Middlesex University Learning Resources Information Skills CMT3342 Assessment 10/9/20151

Information Skills Information Literacy When looking for information, you need to think about the following:  What do I need to find out?  Why do I need this information?  When do I need the information by?  How am I going to find the information?  Where am I going to find the information?  Who created this information i.e. how do I know if it is relevant and trustworthy? 10/9/20152

What do I need to find? Which type of information do I need to find? Facts Figures (statistics) Images Theories Case studies Projects Reviews, Reports, etc. 10/9/20153

Why do I need this information? To provide background knowledge To answer a question To get new ideas To understand a topic To substantiate a theory To support a hypothesis To prepare me for a seminar or discussion To write an essay 10/9/20154

When do I need the information? Before I can begin to write an essay and/or begin a discussion (verbal or written) Before a deadline date! Therefore – you need to think about how long it will take you to get hold of this information – e.g. time to go to the library, order material from other libraries, purchase material, learn how to access and use databases, etc. 10/9/20155

How am I going to find the information? It is useful to start by understanding your subject (background reading) – Wikipedia, Google, Google Scholar, dictionaries, etc. Gather possible search terms Begin with the general - and work your way to the specific 10/9/20156

Using the Internet The Internet is a useful starting point when you want to obtain information on any subject. Some search engines are recommended for specific needs. Free online resources such as Wikipedia, online journals, subject specific web pages can also be useful 10/9/20157

For background knowledge only Wikipedia Google Google Scholar Important: Use them to understand the topic, but do not use as a reference or citation in your coursework 10/9/20158

How good is the information? Wikipedia – Everybody can contribute to Wikipedia – The audience, i.e. the users correct mistakes – Information does not have to be correct, Advantage: can be better than some textbooks, because of its collaborative nature Disadvantage: Tug of war between different schools of thought – Controlled by Wikipedia Project 10/9/20159

How good is the information? Google – Everybody can put up any information – One does not always know who the author is – Does not have to be correct (there is a lot of misinformation out there) – No control over content 10/9/201510

How good is the information? Google Scholar – Searches indexed sources including many of the databases available via Middlesex University (free via Middlesex, a possible charge via Google Scholar) – Comes up with publications some of which do not comply with academic standards – Controlled by Google (and not by academia) – Publications listed show Citation index (useful as impact measure) PDF full text access in many cases (easy access) 10/9/201511

Search Terms Begin with the General and work your way to the Specific e.g. Green Computing Manufacture Environmental Design Considerations Carbon Footprint 10/9/201512

Working Practice Green Computing Manufacture Flexible Working Home Working Operations Disposal Reuse Recycle Ethical Considerations Subcontractors Environmental Design Considerations New Technologies Materials Carbon Footprint Energy Efficiency Subcontractors Standards Mobile Networking Technology Wi-Fi Data Centres Environmental Impact Energy Consumption Installation Workplace Standards 10/9/201513

Use Several Search Terms Increase the number of search terms to narrow the search Decrease the number of search terms to broaden the search 10/9/201514

Where am I going to find the information? To find information resources available for your research, go to the Library and IT support page Here you can access the following key resources which provide information & support for your studies: – The Library Catalogue The Library Catalogue – Subject Resources Subject Resources – Journals and Electronic Resources Journals and Electronic Resources – Summon Summon 10/9/201515

Library and IT Support Page 10/9/201516

Four types of Search Tools Summon – search across electronic databases Library catalogue – search books and other publications available through Middlesex library Journals and e-resources Subject resources 10/9/201517

How good is the information? All publication found via – Library catalogue – Summon – Electronic bibliographic databases provided by MDX library – Subject guides – E-books and e-journals provided by MDX library Are academically sound Have been written by academics Have been peer-reviewed by other academics Information usually very good, but can still be mistaken 10/9/201518

Summon Searches across all databases Recommends the most relevant databases Finds the most relevant publications as well Does not search all types of academic texts Search also IEEE Xplore and ACM digital library 10/9/201519

Summon Home Page 10/9/201520

Summon Search Page 10/9/201521

Summon – Results 10/9/201522

The Library Catalogue Good for finding – paper copies and electronic copies of books, CDs, DVDs and academic journals General keyword – Searches all fields Journal keyword – Only searches Journal titles – Cannot search inside journals, but… – It provides a link to the Website of the journal, where you can search for topics inside the journal 10/9/201523

Library Catalogue Link 10/9/201524

Library Catalogue General Keyword Searches almost all fields – Author name – Subject Keywords – Title of publications – Does not seem to search journal title field 10/9/201525

General Keyword 10/9/201526

Search Results Listed 10/9/201527

Hyperlinks Details of the Book 10/9/201528

Journal Keyword Searches for Journal titles with the search terms 10/9/201529

Changing to Journal Keyword 10/9/201530

Search Results Listed 10/9/201531

Hyperlink to Journal Access The Journal in the Library Catalogue 10/9/201532

The Journal Web Page 10/9/201533

Library and IT Support Page 10/9/201534

Journals and E-Resources Collection of a variety of resources – Alternative access route to journals – E-books – E-journals – Databases – Newspapers – Research Repository (publications of MDX researchers) 10/9/201535

E-books 10/9/201536

E-books Resources 10/9/201537

E-Books at Morgan and Claypool All e-books are also in the library catalogue 10/9/201538

Databases Short for Bibliographic Online Databases 10/9/201539

A for ACM digital library 10/9/201540

ACM Digital Library Only ACM publications are accessible as full-text. Other publications are accessible as full-texts via other databases. 10/9/201541

I for IEEE Xplore 10/9/201542

IEEE Xplore search engine 10/9/201543

IEEE Xplore Results Page 10/9/201544

Publication Page 10/9/201545

Download Citation 10/9/201546

Downloaded Citation Sohaib, O.; Khan, K.;, "Integrating usability engineering and agile software development: A literature review," Computer Design and Applications (ICCDA), 2010 International Conference on, vol.2, no., pp.V2-32-V2-38, June 2010 doi: /ICCDA URL: c.uk/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber= &isnumber= http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.ezproxy.mdx.a c.uk/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber= &isnumber= /9/201547

Access Full-Text 10/9/201548

Full-Text 10/9/201549

Save Full-Text 10/9/201550

Other online databases Computer Source, which is part of the EBSCO database Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer) 10/9/201551

Computer Source Computer Source aims to provide the latest information and current trends in high technologyComputer Source This database offers full text for around 300 publications (in some cases back as far as 1985), plus indexing and abstracts for around 450 publications Topics covered include computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics and software 10/9/201552

Computer Source 10/9/201553

Lecture Notes in Computer Science Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) is a series of computer science books that has been published by Springer since 1973 LNCS reports research results in computer science, especially in the form of proceedings, post-proceedings and research monographs 10/9/201554

LNCS 10/9/201555

Other Useful Databases Other useful databases include: The Web of Knowledge (this includes the Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP) and the Science Citation Index ) and Business Source CompleteIndex to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP) Science Citation IndexBusiness Source Complete Also consider databases in other subject areas For example, the Design and Applied Arts Index can be useful for finding information on games design and digital interactive designDesign and Applied Arts Index 10/9/201556

Library and IT Support Page 10/9/201557

Subject Guides Provide information on the resources available in different subject areas Provide all kinds of other information related to publications and library use Useful if you don’t know which resources to access Useful if you don’t know how to… 10/9/201558

Library Subjects 10/9/201559

Subject Guide Science and Technology 10/9/201560

Subject Guide SaT: Resources 10/9/201561

Subject Guide Science and Technology: Information Skills 10/9/201562

Subject Guide SaT: Referencing and Citation Rules 10/9/201563

Referencing Harvard system You must reference all materials that you use with a citation (often called a reference) embedded in your text You must provide a list of references at the end of your text Instructions on how to reference and cite material used can be found on the Subject Guidereference and cite Other Referencing Guides – – – /9/201564

Evaluation Each publication has to be evaluated with regards to its – Relevance – Impact 10/9/201565

Relevance How close is the text to the question I am trying to address? Degrees of relevance – Very relevant = 3 – Relevant = 2 – Marginally relevant = 1 – Not relevant = 0 Read all publications that are very relevant Check all publications that are relevant, but discard, if they are not useful right now Do not read marginally or irrelevant publications 10/9/201566

Impact How many people have read this article? How many people have cited this article? Degrees of impact – Numbers of Citations in Google Scholar – Relative to the publication year Young articles cannot have many citations 10/9/201567

Impact-Relevance Evaluation High ImpactLow Impact High Relevance Extremely Important for your topic. Read understand and Use Very Important for your Topic. Read, understand and use where appropriate Low Relevance Read the relevant bits and use, if this one of the seminal works in the area Do not read or use 10/9/201568

Help with Searching for Literature 10/9/201569

Ask a Librarian or via Subject Guide – Information Skills 10/9/201570

MyLearning give you access to: Library resources, Summon, CMT3342 etc Any problems in accessing: – Or visit the library 10/9/201571