1. MBA Getting the info you need Christine Bronkhorst

3. Boolean operators

4. Boolean cont. (Diversity management) AND (leader OR manager) (women OR women OR female) AND discrimination NOT (gender)

5. Truncation Truncation allows the computer to search for multiple forms of a word Accepted symbol for truncation * Type the first few letters (stem) of the keyword Eg : manag* (will search for manager, managing)

6. Formulating a search strategy Keyword: identify three or four descriptive keywords Synonyms: Identify synonyms for these keywords e.g. women or female Spelling: British and American e.g. organization // organisation Plurals: Databases make it possible to use truncation e.g.female* Boolean operators: AND OR NOT

7. To access our databases http://www.nwu.ac.za/library Search by subject MBA (get links to databases on this page) MBA E-library (MBA specific links)

8. EbscoHost Emerald SAePublications Rsat Science Direct

9. When prompted for a password? Userid: surname Passw: ID no

11. Vs Google Quantity Not organized Commercial info No selection process Not permanent Not everything always for free Not trustworthy No sophisticated search strategies Library Quality Organized Commercial and scientific Validated Always available (archive) Free (registered userd) Suitable for research Sophisticated search strategies

12. Search strategy on WWW Upper or lower case does not matter Automatic truncation Quotes “ ” around “phrases” Minus – to exclude (not-operator) Plus + to include a word (and-operator) Parentheses ( ) around synonyms (or- operator) Use advanced features when available

13. Evaluation of info on WWW Accuracy Authority Content & coverage Currency Scientific use Archive / Permanency Bibliography

14. Scholar: http://scholar.google.comhttp://scholar.google.com Books: http://books.google.comhttp://books.google.com Institutional repository: http://www.nwu.ac.za/opencms/export/NWU/html/library/theses_a.ht ml http://www.nwu.ac.za/opencms/export/NWU/html/library/theses_a.ht ml Open Access:

15. Plagiarsim -Pass off ideas, opinions, facts you found in sources as if they were your own -Must credit the author -If you use his words, indicate it by using “quotation marks” http://oldwww.ru.ac.za/library/infolit//own.html

16. Avoid plagiarism -Don’t cut and paste information from electronic sources -Read what others have said, then formulate your own viewpoint

17. Harvard Referencing Style PUKKE: http://www.nwu.ac.za/library/verwysings.pdf Book: "It was anciently believed that a baby born with teeth already formed would bite "(Smith, 1977:70.) Quote An ancient superstition was that when a baby was born with teeth, it would become a villain (Smith, 1977:70). Paraphrasing Source list: SMITH, L. 1977. Crime and punishment. London: Batsford.

18. Journal articles RABBI, J. 1995. Drinking among college students. Journal of alcohol and drug education, 40(3):52-64, May.

19. Internet Documents MANDELA, N. 1994. Statement of the president of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at his inauguration http://www.anc.org.za:80/ancdocs/speech es/inaugta.html Date of access: 10 Oct. 2009. http://www.anc.org.za:80/ancdocs/speech es/inaugta.html

20. Send me an email christine.bronkhorst@nwu.ac.za christine.bronkhorst@nwu.ac.za Keywords in English Student number on email Give me at least 3 days