1. Finding Information for Economics November 2007

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. Shelfmarks (Prefix) - Class number – Suffix Examples: Ref 330 CHA Pam 336.7259 ABR + 332.791 BRU

8. 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

9. 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

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over what is posted on the web –Very little material is peer-reviewed or edited –Much of the information may be out of date Gateways via Subject Information Pages Intute for Economics

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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 and Laura Jeffrey

15. 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