Library and Information Skills

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Library and Information Skills

• Jessica Plane
• Jessica.plane_at_ncl.ac.uk

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Arts and Humanities Data Service

• http//ahds.ac.uk/
• The Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) is a
  UK national service aiding the discovery,
  creation and preservation of digital resources in
  and for research, teaching and learning in the
  arts and humanities

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AHDS http//ahds.ac.uk/

• Archaeology
• History
• Literature, language and linguistics
• Performing arts
• Visual arts

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ResIN Research in Newcastle

• Getting started
• Current research
• Research methods
• Research proposals
• Study skills
• University links

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ResIN

• Finding information
• Books
• Periodicals
• Conferences
• Theses and dissertations
• Primary material

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Primary research materials

• Special Collections extra session on Wednesday
  23rd November at 4.00
• subject resource guides
• pre-1850 books
• some later publications in special collections
• manuscripts
• links to local research collections

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Primary research materials

• Microforms
• Full-text databases
• Books
• literary works
• collections of documents
• UK government publications
• Special session on Wednesday 16th November at
  4.00
• Newspapers
• Web resources
• Guides to finding primary material collections

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Full-text databases

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Oxford Reference Online
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Literature Online
• Grove Music Online
• Grove Art Online

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ResIN

• Managing information
• Keeping records
• Keeping up to date
• Literature reviews
• Obtaining references
• Translation services

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ResIN

• Writing up
• Academic integrity
• Citation
• Publication
• Thesis production

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Academic integrity

• You must acknowledge your debt to other peoples
  work, whether you agree or disagree with it
• Use quotation marks if you copy any of the text
  so that you can comment on it or use it to
  support your opinions

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Citation

• Accurate information
• you can find your source again
• other people can find your source
• Acknowledgement that you have read another
  persons work

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Avoiding Plagiarism

• Acknowledge the sources of your work
• Cite what you have read
• Use quotation marks for copied text
• Dont borrow someone elses words
• Dont present someone elses work or ideas as
  your own

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Sources of information

• Books, reference books
• Journals print and electronic
• Subject databases that index books and journals
• Full-text databases
• Theses databases
• Internet resources
• Journal current contents

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Sources of information

• Library catalogues
• Printed indexes and bibliographies
• Reference books
• Current research
• Primary research material

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Finding the information

• The Library catalogue
• Other Library catalogues
• Full-text electronic journals
• Full-text databases
• Inter-Library Loans
• Other libraries

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Managing the information

• Endnote bibliographical management
• Your research booklet
• ResIN
• Guides to how to cite references
• Books of advice on writing dissertations and
  theses
• Study skills section on level 4

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Your bibliography

• This is the list of the references that you have
  consulted in your research
• Always keep a complete record of references,
  including the dates when you accessed web pages
• Check your photocopy or print out!
• Assessment
• Keep a record of how you did your search for
  references, where you found the references
• Critically evaluate how you did the search and
  the resources that you used

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Your bibliography

• Ask your tutor/lecturer which citation style you
  should be using for your references
• Degree Programme Handbook
• Always use the same style
• Books in the Library Study Skills section on
  Level 4, also 808.027
• Online guides to citation styles

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Too much information?

• Select and Evaluate
• Is it essential to your research?
• How easy is it going to be to find the material
  to read?

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Your dissertation or thesis

• Advice on information resources
• what to use?
• what is best?
• Advice on your search strategy
• are you finding references?
• Advice on where to find the information to read
• other libraries
• inter-library loans
• Individual appointments
• office on level 3
• email jessica.plane_at_ncl.ac.uk
• telephone [phone]

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Blackboard

• ART 800
• X0506 Arts Research Methods
• Module documents