1. November 2008 Modern Languages and Cultures Postgraduate Library workshop Suzie Kitchin & Christine Purcell

2. Aims of the session To help you to: Construct effective search strategies Identify and find relevant research material 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 Contacts and help

4. Planning your search What information are you looking for? Scope of your search (historical, contemporary, linguistic) Advanced search option / help http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/ Modern Languages subject pages http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/

5. Effective searching Synonyms Truncation –eg cultur* (culture, cultures, cultural) –Beware of false hits, eg. cult Wildcards –e.g. behavio*r, organi*ation Boolean operators: AND, OR & AND NOT –e.g. (race OR national identity) AND France

6. Boolean operators AND France AND (national identity) OR France OR (national identity) NOT France AND NOT (national identity)

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

8. Databases Bibliographic databases, eg. –MLA Bibliography –International Medieval Bibliography –Web of Knowledge News monitoring services & archives –National newspapers via Infotrac and Lexis- Nexis Executive –Times Digital Archive 1785-1985

9. 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/modern_euro/theses/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/theses/

10. 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/

11. Web resources Subject gateways http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/gateways/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/gateways/ –Internet Medieval Sourcebook –Intute for Modern Languages –Google Scholar Evaluation http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/web/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/web/

12. Where to get help 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

13. Thank you for listening Any questions?

14. Feedback Please complete our short evaluation form before logging off your PC: http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/modlang08 Accessed from Modern Languages information skills pages http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/info_skills/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/modern_euro/info_skills/