1. Finding Information for Economics November 2008

2. Aims of the session To help you to: Find information relevant to your needs from the Library’s web pages Create a search strategy to locate relevant information in library resources Make academic use of the Internet Know where to go for help

3. Library Web pages http://www.dur.ac.uk/library

4. Search strategies – to widen Definitions and synonyms e.g. evidence, information, data, facts, statistics Truncation e.g. econom* will find: economy, economic, economical, economist, econometric etc. Wildcards e.g. organi?ation Combine synonyms with OR to widen search, e.g. (global OR international)

5. Search strategies – to focus Use phrases with “ ” e.g. “International Monetary Fund” Combine search terms with AND e.g. credit crunch AND loans AND UK Proximity e.g. EU WITHIN 3 growth Advanced search option/ help

6. Keyword search strategy AND OR loans UK Britain AND Hous*“Credit crunch” United Kingdom Analyse the effects of the UK credit crunch on the housing market Financ* mortgages OR Estate agen*

7. Which sources of information will you need for your research?

8. Library Resources Books & E-books Journals & e-journals Internet pages News sources Statistics Official publications Specialist reports Organisations/Contacts Academics & librarians

9. Catalogue home page http://library.dur.ac.uk/

10. 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. 67-78. Catalogue search

11. Shelfmarks (Prefix) - Class number – Suffix Examples: Ref 330 CHA + 332.791 BRU

12. 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

13. Journal reference Mora, T. and López-Tamayo, J. (2005) ‘Are wages and productivity converging simultaneously in Euro- area countries?’ Applied Economics, 37(17) pp. 2001-2008. Catalogue search Database search

14. 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over what is posted on the web –Very little material is peer-reviewed or edited –Much of the information may be out of date Gateways via Subject Information Pages Intute for Economics

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

16. Where to get help Enquiries Desk, Level 2 On-line enquiry service: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/use/enquiries.htm Academic Support Team: Richard Pears

17. 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 www.dur.ac.uk/library/economics/info_skills/ug1/ Please fill in the evaluation survey at the bottom of the page