Transcript Training Manual - North

Training Manual
Hons Students
North-West University
Vaal Triangle Campus Roy Matube©
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Catalogue
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Keyword
Author
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Author/Title
Journal Title
Subject
Shelf number/book
location
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Data Bases
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Ebsco Host
Science Direct
Emerald
A to Z Journal list
SAePublication
J Stor
Google Scholar
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Ebsco Manual
• From the library's homepage:
http://www.nwu.ac.za/library
• Select "Click for English" in the drop down menu under
"Language, Taal".
• On you left hand side of the page choose "Journals"
and "International journal databases".
• Click on "E" in the alphabetical list and then on
"EBSCOHost Web".
• On the "Choose databases" page tick the relevant
databases for your topic (EBSCO allows you to search
on more than one database simultaneously).
• Click on "Continue".
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Article Search
Ebsco Host
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To search for articles
Type your search strategy into the search boxes.
Combine search terms with and, or, not.
Different terms are combined with "and".
Synonym terms are combined in brackets, e.g.
(perform* or achieve*).
• The * symbol is used to find alternate endings of
words e.g. teach* will search teacher, teachers,
teaching etc.
• Click in the checkbox next to "Full text".
• Click on "Search".
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Article Search
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TRUNCATION
To search more effectively, you have to make use of Truncation
TRUNCATION (a symbol is used instead of letters in order to retrieve all the variations of a
word
. A word is truncated after the root of the word.
Use an asterisk (*) on EBSCOHost Web
Use an exclamation mark ( !) on Science Direct
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learn* will retrieve articles containing the words learn, learning,
learner,
learners, learns and learned. )
cooprerative; experien*: group*: active*
achieve*; perform*
DESIGN YOUR SEARCH STRATEGY
Design your search strategy/search string
Use boolean operators to combine your keywords within each concept. Next connect the
different concepts you have identified to create a search strategy/search string to use in
library catalogues, journal databases or Internet search engines.
BOOLEAN OPERATORS are used to make searches more specific.
The following operators are normally used:
AND
OR
NOT
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Information Search
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1. Defining your topic
Define your topic in a short, clear statement
For example, consider the following topic:
The influence of cooperative learning on achievement in
mathematics
Example: http://www.nwu.ac.za/library/EBSCO_a.html
Link: Library web page click on B.Ed info
Identify main concepts/keywords are:
COOPERATIVE
LEARNING
ACHIEVEMENT
MATHEMATICS
Once you have identified the main concepts expand your search by listing
synonyms (alternative words) and related terms. To identify related terms
use a thesaurus. In our example some synonyms and related terms are:
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Information Search
• CONCEPT 1CONCEPT 2 CONCEPT 3
cooperative learning achievement
SYNONYMS SYNONYMS SYNONYMS
Experiential Group active studying
performance
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Result List
Ebsco Host
• After you have executed the search, a result list will appear:
• Click on the title of the journal article.
• The bibliographic information of the article, as well as the abstract
will be displayed.
• If the article is available in HTML Full text format, scroll down to the
full text of the journal article.
• Print the article by clicking on the browser's "Print" button.
• If the article is available in PDF Full text format, click on the link
"PDF Full Text" and the article will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader's print option to print the
article.
• Click on "Result list" to return to your results.
• Remember: Both article formats will not always be available.
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Modify search
Ebsco Host
• When you want to change the search
strategy you used previously, click on
"Refine search" and change the
keywords.
• Make sure that the "Full text" checkbox
is ticked.
• To start a new search
• Click on the "New search" button.
• Follow the above-mentioned
instructions.
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ScienceDirect manual
• ScienceDirect is used primarily to
obtain full text online articles in the Life
Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social
Sciences. ScienceDirect includes
access to the Medline abstracts
database
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Accessing ScienceDirect
• Accessing ScienceDirect
• Go to the Library's home page at
http://www.nwu.ac.za/library/index_e.
• Choose "Journals" and "International Journal
Databases".
• Click on the "S" in the alphabetical list and then on
"ScienceDirect".
• Off-campus users need to type in their surname and Idnumber as username and password.
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Searching ScienceDirect
• Click on the "Search" button (in green) from the menu at the
top of the page.
• There are 4 search options. "All Sources" is the best option.
• Enter search terms in the search boxes. Combine terms by
making use of and, or , and not from the drop-down menu.
• Search terms can be limited to specific fields by using the
drop-down menu to the right of the search boxes.
• Use a ! to find alternate endings of words, e.g. comput! will
search for computer, computational, computerized.
• Use the "Subject" menu to limit the search to specific subject
groupings and the "Dates" to desired time parameters.
• Press the "Search" button.
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Printing / Downloading / E-mailing results
• On the results screen, mark the desired
records for downloading / printing / e-mailing
by clicking in the box to the left.
• Click on the display checked docs above the
first citation.
• Use File > Print or File > Save to print / save
results.
• Use "E-mail articles" from the checked docs
screen, complete the e-mail form and click
on "Send".
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E-Reference Works
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Reference Sources in general
Almanacs/Calendars
Bibliographic Style (i.e. Harvard)
Biographies
Conferences
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Yearbooks
Directories
Electronic Libraries
Internet Bookshops
Universities, Universities of Technology
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Plagiarism
• What is plagiarism?
• Plagiarism is the act of presenting other people's words,
ideas and creations as your own work. You are not
presenting others words ideas and creations as your
own if you acknowledge that they belong to others.
Plagiarism can happen intentionally or unintentionally
and is probably the most common form of academic
misconduct.
• Forms of plagiarism:
• using phrases or expressions by an author without
acknowledgement copying from Web sites, books,
articles, newspapers, magazines, plays, movies and
speeches
• copying art work, photos, graphs, diagrams and music
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Plagiarism
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What is plagiarism?
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copying from another student
using or developing ideas from another person's work
failing to use quotation marks
failing to summarise or paraphrase properly
• failure to reference properly.
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Referencing
• Reference List
• NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY. 2007. Biblioteek
opleiding.http://www.nwu.ac.za/
• Date of access: 2007.
• NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY. 2007.Biblioteek
opleiding.http://www.nwu.ac.za/biblioteek/opleiding/EBSCO_a.html
Date of access: 2007.
• VAN DER WALT,
E.J. 2003. Internet:searching the World Wide
Web. Potchefstroom.Ferdinand Postma Library.
• VAN DER WALT. E.J. 2006. Quoting sources.
Potchefstroom.Ferdinand Postma Library.
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Enquiries
• If you experience any problems regarding
information search please feel free to
consult the Reference Section Staff in your
library
Hendra Pretorius - 016 910-3173
Martie Esterhuizen - 016 910-3174
Roy Matube
- 016 910 -3172
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