PF2105 Research Method

: Discovery of NUS Libraries Resources

2012/2013 Semester 2PF2105 Tutorial classes for Prof. George Ofori

Presented by: Loo Lay YenBuilding Resource Librarian

Tutorials (2 hours) @ Central Library Training RoomWeek 3•Mon 28 Jan 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pm•Wed 30 Jan 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon•Fri 1 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Week 4•Mon 4 Feb 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pm•Wed 6 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon (by Steven Chow)•Fri 8 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

CA 10% @ Central Library Training Room(Conducted during 1st hour of classes below. Class will resume after the test)Week 5•Mon 11 Feb 2013, Public Holiday (please attend any of the classes below)•Wed 13 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon•Fri 15 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Week 6•Mon 18 Feb 2013, 4.00pm to 6.00pm•Wed 20 Feb 2013, 10.00am to 12 noon•Fri 22 Feb 2013, 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

OBJECTIVES – CA

1. How to write citations in APA style– American Psychological Association (APA) 6th– “Author-Date” style

2. How to do research in Library Portal

1. APA CITATION STYLE

Examples of citations in APA style Types of citationLow, S. P., & Quek, T. C. (2006). Environmental factors and work performance of project managers in the construction industry. International Journal of Project Management, 24(1), 24-37.

Rosen, H. J. (1998). Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.

Boyle, A. J. (1999). The collection and use of accident and incident data. In J. Ridley, & J. Channing (Eds.), Risk management (pp. 57-95). Boston: Butterworth Heinemann.

Journal article• Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of

article. Journal Title, volume(no), pp-pp.

Book• Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book (x ed.).

Place of publication: Publisher.

Book chapter• Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or

entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Place of publication: Publisher.

Journal article

Book

Book chapter

Writing APA citations 1/2

• Handwritten

Daghigh, R., Adam, N. M., Sopian, K., & Sahari, B. B. (2009). Thermal comfort of an air-conditioned office through different windows-door opening arrangements. Building Services Engineering Research & Technology, 30(1), 49-63.

Writing APA citations 2/2• Book vs Chapter Journal vs Article

Page number of each article

one of the issues of this journal

Article titles and authors, & co-authors

Journal title (Source)

Chapter titles and authors

In this edited book

2. LITERATURE RESERACHResource Data Source Types of literatures FAQ

2.1 ScholarBank NUS Institutional Repository

•Scholarly output of NUS.•Journal articles, conference papers, patented work.•Master’s (by Research) and Ph.D theses - Sep2003 to present (those which are conferred).

•SDE Dissertation Space (only open to SDE students and staff)•https://lib.sde.nus.edu.sg/dspace/

http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/faq

2.2 LINC Library INtegrated Catalogue(real time data)

•Acquired and subscribed contents available in NUS Libraries•Books, journals, magazines, AV materials•Print and electronic formats

http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=6046

2.3 FindMore@NUSL

Summon™/*NUSL*Due to time-zone difference, there is a time lag of 24-48 hrs, for NUSL data to be refreshed in Summon indexes.

•Google-like search.•Books, scholarly journals, newspaper articles, E-Books, theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, and numerous contents in academic databases indexed in Summon.•Covers content in NUS institutional repository (SB) and catalog (LINC), as well as subscribed electronic resources.

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=333052&sid=2888588

2.4 Databases (subscribed)

Content providers / Publishers

•Specialised subject specific journal articles, conference papers, datasets, newspaper, reports, etc.•Full-texts•Abstracts & Indexes•Statistical data

http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=190832

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=227106&sid=1889246

2.5 Other search tools:•Google Scholar•etc

Google Scholar

•Google's search engine that covers "scholarly material" including a lot of free or open access material but may present results you have no access to.

http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=158438

Default

FindMore@NUSL vs.

LINC & Databases

• LINC:– As of Dec 2012, FindMore@NUSL covers over 330 million records,

which compares to about 1.7 million records in LINC/LINC+

• Databases:–

FYI

Start with the Library

or Internet?

(0.5%)

Library Portal - better chances of getting good academic resources for your research

2.1. ScholarBank – search NUS scholarly output

• Demo

2.2 LINC – search for library collections

• Demo• Library INtegrated Catalogue• Default – Keyword search

– Switch to By Title to search for a known title.–

What would you get in LINC? 1/4

• Books (print)• Keyword: Construction project management

What would you get in LINC? 2/4

• Search for known items - Use Title search in LINC

Eg:• Rosen, H. J. (1998). Construction specifications writing :

principles and procedures (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley.

• Title: Construction specifications writing

What would you get in LINC? 3/4

• Books (electronic)

What would you get in LINC? 4/4

• Journals (print and/or electronic)• Journal title level search

– Unable to search at article title level.– Hence, LINC will not retrieve results for journal

articles.

• Title: International journal of project management

LINC Exercise: Find the call numbers and locations

• Fisk, E. R., & Reynolds, W. D. (2010). Construction project administration (9th ed.). Boston: Prentice Hall.

• Kempton, W. (1991). Lay perspectives on global climate change. In E. Vine, D. Crawley, & P. Centolella (Eds.), Energy efficiency and the environment: forging the link (pp.29-66). Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

LINC Exercise: Find the online article

Try this Title. Can you retrieve anything in LINC? Evaluation of contaminant concentrations and air flows in a multizone model of a

building

Why not?Journal title vs Journal article titleArticles are not indexed (limitations in LINC)

Find this online article in LINCWaters, J. R., & Simons, M. W. (1987). Evaluation of contaminant concentrations and air

flows in a multizone model of a building. Building and Environment, 22(4), 305-315.

(Basic steps: Title search in LINC > Look for location & call number for print volume / Click to publisher’s webpages > Navigate to the required volume/issue/page > Retrieve PDF)

Solution:Use FindMore@NUSL > find the exact article in just one click!

Compare the steps involved

Research Exercise: Find more relevant articles for a topic

• Conduct a literature review on the topic:Construction project management in Singapore.

Which place would you start FIRST?

Well, there is no right or wrong answers, one suggested way would be

5> ScholarBank

4> LINC

1> FindMore@NUSL

2> Use subject specific databases

3> Google Scholar with Find It!@NUSL

2.3 FindMore@NUSL – one-stop search for academic sources

• Get more/less results..–

• Use “quotes” and Booleans (AND, OR, NOT, *, ?)• Advanced Search• Refine Search• Eg.

construction “project management” AND Singapore

Compare number of results

Advanced Search

Refine Search

What would you get in FindMore? 1/7

What would you get in FindMore? 2/7

What would you get in FindMore? 3/7

What would you get in FindMore? 4/7

What would you get in FindMore? 5/7

• Refine: Add results beyond your library’s collection

Question: If we were to search in LINC instead of FindMore, would we have missed this article which the library has a print copy?

What would you get in FindMore? 6/7

• Get additional resources

What would you get in FindMore? 7/7

• Database recommender

2.4 Databases – other research tools

• Topic: – Eg. Construction project management in Singapore

• Possible databases to use/try– ABI/INFORM Complete– PERIND– Factiva– Engineering Village – Scopus– Web of Science

Top results from FindMore

Top results from Database

Top results from Database

2.5 Google Scholar – another search engine

• Find It!@NUS Libraries is using OpenURL linking to get to the full texts which NUS subscribe.

• Setting up the linking from Google Scholar– http://scholar.google.com– Settings > Library links – Search for NUS > Tick NUS > Save

Getting Full-Texts from Google Scholar Click “Find It! @ NUS Libraries”

3. BIBLIOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT TOOL

• Upcoming EndNote X6 sessions– More updates on upcoming events in the library portal

• Features– Compile bibliographic citations– Cite While You Write

– http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/a.php?qid=71683

– http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote

– http://www.youtube.com/user/EndNoteTraining

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnvmDnPzs0

4. OTHER CITATION STYLES

• IEEE – Numbered style

Other citation styles

• Modern Language Association (MLA)– “Author-Title” style

Other citation styles

• Harvard– “Author-Date” style

Thank you.

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