Library

By the end of the session you’ll be able to… Source relevant information for your project proposal and presentation Find journal articles for up to date research Locate market research and industry news Reference your sources correctly …. to get better marks on your project

Researching Your Project Business strategy books available in the Lifelong Learning Collection in Senghennydd Library and Aberconway Library… & don’t forget e-books – they’re available 24/7!

What are journal articles and why use them? For research which is:  Up-to-date  In-depth  Academic quality …to produce more substantial work which receives better marks!

Tip One Clever keywords

Topic: Designing a website… Equivalent terms Broader / related terms Narrower / related terms Web site designWeb page layout Web developmentInterface design Graphic design User experienceWeb accessibility Assistive technologies text-to-speech software text-to-Braille hardware Mark up language HTMLMetadata and content Dreamweaver

Keyword phrases “web design” Alternate endings Comput* for computers, computation Combining keywords “Interface design” OR “interface engineering” AND “user analysis”

Tip Two Finding online journal articles on ArticleSearch

What is ArticleSearch? A simple way to find some online journal articles…. it doesn’t cover all the online journals in the library collection but it is a quick and easy starting point:

Tip Three Finding journal articles and market research through specialist databases

What are research databases?  Collections of references to research papers searchable by keywords  Identify peer-reviewed, high quality academic literature  Have specialised search facilities  Computing & Maths use:  MathSciNet  Web of Science

Market Research Databases KeyNote Provides market reports from 27 industries in the UK. Mintel Marketing Intelligence Mintel provides access to the full text of a wide range of consumer-related UK market research reports.

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Tip Four Don’t forget to cite & reference

Why reference?  Academic  Support your argument  Demonstrate wider reading  Don’t lose marks!  Practical  Enable reader to locate sources  Legal  Avoid being accused of plagiarism

Reference Styles  At least three references are required for your bibliography  Range of styles available  Author-date - Harvard  Numbered - Vancouver  Footnote - MHRA  Be Consistent ing/guides/citingreferences/index.html

Referencing Electronic Sources  eJournals, eBooks and webpages  Indicate that the source is Online  Date you accessed the material  The URL of the source

Final tips  Don’t leave referencing to the last minute  LATEX can help with formatting: 28/3728.pdf  Quality of sources is important

Summary Think about terminology / keywords Search ArticleSearch for finding online journal articles quickly Search databases such as Mintel & Keynote for more market research & business news … reference your sources

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