HUMR5190
- Research Methodology and Thesis Development
Exploring the sources and using them
in your thesis
Part I – Friday August 24th 10:15-12:00 (lecture)
Part II – Friday October 12th 13:00-15:00 (hands-on training)
NCHR-librarians
Betty Haugen and Kristine Mesgrahl
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Goals for the course
Overall goal: Help to self-help
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Develop a search strategy
– What sources do you need
– What DB is best to choose and use
– Search language of the DB
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Find and define your “thesis
question” (ref. Tore)
Learn to use the local sources:
Bibsys and X-port
Develop and
revise
search strategy
Search
the sources
Research
– how to search and order/download
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Find the best HR-sources on the web
Get started
– don’t be afraid to ask us for help
Evaluate and
interpret
results
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Agenda
1. Develop a search strategy
2. Research process
3. Learn to use the local sources: Bibsys
and X-port
- how to search and order or download
4. Find the best HR-sources on the web
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What is your question?
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1. Develop a search-strategy
1.1 Definition of sources
– Three main types
1.2 Formulate search terms
– Start with broad search, then refine and
narrow down
1.3 DB- search language and techniques
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1.1 Definition of sources
Three different types of sources:
• Primary
– Conventions, treaties, case
law, legislation,
judgements, explanatory
reports, travaux
preparatoires
– Reports, statistics, personal
communications, raw data
from field work
– Level: international,
regional, national
• ”Tertiary sources”
/reference material
– Bibliographies, index services,
library catalogs, databases
(DB), search engines
(horisontal and vertical - e.g.
Google vs HURISEARCH)
– Subject spesific vs universal
(Westlaw, Hein, Ingenta, ISI)
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Full text or reference/indexes
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Access:
• Secondary
– E.g. commentaries
– Form: Books, articles, print
and online
– Reference: Index to foreign legal
periodicals, Bibsys
– Full text: Westlaw, UN, HUDOC
– Local – UiO subscription
– International – WWW
What sources do you need?
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1.2 Formulate search terms
• Start with broad search,
then refine and narrow
down
• Find relevant subject
terminology
– Consult subject indexes,
thesauri
• Try out several search
terms
– Make a list of possible
terms/authors
– Find alternative terms and
translations
War
Armed conflict
Krig
Væpnet konflikt
http://www.sokogskriv.no/english/advanced/3finn/index.html
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1.3 Search language and techniques
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Subject terms
Classifications
Phrase or word search
Boolean operators
Truncation, wild card
Quick guide to search language some of Uni. of Oslo DB:
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/library/quickguide.html
One of the many tutorial on the web:
BARE BONES 101
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
Quick tips (same source):
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/lesson7.shtml
From: University of South Carolina – Beaufort Library
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Agenda
1. Develop a search strategy
2. Research process
3. Learn to use the local sources: Bibsys
and X-port
- how to search and order or download
4. Find the best HR-sources on the web
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2. Research process
2.1 Finding and
saving the
references
2.2 Reading and
evaluating
2.3 Writing
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2.1 Finding and saving the references
- footnotes (in the text), reference list/bibliography (at the end of the thesis)
• Browsing online and on
the shelves in the library,
consulting with your
advisor and fellow
students
• Guidelines for references:
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Accuracy/precision
Integrity
Consistency
For more info:
• Formats:
– Cfr Master thesis
guidelines: HUMR 5200
: practical info
http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/jus/humanrights/HUM
R5200/#forkunnskaper
• Saving references:
– End Note – a reference tool
which is compatible with
Bibsys and X-port
– The library does NOT save
lists of your previous loans!
http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/engli
sh/references/
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2.2 Reading and evaluating
• Tip: “Don’t necessarily read
other students’ theses at an
early stage – you don’t know
their grade or quality”
• But: check out the
bibliography/references
Evaluate – examples from:
• Target group - Who is the text
written for?
• Time period - Does the
publication date cover the
period you are interested in?
• Author - Who is the source
author?
• Publisher- Who is behind the
information?
• Genre - is it popular or
scientific material?
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2.3 Writing
• Begin to write about what you
think is interesting
• Write a little at a time
• Take a break when you feel
you cannot write more
• Present your text to others in
writing groups even though it
is not perfect.
• Good authors write many
times and they rewrite
• Remember, you will get a lot of
help during this semester
– Advisors, Monday seminars,
Exam paper covering the
methodology and design of
the thesis, fellow students
• And: the library is always open
for you (staffed between 9 am
and 3 pm)
(from: “Search and write”, more
good tips there)
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Where to begin:
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/library/
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Agenda
1. Develop a search strategy
2. Research process
3. Learn to use the local sources: Bibsys
and X-port
- how to search and order or download
4. Find the best HR-sources on the web
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3. Learn to use the local sources
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and:
how to:
Search the sources
Look for DB, e-journals and full text versions of
articles
Read a Bibsys hit list and entry
Sort, year, look for subjects, TOC
Order print books and articles
Download full-text documents
The ”magical” SFX button
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The two main UBO databases
with SFX
– the main library catalog
• Combined catalog for all
University libraries and several
colleges in Norway
• Search and locate books and
journals
– Search by title, author name
or topic. You will normally not
find chapters in books or
articles in journals
• Personalization ”My page”
(requires login credentials)
– manage orders, loans and
scheduled searches
• Powered by MetaLib
technology (used by the main
university libraries in Norway:
UBO, UBB, UBiT, UBTØ)
• X-port offers a single point of
entry to all electronic
resources offered by UBO
– All databases
– All electronic journals, some in
full text
– Offers personalization ”My
Space” (requires login
credentials)
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Access
• Open to everyone, searchable
from all locations
• Login required for
personalization – two ways:
– 1. Bibsys (requires a library
card and password ordered
from BIBSYS)
– 2. FEIDE, use the common
user name and password
issued to you as student or
staff member at UiO
• Limited access from locations
outside the University
– University IP address (on
Campus or home office
connection/VPN connection)
required for access to
subscription resources
• Login required for
personalization
– use the common user name
and password issued to you as
student or staff member at
UiO
– Login possible from outside
the University IP range
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Understanding the BIBYS-codes
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Loan codes
• Location codes
Save time- pick up yourself:
– Utlånt = on loan
– UJUR/MR: Norwegian Centre for Human
– Reservert = reserved
Rights
– ikke utlån/ikke hjemlån = only for
– UJUR: Main law faculty library
use in library
– UHS: Humanities and Social sciences
– ikke fjernlån = not for inter-library
(Blindern)
loans
Order through Bibsys - contact NCHR
– ipp/oppgitt/tapt/kass = not
library if urgent:
available
– UJUR/Nifsp: Centre for European Law
– Best/Mottatt/Received = on
– UJUR/IKR: Department of Criminology and
Sociology of Law
order/not available yet
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Loan conditions: normally 4
weeks
– Korttid = shortterm: 2 weeks
(NCHR MA-curriculum)
– Dagslån = 1 day only
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UJUR/IFP: Department of Private Law
UJUR/IOR: Department of Public and
International Law
UJUR/RS: History of Law Collection
UJUR/SERI: Norwegian Research Center for
Computers and Law
UJUR/Nifs: Scandinavian Institute of Maritime
Law
UJUR/Nifsp: Scandinavian Institute of Maritime
Law, Section for Petroleum Law
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Bibsys Ask, simple search
Set preferences for:
• Language
• Hits pr page
• Sortig parameters
• Export applications
(to End Note
or RefWorks) etc.
http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/smpsearch
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Bibsys Ask - Advanced search
Choose
field
from the
dropdown
menu.
Combine
with AND,
OR, NOT
To find previous
theses from NCHR
MA students
use Bibys advanced
search.
You can choose to search
for one or several types
of material.
If you want to
search for all types
DO NOT tick anything
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Tick and click ”Add to basket”.
The document can then be
ordered online
(only valid for books not
available at
your local library).
Result list
Hits are presented
in chronological order
Click the title to see more
information and find out where
the document is located
Click here to change the order
The ”e”- indicates that this is
an electronic document
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How to order Inter Library Loans
Indicates that there are 2 documents in the basket. Click to se the
content of the basket and to order
Click ”Order” to submit
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Order interlibrary (ILL) loans
Fill inn your patron id/LåntakerID
and surname.
Your ID can be found on
the back of your student card.
If you are logged on
this info will appear automatically
Click to submit
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Receipt
ubo100000
Ola Normann, o.normann@stud.jus.no
Hope street 23
Norway
You can find an overview of all your
loans, reservations and orders by
logging on through FEIDE.
Renew your books on-line here.
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Bibsys ask – ”My page” and loan overview
Log on with your UiO username and password.
(For employees: Your personal id-number (11 digits)
must be registered in Bibys, please contact the library)
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Sorted by due date
Click to renew.
Check that the due date has
been changed afterwards.
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X-port - - find database
Find database by searching or browsing the alfabetic list…
http://x-port.uio.no:80/V/?func=find-db-1&new_lng=eng
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…or by browsing the categories
Click GO to submit the search
Scroll to see all options
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Click on the title
to open the database
Information about the
database
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Searchable
via x-port
interface
Find e-journal
Click title or SFX-button to
see where to find this
journal
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More services from X-port
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This journal is available through
Hein Online and Westlaw.
Type in volume etc. or click on
the database.of your choice.
NOTE: a new window will open
everytime you click on a link
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Databases which are searchable
(marked with magnifying glass)
can be used for metasearching:
searching several databases in
one operation
You can arrange your personal Xport by logging in
Once logged in you can make
lists of your own favorite journals
and databases
X-port can run scheduled
searches and send results by
email
You can save the search sets and
get e-mail alerts for new hits in in
your research field and subjects
of interest
Web address:
http://www.ub.uio.no/portal/
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Agenda
1. Develop a search strategy
2. Research process
3. Learn to use the local sources: Bibsys
and X-port
- how to search and order or download
4. Find the best HR-sources on the web
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Gateway to law : X-port – HR databases
http://x-port.uio.no/V/?func=find-db-1&new_lng=eng
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Gateway to law = Juridisk nettviser
http://juridisk.net/english/
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Juridisk nettviser: Subject: Human rights
http://juridisk.net/english/subjects/menneskerett_eng.shtml
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Treaties and conventions (”human rights instruments”)
UN instruments
From ”Juridisk nettviser”:
http://roads.bibsys.no/UJUR/cgi-bin/search.pl?attrib1=subjectdescriptor&term1=MENNESKERETTIGHETER170&stemming=on&ranking=on&view=ujur&templatetype=ALL
• International human rights instruments and their
monitoring bodies
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm
• United Nations Treaty bodies database
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf
• The United Nations Human Rights Treaties
(Bayevsky.com)
http://www.bayefsky.com/
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UN departments : OHCHR
http://www.ohchr.org/english/
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Treaties and conventions :
Regional instruments: Europe
• EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
• http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/unit/charte/index_en.
html
• Council of Europe treaty collection
– (”Europarådstraktater”)
– http://conventions.coe.int/
• Choose list by subject – human rights conventions and
protocols - submit
• European Convention on Human Rights
• Convention and protocols: text, ratification status,
explanatory reports (from P3)
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Case law : ECHR - ”HUDOC”
ECHR Portal Search
http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/search.asp?skin=hudoc-en
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Reports on human rights
http://roads.bibsys.no/UJUR/cgi-bin/search.pl?attrib1=subject-descriptor&term1=MENNESKERETTIGHETER160&stemming=on&ranking=on&view=ujur&templatetype=ALL
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Starting points – links from ”Juridisk nettviser”
http://roads.bibsys.no/UJUR/cgi-bin/search.pl?attrib1=subject-descriptor&term1=MENNESKERETTIGHETER800&stemming=on&ranking=on&view=ujur&templatetype=ALL
• ASIL guide to HR resources
http://www.asil.org/resource/humrts1.htmhttp://www.asil.org/resource/humrts1.htm
• EISIL research guide : human rights
http://www.eisil.org/index.php?sid=656810392&t=sub_pages&cat=185
• U of M Human rights library
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
• Guide to UN human rights documentation
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/spechr.htm
• Official Document System of the UN (ODS)
http://documents.un.org
• HURISEARCH
http://www.hurisearch.org/
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Google
• Google – search advanced – note search tips!
– ”Exact phrase”
– ~Synonyms
• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.no/
– Author: ”n butenschøn”
– Full text@UBO
Look for the SFX symbol
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Where to continue:
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/library/
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