1. Library resources for dissertation students
Clare Trowell
Marshall Librarian
CLARE TROWELL
MARSHALL LIBRARIAN

2. Literature Review Define your search
Decide on the scope of your search
Review and critically evaluate
Find Literature
Select databases & resources to search
Analyse Data
Find Data

3. Writing the Literature Review
Setting your review in the broader context
What studies overlap?
Studies that are directly related

4. Take good notes
Keep good records e.g. write down the full bibliographic reference
Write a brief summary of the main points
Critically evaluate & reflect
How will you use this information?
See the Plagiarism Libguide

5. Using Databases & iDiscover
EconLit
SCOPUS
Saving and ing results

6. Datasets: Macro WRDS Wharton Research Data Service.
Contact for a username and password
UK Data Service Discover video guides:
UN Comtrade – comprehensive trade data/import and export statistics. We pay for PREMIUM access, which facilitates personalisation, bulk downloads of data and special professional assistance
Bank of England Statistical Interactive Database
OECD – Organisation for Economic and Cooperative Development
IndiaStat comprehensive Indian data. Guide here – Marshall pays for this service too!

7. Datasets: Micro
ICPSR (Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research)
ONS (Office for National Statistics) – UK
UK Data Service (as above under Macro)
– supporting documentation available at Marshall Library

8. Bankscope is best before 31 December, 2016!!k
Datasets: Finance
Bankscope is best before 31 December, 2016!!k
Bankscope via Bureau Van Dijk –
if you need data from here download it asap.
Capital IQ – some financial data
but not full balance sheet information
Contact for a username and password
Bloomberg
& Datastream terminals
in the Library

9. Datasets List
Update list available via Marshall Library – useful for finding how to access particular resources:

10. Check out the Cambridge Libguides
Economics Subject Guide
Guidance on Referencing
Avoiding Plagiarism

11. Software Manuals 70 H Stata and Matlab etc. http://www. marshall. econ

12. Study Guides 110 A

13. Dissertations available to view
Sample Part IIB, Mphil (mostly Development Studies but some Economics) kept behind the counter
Library use only

14. Binding Service We offer a comb binding service at only £1 per binding
Get your dissertation to us for binding as soon as possible
There can be a queue at busy times
The service is ‘While you wait’ 5-10 minutes

15. Ask at the counter or email us marshlib@hermes.cam.ac.uk
Library Staff Help
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