1. Bodleian Social Science Library Michaelmas, 2011 Post-induction session for Anthropologists Finding key information resources Sarah Rhodes Forced Migration, African and Commonwealth Subject Consultant sarah.rhodes@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

2. Aim and objectives Aim: Unlocking key research resources Objectives : Searching Access Storing results String creation

3. Oxford’s your

4. So what do you need?

5. Using SOLO to find things Limit search to a particular library and/or format Sign in to save results Check location and availability Type in your search terms and click on ‘Search’ http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

6. Saving to your e-shelf

7. Finding journal titles: SOLO or e- journals? http://ejournals.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

8. Finding full-text journal articles

9. Creating your search string Tips: Identify keywords Consider synonyms, alternative spellings, broader and narrower terms Apply truncation (usually *) for alternative word endings and plurals Use wildcards (usually ?) to replace single characters Define relationships with Boolean logic: ‘and’ for both terms ‘or’ for either ‘not’ to exclude a term Research question or topic: Visual depictions of Nuer initiation ceremonies Search 1: Visual Search 2: Nuer Search 3: Initiation ceremonies Photogr* OR Film*Nuer*Init* OR ceremon* OR cult* Final search string: #1 AND #2 AND #3

10. Which database to use and why? Use for journal articles abstracts and indexes; full- text results; newspapers; grey literature; e-books data and statistics; and citations. OxLIP+ has a subject sub-set for anthropology. IBSS via CSA Illumina (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - Proquest), Anthropology Plus hosted by First Search, AnthroSource and Swetswise

11. Accessing databases: OxLIP+ http://oxlip-plus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

12. LibGuides: http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ http://ox.libguides.com/oxford-anthropology

13. Tables of Contents: keeping up-to-date TOC services provide access to the most recent tables of contents. ZETOC gives access to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents of current journals and conference proceedings from 1993 to date, and is updated on a daily basis. Access via OxLip+ ticTOCs - scholarly journal TOC service for over 12,000 titles from over 430 publishers (www.tictocs.ac.uk)

14. Reference managers available

15. What do they do? gather and import references from different sources and databases (incl. catalogues and websites such as e-shelf and OxLIP+); edit, sort, annotate and share references; create reference and bibliographic lists in different formats and styles; integrate with word processing applications to produce automatically formatted bibliographies.

16. RefWorks vs EndNote Compare features:WebDesktopRefWorks Save references+++ Organize & edit references+++ Unlimited Storage capacity (number of references)10,000++ Import from many databases and OPACs+++ Cite & format papers with bibliographies+++ Create & save advanced searches ++ Customize views & displays ++ Edit reference import filters & output styles ++ Work online, on any computer++ Cite tables, figures, & equations ++ Work Offline (anytime/anywhere) + Write N Cite available offline: Full access online Local Personal Files and Documents ++ High Performance Desktop Environment +

17. Reference management: Refworks University supports & Refworks is free for Oxford University members (whereas EndNote costs £80 from OUCS). You can access your personal account from any computer connected to the web. http://www.refworks.com/refworks