BIO1000F introduction to library resources 2016

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BIO 1000F – LIBRARY RESOURCES

2016Presented by Jen Eidelman and Awot Gebregziabher

Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za / Awot.Gebregziabher@uct.ac.za

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License

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• Where to find the library web page• Where to find your library subject guide• Where to find help on the library page• How to find a book in the library• How to get access to UCT Libraries’ e-resources when you are off

campus.• Where to find e-References (encyclopedias, dictionaries)• What are journals, databases and database platforms?• Where you can search for journal articles• Where to find referencing help• Take the library quiz in Vula

Today we will talk about:

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Link from

UCT web page http://www.uct.ac.za

to

Library web page http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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SUBJECT GUIDE on the Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Link to your subject guide

LINK TO YOUR SUBJECT GUIDE

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Subject Guides / SCIENCE GUIDES – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/subject-guides

LINK TO YOUR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE GUIDE

LINK TO YOUR FIRST YEAR BIOLOGY GUIDE

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Subject Guide – http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/biological-science

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Library resources – 1st Year Biology – http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/first-year-biology

SUBJECT GUIDE

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Find HELP on the Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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Guides & Tutorials – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/guides-tutorials

Find HELP

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Video Guides – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/how-to-videos

• How to navigate UCT Libraries’ webpage

• How to interpret your reading list

• How to search UCT Libraries’ catalogue (ALEPH)

• How to use UCT Libraries’ OFF CAMPUS login

• How to use UCT Libraries’ Journal portal

• How to search effectively• How to search EbscoHost• How to reference your

sources

Link to your Biological Science guide

Find Help

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How do I find a book at UCT libraries?

You will need to search the Online library catalogue called ALEPH

How to search the UCT Libraries Online Catalogue (ALEPH)

https://youtu.be/DB5JtHtADjY

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OFF CAMPUS LOGINLibrary Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Not on Campus? Use the off-campus login

USE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER AND NETWORK PASSWORD TO LOGIN TO THE OFF CAMPUS LOGIN

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Click on: UCT Libraries

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•A DATABASE is an organised collection of data that makes it easy to search & retrieve information online.

•DATABASES store and organise thousands of journal articles from different journals, reports and other sources.

•To find JOURNAL articles, you will need to conduct a search in a DATABASE

From article to database•Article – authors write articles•Journal – collection of articles make a journal. (Journal issues are published periodically and are numbered)•Database – collection of journals makes a database•Database platform – collection of databases make a database platform

What is a Database?

What is a Database Platform?

What is a Journal article?

Scientific Research

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Journal of South African Cell Biology

Volume 31 Number 6ISSN : 123456

December 2015

Research produces scientific articles

Scientific articles are compiled in scientific

journals

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Journal of South African Cell Biology

Volume 31 Number 6ISSN : 123456

December 2015

Published regularly. Weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually …

Used by researchers to communicate their findingsContain research articles by different researchers / authors

articles are peer-reviewed . . . checked by other experts

Scientific journals

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Databases digitally store articles of scientific journals

Journal of South African Cell Biology

Volume 31 Number 6

ISSN : 123456

December 2015

Database

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Database X

Database 1

Database B

Database H Database Y

Database P

Database platform

A Collection of databases make a database platform

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Database platform

Database platform Can be subject

specific or multidisciplinaryEnables you to search a topic area in several databasesEnables you to create a personal account and save your searchesYou can set an alert to keep up-to-date in a topic area

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UCT Libraries subscribes to 22 Database platforms

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SEARCH ‘DATABASES A-Z’ OR ‘DATABASES BY PLATFORM’Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

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SEARCH for Journal articles in Databases.http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Try conducting a search in some of these Scientific Databases to find scholarly journal articles for information on your topic.•Google Scholar•ScienceDirect•Scopus•Web of Science•Wiley Online Library

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You may need to consult different types of resources for understanding your topic.

For an OVERVIEW of a subject search the library’s online ENCYCLOPEDIA

AccessScience

SEARCH ‘E-RESOURCES’Library Web Page – http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

AccessScience gives full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research

Updates in all areas of science and technology. It

is updated daily. It also includes biographies of

leading scientists, weekly updates of breakthroughs and discoveries in science, a science dictionary, and links to related websites.

Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za - eReference

Databases by platform

E-Reference

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za - eReference

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Biography

Animation

Definition

Article

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REFERENCING HELP

REFERENCING HELP

What is referencing?

• Standardised way of citing authors you have used in your paper

• Standardised way of recording your works cited, in your List of References

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/referencing-helpREFERENCING HELP

REFERENCING STYLES

Referencing consists of two parts:

• Acknowledge another person’s work at exact point in your essay,

called in-text citing

• Give full details of the work you used at end of essay, i.e. List of references. This enables your reader to find it should they want to read it.

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Take the library quiz in Vula

Two compulsory short quizzes need to be taken in the

following sequence:

1. Getting to know your library

2. Finding books

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How to take the quiz in Vula

1. Log in to Vula with your

student number and

password

www.vula.uct.ac.za

2. Select the BIO1000F

course site

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How to take the quiz in Vula

3. From the left side menu,

select ‘Tests & Quizzes’

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How to take the quiz in Vula

4. Active quizzes will

be listed, click one

of them and start

answering the

questions.

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Notice the options on each

question page.

Reset Selection: If you have

made a mistake you can reset.

Mark for review:

Go back at a later stage.

Exit: Exit anytime and resume

where you have left off.

Table of Contents:

List of all the questions and

which ones have been answered

and which are marked for

review.

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How to take the quiz in Vula

6. You can only

submit the quiz

once.

7. After submission

click Continue

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How to take quiz in Vula

8. Click on Feedback

9. This will give you your

score and feedback

for each question

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Library quiz

The quizzes

• help you to practice and explore library services and resources

• are not for marks but they are compulsory

• Due at 01:00 pm on Friday 11 March 2016

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QUESTIONS?

Need more help?Contact:

Jen.Eidelman@uct.ac.za (Main Library)

And

Awot.Gebregziabher@uct.ac.za (Bolus Herbarium Library)