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Finding the information you need Michaelmas term 2014 Education Literature Searching
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Where to search Durham Library Catalogue http://library.dur.ac.uk/ Discover Subject pages for Education https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/ Journal databases Newspaper archives Other
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Choosing keywords Decide which words describe your topic Remember: Synonyms eg. children OR pupils Alternative spellings (and wildcards) Eg. counsel?ing, organi*ation Phrase eg. “circle time”, “young people” Different endings (truncation) eg. educ*, “school manage*”
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Modifying your results Broader and narrower terms Combining your terms Eg. (dyslexia OR dyspraxia) AND primary Limit your search by: Date of publication Type of material (eg. book, journal, report) Language
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What to do with your results Display Mark relevant records Save your results By email Print Save to file
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Library catalogue Library catalogue http://library.dur.ac.uk/ Search for: Books E-books Journal titles: Print E-journals Database titles
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Discover Search for: Books and e-books Journal articles Durham authors’ book chapters and articles Theses Archives Museum objects
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Journal databases Journal databases https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/education/ Education Subject databases ERIC British Education Index Educational research abstracts online Multi-disciplinary databases, eg. Web of Knowledge ArticleFirst JSTOR ConneXions for full text options
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Newspapers News archives Eg. Infotrac Custom Newspapers Library home page | Subject Information | Education | News monitoring services & archives
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Internet resources “Why can’t I just use Google?” Internet gateways Accessible via Library home page Subject information | Education| Internet gateways, eg Education in video Department for Education National Literacy Trust
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References (APA style) Books Arnold, C. (2001). Child development and learning, 2-5 years: Georgia’s story. London: Paul Chapman. Siegler, R. (2002). The rebirth of children’s learning. In Desforges, C and Fox, R (ed.) Teaching and learning: the essential readings (pp. 63-83).Oxford: Blackwell. Journal articles White, J. (2004). Should religious education be a compulsory school subject? British Journal of Religious Education, 26(2) 151-164. Bright, M. (1985). The poetry of art, Journal of the history of Ideas, 46 (2): 259-277. Retrieved 12 November 2014 from JSTOR http://uk.jstor.org/.http://uk.jstor.org/ For other formats use Cite them Right (available as an e-book, or on library shelves at 010.44 PEA) to find correct layout.e-book
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Where to get help In person (at Queen’s Campus Library and libraries in Durham) Online enquiry services http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries/ http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries/ Liaison Librarian Christine Purcell c.w.purcell@durham.ac.uk c.w.purcell@durham.ac.uk
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And finally … Do you think what you’ve learned in the session today will be useful to you in the future?
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