2. Today we are going to cover...
• Different types of resources available for your
studies
• Finding information for your assignments
• Using your reading lists, Library subject guides
and online referencing guide
3. Assignment 3 – Literature Review
• This Assignment requires you to use your
research skills and find several journal articles
on a topic of your choice to produce a
literature review.
• You need to select a maximum of 5 articles
from academic journals that are relevant to
your degree programme and on the same
topic.
6. Types of information
Task 1:
1. Each group will be given a pack of cards
2. The cards contain the names of 4 different
resources
3. Match together the correct: Resource Type +
Definition + “Good for” + “Not so good for”
Time: 5 mins
7. Books
What are they:
A written or printed work of fiction or fact.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Clear overview
Not so good for:
Up to date information
8. Web pages
What are they:
An information resource which can be
easily created by anyone on any topic.
Electronic.
Good for:
Very up to date information
Not so good for:
Accurate and reliable
information
9. Newspapers
What are they:
A regular publication containing current
events, informative articles, diverse
features and advertising.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Daily information
Not so good for:
Balanced and well researched information
10. Journals
What are they:
A regular publication containing
articles on a particular academic
subject.
Presents new research.
Good for:
Latest research,
critically reviewed by experts
Not so good for:
Broad overview of a subject
11. Finding resources
myUniHub > My Study > My Library
Select Summon and search
for information for your
Literature Review task
12. Finding journal articles using Summon
Task 2:
• To find an article on a
particular topic...
• Try Summon to search
the Library’s online
resources and the
catalogue in one go
• Access Summon from
myUniHub
13. Over to you
• Try the example on the handout
• Have a go with a topic relevant to your degree
programme which interests you
• Sources for your presentation on Friday?
15. Search tips
• Keep it simple! Can you summarise the topic
in just a few words?
16. If you have too many results...
• Add more keywords (narrow)
• Be more specific (sprinting vs. running)
• Use phrases (“penalty kicks”)
• Add limits, e.g. date
17. If you do not have enough results...
• Use synonyms (football or soccer)
• Be less specific (martial arts vs. Judo)
• Split the question into single concepts/words
• Use tricks like truncation* = swim* finds swim,
swimmer, swimming etc
25. Need help?
• Librarians in the StudyHub (1st floor) during
core hours Monday – Friday
• SES Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/sport
26. Images
• Rugby image from Wikimedia Commons licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Notas do Editor
Main focus of session = finding a journal article for their literature review assignment (due week 5, 7th November)
12:30 groups – won’t have had intro to assignment yet
13:30 groups – should have some idea as they will have had the introduction
Any ideas? Emphasis on academic journal – not a sports magazine (FourFourTwo etc)
Range of resources – some they will have seen in the video this morning and heard mentioned. Different resources useful and appropriate for different purposes, assignments.
Game to test their knowledge of what’s what.
Good for:
broad/general overview of subject
Edited for quality and accuracy
Not so good for:
May not be specific enough
Can be out of date
Good for:
Easy to use/search
All subjects covered
Can be very up-to-date
Mobile
Not so good for:
No editorial control
Unreliable sources
Can be created by anyone
Material can lack provenance
Can be out-of-date
Not everyone has access
Good for:
Up-to-date
Edited
Readily available (latest copies especially)
Not so good for:
Can be bias
Can be unbalanced
Can be sensationalist
Hard to get hold of/access (back issues)
Can mention types:
Academic
Professional/Trade/practitioner
Popular (magazines) – Especially compare to this if we don’t use ‘trade journal’ cards
Good for:
Up-to-date
Specialist/focussed
Present latest research
Edited for accuracy/quality (peer reviewed)
Lots of references
Not so good for:
Can be hard to locate/access
Expensive
May be too specific
May be at wrong level
Explain to students what Summon is.
Go to UniHub > Login in to MyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon
Ask students to search for information using the example in the handout. Do a quick demo?
Need to carry out a literature review:
Finding the information available on a subject
Finding information to inform, underpin and shape your research
Finding what has already been written on a subject
Analyzing, evaluating and making judgements about the info found
Identifying the main trends
Finding appropriate information: the information needs to be suitable for your need ie. right level, current if important, sufficient breadth or detail etc
Assignment 1 – presentation on Friday on ‘technology in sport’
Show refining options – FT, peer reviewed, content type etc and click through to full text.
NB Discipline not vital for this example – need to click More for ‘Recreation and sports’
Line-out, Rugby union (Teams are Toulouse and Lyon OU)
Throw(ing), Jump(ing), players, teams, teamwork, match, pitch, spectators, home advantage...etc
Injury prevention, performance
E.g. Age groups, professional/elite/amateur/recreational...
Abbreviations e.g. ACL = anterior cruciate ligament
Refer to worksheet: write a reference for the journal article
Can also mention plagiarism/referencing guide...
Can also mention the little red book icon which goes straight to the list.
Where are the Sports Science books? (Have they been to the library already?)
NB: Click for each book, and wait for location to appear.
Books in various places, e-books etc. Where - How. Shelfmarks as different aspects of subject.
Need to use library catalogue!
Point out:
The SES Guide
The sorts of information provided
Contact details
Cite Them Right
Show my details and mention that they can make appointments through LibGuide