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Susanne Noll and Andiswa Mfengu
[email protected]@uct.ac.za
Resources in UCT LibrariesPost-graduate Diplomas
Marketing EntrepreneurshipSports Management
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Learning outcome
By the end of this session you will be able to understand:
• Understand what a literature review is• How to find books on the UCT libraries’ website• How to find articles in electronic journals• How to use Google Scholar• How to use bibliographic databases• How to use the internet
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Resources in UCT LibrariesFor electronic sources you need to log into UCT’s EZProxy system !
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Pay attention that ‘ezproxy’ is somewhere in the URL
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Literature review:Focuses on research questionCurrent knowledge of topic by recognised authorsSecondary sourcesWidely read previous research of topicTheoretical and practical findings about a topicBelongs to the introductory partIs characterised by a logical flowHas typically references to all resources usedShould be impartial and objective
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How to look things up• Books in print• Electronic resources
• Databases• Journal articles
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We need to find the following book:
Aguinis, H. 2013. Performance management and strategic planning. In Performance management. 3rd ed. New York: Prentice Hall.
• The books name is : Performance management• The author is : Aguinis• The date of publication is : 2013• The chapter is : Performance management and strategic planning
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Under “Search and Find” go to the
Catalogue (ALEPH)
Go to the library’s home page
Or go directly to Catalogue (ALEPH)
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We use : either the “Browse” or the “Search” option
Browse:If you know the exact title OR author of the book
Search:If you want to find anything on a topic using keywords
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Type in the title
Click on “Go”
Use “Brows
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Our book:
Author: Aguinis
Title: Performance Management
Shelf number : 658.3125 AGUI
On : Short Loan
Select proper title from list
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Resources in UCT LibrariesIF the book is out , you can request it online
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Resources in UCT LibrariesHow to find an article:
(Follow steps 1-5)
Garvin, D.A. & Roberto, M.A. 2001. What You Don't Know About Making Decisions. Harvard Business Review. 79(8): 108-116.
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1. Journal title2. Year of publication3. Volume4. Number5. Pages
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3 4 5
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Type in name of journal
Click on “search”
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Available on 2 platforms : choose one, e.g. EBSCO
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…and pages : 108 - 116
Click on pdf for “Full Text”
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GOOGLE SCHOLAR
• Free and accessible for scholarly research• Includes journal and conference papers, theses and
dissertations, academic books, pre-prints, abstracts, technical reports and other scholarly literature from all broad areas of research
• Login via EZProxy• UCT has access to online subscriptions
• Please consult the following Youtube video:• “What Google Scholar can do for you” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcrM4sX5W8c
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How to find articles on a specific topic:
For this action you will have to use bibliographic databases! Which ones are the best to use for “Marketing”?
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Resources in UCT Libraries:On the Libguide: check out the “How-to” series
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5 general databases for Management Studies• Academic
Search Premier
• Business Source Premier
• Africa Wide Information
• Econlit• Masterfile
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AND OR NOT
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• Boolean Operators:
• And – to narrow a search
• Or – to expand a search
• Not – to exclude terms
• Wild cards:• ? - spelling• * - truncation
– enter the root of a search term..
• “ “ – phrase searching
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Use keywords and Boolean operators
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What else can you find in the library:Resources in UCT Libraries
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Search and Find Services Research help About UCT Libraries
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Traditional criteria to be applied
– Accuracy– Authority– Objectivity– Currency– Coverage
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Accuracy:
• Are sources for any factual information listed so they can be verified?• Can you detect some sort of quality control? – look at grammar, spelling etc.• Are charts, graphs clearly labelled and easy to read?
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Authority:
• Can you identify organisation/company/person responsible?• Is there a link describing goals, purpose, nature of organisation?• Are there contact details?
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Objectivity:
• Are biases clearly stated?• Is it easy to distinguish between informational and advertising content?
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Currency:
• Are there dates to indicate• When the page was written?• When it was placed on the web?• When it was last revised?
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Coverage:
• Is there an indication that the page has been completed?• Is there a print equivalent?• Is it clear what topics the page intends to address?
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Traditional criteria to be applied
– Accuracy– Authority– Objectivity– Currency– Coverage
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Contemporary sources, but do remember the evaluation criteria
Blogshttp://www.google.com/blogsearchhttp://www.findblogs.com/
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com
Wiki http://wiki.com
