Library Information
Retrieval Skills Seminar
Searching Subscribed Electronic
Resources in IVE Libraries
Digital Reference on Internet
Internet Resources Evaluation &
Plagiarism
Searching Subscribed Electronic
Resources in IVE Libraries
Searching subscribed electronic
resources in IVE Libraries
E-books
E-journals
E-databases
Searching e-books
Access through
IVE Library’s
homepage at
http://www.vtc.ed
u.hk/lib/english/El
eRes/EleRes_eBo
oks.htm
E-books collection in IVE Libraries
CRC Press e-Books
Gale Virtual Reference Library
NetLibrary e-Books
TumbleBook Library
Searching e-journals
Access through IVE
Libraries homepage
at
http://www.vtc.edu.h
k/lib/english/EleRes/
EleRes_Suscribed.h
tm
Browse the journal
by selecting the
appropriate journal
and the appropriate
issue
Searching e-databases
Access through IVE
Library’s homepage
at
http://www.vtc.edu.
hk/lib/english/EleRe
s/EleRes_EleDatab
ases.htm
Searching e-database
Select by subject or by title
e.g. select Proquest for multiple disciples
Enter a search term e.g. bird flu
Select the database e.g. multiple
databases
Select a date range e.g. last 7 days
Choose limit results to fulltext
documents only
Click the search button
Search screen for Proquest
The search result
- Limit your search result to e.g. magazines
Select the document to view by clicking the
Full text icon
Note the source:
Science Letter. Atlanta: Sep 27, 2005. pg. 135
Click jump to full text to retrieve the full text
document as follow:
You can print or email the full text out by
selecting print or email below:
Digital Reference on Internet
The Internet
Finding information
We can find digital references
from the Internet to fulfill our
information needs easily and
well
However, it is necessary to
understand the best and
limitation of finding information
on Internet.
The Internet
Finding information
Usually, people access web sites or web-pages by
two ways:
people browse links under search directory, when
they have less or no ideas or concepts
people do searches via search engines , when they
have clear ideas and keywords
The best search engine with a big db
The 2nd best search engine
郭遠謀, 2005, 策畧性網上資訊搜尋, 星島, 香港.
The Internet
By Search
The Internet
By Search
search
result
search
result
The Internet
By Search
To click links
Why Use this Search Engine?
Google
Yahoo
Boolean
searching
AND*, OR
AND*, OR, NOT, ( )
Field
searching
intitle, inurl, link,
site, etc.
intitle, inurl, url, link, site, etc.
Stop word
no
Yes
Truncation
searching
Provide variant but
no wildcards
no
Limiting
language, file type,
modified date, url
language, file type, modified
date, url
* a default setting
郭遠謀, 2005, 策畧性網上資訊搜尋, 星島, 香港.
Google
Other Usefulness
easier to use, Google provides many
search functions, e.g. Google
supports keywords in Chinese
faster, Google provides links to a
dictionary, an encyclopedia, etc.
allows thesaurus, e.g. when typing
“search”, Google automatically
retrieves entries related to “search”,
“find” and “research”.
The Internet
By Search
Many search engines, like
Google and Yahoo, could not
filter a word with different
meanings, e.g.can, apple.
Google
By search
Number of entries to be
retrieved are according to the
size of its database.
Google
By search
Google ranks articles
according to its popularity;
thus, some relevant entries
would be sorted far behind.
郭遠謀, 2005, 策畧性網上資訊搜尋, 星島, 香港.
The Internet
By Browse
The use of hierarchical menus
e.g. Google Directory allows users to
navigate the answer themselves
The Internet
By Browse
Business
folder
The Internet
By Browse
Business
services
folder
The Internet
By Browse
Office
services
folder
The Internet
By Browse
Internet Resources Evaluation &
Plagiarism
Internet Resources Evaluation & Plagiarism
5 basic steps in researching information
Identify important concepts in your research topic: e.g. Impact of
China’s entry into WTO on Hong Kong’s economy
Use a reference tool to understand the meanings of keywords, e.g.
search Internet for basic meanings
Use the online catalog to look for book and journal information
Search on Internet for more current information
Evaluate the information you find
(Library Research Skills Tutorial, last updated 28 August, 1998, University of Hawaii
2001, viewed 4 October 2005, http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/external/hookele/)
10 C’s for Evaluating Internet Resources
Content:
Are the title and author identified?
What is the date of the document?
Is the edition current?
Is the content scholarly?
Credibility:
Is the content credible?
Is the URL extension .edu, .com, .gov or .org
Critical thinking:
How can you apply critical thinking skills, including
previous knowledge and experience, to evaluate Internet
resources?
Copyright:
Copyright should apply to most Internet resources even if
the copyright notice does not appear prominently ©
Materials are in the “public domain” ONLY if it is explicitly
stated.
10 C’s for Evaluating Internet Resources
Citations:
Internet resources should therefore be cited correctly.
Continuity:
Some sites only offer partial use for free, and charge fees
for continued or in-depth use.
Censorship:
Does your search engine or index look for all words or are
some words excluded?
Connectivity:
Is this site “viewable” by all Web browsers?
What kind of connection does the resource require?
10 C’s for Evaluating Internet Resources
Comparability:
Does the Internet resource have an identified comparable
print or CD ROM data set or source?
Do you need to compare data or statistics over time?
Context:
What is the context for your research?
(10 C’s for evaluating Internet resources, last updated 19 June, 2003, University of
Wisconsin, viewed 4 October 2005,
http://www.uwec.edu/library/Guides/tencs.html)
What is Plagiarism?
Part 1: What is Plagiarism?
Definition
Examples
Consequences
Part 2: Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism
(Plagiarism resource centre: for students, last updated 23 August, 2005, University of
British Columbia Library, viewed 4 October 2005,
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/)
What is Plagiarism?
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is defined simply as an act of
taking the words or ideas of another
person, and submitting them without the
proper acknowledgement of the original
author.
What is Plagiarism?
Complete plagiarism:
It happens when an entire essay is copied
from an author and presented as original
work.
What is Plagiarism?
Reckless plagiarism:
It happens as a result of careless research, poor time
management, and a lack of confidence in your own
ability to think critically. Examples are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Taking phrases, sentences, paragraphs
Using statistical findings without acknowledgement of the
source
Paraphrasing without acknowledgement
Paraphrasing means rephrasing the words of an author, putting
his/her thoughts in your own words. A paraphrase can be viewed
as a “translation” of the original source. When you paraphrase, you
rework the source’s ideas, words, phrases, and sentence
structures with your own. Paraphrased text is often, but not always,
slightly shorter than the original work.
Submitting a piece of work with inaccurate text reference
What is Plagiarism?
The consequences of committing plagiarism:
It is now very easy to detect plagiarism as an
essay or a piece of work can be submitted
through a check to locate all Internet sources.
A failing grade for the assignment
The consequences may be as serious as theft.
What is Plagiarism?
Tips on avoiding plagiarism
Allow yourself enough time to finish the assignment
and avoid putting yourself in panic situations that
result in plagiarism work. For example,
 Understand the expectations from lecturer
 Note the deadlines for submission
 Ask questions early
 Budget your time wisely
 Ask for extension as early as possible if needed.
What is Plagiarism?
Be confident of your ability to write up the project
and know how to cite a source.
What is Citation?
Citation: different styles
Turabian: designed for college students to use with all subjects.
APA (American Psychological Association):
psychology, education, and other social sciences.
MLA (Modern Language Association):
literature, arts, and humanities.
AMA (American Medical Association):
medicine, health, and biological sciences.
Chicago: used with all subjects in the "real world" by books,
magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.
(Citation stype for research papers, last updated 27 April, 2004, B.Davis Schwartz
Memorial Library, viewed 4 October 2005,
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm )
What is Citation?
1. In-text citations
2. Reference
What is Citation? – In-text Citations
In-text citations:
With one author: last name of the author +
date of publication or creation of the work
e.g. In a recent study Morris (1997, p.30)
determined that …
2 – 3 authors: authors separated by a “&”
e.g. A more recent study Knight, Hatty & Swift
(1995, p.5) indicated that …
What is Citation? – In-text Citations
More than 3 authors: only the name of the firstlisted author is used, followed by et al.
(meaning ‘and others’)
Chan et al. (1996, p.8) have found that …
Anonymous works: works that do not have an
author or authoring body are cited in title in
both the text and the reference list with title in
italics.
e.g. HTML skills allow one … (Writing HTML: A
tutorial for creating web pages 2000).
What is Citation? – In-text Citations
Electronic material, web pages etc.
Electronic materials, including web pages,
electronic journals, databases, etc. are cited in
the text similar to printed based works, using
the last name of an author and the year of
publication of the work, in round brackets.
What is Citation? – Reference list formats
Reference list:
The list of references at the end of your essay,
report, project MUST include most of the
work that you have cited in the text. Only
works cited by you may be included in the
reference list. Some works that are not cited
are:
Personal communications
Dictionaries
Newspaper articles and encyclopedia that are not
attributed to an author
Acts, Regulations and law reports
What is Citation? – Reference list formats
Printed materials
Chan, S 1994, ‘Mangrove’, in China vegetation,
RH Groves (ed.), Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England
Smith, HA 1998, ‘Medical ethics research’,
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, vol. 19,
no.3, pp. 263-276.
What is Citation? – Reference list formats
Electronic material
Electronic material can take many forms but
should be treated, as much as possible, in
the same manner as books or periodicals
and other printed based resources.
Some Internet based resources may be
transient in nature, and therefore it is
important to clearly indicate the version of
the resources, its format, the date it was
assessed.
It is a good practice to download or print
material cited as readers may not be able to
access material at a later stage.
What is Citation? – Reference list formats
Some examples are:
Library Research Skills Tutorial, last updated
24 August, 2001, University of Hawaii, viewed 4
October 2005,
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/external/hookele/)
Division of Library Services 2003, Referencing
guide, 7th edn, reprinted with minor corrections,
Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, N.S.W.,
viewed 4 October 2005,
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library)
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