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HUMR5190
- Research Methodology and Thesis Development
Exploring the sources and using them
in your thesis
Part I – Friday August 24th 10:15-12:00 (lecture)
Part II – Friday October 12th 13:15-15:00 (hands-on training)
NCHR-librarians
Betty Haugen and Kristine Mesgrahl
UJUR librarian: Hege Langlo
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Agenda
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6.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Break
7. Hands on training
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1. Goals for the course
Overall goal: get better at
locating literature for
your thesis
• Know how to search
relevant databases (DB)
• Know how to download
and order articles
• Gain confidence in
searching
Develop and
revise
search strategy
Search
the sources
Research
Evaluate and
interpret
results
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1. What is your topic and question?
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Agenda
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Hands on training
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2. Bibsys- search
I. Simple search in Bibsys
II. Log on and use “My Page” to renew
loans
III. Order – do not order books at
UJUR/MR!
Pick them up yourself
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2.I Bibsys Ask, simple search
Set preferences for:
• Language
• Hits pr page
• Sortig parameters
• Export applications
(to End Note
or RefWorks) etc.
http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/smpsearch
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2.IIa ”My page” and loan overview
Log on with your UiO username and password.
(For employees: Your personal id-number (11 digits)
must be registered in Bibys, please contact the library)
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2.IIb Renew loans
Click to renew.
Check that the due date has
been changed afterwards.
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2.III Understanding the BIBYS-codes
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Loan codes
• Location codes
Save time- pick up yourself:
– Utlånt = on loan
– UJUR/MR: Norwegian Centre for Human
– Reservert = reserved
Rights
– ikke utlån/ikke hjemlån = only for
– UJUR: Main law faculty library
use in library
– UHS: Humanities and Social sciences
– ikke fjernlån = not for inter-library
(Blindern)
loans
Order through Bibsys - contact NCHR
– ipp/oppgitt/tapt/kass = not
library if urgent:
available
– UJUR/Nifsp: Centre for European Law
– Best/Mottatt/Received = on
– UJUR/IKR: Department of Criminology and
Sociology of Law
order/not available yet
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Loan conditions: normally 4
weeks
– Korttid = shortterm: 2 weeks
(NCHR MA-curriculum)
– Dagslån = 1 day only
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UJUR/IFP: Department of Private Law
UJUR/IOR: Department of Public and
International Law
UJUR/RS: History of Law Collection
UJUR/SERI: Norwegian Research Center for
Computers and Law
UJUR/Nifs: Scandinavian Institute of Maritime
Law
UJUR/Nifsp: Scandinavian Institute of Maritime
Law, Section for Petroleum Law
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Agenda
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Hands on training
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3. X-port - find articles through DB
I.
Find article databases – through X-port
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Category: Law – Articles
Will show 3 DB in addition to X-port
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3.
Westlaw (search and download)
Hein (search and download)
Index to foreign legal periodicals
(search, download and order print version through Bibsys)
III. Other relevant DB:
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Swets
For de som behersker norsk: Idunn
ISI (social sciences +?)
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3.I Find article databases (full text and references)
Choose
the category
tab
Choose sub-category
Click GO to submit the search
Scroll to see all options
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3.II Access the DB
Click on the title
to open the database
Searchable
via X-port
interface
Information about
the database
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3.II.1a - Search Westlaw
Law, fulltext- and reference database
Collection of a
number of law
journals from USA,
Canada, Australia,
UK and other
countries.
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3.II.1b - Search Westlaw
Choose database / Directory Location:
International Directory > Westlaw International > News and Periodicals Subscriptions > World
Journals and Law Reviews (WORLD-JLR)
All law journals
Individual journals or groups of journals
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3.II.1c - Search Westlaw
!=
truncation
mark/
multiple
wildcard
• /3= The phrase ”reproductive rights” and abortion
should appear with maximum 3 words between them.
• To get more spesific hits use near-operators (/n) instead
of & (AND).
• Be aware that a space means OR!!
• See ”Connectors/Expanders” for more search tips.
Search in pre-defined fields
Eg. ”Title”
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3.II.1d – Westlaw: Interpreting the results
Result list.
Click citation to
open doc.
Fulll text of
article no.1
Title and citation
Search words are marked in yellow
The page number from the print
edition is indicated with asterix (*) and bold.
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3.II.1e – Westlaw: Print/download
Set preferences for which
Document(s) to print, format etc.
or
Send the document(s)
to yourself or others
by email.
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3.II.2a HeinOnline (search and download)
Choose Law Journal Library
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3.II.2b HeinOnline - search
Retrieve document by citation, by scrolling or by searching…(continues)
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3.II.2c HeinOnline - Search: Simple or Field search
Choose between
word search or
phrase search
Truncation mark=*
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3.II.2d HeinOnline: Results
Click to see full text
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3.II.2e HeinOnline Printing
Choose PDF and ”Current section” to get
the whole article.
Click to see TOC
of this issue
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3.II.3 Index to foreign legal periodicals
(articles on non-angloamerican law)
Records found
Search for phrase by
using ” ”. Combine
with AND, OR, NOT
*= truncation mark
?= singular wildcard
Click the SFX-button to
find fulltext, print edition
or to order print copy
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3.III Other relevant article DB
From X-port
“Category=Law, Sub Category=Articles”
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Swets - http://www.swets.com/
For de som behersker norsk:
Idunn - http://www.idunn.no/
"Category=Social sciences, Sub-Category=Core
databases"
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ISI - Citation DB: social sciences
and arts and humanities http://www.isinet.com/
Jstor – archival DB http://www.jstor.org
On the web
• Google – search advanced –
note the search tips!
– ”Exact phrase”
– ~Synonyms
• Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.no/
– Author: ”n butenschøn”
– Look for: Links@UBO and
FullText@UBO
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Agenda
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2.
3.
4.
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7.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Hands on training
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4. X-port - CitationLinker
Human rights quarterly
2003
25
4
965
Show how to find an article from reading list
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Agenda
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Hands on training
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5. X-port –login info
• Regular UiO user name and password
• Ask if interested – save search sets and
references
• Regular searches – e-mail
• More info on PPT from last lecture, see
link from the NCHR-library page
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/library/HUMR5190-fall-2007-v2.ppt
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6a Develop a search-strategy
From last presentation:
A.
Definition of sources
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B.
Formulate search terms
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C.
Three main types
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Start with broad search,
then refine and narrow down
DB- search language and
techniques
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Recommended sources
1. Looking for articles: X-port
2. Looking for books: Bibsys
3. Then Google and GoogleScholar
Boolean operators, help
pages
4.
Use advanced search and help
pages – READ what’s listed on
the screen
Contact the library – e-mail:
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Describe what you have done to
try to find the references
Search terms – which search
terms have you used
DB – what DB
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Agenda
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Intro – topic for thesis – VERY short
Repeat Bibsys- search
X-port find articles through DB
X-port CitationLinks
X-port –login info
Search strategy
Break
7. Hands on training
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7. Hands on training
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