Finding Information for Economics November 2007

Aims of the session To help you to: Find information relevant to your needs from the Library’s web pages Locate material for your research in the library and online Make academic use of the Internet Know where to go for help

Gateway to resources Library information and booking services Electronic subscription services e.g. e- books and e-journals Recommended e-resources Pre-evaluated web pages Help

Library Web pages

Catalogue home page

Book References Bodie, Z. (2008) Investments. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Foster, G. (1994) ‘Briloff and the capital markets’ in Lofthouse, S. (ed.) Readings in investments. Chichester: Wiley, pp Catalogue search

Shelfmarks (Prefix) - Class number – Suffix Examples: Ref 330 CHA Pam ABR BRU

Journals Print and/or electronic versions –Check date coverage for online journals Use databases to locate bibliographic information and some full text articles –See online resources or subject pages for listings –Use ConneXions to check access

Journal reference Mora, T. and López-Tamayo, J. (2005) ‘Are wages and productivity converging simultaneously in Euro- area countries?’ Applied Economics, 37(17) pp Catalogue search Database search

Websites Why evaluate? –Anyone can be a web author –No controls over what is posted on the web –Very little material is peer-reviewed or edited –Much of the information may be out of date Gateways via Subject Information Pages Intute for Economics

Effective searching Definitions and synonyms e.g. evidence, information, data, facts, statistics Adjacency or refine using “ ” e.g. “International Monetary Fund” Boolean operators: AND, OR & AND NOT (global OR international) AND (economic AND NOT health)

Effective searching Truncation e.g. econom** will find: economy, economic, economical, economist, econometric etc. Wildcards e.g. organi*ation Proximity e.g. EU WITHIN 3 growth Advanced search option/ help

References and Bibliographies ALWAYS keep a full and accurate record of your information sources references for saving from Library catalogue or databases Make sure you refer correctly to other authors within your work Avoid plagiarism

Where to get help Enquiries Desk, Level 2 On-line enquiry service: Academic Support Team: Richard Pears and Laura Jeffrey

What Happens Next From the University home page click on: Current Student Gateway | Library | Subject information | Economics | Information skills | Level 1 training Or go directly to Please fill in the evaluation survey at the bottom of the page