Andersonian Library. Linda Emery Business Subject Librarian

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1 Andersonian Library Linda Emery Business Subject Librarian 1

2 Library resources and services for postgraduate researchers Introduction to the Library Services and facilities Overview of resources SUPrimo Databases 2

3 Library opening hours and services Opening hours (Monday Friday) (Saturday Sunday) Self-service facilities: borrowing, return, short loan, photocopying and printing. Library zoning: silent study (levels 1,4 and 5) group discussion (levels 2, 4 and 5) food and drink policy in designated zones drinks and snacks from vending machine on level 2 Flava : access during Library opening hours (but not main serving counter) 3

4 How do we organise printed material in the Library? Every subject is represented by a specific number code: Business subjects and Find the number assigned to the book by using SUPrimo Find the number on the shelves by looking at the shelf guides All books on same subject are filed at same number, and then alphabetically by 3 letters appearing at end of number Print journals filed by number and then title 4

5 Which floor of the Library? Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Government publications, all print journals, laptop area, silent study zone Group discussion facilities rooms can be pre-booked [Entry point] Borrowing and return, Short Loan, Library Enquiries, Printing, Photocopying, Scanning. Science, Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Politics, Language, Business, Management, Economics, HRM, Hospitality and Tourism, Marketing, Management Science Planning, Architecture, History, Literature, Law. 5

6 Borrowing Loan entitlement 20 items General lending books - 6 weeks Lending books with red label - 1 week Short loan items 1 day (return by next morning) Journals reference only (most titles electronic) Renew 6 week and 1 week loans twice via SUPrimo Your Library Account Make requests for books on loan Fines for late return of all books 6

7 Library services Merged Library and IT enquiry service on Level 3 Enquiry desks on levels 4 and 5 Printing, photocopying and scanning stations on every floor Library Shop on Level 2 stationery, IT equipment, binding and reprographics Assistive Technologies text-to-speech packages, adjustable desks, braille embosser 7

8 Study space Over 2,000 reader spaces and 450 computers Wi-fi throughout Level 1 silent study, includes desks with power points and network ports 8

9 Study space Level 2 group study, includes bookable discussion rooms and shared study pods 9

10 Study space Level 3 computer labs Levels 4 and 5 quiet study zones, with a mixture of desks and computers Levels 4 and 5 discussion rooms 10

11 Access to electronic information DS username and password for everything: Library databases Ebooks and ejournals SUPrimo Articles + databases (login if off campus) Shibboleth / Institutional login / Sign in UK Access Management Federation Select University of Strathclyde DS login 11

12 SUPrimo search service Online library search engine, enables you to find: Books and journals held in print, including details on location and borrowing All electronic resources: books, journals, databases, and full text articles, with direct links to resources Past exam papers and theses Reading list items 12

13 SUPrimo searching 13

14 Ebooks Access anytime/anywhere Different suppliers, so display will vary Download options vary. E.g. Dawsonera permits downloads of complete book for up to 7 day; MyiLibrary limits downloads to 10% of book, Print restrictions 14

15 SUPrimo journal search Search for a specific journal View dates of availability Connect to and browse electronic holdings 15

16 E-journals SFX screen Dates of electronic holdings. Select relevant supplier Login information Search holdings of other libraries: Glasgow, Caledonian, NLS, British Library 16

17 SUPrimo article search 17

18 Kick start your research: SUPrimo Articles + databases ABI/INFORM Complete - Omnifile Full-Text Select - British Humanities Index - Social Sciences Citation Index - ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts - PAIS - Mintel Reports - Credo Reference Encyclopedias 18

19 Create your own database list 19

20 Better searching, 1 Identify keywords and phrases Broader and narrower terms Alternative words, abbreviations (EU / European Union) Indexing look at the database indexing terms for each record Publication dates Simple / Advanced options Boolean operators to link concepts (OR, NOT, AND) 20

21 Boolean Operators Gin AND Tonic (2,020,000) Tonic NOT Gin (1509) Gin NOT Tonic (66) Gin OR Tonic (152,000,000) 21

22 Better searching, 2 Terminology and spelling (behavio*r) Phrases use quotes ( Regional policy ) Truncation / wildcard (use symbols - * /?) (comput*) Fields to search (Title, abstract, keywords, anywhere) Format news, statistics, theses Think carefully about the database you choose to search Be flexible and patient: change database, modify your key words and concepts Construct a search strategy 22

23 Databases Scholarly/Best Practice: ABI/Inform Complete, Business Source Complete, Emerald, ScienceDirect, Web of Knowledge (Web of Science / Citation Index ), Scopus Business Intelligence, including company and market information: Nexis UK, Business & Industry, Key Note, Mintel, WARC, Passport Numerical and Financial: Fame (UK), Osiris (worldwide), Nexis UK Data Service UK (ESDS: Economic and Social Data Service), OECD i-library, Key Note General Background: Omnifile, ASSIA, PAIS 23

24 Overview of EResources 24

25 Subject guide to resources 25

26 ABI/INFORM Complete International business and management database information on best practice, theory, company or industry activities Includes Emerald Publishing Group Approximately 6,800 journals (80% full text) Some sources back to 1923 Marketing includes: marketing strategy, branding, product development, consumer behaviour, customer services U.S. doctoral and masters theses and dissertations (29,000) Annual reports (North America) Company profiles Printing, downloading or ing results Alert and RSS functions 26

27 ABI/INFORM Advanced Search MORE LIMITS Case study Dissertation News Blog Conference paper Location And more 27

28 ABI/INFORM Search Results To read article select Full text, Full text PDF or Modify search to return to search screen Default sort is Relevance (change to date) Suggested subjects for related searching References Cited by Cite creates your reference in chosen style (Harvard) Create alert for new articles , print or save results 28

29 ABI search results: no limits 29

30 ABI/INFORM browse Find content by browsing rather than searching - Browse option on main search screen - Editorially defined topics - More focused results - Good option if you are looking for ideas 30

31 ABI/INFORM Thesaurus Alphabetical listing of all the subject terms in the database Available via advanced search screen Shows concept relationships Narrower / broader terms New ideas to explore Use to narrow down a broad topic 31

32 Business Source All aspects of business: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more 3,000 fulltext scholarly publications (1000 peer reviewed) Indexing and abstracting for 3,000 journals Includes the world's top management and marketing journals e.g. Harvard Business Review Country information Datamonitor: Company profiles for world s 10,000 largest companies Datamonitor: Industry profiles for various industries 32

33 Track ideas Track development of ideas Identify current areas of research Track Authors Find new authors Find related articles Tracking the research activity of particular organisations (WoK) ABI/INFORM - Cited by Web of Knowledge - Cited Reference Search Business Source Cited References Google Scholar Cited by Available via subject searching or a specific citation search option 33

34 Business Intelligence Information that may be useful to a business when it is planning its strategy Dictionary of Business. A&C Black, 2006 Found in different type of source: Move away from scholarly journals Find trade journals, market reports, newspapers, trade reports, press releases Facts and figures on business activity Use: Business & Industry database Nexis UK - news and business database Key Note - market reports and company information. Mintel consumer market reports: Drink, E-commerce, Financial concepts, Leisure, Retail, Travel Passport GMID (Euromonitor): international market intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. WARC: marketing and advertising research and case studies 34

35 Key Note UK Market research and company information Integrated search facility Daily updates Up to 5 years of company financials Director, shareholder and company secretary search Examine current issues, market trends, marketing activity SWOT analysis PEST analysis List builder 35

36 Key Note Companies House Documents 36

37 MBA Intranet 37

38 BIS Databases: by subject 38

39 Social & Political Context Look outside normal information comfort zone Politics constitution, regimes, stability Culture language, religion, customs Geography climate, terrain, distribution Socio-economic demographics, education, public policy 39

40 Social & Political Context EBSCO platform Omnifile Full Text Select - multidisciplinary database PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES world s literature in psychology; strong on marketing and consumer behaviour ProQuest platform ABI Inform Complete ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index) political and social policy which drives public initiatives British Humanities Index - current affairs PAIS (Public Administration and Policy) Social Services Abstracts Sociological Abstracts Cross search databases in each platform with a single search 40

41 Other Libraries COPAC: search UK academic and national libraries SALSER: Scottish academic and research library holdings Library of Congress: US publications The Mitchell ness/businessmitchell/ National Library of Scotland (SCOTBIS) Worldcat 41

42 Theses Theses collection - Library webpage Strathclyde theses search SUPrimo Print available for borrowing for 6 weeks (make request) Electronic submissions Index to Theses database UK and Ireland from 1716 Inter library loan Ethos digital theses via the British Library ABI/INFORM - U.S. dissertations and theses 42

43 Strathclyde research: Strathprints 43

44 Conference papers Web of Science: select Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) present Zetoc: indexes conference proceedings in all subject areas. Produced by the British Library. Also use Zetoc for journal articles. ABI/Inform Complete You can search for individual papers within a conference using the Articles + databases tab. Choose Primo Central (fast search). 44

45 Company reports Best collection of original reports in the UK All listed on SUPrimo Searchable by Registered name Searchable by FT industry sector Collection officially starts 1975 but many companies go back further early 1900s 45 45

46 Government Eresources Includes multinational organisations OECD, IMF, World Bank Legislation UK, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales Cans Advice Notes Parliamentary Publications Hansard Directgov Guide to Official Publications Croner-i Human Resources 46

47 Newspapers Nexis UK: Full-text coverage (20 years archive) Newspapers worldwide Press releases, newswires, magazines and trade journals Company information and financials ABI/INFORM: Financial Times 1996 (30 day embargo on current news on all platforms) Wall Street Journal Business and Industry New York Times Wall Street Journal Washington Post (up to March 2011) Google news Archive newspapers 47

48 The urge to Google Google: no quality control Google Scholar Advanced indexes academic content: articles, books Set up to display Strathclyde availability Cited by feature Fewer search options: simple searchng only less useful for more complex subjects; no peer review options Not everything is freely available Use SUPrimo Articles + databases for a quick search Check incomplete bibliographical citations Find non-scholarly information 48

49 Google Scholar results 49

50 How to link up Google Scholar and SUPrimo Google Scholar works with the Library system and lets you obtain the full text of papers where these are available through our subscriptions. To enable this feature on Google Scholar, you need to go through the following steps from the Google Scholar: Choose Settings (top right) Choose Library Links (left column) Off-campus search for University of Strathclyde. On-campus it will appear automatically Check the box next to University of Strathclyde Full Strathclyde Save On the search results screen you will see a Full Strathclyde link next to any items where we have an electronic copy or a Find Strathclyde link if we have a print copy. 50

51 Non traditional publishers Business consultants Not available via normal retail outlets Marketing, industry trends, management strategy McKinsey Quarterly register for access. Search function Browse content 51

52 British Library Management & Business Studies Portal Research reports Briefings Case studies Working papers Conference papers Research institutes Think tanks Professional and government bodies Commissioned articles Search British Library collections Register to use Alerts Journal articles not full text - search SUPrimo 52

53 Printed reference sources Back runs of print journals level 1 Who Owns Whom Stock Exchange Yearbook UK PLC (Also available via Key Note) International Directory of Company Histories Regional Leads Report And more! All in Reference section on Level

54 Bibliographical referencing Why is referencing important? To avoid plagiarism - this is when you use someone's ideas or work without acknowledgment To show the authority on which you base your arguments To show how widely you have read To enable others to find your sources Reference list: items you have consulted, used and referred to directly in the text Bibliography: list of items consulted and used, including those you do not refer to directly in your text. Creating references for business: Harvard Style (pdf) ncing_sustem_2013_version_1.pdf Pears, R. and Shields, G. (2013) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. 9th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (D 820-4(09) PEA). 54

55 Options if unavailable at Strathclyde Use other university libraries Glasgow University Library SCONUL Access ces/sconulaccess/ Inter-Library Loan ces/ils/ 55

56 And finally.. Ask library staff for help if you need it: Linda Emery Tel: Visit: Level 4 Enquiry Desk Library enquiries: Tel: library@strath.ac.uk Library webpages Library and Business faqs 56