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1 Prepare EndNote Hands-On Materials Start > Run > type: \\libstore\endnote\\libstore\endnote Copy FASS_SDE folder onto your Desktop

2 Hayati Abdul Resource Librarian (Sociology) clbha@nus.edu.sg SEARCH LIKE A PRO! Library Tutorial for Sociology Honours Year Students

3 Outline Search Strategy & Resources EndNote Getting Help Services Proxy Bookmarklet October 4, 2015 3

4 SEARCH STRATEGY

5 Build your search List keywords, synonyms to describe your topic: E.g. social support for the elderly Social support, social network, living arrangements Elderly, older people, aged… Refine or broaden search using: Boolean operators Truncation/wildcard features Parentheses ( ) October 4, 2015 5

6 Boolean Operators AND = both terms must be present (to narrow/refine search) OR = either of the terms may be present (to broaden search) NOT = excludes a search term October 4, 2015 6 surveillancetechnologies workplace ANDAND O R workplace workenvironment

7 Truncation For variation in spelling gambl* =gambled, gambling, gamble parent* = parenthood, parenting, parents Note: Different databases use different wildcard symbols examples: $ ? ! Check database guides, help menu... October 4, 2015 7

8 Parentheses ( ) Use ( ) for grouping words or phrases that are to be processed first, examples: (low income OR single) AND families = low income families single parent families (teen* OR adolescen*) AND pregnancy = teenage pregnancy adolescent pregnancy October 4, 2015 8

9 SOCIOLOGY DATABASES

10 Recommended Databases Scopus Sociological Abstracts Social Sciences Citation Index (via Web of Science) PERIND ProQuest Theses & Dissertations International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Social Sciences Abstracts Expanded Academic ASAP October 4, 2015 10

11 Access Databases from Library Portal October 4, 2015 11

12 Databases: Search for sources of information Source BooksArticleThesisNewspapersStatistics Patents, Standards Diaries, memoirs, recorded oral histories October 4, 2015 12

13 What is EndNote? A software that: stores and organizes citations inserts citations into a Word document Format references in a predefined citation style For more on Endnote http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVX55Hc46A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVX55Hc46A October 4, 2015 13

14 Citations and Bibliography Two places to cite the references you have used: within a sentence (in-text citation) at the end of the document (footnotes/bibliography/references) October 4, 2015 14 Bibliography/Reference Herring, S. C., & Paolillo, J. C. (2006). Gender and genre variation in weblogs. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 10 (4), 439-459. Bibliography/Reference Herring, S. C., & Paolillo, J. C. (2006). Gender and genre variation in weblogs. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 10 (4), 439-459. In-text Citation Herring and Paolillo (2006) found that the genre of a web entry— rather than the gender of the writer—affects the style of writing. In-text Citation Herring and Paolillo (2006) found that the genre of a web entry— rather than the gender of the writer—affects the style of writing.

15 Workflow 15 1. Create an EndNote Library2. Add references to the EndNote Library3. Manage references: using groups & finding duplicates4. Insert references in MS Word (Cite While You Write)5. Change citation style and preferences

16 The EndNote Library EndNote Library contains all your references 16

17 Step 1: Create an EndNote Library a.All programs > EndNote > EndNote Program b.Select Create a new library c.Filename: sociology (*.enl) d.Save Note: no limit to number of references, but <100,000 is recommended 17 Each library has:.enl.Data Each library has:.enl.Data Hands-on

18 Step 2: Add References to EndNote Library Direct Export Direct Export Import Text File Manual Inputting EndNote Library Cite While You Write MS Word/Open Office 18 Import PDF Online Search

19 Sociology Databases Multidisciplinary Indexing database (no full text) Usually offers links to full text Good design, useful tools and easy to use Scopus October 4, 2015 19

20 Let’s Search… October 4, 2015 20 How are surveillance technologies changing the nature of the modern organization? surveillance technolog* organization, workplace, work environment surveillance technolog* AND (organization OR workplace OR work environment)

21 Search Scopus October 4, 2015 21

22 Let’s search Successful ageing for Singapore: the roles of the government and the family aging, retirement singapore (aging OR retirement) AND (government OR family) AND singapore government, Family

23 Databases Sociological Abstracts Good for literature review in Sociology indexesabstracts Provides indexes & abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations. Coverage, 1979- Culture, social structure, social differentiation, social psychology, sociology of the arts, business, education, studies in violence and power and more…… LINC Search LINC for full-texts October 4, 2015 23

24 Sociological Abstracts October 4, 2015 24

25 Databases PERIND Good source for research relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei & ASEAN, 1980s- Index to journal articles, book chapters and conference papers relating to humanities, social sciences, business, architecture, building, science, technology, law & medicine Coverage, 1980- Save selected records using IE function File> Save as>filename October 4, 2015 25

26 Let’s Search… October 4, 2015 26 What potential economic problems does the existing social security system in Singapore pose? social security singapore social security AND singapore

27 PERIND October 4, 2015 27

28 Managing & Organising your EndNote Library Manual Entries http://www.endnote.com/training/WMVs/ENX3/07- Manual_Data_Entry.wmv http://www.endnote.com/training/WMVs/ENX3/07- Manual_Data_Entry.wmv Editing / Amending Records Attaching PDF files Creating Groups (Custom Groups)

29 Cite While You Write (CWYW) Create a paper with properly formatted references, bibliography, figures & tables Do NOT edit the citations and bibliographies in Word Processor. Edit the reference in the EndNote Library ONLY To locate citation and bibliography fields, change the MS Word’s Field Shading option

30 Inserting Citations Method 1: Find Citation a.Search for a word in any field (e.g. title, author) b.Select the references that you want to insert into your paper Method 2: Insert Selected Citation(s) a.In EndNote library, select a citation b.Go to Word and place cursor at insertion point c.Click on Insert Citation > Insert selected citation(s) Hands-on

31 Editing Citations & References Edit Citation Make changes within a citation, e.g. add page number, omit author or year Edit Library Reference(s) Select the citation in your document and click on this command, to edit this particular reference directly in EndNote Hands-on

32 NEWSPAPER DATABASES

33 Newspaper Databases Straits Times Before 1990 Search in NewspaperSG NewspaperSG http://newspapers.nl.sg/ 1990-2006 Search in NewspaperSG. Find full text in Factiva*, Lexis-Nexis Academic* or MicroformsNewspaperSGFactiva Lexis-Nexis AcademicMicroforms After 2006 Search in Factiva* or Lexis-Nexis Academic*Factiva Lexis-Nexis Academic October 4, 2015 33

34 Let’s search… Discuss the extent to which the Workfare Income Supplement scheme reflects a major change in the welfare policy of the Government singapore workfare income supplement (workfare income supplement) AND singapore AND (welfare or recipient) welfare, recipient (optional)

35 Factiva October 4, 2015 35

36 Let’s search… Why do people use/not use public transport in Singapore? singapore demand* OR prefer* OR usage OR choice* (demand* OR prefer* OR usage OR choice*) AND public transport* AND singapore public transport

37 LexisNexis Academic October 4, 2015 37

38 Search NewspaperSG October 4, 2015 38

39 InfoGate

40 ACADEMIC EXERCISES, THESES & DISSERTATIONS

41 Theses & Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Covers North-American Masters and Ph d theses NUS Theses Print copies ScholarBank October 4, 2015 41

42 NUS Theses & Academic exercises (Print) Search LINC, by call no, HM15 200* (for year 2000 onwards ) in NUS (Theses Collection): Search LINC, by keywords in NUS (Theses Collection): October 4, 2015 42

43 STATISTICAL SOURCES

44 Statistics Databases EIU Country Data Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research Singapore Statistics World development Indicators Yearbook of statistics, Singapore October 4, 2015 44

45 GETTING HELP

46 Subject Guides http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/index.php

47 Library FAQ http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/ October 4, 2015 47

48 Library Instruction ONline Click here Or click here October 4, 2015 48

49 E-Forms- Materials Not Found in Library Document Delivery Services (DDS) Journal articles, Book Chapters, … Request via E-Forms (Library Portal) Purchase new books October 4, 2015 49

50 COOL TIPS GOOGLE SCHOLAR & PROXY BOOKMARKLET

51 What is Proxy Bookmarklet? Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article. October 4, 2015 51 Vendor User NUS Library Proxy server I want article X Okay you are recognized, here is article X. Here is article X

52 Proxy Bookmarklet Search for proxy bookmarklet in Library Portal Install it on your Internet browser in favorites folder or on your browser tool bar How to use video on YouTube (sorry, no narration or captions yet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPPScNYu57c&fe ature=player_embedded October 4, 2015 52

53 We are here… Advisory Service at Information Desk, Central Library, Level 5. askalib@nus.edu.sg Email us: askalib@nus.edu.sg Tel: 6516 2028 October 4, 2015 53

54 We value your feedback… Please complete the following E-survey: http://bit.ly/schons30sep October 4, 2015 54


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