Research searching for Civil 3rd pros 2012

How not to reinvent the wheelfor ENCI 3rd pro

2012

Find self-motivation Find out how to use databases Research References Portray knowledge in a written manner

Our mission is…

We already know...

Libraries are a good source of information How to get physical books and textbooks Masters theses Journals Have used some databases (but don’t know by name) Mostly have used readings given by supervisors To avoid plagiarism and how to reference

It’s difficult to find stuff

Technical knowledge Where to look for information How to source good information What’s been done in the past in that area of work Related studies Literature reviews Integrate information into research Information management

We need to know...

The Literature

You

The Research Process

Define your topic

What information do you need?

Who would have written about it? Where?

Find information

Judge it – is it reliable? relevant?

– does it point in new directions?

– is it enough? or do you still need more?

Analyse and synthesise

Cite all sources!

Subject guide

aka Compendex

Databases

aka Web of Science

Open Access

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journals

Open Access Sources

aggregates research repostitories

individual articles, papers, theses, etc

Evaluating Resources

accurate?

up-to-date?

relevant?

basic/advanced?

Is it… and...

Who is it written for?

What kind of research is it?

How far along is the research?

What questions haven’t they answered yet?

Citing

Using Endnote - 1

Using Endnote - 2

My Grand Chemical Engineering Research Project Thing

Using Endnote - 3

http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/enci

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