Library Workshop for
EPA3083
5 Sep 2013
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Outline
• Find Library resources for research
 iSearch
 ProQuest Education Databases
• RefWorks – a web-based bibliographic management tool
 Create an account
 Import references
 Create reference list in preferred style
• Q&A
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What is iSearch?
• Stands for “intelligent search”
• A brand new search and discovery tool
which enables you to search Library
Catalogue and most of the Library’s ejournals, e-books and databases.
• You can find all relevant information on any
particular topic with one simple search.
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Where to start?
- access iSearch from the HKIEd Library Website
http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk
Enter the keywords,
article title, author or
name of the book and
start searching
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e.g. Search for gender gap
higher education
gets over 1 hundred thousand
hits with books, journals,
reports, etc.
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For more precise results, use
double quotes for phrases
“gender gap” and “higher
education”
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Sample result of an online e-book
(Click the link under Online
Access to read the e-book)
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Sample result of an article with full text (Click the
icon of PDF Full Text to view the article)
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Click Check EdLINK to see whether full text is
available in case no PDF Full Text icon is provided
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Example: Retrieve full text article
via EdLINK
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Quick Options to narrow down the results to scholarly
journals / Library Catalogue, limit results to particular
year(s), source types, subject, language, etc.
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- Check with the location code / request the item /
search the HKALL, etc.
Check with similar title(s)
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Add selected
items to
Folder for
printing, email,
export, etc
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You can also export records to
RefWorks for future use if you
have registered a RefWorks
account
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Expand your search to other
Chinese Databases, HKALL,
Google Scholar, etc
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Click “Retrieve Item”
to view the article
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Click A-Z Database List to search Chinese databases
and other specialized databases not covered by iSearch
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ProQuest Education
Databases
This provides simultaneous searching on:
• Australian Education Index
• British Education Index
• CBCA Education
• ERIC
• Physical Education Index
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I
• ProQuest Education Journals
• ProQuest Research Library
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ProQuest Education Databases
Find “ProQuest Education Databaese” by Browsing “P" (or
browse by “education” subject; or search directly)
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E.g. Search “educational philosophy”
and “teaching methods”
Other suggested subjects 
e.g. educational philosophy
AND higher education
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Click “Check EdLINK” to check whether full text is available
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You can also Email, Print, Save,
Export to RefWorks.
You can also browse the tips for
more successful searching.
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Searching tips: ProQuest Help
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Searching tips: Expand your search
 Select other links of “Suggested subjects” to expand
your search
 Use Boolean operator “OR” to include more search
terms
e.g. web-based OR internet OR electronic OR digital
 Use truncation (*) to expand your search term in
alternative way
e.g. adolescen* to search for adolescent, adolescence,
etc.
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Searching tips: Narrow your search
 Select “Peer reviewed” under the search box
 Consider the suggested “Narrow results” options from
the search result screen, e.g. publication title, document
type, language, publication date, etc.
 Use Boolean operator “AND” to limit search results to a
narrower scene
e.g. school support AND inclusive education
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RefWorks
Your personal reference
database @Internet
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About RefWorks
• Web-based Bibliographic Management Tool
• Create your own reference databases
• Import references from library catalogues &
databases
• Manage & organize your references in folders
• Search your references
• Adding your own keywords & comments
• Can be integrated with MS-Word to create in-text
citations & reference list in preferred style
• Accessible by computers connected to Internet
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Create your RefWorks account
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Create/Access your RefWorks account
• Click the RefWorks link at library web site
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RefWorks Login
Useful Help for RefWorks
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Remote Access
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Go to http://www.refworks.com
Use the Group Code to login (HKIEd members only)
Login personal account for HKIEd users
Get the Group Code
Enter Group Code
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1. RefWorks User Login for HKIEd
2. Sign up / Login
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Sign up a new RefWorks account
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The menu bar allows you to access all functionalities of
RefWorks. Simply move your mouse pointer over the entries
and further options will drop down.
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Export the record to RefWorks
Export record to
RefWorks directly
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Last Imported Folder
• The result imported will be placed in the
last imported folder.
• If you repeat importing records, this
folder will only contain the results of the
very last import.
• All previously imported records are
stored in the database, but not
associated with a folder.
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Try yourself
Go to HKIEd Library Catalogue
 Search for Author = “Loreman, Tim”
 Save and export all found records
 Import the records to your RefWorks
account
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Example: ERIC (EBSCOhost)
Export records
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You’ll be asked to login
RefWorks if not login yet
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Last Imported Folder
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Many databases support direct exporting references to
RefWorks, e.g. ProQuest
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Try yourself
Go to ERIC (EBSCOhost) Databases
– Library homepage > E-Resources
> By Alphabet: E > ERIC (via
EBSCOhost)
 Search Title = inclusive education
 Mark 5 records found & export to
RefWorks
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Creating a Bibliography
• Create bibliography from your references
• Bibliography created in preferred style e.g.
APA
• References arranged and sorted
automatically
• Output bibliography in HTML or Word
format
• Create bibliography from all references or
selected folder
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1 Click Bibliography
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Select Output Style
Select Output Format
3 (HTML/Word)
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Select Folder / All
5 Click to Create
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References sorted and
formatted in APA Style
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HKIEd Chinese citation style (for
reference only)
Refer to Citation System in Student
Handbook for details
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Need Help?
• Check it out at the Library RefWorks webpage
• Consult Information Counter at the Library
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Need Help?
• Join the Library initiated workshops; you may also browse the
workshop materials from our webpage:
http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/instruct/workshops/materials/index.html
http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/instruct/workshops/
materials/Learning%20RefWorks_2013.ppt
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Citation System of HKIEd
• For more details of the requirement of citation system of HKIEd,
please refer to chapter 14 of the Student Handbook:
http://www.ied.edu.hk/reg/student_handbook/main.html
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Q&A
Library Information Counter
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2948 6653
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