1. October 2008 MA Education – Searching for research literature Suzie Kitchin

2. Aims of the session To help you to: Construct effective search strategies Identify and find relevant research material in the library and online Know where to go for help Accessing other libraries

3. Library basics http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using University Library - 4 libraries Opening hours Loan entitlements Durham University email Services for part-time students Contacts and help

4. Planning your search What information are you looking for? –Alternative terms –What date range? –Primary or secondary? –Assignment / dissertation? Advanced search option / help http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/

5. Effective searching Synonyms Truncation –eg mentor* (mentor, mentors, mentoring) –Beware of false hits, eg. mental Wildcards –e.g. behavio*r, organi*ation Boolean operators: AND, OR & AND NOT –e.g. (dyslexia OR dyspraxia) AND primary

6. Library catalogue How to search –Author / title –Keyword and advanced searching –Marking / emailing records –Journals (print and online) Your library record Document Delivery Service

7. Databases Bibliographic databases, eg. –British Education Index (BEI) –ERIC –Web of Knowledge News monitoring services & archives –Times Educational Supplement –National newspapers via Infotrac and Lexis- Nexis Executive

8. Library home page Library catalogue Subject pages

9. Library catalogue

10. Education subject pages Literature searching advice Resources to use

11. Education databases

12. Current Awareness Library catalogue –Reading history –Keyword searches –New books Alerting services http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/curaware/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/curaware/ Theses and Dissertations http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/theses/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/theses/

13. Wider access Off-campus access to e-resources Using other libraries –SCONUL Access scheme –http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/otherlibraries/http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/otherlibraries/ Document Delivery Service http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/borrowing/dds/

14. Sconul Access scheme

15. Web resources Subject gateways http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/gateways/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/gateways/ –Education-line –Intute Education Gateway –Google Scholar Evaluation http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/web/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/web/

16. Intute Education Gateway

17. Where to get help Education Library – Service point Main Library - Enquiries Desk Level 2 On-line enquiries service: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries / Academic Support Team: Suzie Kitchin suzie.kitchin@durham.ac.uksuzie.kitchin@durham.ac.uk Christine Purcell c.w.purcell@durham.ac.ukc.w.purcell@durham.ac.uk

18. Thank you for listening Any questions?