Transcript Welcome to the Library

What today’s session will cover:
 Research Strategy: 5 stages
 Finding information on the library website
 Searching the library catalogue
 Searching an online database: Ebscohost
 Online searching tips
 Evaluating information
 Exercises: Referencing 3 items in-text and
end-text
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Understand
question
or topic
2.
Search for
information
3.
Expand
search
boundaries
Research
Strategy
Cycle
Write
Final
Essay
5.
Reference your
information
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Evaluate the
information
Understand the topic:
- identify the keywords and other search terms
location
venue
“Discuss the importance of choosing a suitable site
when planning an event.”
organising
arranging
function
conference
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Identify the concepts and search terms…
Discuss the importance of choosing a suitable site when
planning an event.
Concept 1
Concept 2
Concept 3
site
planning
event
or
venue
or
location
or
organising
or
arranging
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function
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conference
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Library Homepage
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Library Website Search
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Library Website Search
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Library Homepage
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Library Catalogue Search
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Library Catalogue Search Page
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Library Catalogue Search
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Library Homepage
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Database Search
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04+student number
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date of birth
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Choose Databases
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Database Search Page
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Database Search Results
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Online searching tips…
Boolean Operators
AND (+):
limits the search as both keywords must
appear in the document
hazards AND events
OR:
expands the search as either keywords will
appear in the documents
conferences OR seminars
NOT (-):
limits the search as excludes one of the
keywords from the documents
“outdoor events” -festivals
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More searching tips….
 Quotation marks: searches for the phrase
e.g. “convention centre”
 Plus sign: in front of a word ensures that word is included
e.g. events +sponsorship
 Synonym searching: ~ in front of a word finds synonyms
e.g. ~inexpensive = cheap, affordable, low cost
 Define: before a term finds definitions
e.g. define:itinerary
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Examining, selecting and rejecting resources
Ask yourself these questions…
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Is the information correct?
Is the information relevant?
Is the information reliable? (who is the author/sponsor?)
Is the information up-to-date?
Is the information free from bias? (is it trying to persuade?)
Is it what I need?
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What is Referencing?
 Referencing is a method of acknowledging
sources of information that you have used in
your written work.
 The Harvard Referencing system is the method
used at Central Institute of Technology.
Stokes 2009
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When do you have to reference?
If you:
 quote (use someone else’s exact words)
 copy (use stats, figures, tables, images, etc)
 paraphrase (convert someone else’s ideas into your
own words)
 summarise (use a brief account of someone else’s
ideas)
Rottnest Island 2008
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When do you not need to give references?
 References are not required for items of general knowledge or
common knowledge.
 Common knowledge includes facts that are well known within
the community in which they are used.
 An example:
Rottnest Island is home to the quokka
which is an Australian native animal.
Quokka 2008
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What if you don’t reference?
Plagiarism is the term used when someone copies
another person’s ideas or opinions as their own and
doesn’t acknowledge the original source of the
information.
Plagiarism, whether deliberate or accidental, is a form
of cheating and is not acceptable.
Remember, if you plagiarise in your assignment you
may fail 
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Step 1
When taking notes for an essay topic, write down all the
relevant bibliographic details of your information source.
For a book:
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author
year of publication
title
edition
publisher
place of publication
Note taking 2007
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Step 2
Insert a brief citation at the appropriate place within
the text of your essay where this information is used.
Example of an In-Text Reference:
Freeman 2010, p. 24
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Step 3
At the end of your assignment add a list of References
or a Bibliography containing your information sources
with full citations.
Example of an End-Text Reference:
Freeman, M. 2010, Basic guide to event management,
Focal Press, Oxford.
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General Rules for End-Text References
 List references in alphabetical order by author
 Where there is no author, use the title
 Use italics or underlining to indicate titles
 Separate each element of the reference with a comma
[See example on p. 7 of the Referencing Guide]
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Book
 author’s surname and initials
 year of publication
 title of book (underline or use italics)
 edition (if not the first)
 publisher
 place of publication
[See p. 16 of Referencing Guide]
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Title Page
Back of Title Page
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Conway, D. 2006, The event manager’s bible: how to
plan and deliver an event, 2nd edn, How To Books,
Oxford.
(Conway 2006, p. 19)
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Journal Article
 author’s surname and initials
 year of publication
 title of article (in single inverted commas)
 name of journal (underline or use italics)
 volume number
 issue number or date
 page number(s)
[See p. 19 of Referencing Guide]
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INSIDE ARTICLE
The Events Industry in
2020
Story by Rob Frank
Page 40
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Frank. R. 2010, ‘The events industry in 2020’,
Mice.net, April, p. 40.
(Frank 2010, p. 40)
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Web Page
 author’s surname and initials (or sponsor)
 year of creation (or update year)
 title of web page (underline or use italics)
 Retrieved statement, giving month day year
 from name of URL (web address)
[See p. 26 of Referencing Guide]
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http://www.chogm2011.org/CHOGM2011
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
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Commonwealth of Australia, 2009, CHOGM 2011,
Retrieved: August 1, 2011, from
http://www.chogm2011.org/CHOGM2011
(Commonwealth of Australia 2009)
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Finally…
Referencing an Image
In-Text
Rottnest Island 2008
End-Text
Rottnest Island, 2008 [image], Retrieved: March 11, 2011, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norahtsen78/3138180252
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References for Images
Note taking, 2007: ClipArt used with permission from Microsoft.
Quokka, 2008 [image], Retrieved: March 11, 2011, from
www.flickr.com/photos/johk/3234925638/
Rottnest Island, 2008 [image], Retrieved: March 11, 2011, from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norahtsen78/3138180252/
Stokes, N. 2009, Referencing guide: using the Harvard referencing system,
Central Institute of Technology, Perth.
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If you require further assistance with referencing:
 Ask at the Library Service Desk
 Email: [email protected]
 Check out the OIL module on Harvard Referencing on
the library website @ www.central.wa.edu.au/library
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Library Homepage: www.central.wa.edu.au/library
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