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Core Skills
This section of UPLift! is aimed at all students. It focuses on the core skills required to make effective use of the University of Portsmouth’s Library Resources. For example, it will help you to make effective use of the library catalogue, consider other sources and when to use them, it will also help you to understand the reasons for correctly referencing the sources that you use.
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Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Skill
Locate the library catalogue in the library and from the library website Choose keywords to find useful books and other resources on the library catalogue Use the catalogue to locate individual items, e.g. books, DVDs, journals Find an item on the shelf from the information on the catalogue Make a reservation on the catalogue if all copies of a book/dvd are on loan Find out what items you have on loan and renew them online Find short loan items in the library
Can I do this?
Suggest why the contents page and index of a book will help you to find what you need
Find out more
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Core Skills Skill
Identify publication and edition details of books Access an e-book and identify the features of an e book service Identify different types of sources on reading lists Compare and contrast information in a textbook and an encyclopedia Identify what plagiarism is and how to avoid it Identify the principles of referencing
Can I do this?
Correctly reference key information resources Be aware of the different ways to access many Library resources, including accessing from mobile devices
Find out more
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Locate the library catalogue in the library and from the library website
The Library catalogue will help you search more specifically. You can access the catalogue from anywhere you have internet access or from some stand alone PCs in the Library. You can also find a link on the search widget on the top right of the Library homepage .
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Locate the library catalogue in the library and from the library website You can access the Library Catalogue from anywhere you have internet access. Find it on the Library homepage Click on the correct URL (web address) of this page: www.library.port.ac.uk
www.port.ac.uk/library
www.moodle.port.ac.uk
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Choose keywords to find useful books etc. on the library catalogue
Take time to consider key words and phrases that describe your topic because it will help you to find what you need quickly and easily. Don’t just go for the obvious terms. The Library catalogue isn’t as intuitive as Google, although it does try to offer alternative terms when it thinks you have spelt a word incorrectly.
For an example of some keywords
Some keywords relating to ‘Metropolis’
Alternative terms Related terms Surveillance Consumerism Commercialism Urban area Capital City Broader terms Society State
Metropolis
Narrower terms/ definitions Portsmouth Land/Sea Community/ies Words that describe a topic Help you to plan your research
Ease the search for appropriate information
Naval, navy, port
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Core Skills Choose keywords to find useful books and other resources on the library catalogue
If you had to write an essay on “The portrayal of young people in the media” what ‘keywords’ might you try typing into the library catalogue in order to find useful books? Check the boxes beside the statements that match your thoughts.
A) I would type in my question – The portrayal of young people in the media B) I would decide on certain aspects of the media, e.g. television, news, film C) I might try some alternative terms for ‘young people’, e.g. youth, teenagers, adolescents b and c above
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Core Skills
Answers A) I would type in my question – The portrayal of young people in the media It is not usually a good idea to type long sentences in to the catalogue search screen. The catalogue searches for words in the titles of books and some subject keywords B) I would decide on certain aspects of the media, e.g. television, news, film It is necessary to think about what you want to find out about. ‘Media’ would be one keyword, but you should try out some alternative terms as well C) I might try some alternative terms for ‘young people’, e.g. youth, teenagers, adolescents There are lots of words to describe ‘young people’. You should try out a few alternative terms, thinking about how authors might have described them D) I would try out a range of different terms and combinations from statements b and c above This strategy will give you the best search results.
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Core Skills Use the catalogue to locate individual items, e.g. books, DVDs, journals
When you have mastered how to access the catalogue in the library and from outside why not try using the following guide to learn how to effectively search the catalogue? You can find it from the homepage under Library Guides. Using the Library Catalogue
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills
Use the catalogue to locate individual items, e.g. books, DVDs, journals
I want to find a horror DVD from these search results. There are 255 items and many will be books. What should I click on so that I only see a list of videos and DVDs?
Correct
“Videos and DVDs” X Try again What do I do next?
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Core Skills
Use the catalogue to locate individual items, e.g. books, DVDs, journals
I want to find the Exorcist film. What do I click on to find its location in the library?
Correct
The title or the ‘image’ of the DVD/Video – Exorcist.
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Core Skills Find an item on the shelf from the information on the catalogue
When you are familiar with how to locate the main areas of book stock for
your subject, you might also want to know how to find books in the University library.
If you want to know more about the Dewey Decimal Classification system - the number sequence we use to organise the books in the University Library, watch this presentation, Introducing Dewey .
“How do I find the number I want on the shelves?”
If you were looking for a book with the number 366, it would be between 365 and 371 on the shelves.
Down this aisle
Q: “How do I find the book I want when there are so many with the same number?”
A: Within each number, books are shelved by the first three letters of the author or title.
Back to Find an item on the shelf...
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Find an item on the shelf from the information on the catalogue
This is the information you need to find the book in the Library
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Core Skills Find an item on the shelf from the information on the catalogue
On which floor will I locate this number 378.170281 MOO?
Have a look at the guide on the library website
Will you be able to find it on the shelves?
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Core Skills Find an item on the shelf from the information on the catalogue
Put the following shelfmarks in the order you would expect to find them on the library shelves.
a) 378.170281 MOO b) 378.23 ABA c) 378.171 MIL d) 378.18 DRE
a) 378.170281 MOO b) 378.23 ABA
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Core Skills Make a reservation on the catalogue if all copies of a book/DVD are on loan
If all copies of a book or DVD are on loan, you can place a reservation so that you are in queue to obtain that item.
Watch this short clip on how to make a reservation http://screencast.com/t/oSmi2x5DfZ
What happens next?
The borrower who currently has the item will be sent a ‘recall notice’ via his/her student email account, asking them to return the item before the new due date. Reserved items automatically become 7 day loans.
When the item has been returned, you will be notified via your student email account when the item is ready to collect from the reservations room on the ground floor of the Library. You have 7 days to collect it.
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Make a reservation on the catalogue if all copies of a book/dvd are on loan
This means you can
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Core Skills
When you click on this box appears Click on the number on the student card that you should type into the box to reserve this item
Correct
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Find out what items you have on loan and renew them online
Watch this short clip on how to renew your loans on line.
You will also find a link to Renew Your Loans / My Account on the library homepage
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Core Skills How do you find out what items you have on loan and renew them online?
Log in to your library account either from the Library homepage www.port.ac.uk/library ?
Click shape to reveal or from the link on the Library Catalogue
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Core Skills Find short loan items in the library
Short loan refers to the 1 day loan items which can be found shelved alongside the 7 day and 4 week loan books in the main sequence. They have blue stickers on the spine. To see the full details of short loan visit the Borrowing entitlements, charges and fines page on our website.
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Core Skills Find short loan items in the library
Click on the correct statement?
Short loan items are shelved in a separate room on the Ground Floor
Short loan items are shelved in a separate sequence on the same floor as the other books All short loan items are shelved with all of the other books
Correct
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Suggest why the contents page and index of a book will help you to find what you need
When you have found a book that looks helpful, go to the contents page at the front and see if there are any chapters or sections which are appropriate to your research. The index, at the back of most books, will help you to discover whether precise aspects of your research are covered. If so, it will give you a page number. If you cannot find your topics of research in the contents page or index, try and find another book.
Even e-books have contents and indexes.
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This is an example of an index from a textbook Look at the term ‘appeals’ what do the numbers after that term suggest you do?
To read about appeals you should go to pages 43, 55 and continue ?
pages 191 and 253 Look at the term ‘confidentiality’. Below it is says ‘see also ethics’, where should you look?
It is suggesting that you look at ?
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Core Skills Identify publication and edition details of books
Here is a ‘mock–up’ of a text book
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Identify publication and edition details of books
Find the ‘title page’ a page or two inside the front cover. The front of the title page might look like this You will need to turn over to the back of the title page to find more details.
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Identify publication and edition details of books
This is an example of the back of a title page.
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Core Skills Identify publication and edition details of books
From the information given on this page, click on the date you would include in your reference as the date of publication?
1994 2009 1999 2003 2011
Correct
Always use the latest edition date, in this instance, 2009
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Core Skills Access an e-book and identify the features of an e-book service
The University Library subscribes to more than150,000 e-books; academic text books that you can search and read online from wherever you have internet access. They are listed on the Library Catalogue and can be found on Discovery. This Using Electronic Books access the e-books.
guide explains how to find and We subscribe to three major services, My i-library, Ebsco and Ebrary. You can search the contents of the books within each of these services from the individual collections. Ebrary is the largest collection, so it is worth discovering how it works. Using Ebrary Electronic Books guide will help you to do that.
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Access an e-book and identify the features of an e-book service
This is a screenshot from Ebrary.
If I want to highlight some text which icon should I click on?
?
If I want to turn the page which icon should I click on?
?
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Identify different types of sources on reading lists
You will soon become acquainted with recognising the different sources on reading lists, because you will have to create your own reference lists for your assignment. There is an online tool called Referencing@Portsmouth which will help you to do this.
The most common types of references are also available in print format guides which you can pick up in the Library. Alternatively they can be downloaded from the links below: APA style, 6 th edition Vancouver style Oscola referencing: Primary sources & Oscola referencing: Secondary sources
Reading List…can you identify the different information sources?
Punter, D. (2003). Fictional maps of Britain. In: S. Bassnett (Ed.), Studying British cultures: an introduction (2 nd ed., pp. 68-83). London: Routledge.
Levin, P. (2004). Write great essays: a guide to reading and
essay writing for undergraduates and taught
postgraduates. Maidenhead : Open University Press.
Arthur, T. (2008, October 9). Bob the career-builder.
Time Out: London, (1990), 60.
Shanken, A.M. (2005). From the Gospel of Efficiency to Modernism. A history of Sweet’s Catalogue, 1906 – 1947. Design Issues, 21(2), 28-47.
a) book b) chapter in a book c) journal article d) magazine article
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Answers...
b) Chapter in a book a) book d) magazine article c) journal article Punter, D. (2003). Fictional maps of Britain. In: S. Bassnett (Ed.), Studying British cultures: an introduction (2 nd ed., pp. 68-83). London: Routledge.
Levin, P. (2004). Write great essays: a guide to reading and
essay writing for undergraduates and taught
postgraduates. Maidenhead : Open University Press.
Arthur, T. (2008, October 9). Bob the career-builder.
Time Out: London, (1990), 60.
Shanken, A.M. (2005). From the Gospel of Efficiency to Modernism. A history of Sweet’s Catalogue, 1906 – 1947. Design Issues, 21(2), 28-47.
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Compare and contrast information in a textbook and an encyclopedia
Have a look at the ‘Academic Textbooks’ and ‘Reference Resources’ section of the Information Landscape.
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Compare and contrast information in a textbook and an encyclopedia Textbook or encyclopedia? Which would you recommend James use?
I need to find some key facts about the geography of the UK for my seminar this afternoon. Can you help me please?
When you want key facts and figures, an
encyclopedia
?
or other reference
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Core Skills Identify what plagiarism is and how to avoid it
The formal definition of plagiarism that the University uses is: ‘the incorporation by a student in work for assessment of material which is
not their own, in the sense that all or a substantial part of the work has been copied without any adequate attempt at attribution or has been incorporated as if it were the student’s own, when in fact it is wholly or substantially the work of another person or persons.’
Read more Referencing your sources can help you to avoid it. Visit the Referencing@Portsmouth website to help you do this well.
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Core Skills Identify what plagiarism is and how to avoid it
I copied the paragraph from the book because I didn’t really understand what it was about. I didn’t reference it because I didn’t want my tutor to find out that I’d copied it word for word!
Is this an example of plagiarism?
?
Yes!
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Core Skills Identify the principles of referencing
Watch this short video – click on the image below
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Core Skills Identify the principles of referencing
What is the point of referencing?
The tutor might want to refer back to the original The tutor just wants to give me extra work The tutor wants to see that I have used better quality sources than Wikipedia The tutor wants me to learn an academic skill The tutor wants to be able to quickly identify the sources I have used Click to reveal possible answers
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Core Skills Correctly reference key information resources
Most students at University of Portsmouth are required to reference sources according to the APA system of referencing. Other systems include Vancouver which is used within School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Oscola for referencing Law.
You can find guidance for referencing a wide range of sources in all three of these systems on the Referencing@Portsmouth website. Look out for the additional guidance in the form of FAQs, Cite it and so on.
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Core Skills Correctly reference key information resources
According to the APA 6 th edition referencing guidelines, which of the following examples of this book reference is correct? Click on the correct answer.
Stevenson, Nick. (2006). David Bowie: film, sound and vision. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Stevenson, N. (2006). David Bowie: film, sound and vision. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Stevenson, N. (2006). David Bowie. Cambridge: Polity Press.
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Core Skills Be aware of the different modes of access to many Library resources, including accessing from mobile devices
Many library resources are accessible from mobile devices. The number of resources accessible this way is growing all the time, so keep a look out for information advertised on your favourite resource. You can also find out how to access ‘on-campus only’ resources from home via Web proxy .
Using Library Resources Effectively
Core Skills Be aware of the different modes of access to many Library resources, including accessing from mobile devices
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Core Skills Be aware of the different modes of access to many Library resources, including accessing from mobile devices
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