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Guide to using the library for social and political sciences students

These slides cover: The library building, services and study spaces Accessing library services and resources remotely Print collections, including archives and special collections How to search for books, journal articles and other material Academic databases, including digital primary sources Checking the library’s journal holdings How to get access to material outside of the library’s collections Help and further support

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Using EndNote Basic for Law Students

A guide introducing EndNote reference management software to law students, including registering for an account, importing references, manually adding references and creating a bibliography.

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SSPS_ Selecting key discovery tools for social research

Matching discovery tools to information needs - identifying the best tools for your specific question. How to find research handbooks, research monographs and textbooks Finding journal articles Types of journal article Multidisciplinary databases Subject-specific databases on the Proquest and EBSCO platforms Key databases for social research Types of content in sociology and social sciences databases ASSIA, IBSS, Psycinfo, SocINDEX EBSCO and Proquest search screens Newspapers and news services Finding grey literature Advanced Google searching Google Scholar settings Getting material outside of the library collection

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SSPS_Getting started with literature searching

The literature review – how it contributes to planning your literature search/search strategy How searching works – how records are retrieved with different search techniques Generating search terms (keywords) - ways to identify relevant search terms Where to start…Library Search (and how it compares to Google Scholar) Some search examples – how to create a search string Useful features of Library Search – value added features to help with evaluating search results and finding related literature (research hacks to find papers) Locating previous dissertations

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Business research: tv and radio broadcasts, films, videos and podcasts

A list of resources for tv and radio broadcasts, films, videos and podcasts with information on how to find individual films and AV resources on Library Search. Links to help guides are included.

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Business research: key databases for economy, markets, industry and consumer information

List of databases for finding economy, industry, markets and consumer information (reports, analysis and data). Description of database coverage, access information and help guides/videos is provided.

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Business research: finding company information

A list of key databases and websites for company information. Includes access information, a description of the content of the database or webpage and links to guides and videos on using the databases.

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Business research: sources for journal literature and case studies

A list of key databases for researching business, finance and economics journal articles, and business cases

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Searching Google and Google Scholar settings for UofG students and staff

A guide on searching Google and Google Scholar settings for students and staff, including: ~the Google index and how Google searching works ~Using search operators for more focused searching – from the basic search screen and the advanced search screen ~Site searches for targeted searches to find government, charities, organization or academic documents ~File type searches to find policies, reports, journal articles, statistics and data ~Filtering Google search results ~Google Scholar settings – linking to full text ~Citation settings for EndNote Desktop and EndNote online users ~Saving items for export from Google Scholar to EndNote ~The Google Scholar button

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Tips for selecting appropriate databases for your research

A short guide with some quick tips for selecting appropriate databases for your research.

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Information sources on growing a business

A guide to key sources of information on expanding a business. This includes open access information and data including: ~key Scottish Government business tools and guides on doing market research, getting funding, business incubators and accelerators ~how to understand your business with a SWOT analysis and preparing to grow and expand in to new markets ~guide to interpreting markets, market trends and competitor intelligence ~Business Gateway market Reports ~economic statistics, business survey data, UK trade data, European economic and trade data, global trade data And specialist business information, including: ~global business environments, including statistics, country reports, expert analysis and rank data ~industry overviews and forecasts ~consumer analysis and data ~company information, including structures and financials and peer comparisons ~cities - statistics and profiles ~influencers in specific markets ~business case studies

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Business_selecting key discovery tools for business research

A guide on where to search for the types of information you may use in your research, including: ~finding research handbooks, textbooks and monographs ~search engines and databases for finding journal literature in business research, including academic and practitioner articles ~finding high quality journal literature and links to citing papers and related literature (Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index) ~Business databases for finding journal literature ~databases for business news and analysis ~databases for company information ~databases for economic and demographic data ~databases for market, industry and market research data ~databases for video, business cases and research methods ~specialist databases subscribed by the Business School ~finding grey literature (working papers) ~advanced searching on Google ~Google Scholar settings

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Business_Getting started with literature searching

~The literature review – how it contributes to planning your literature search/search strategy ~How searching works – how records are retrieved ~Generating search terms (keywords) - ways to identify relevant search terms ~Where to start…Library Search (and how it compares to Google Scholar) ~Some search examples – how to create a search query ~Useful features of Library Search – value added features to help with evaluating search results and finding related literature (research hacks to find papers) ~Locating previous dissertations

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Library Search Guide

Guide to using Library Search

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Critical appraisal tools for evaluating information sources

A short guide with links to appraisal tools for evaluating information sources for credibility, authority, bias and relevance. ~CRAAP Test (California State University) ~PROMPT Tool (Open University) ~CASP Checklists (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, Oxford)

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Social science - finding and using secondary data

A guide for Social Science students on how to find and use secondary data. Information includes: ~Sources on doing secondary data analysis – case studies, videos and practice datasets ~Ethical considerations when using secondary data ~Guides on getting started using data from the UK Data Service ~Major national and international databanks and key open-source data ~Specialist collections of data (subscriptions available from the University of Glasgow) including data on countries, demographics, companies (including financials), consumers, markets and industries. ~Sources of data from published literature

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Education - selecting key discovery tools for education research

A guide on key search tools and databases for education students doing dissertations or research projects. The guide includes information on: ~ finding textbooks, research handbooks and research monographs ~ finding journal articles ~when to use a search engine and when to use a database ~ multidisciplinary research databases (Scopus and Web of Science) ~subject-specific databases for education research ~overview of ERIC, BEI, Professional Development Collection ~searching for journals in the library collection ~Google - advanced searching ~Google Scholar settings ~getting material outside of the library collection ~links for EndNote software downloads and training guides

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Effective searching: Boolean, search operators and complementary search techniques.

A guide to searching, including: ~ How searching works ~ Boolean operators ~ Phrase searching and proximity searching ~ Truncation and wildcards ~ Field searching – how to use it ~ Using controlled vocabulary and database thesauri ~ Complementary search techniques – citation searching

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Education_getting started with literature searching

A guide for students doing a dissertation or research project. Guide includes information on: -The literature review – how it contributes to planning your literature search/search strategy - How searching works – how records are retrieved with different search techniques - Generating search terms (keywords) - ways to identify relevant search terms - Where to start…Library Search (and how it compares to Google Scholar) - Some search examples – how to create a search string - Useful features of Library Search – value added features to help with evaluating search results and finding related literature (research hacks to find papers) - Locating previous dissertations

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Using Library Search

A guide on using Library Search, the main search tool on the Library homepage. The guide gives you information on what Library Search is, what information it indexes and how to use it effectively. You can use the contents pages to jump to the information you need, including searching, understanding search results and useful features like previews, citing literature and saving and exporting results.

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Sage Business Cases - guide for staff - accessing Teaching Notes

This is a guide for teaching staff at the University of Glasgow. The guide has short instructions on how to create a profile in order to access Teaching Notes on the Sage Business Cases database.

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Searching - tips for effective searching

A guide to searching. Explains the main search operators to use for effective searching: Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT; phrase and proximity searching; truncation and wildcards. Introduces field searching and provides screenshots as examples. Gives advice on how to build a search using operators and keywords with examples. Provides advice on using citation networks (reference lists and citing literature) to find relevant material.

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Searching - keywords and controlled vocabulary

This is an introduction to using keywords and controlled vocabulary for searching. It gives advice on how to generate relevant keywords - using your existing knowledge; from key textbooks, handbooks and research monographs and from published journal articles. It includes screenshots as examples. The guide introduces controlled vocabulary and its advantages in searching.

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Finding eBooks

How to search for eBooks using Library Search, the main Library search tool. It explains how the book search works on Library Search (what is searched). Provides guidance on searching for specific books; searching for books on a topic and searching for books by specific authors. Explains what information is included in book search results, including summaries and tables of contents. Provides guidance on how to create a book list in a reference format (e.g. Harvard).

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Managing your ORCID

A guidance document on how to connect your ORCID to your University profile, importing publications from ORCID to Enlighten and how to export publications from Enlighten to ORCID.

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Introducing library services for law students, including Diploma students

Library print collections for law; library spaces for study; introducing legal sources; finding cases in print and online; getting material outside of the collections; requesting purchase of books not in stock; getting help

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Legal citations and abbreviations - guide for new law students

How to interpret legal citations and abbreviations

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Finding cases - guide for new law students

How to find cases using Westlaw or Lexis+, and finding law reports in print in the library

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Finding information for your dissertation or thesis - guide for Law students

Guide to finding information for law dissertation or thesis

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Endnote on Web of Science

Intro guide to using Endnote on Web of Science

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Managing Your Reputation: ORCID & Scopus

A presentation on ORCID for research staff in November 2017

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Finding your way around the Library
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Computers, printers & other Library equipment
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Books in High Demand
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