Middlesex University Learning Resources Information Skills CMT 3342

Middlesex University Learning Resources Information Skills CMT 3342 Assessment 2/6/2022 1

Information Skills Information Literacy When looking for information, you need to think about the following: § § § What do I need to find out? Why do I need this information? When do I need the information by? How am I going to find the information? Where am I going to find the information? Who created this information i. e. how do I know if it is relevant and trustworthy? 2/6/2022 2

What do I need to find? Which type of information do I need to find? • • Facts Figures (statistics) Images Theories Case studies Projects Reviews, Reports, etc. 2/6/2022 3

Why do I need this information? • • To provide background knowledge To answer a question To get new ideas To understand a topic To substantiate a theory To support a hypothesis To prepare me for a seminar or discussion To write an essay 2/6/2022 4

When do I need the information? • Before I can begin to write an essay and/or begin a discussion (verbal or written) • Before a deadline date! • Therefore – you need to think about how long it will take you to get hold of this information – e. g. time to go to the library, order material from other libraries, purchase material, learn how to access and use databases, etc. 2/6/2022 5

How am I going to find the information? • It is useful to start by understanding your subject (background reading) – Wikipedia, Google Scholar, dictionaries, etc. • Gather possible search terms • Begin with the general - and work your way to the specific 2/6/2022 6

Using the Internet • The Internet is a useful starting point when you want to obtain information on any subject. • Some search engines are recommended for specific needs. • Free online resources such as Wikipedia, online journals, subject specific web pages can also be useful 2/6/2022 7

For background knowledge only • Wikipedia • Google Scholar Important: Use them to understand the topic, but do not use as a reference or citation in your coursework 2/6/2022 8

How good is the information? • Wikipedia – Everybody can contribute to Wikipedia – The audience, i. e. the users correct mistakes – Information does not have to be correct, • Advantage: can be better than some textbooks, because of its collaborative nature • Disadvantage: Tug of war between different schools of thought – Controlled by Wikipedia Project 2/6/2022 9

How good is the information? • Google – Everybody can put up any information – One does not always know who the author is – Does not have to be correct (there is a lot of misinformation out there) – No control over content 2/6/2022 10

How good is the information? • Google Scholar – Searches indexed sources including many of the databases available via Middlesex University (free via Middlesex, a possible charge via Google Scholar) – Comes up with publications some of which do not comply with academic standards – Controlled by Google (and not by academia) – Publications listed show • Citation index (useful as impact measure) • PDF full text access in many cases (easy access) 2/6/2022 11

Search Terms Begin with the General and work your way to the Specific e. g. Green Computing 2/6/2022 Manufacture Environmental Design Considerations Carbon Footprint 12

Materials New Technologies Carbon Footprint Subcontractors Energy Efficiency Environmental Design Considerations Standards Manufacture Disposal Reuse Green Computing Recycle Ethical Considerations Subcontractors Wi-Fi 2/6/2022 Workplace Standards Operations Working Practice Flexible Working Mobile Networking Technology Home Working Installation Data Centres Environmental Impact Energy Consumption 13

Use Several Search Terms • Increase the number of search terms to narrow the search • Decrease the number of search terms to broaden the search 2/6/2022 14

Where am I going to find the information? • To find information resources available for your research, go to the Library and IT support page • Here you can access the following key resources which provide information & support for your studies: – – 2/6/2022 The Library Catalogue Subject Resources Journals and Electronic Resources Summon 15

Library and IT Support Page 2/6/2022 16

Four types of Search Tools • Summon – search across electronic databases • Library catalogue – search books and other publications available through Middlesex library • Journals and e-resources • Subject resources 2/6/2022 17

How good is the information? • All publication found via – – – • • Library catalogue Summon Electronic bibliographic databases provided by MDX library Subject guides E-books and e-journals provided by MDX library Are academically sound Have been written by academics Have been peer-reviewed by other academics Information usually very good, but can still be mistaken 2/6/2022 18

Summon • • • Searches across all databases Recommends the most relevant databases Finds the most relevant publications as well Does not search all types of academic texts Search also IEEE Xplore and ACM digital library 2/6/2022 19

Summon Home Page 2/6/2022 20

Summon Search Page 2/6/2022 21

Summon – Results 2/6/2022 22

The Library Catalogue • Good for finding – paper copies and electronic copies of • books, CDs, DVDs and academic journals • General keyword – Searches all fields • Journal keyword – Only searches Journal titles – Cannot search inside journals, but… – It provides a link to the Website of the journal, where you can search for topics inside the journal 2/6/2022 23

Library Catalogue Link 2/6/2022 24

Library Catalogue General Keyword • Searches almost all fields – Author name – Subject Keywords – Title of publications – Does not seem to search journal title field 2/6/2022 25

General Keyword 2/6/2022 26

Search Results Listed 2/6/2022 27

Details of the Book Hyperlinks 2/6/2022 28

Journal Keyword • Searches for Journal titles with the search terms 2/6/2022 29

Changing to Journal Keyword 2/6/2022 30

Search Results Listed 2/6/2022 31

The Journal in the Library Catalogue Hyperlink to Journal Access 2/6/2022 32

The Journal Web Page 2/6/2022 33

Library and IT Support Page 2/6/2022 34

Journals and E-Resources • Collection of a variety of resources – Alternative access route to journals – E-books – E-journals – Databases – Newspapers – Research Repository (publications of MDX researchers) 2/6/2022 35

E-books 2/6/2022 36

E-books Resources 2/6/2022 37

E-Books at Morgan and Claypool All e-books are also in the library catalogue 2/6/2022 38

Databases Short for Bibliographic Online Databases 2/6/2022 39

A for ACM digital library 2/6/2022 40

ACM Digital Library Only ACM publications are accessible as full-text. Other publications are accessible as full-texts via other databases. 2/6/2022 41

I for IEEE Xplore 2/6/2022 42

IEEE Xplore search engine 2/6/2022 43

IEEE Xplore Results Page 2/6/2022 44

Publication Page 2/6/2022 45

Download Citation 2/6/2022 46

Downloaded Citation • Sohaib, O. ; Khan, K. ; , "Integrating usability engineering and agile software development: A literature review, " Computer Design and Applications (ICCDA), 2010 International Conference on , vol. 2, no. , pp. V 2 -32 -V 2 -38, 2527 June 2010 doi: 10. 1109/ICCDA. 2010. 5540916 URL: http: //ieeexplore. ieee. org. ezproxy. mdx. a c. uk/stamp. jsp? tp=&arnumber=55409 16&isnumber=5540905 2/6/2022 47

Access Full-Text 2/6/2022 48

Full-Text 2/6/2022 49

Save Full-Text 2/6/2022 50

Other online databases • Computer Source, which is part of the EBSCO database • Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer) 2/6/2022 51

Computer Source aims to provide the latest information and current trends in high technology • This database offers full text for around 300 publications (in some cases back as far as 1985), plus indexing and abstracts for around 450 publications • Topics covered include computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics and software 2/6/2022 52

Computer Source 2/6/2022 53

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) is a series of computer science books that has been published by Springer since 1973 • LNCS reports research results in computer science, especially in the form of proceedings, post-proceedings and research monographs 2/6/2022 54

LNCS 2/6/2022 55

Other Useful Databases • Other useful databases include: The Web of Knowledge (this includes the Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP) and the Science Citation Index ) and Business Source Complete • Also consider databases in other subject areas For example, the Design and Applied Arts Index can be useful for finding information on games design and digital interactive design 2/6/2022 56

Library and IT Support Page 2/6/2022 57

Subject Guides • Provide information on the resources available in different subject areas • Provide all kinds of other information related to publications and library use • Useful if you don’t know which resources to access • Useful if you don’t know how to… 2/6/2022 58

Library Subjects 2/6/2022 59

Subject Guide Science and Technology 2/6/2022 60

Subject Guide Sa. T: Resources 2/6/2022 61

Subject Guide Science and Technology: Information Skills 2/6/2022 62

Subject Guide Sa. T: Referencing and Citation Rules 2/6/2022 63

Referencing Harvard system • You must reference all materials that you use with a citation (often called a reference) embedded in your text • You must provide a list of references at the end of your text • Instructions on how to reference and cite material used can be found on the Subject Guide • Other Referencing Guides – http: //libweb. anglia. ac. uk/referencing/harvard. htm – http: //www. cs. bham. ac. uk/~pxc/refs/index. html – http: //unihub. mdx. ac. uk/Assets/eis-extended. pdf 2/6/2022 64

Evaluation • Each publication has to be evaluated with regards to its – Relevance – Impact 2/6/2022 65

Relevance • How close is the text to the question I am trying to address? • Degrees of relevance – – Very relevant = 3 Relevant = 2 Marginally relevant = 1 Not relevant = 0 • Read all publications that are very relevant • Check all publications that are relevant, but discard, if they are not useful right now • Do not read marginally or irrelevant publications 2/6/2022 66

Impact • How many people have read this article? • How many people have cited this article? • Degrees of impact – Numbers of Citations in Google Scholar – Relative to the publication year • Young articles cannot have many citations 2/6/2022 67

Impact-Relevance Evaluation High Impact High Relevance Low Relevance 2/6/2022 Low Impact Extremely Important Very Important for your topic. Read your Topic. Read, understand Use understand use where appropriate Read the relevant Do not read or use bits and use, if this one of the seminal works in the area 68

Help with Searching for Literature 2/6/2022 69

Ask a Librarian 2/6/2022 http: //askalibrarian. mdx. ac. uk/ or via Subject Guide – Information Skills 70

• My. Learning give you access to: • Library resources, Summon, CMT 3342 etc • Any problems in accessing: – http: //askalibrarian. mdx. ac. uk/ • Or visit the library 2/6/2022 71