UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Presentation to Foreign Affairs Institute
by Marieta Buys
13 February 2008
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Expectations Day 1 (2 hour session)
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Service agreement
Registration process
An introduction to e-resources and other library products
General Orientation on Library Web
How to list.
Defining search strategies
Services available only in the Library:
– Journals
– Databases
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Expectations Day 2 (2 hour session)
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Recap of Day 1
The use of the Internet as an information and a research tool
The evaluation of information sources
Referencing techniques
Copyright and plagiarism
Library catalogue (UPExplore)
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Search: What, Where ?
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Analyse your search
Books / Journals/ databases /web-sites
Subject web-page
AND, OR NOT, *, “ “
Limit your search (Language, Year, Descriptor / keyword)
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http://www.library.up.ac.za
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Journals: Paper and electronic
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The References to a topic and full text
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Databases
CSA – Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Political Science Abstracts,
Econolit (International)
SABINET (South African)
Journal Platforms
JStor
ProQuest,
Emerald
OCLC First Search,
GLOBAL NEWSBANK,
Heinonline
EBSCOhost
Electronic Books
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CSA
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BHI: British Humanities Index
EconLit
PAIS
Scopus Business and Economics
Sociological Abstracts
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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EBSCOHOST
Multidisciplinary database
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 Academic Search Premier
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Masterfile premier
EJS E-Journals
SocINDEX
Click on continue
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EBSCOHOST (2)
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Type your keywords - limit your search by using the :
Title
Peer reviewed journals
Date
Book reviews
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JSTOR
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JSTOR
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Use Download
Open with PDF
File or Print
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Internet as research Tool
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Communication Tool
Types of Web: Portals
News sites
Informational pages
Webblogs
Academics personal pages
Newsgroups, message boards
Listservs
Chat rooms
Web browsers
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Internet Links
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SA Government Online - http://www.gov.za;SA Government Information http://www.polity.org.za; SA Constitutional Assembly http://www.constitution.gov.zaSA Political PartiesSA Organisations,
eg.Africa Institute – http://www.ai.org.za; Institute for Security Studies –
http://www/iss/co.za; ACCORD – http://www.accord.org.zaInstitute for
Global Dialogue– http://www/igd.org.za/who/html
International Organisations
United Nations (UN) – http://www.un.org/english/World Bank –
http://www.worldbank.org/European Union –
http://europa.eu/abc/index_en.htm
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News
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News
Global NewsBank (e-resources)
CNN – http://cnn.com
BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/today
Washington Post – http://www.washintonpost.com
Africa News Online - http://www.africanewsonline.com
All Africa - http://allafrica.com/
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The evaluation of information sources
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Evaluation
CARS
Checklist for Research Source Evaluation Credibility
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Trustworthy source
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support
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Referencing techniques
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Copyright and plagiarism
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Thank You !
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