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Library Resources + Good Habits for a Good Search
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by Aurelie Gandour
ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY’S RESOURCES
The Library Online
• The Moodle course for Information Skills• A Help Blog with lots of info
• The Twitter account for Information Skills: @iSkillsTavi
• The library’s main Twitter account: @tapchat
• The library’s Facebook: Tavilibrary
Your Reading List
• Physical documents in the library• Online versions to access from home
The Catalogue
• Find physical documents• And eBooks!• Renew your documents• Put holds• Make suggestions• Ask for InterLibrary Loans
The One-Stop-Shop for Journals
• JOURNALS, not articles• Find them, access them
Library vs Shibboleth accounts
Library vs Shibboleth accounts
Library vs Shibboleth accounts
Library vs Shibboleth accounts
Library Login:Allows you to log into the library's catalogue to:• See what documents are
on your card;• Renew them;• Put documents on hold;• Ask for interlibrary loans;
Library vs Shibboleth accounts
Library Login:Allows you to log into the library's catalogue to:• See what documents are
on your card;• Renew them;• Put documents on hold;• Ask for interlibrary loans;
Shibboleth Account:• Log into Moodle• Access your reading-list• Access online resources
such as:– E-books;– Online journals;– Bibliographic
databases...
Staff Publications• A repository that
collects together the work of clinical and academic staff
• Simple records• But often full-text• Follow us online!
Subject Guides• A current snapshot • Specific subject areas • Videos, podcasts,
newsreels, scholarly articles, current articles from journals…
• New information is being fed onto the pages hourly, daily or weekly.
Time for a quizz!
Time for a quizz!• How would you
search for an eBook?
• Where would you look for a thesis written by a staff member?
• How can you access a bunch of articles on a particular subject?
GOOD HABITS FOR A GOOD SEARCH
From wide to narrow• Avoiding the silence• Taming the noise
Use Good Keywords!
• As few as possible• Relevant!• Check for typos!• Beware of US spelling
Using fields• Advanced search
of the catalogue• Or bibliographic
databases• Being more
precise• Using several
fields at a time with Boolean operators…
Boolean Operators
Link!
Truncation
• *• Variations for a word• Widens your search• But use it carefully!
Mind where you put the *!
PsychiatryPsychiatricPsychiatrist
Psychia*
Mind where you put the *!
PsychosisPsychoticPsychedelicPsychologyPsychologistPsychologicalPsychopathyPsychosomatic
PsychotherapyPsychopathologyPsychoanalysisPsychiatryPsychiatricPsychiatristPsyche, etc.
Psych*
Quotation marks
• “…”• Precise expression or phrase• Narrows your search
Too many results? Limit!
• Once on the results page
• Item type• Topic or subject• Full-text or availability• Exact names• Population studies or
other specific characteristics (for specialised databases)
Exercise: Good Habits for a Good Search
See you soon!
And if need be, send me your questions!
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