1. How to find information for your Research Projects Library Training, 10 Feb 2011 Geography 2A: Pedography /Soil Science Pavlinka Kovatcheva: Sciences Librarian, APK pkovatcheva@uj.ac.zapkovatcheva@uj.ac.za; Level 1 in the Library

2. Today you will learn How to.... Locate Resources Library website UJ Sciences Librarian Subject Portals Getting Started with your Assignment Steps in Online Searching Practical examples Databases, Online Books etc. How to get help in the Library or Virtually

3. UJ Library Portal (http://www.uj.ac.za/library)http://www.uj.ac.za/library

4. UJ Sciences Librarian Portal http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/ http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/

5. UJ Geography Subject Portal http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbwiki.com/Geography http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbwiki.com/Geography

6. Soil Science/ Pedography Subject Portal http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbwiki.com/Geography-2A-Pedography http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbwiki.com/Geography-2A-Pedography

7. Biogeography 2A Course Portal http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Biogeography http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Biogeography

8. ENM 2 & 3: Assignments portal http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Environmental-Management-Assignments http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Environmental-Management-Assignments

9. Getting Started with Your Project In order to begin your Project /Assignment you need to be able to find useful and relevant information. Google is NOT THE ONLY place to search! The UJ Library provides support, resources and solutions to your research problem Developing an effective search is an important part of this process. You need to think of the various Steps in the Online Searching – from places to search, to resources to find, to writing & referencing

10. 2A Course: Pedography Your project for the 1 st term is on: The Soils of the Semi-Arid West Coast Area of South Africa (Report) Assignment: Due date 14 March “Challenges to South African Farmers to produce sufficient food for the nation” - Will issues such as soil erosion and pollution, flooding, droughts, ever growing population, land redistribution where commercial farming is replaced b sustainable farming, etc. impact negatively on the country’s capacity to feed its citizens or not?

11. Steps in Online Searching Step 1: Research topic. You need to find information on your Term project and the Assignment. Before you do that you need to think about your assignment/research topic. Why? -Analysing the topic will help you focus your search -It will make you think about issues around the topic -Develop several questions that you plan to answer, because your questions will become topic sentences for your outline.

12. Steps in Online Searching (Cont.) Step 2: Identify the main keywords and concepts Determining the key concepts and keywords before searching, will save your time. Examples: -soil erosion; soils, West Coast, South Africa -soil erosion, pollution, flooding, droughts, population, land redistribution, commercial farming, sustainable farming, farming, food, people, South Africa, land degradation, etc.

13. Steps in Online Searching (Cont.) Step 3: Locate and Access Resources Locate and Access Resources through: - Library website >> Sciences Librarian Portal;Sciences Librarian Portal - Pedography/Soil Science Subject Portal;Pedography/Soil Science Subject Portal - UJLink; Journals & Books Databases; Google Scholar; Internet Resources, etc. Top Databases: - Wiley Online Library; ScienceDirect; SpringerLink; SA ePublications; EbscoHost Databases: Africa-Wide Information; Biological & Agricultural Index & Green File.

14. Log-in to the Library Resources: PIN

15. Steps in Online Searching (Cont.) Step 4: Make use of Boolean Techniques (AND, OR, NOT) When searching the UJ Library Catalogue or the Databases using Boolean Operators helps you broaden or narrow your search. AND narrows your search For example: “ farming ” AND “ South Africa ” will retrieve information in which both keywords are used OR broadens your search You will retrieve results in which either word or both appear in the article NOT excludes certain terms Your search results will exclude the term after NOT Phrase Search Use the quotation marks to search for results that contained those words together, rather than search for all instances of each separate word: “South Africa”; “soil erosion”

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17. About Scholarly Journal Articles What should I know? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGJ2CYfY9A

18. Search the Databases for Articles with Keywords

19. Wiley database: Advanced search option farming AND “South Africa”

20. Wiley database: Search results farming AND “South Africa”

21. Example Search with ScienceDirect

22. ScienceDirect: Search Results

23. SA ePublications Journals and articles search

24. EbscoHost: Select a Database (thick the box next to the name)

25. EbscoHost: Search results

26. Title Abstract Introduction Materials & methods Results Discussion Conclusion References http://www.lib.purdue.edu/phys/assets/SciPaperTutorial.swf

27. Article Structure

28. How to search for Online Journals and Books

29. Search for Journals & Journal Articles

30. 1. UJLink: Library Catalogue (http://ujlink.uj.ac.za/)http://ujlink.uj.ac.za/ List of Databases Your Library Account Search for Print & Online Journals & Books

31. 2. A-to-Z Journals How to Find Online Journals/Books

32. From A-to-Z List to UJLink (Journals search)

33. Books on Course Reserve: UJLink

34. New Classification System for Books: Dewey http://bpeck.com/references/DDC/ddc_mine500.htm http://bpeck.com/references/DDC/ddc_mine500.htm

35. New Classification System for Books: Dewey 300 Social Sciences

36. New Classification System for Books: Dewey 630 Agriculture

37. Online Books & Reference works Full-text Online Books Portal: http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Online-Books http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Online-Books

38. REFERENCE TECHNIQUES To access full Reference Techniques document, go to the Library main page: http://www.uj.ac.za/library Click on: Reference Techniques OR Consult the reference techniques from “South African Geographical Journal” Shelf number: AA6 SUID – Level 2 Online full-text access: SA E-Publications, 2003+

39. REFERENCE TECHNIQUES Avoid Plagiarism by: Keeping a record of all the sources - books, e- mails, lectures (when, who, what?) Linking own ideas with that obtained from sources Collecting/using a wide range of sources Acknowledge, acknowledge, acknowledge!

40. Basic in-text referencing (citing) In-text reference where the author of the source is known Simply use whatever you used as author in the reference, as well as the year of publication. Always insert the page number where possible. Examples: …the result of this is a “technical super identity” (Erikson, 1967:20). Azar and Martin (1999) found that… (As part of the sentence) …thus Cox (1966:52) refers to the modern urbanite as… In-text reference to more than one source: In-text reference to more than one author should be ordered alphabetically. Examples: More recent studies (Bartlett, 1992; James, 1998) show that… The researchers (Bartlett, 1992:54; Brown, 1876:56; James, 1998:45) refer to…

41. GENERAL FORMS FOR REFERENCE LISTS Non-periodical Author, A.A. (1994). Title of work. Location: Publisher. Non-periodicals include items published separately: books, reports,brochures, certain monographs, manuals, and audiovisual media. Part of a Non-periodical Author, A.A. & Author, B.B. (1994). Title of chapter. In Title of book. Edited by Editor, A., Editor, B. & Editor, C. Location: Publisher. Periodical Author, A.A., Author, B.B. & Author, C.C. (1994). Title of article. Title of periodical, xx:xxx-xxxx. (Volume/Issue number/Pages) Periodicals include items published on a regular basis: journals, magazines, scholarly newsletters, etc. Online periodical Author, A.A., Author, B.B. & Author, C.C. (2000). Title of article. Title of periodical, xx:xxx-xxxx. (Volume/Issue number/Pages) Available from: web address (Accessed day Month year). Online document Author, A.A. (2000). Title of work. Available from: web address (Accessed day Month year).

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43. Writing, Plagiarism, Citing & Referencing Getting Started with Your Research Project http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Getting-Started-with-your- Research http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Getting-Started-with-your- Research Access the Plagiarism Portal to find Videos, Interactive Tutorials, Library Books, Web Resources, etc. http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Library-Resources:- Plagiarism http://ujsciencelibrarian.pbworks.com/Library-Resources:- Plagiarism UJ Harvard Reference Techniques http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Library/Documents/REFERENCE%20TECH NIQUES%202008%20Harvard%20Method%20and%20APA%20Style.pdf http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/Library/Documents/REFERENCE%20TECH NIQUES%202008%20Harvard%20Method%20and%20APA%20Style.pdf VUMA Portal on Plagiarism, Writing, Citing & Referencing http://www.vuma.ac.za/drupal/?q=content/cite-right-easy-steps- avoiding-plagiarism

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