Post-induction session for
Anthropologists
Finding key information
resources
Sarah Rhodes
Forced Migration, African and Commonwealth Subject Consultant
sarah.rhodes@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Bodleian
Social Science Library
Michaelmas, 2011
Aim and objectives
Aim: Unlocking key
research resources
Objectives:
String
Searching creation
Access
Storing results
Oxford’s your
So what do you need?
Using SOLO to find things
Type in your search terms
and click on ‘Search’
Sign in to
save results
Limit
search to a
particular
library
and/or
format
Check location
and availability
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Saving to your e-shelf
Finding journal titles: SOLO or ejournals?
http://ejournals.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Finding full-text journal articles
Creating your search string
Tips:
Research question or topic:
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Identify keywords
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Consider synonyms,
alternative spellings,
broader and narrower
terms
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Apply truncation
(usually *) for
alternative word
endings and plurals
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Use wildcards
(usually ?) to replace
single characters
Visual depictions of Nuer initiation ceremonies
Search 1:
Search 2:
Search 3:
Visual
Nuer
Initiation
ceremonies
Photogr* OR Film*
Nuer*
Init* OR
ceremon* OR
cult*
Final search string:
#1 AND #2 AND #3
Define relationships
with Boolean logic:
‘and’ for both terms
‘or’ for either
‘not’ to exclude a term
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Which database to use and why?
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Use for journal articles abstracts and indexes; fulltext results; newspapers; grey literature; e-books
data and statistics; and citations.
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OxLIP+ has a subject sub-set for anthropology.
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IBSS via CSA Illumina (International Bibliography
of the Social Sciences - Proquest), Anthropology
Plus hosted by First Search, AnthroSource and
Swetswise
Accessing databases: OxLIP+
http://oxlip-plus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
LibGuides:
http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
http://ox.libguides.com/oxford-anthropology
Tables of Contents: keeping up-to-date
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TOC services provide access to the most recent tables of
contents.
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ZETOC gives access to the British Library's Electronic
Table of Contents of current journals and conference
proceedings from 1993 to date, and is updated on a daily
basis. Access via OxLip+
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ticTOCs - scholarly journal TOC service for over 12,000
titles from over 430 publishers (www.tictocs.ac.uk)
Reference managers available
What do they do?
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gather and import references from different
sources and databases (incl. catalogues
and websites such as e-shelf and OxLIP+);
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edit, sort, annotate and share references;
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create reference and bibliographic lists in
different formats and styles;
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integrate with word processing applications
to produce automatically formatted
bibliographies.
RefWorks vs EndNote
Compare features:
Web
Desktop
RefWorks
Save references
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Organize & edit references
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10,000
+
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Import from many databases and
OPACs
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Cite & format papers with
bibliographies
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Create & save advanced searches
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Customize views & displays
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Edit reference import filters & output
styles
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Unlimited Storage capacity (number
of references)
Work online, on any computer
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Cite tables, figures, & equations
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Work Offline (anytime/anywhere)
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Write N Cite available offline:
Full access online
Local Personal Files and Documents
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High Performance Desktop
Environment
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Reference management: Refworks
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University supports
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Refworks is free for Oxford University
members (whereas EndNote costs £80 from
OUCS).
You can access your personal account from
any computer connected to the web.
http://www.refworks.com/refworks
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