1. Library Workshop for Preparation of Honours Project Research Strategies March 2007 Collecting information effectively for Social Work resources

2. Google is a good tool, but not necessarily for their academic research

3. Working on your project proposal 1. Starting Points Previous work done by the graduates HKBU Faculty and Staff Papers and Reports Catalogue Identify gaps in the literature, other areas that worth of exploration General background of the topic 2. Research Focus 1.Discuss with your professor 2.Is your topic too broad? Consider a narrower scope 3.Write down your research questions

4. 3. Identify Appropriate Resources Depending on your needs: Do you need current articles or historical articles? Do you need government documents? Do you need the speech or opinions from the government officials and members of the Legislative Council in LegCo meetings? Do you need statistics? Do you need survey and polling results? Do you need interviews? Books, reports in the Library Catalogue Journal articles in e-databases/ e-journals Newspaper databases Finding photos/ pictures on the Internet LIB Tools Working on your project proposal

5. Information Scenario Exercise: Scenario #1: you want to know about social service policy and planning for the elderly Scenario #2: you want information that discusses the pros and cons on the social service policy for the elderly Scenario #3: you want information on the distribution of the elderly by districts in Hong Kong

6. Information Scenario Exercise: Scenario #1: you want to know about social service policy and planning for the elderly Scenario #2: you want information that discusses the pros and cons on the social service policy for the elderly Scenario #3: you want information on the distribution of the elderly by districts in Hong Kong Searching Tool: Lib. Catalogue Searching Tool: Databases Searching Tool: Statistics @Lib. Catalogue/ Internet

7. Keyword Search Skills

8. Truncation Truncation Useful to find words in variant forms Search all words that start with the same characters Represent multiple characters Placement of truncation symbol is significant Phrase search Phrase search To search multiple keywords as an exact phrase E.g. social role With limitations e.g. “mental health of the elderly” CANNOT find titles with “Older people’s mental health”, “Home care support for elderly with mental health problem”, etc. Wildcard Wildcard Useful to find words in different spelling, singular/plural form Represent zero or a single character Combining the use of AND, OR, AND NOT Combining the use of AND, OR, AND NOT Useful to narrow down, expand your search To exclude unwanted concepts Use brackets to set search priority cultur* VS cult* cultur* VS cult* Behavio?r Wom?n Behavio?r Wom?n mental health AND (elder* OR aged) (housing OR residen*) AND elder* AND NOT hong kong Search Techniques – A Summary

9. Advertise Advertiser Advertisement Advertising Where would you put the * truncation symbol? Advertise Advertiser Advertisement Advertising Where would you put the * truncation symbol? Search Techniques – A Quiz on using “Truncation”

10. Keyword Search VS Subject Headings: Keyword Search VS Subject Headings: Search Techniques – Keyword VS Subject Headings Subject Headings: 老人福利 – 香港 (36 records) Older people – Services for – China – Hong Kong (85 records) Older people – Social networks – China – Hong Kong (6 records) Keyword Search: Social services for the elderly in Hong Kong (1 record) Keyword search: Home support services What are the subject headings found in the records? Keyword search: Home support services What are the subject headings found in the records? 1

11. Identify Key Words in your Topic: Identify Key Words in your Topic: What are the KEY terms? 2 Research on: family violence in Hong Kong Search Techniques – Exact Phrase VS Identify the KEY Terms How many records can you find in the library catalogue by using the exact phrase? 1

12. Identify Key Words in your Topic: Identify Key Words in your Topic: What are the KEY terms? 1 Combine the KEY terms using “AND” 2 Research on: social services for the elderly in Hong Kong Search Techniques – Exact Phrase VS Identify the KEY Terms

13. Field Search (Keyword=XXX) Field Search (Keyword=XXX) To search the keyword in a particular field To avoid retrieving irrelevant records Search Techniques – Field Search Keyword search: Social role Irrelevant to “social role” in Social sciences, social work context Irrelevant to “social role” in Social sciences, social work context Subject in community colleges 1 2 Relevant to “social role” in social sciences context Keyword search: S: social role Subject in men, sex role, social role, masculinity

14. Proximity Proximity To set how close between two search terms Useful in free text search Useful in giving flexibility to search proper noun Search Techniques - New E.g. cultural difference (phrase) XX cultural difference ， XXXXX 。 XXXXX ， XXXXX XXX ， XXXXXXXXXX 。 In XXXXX XXXXXX 。 E.g. cultural difference (phrase) XX cultural difference ， XXXXX 。 XXXXX ， XXXXX XXX ， XXXXXXXXXX 。 In XXXXX XXXXXX 。 E.g. cultural AND difference In a culture where the norms XX XXXXXXXXXXX 。 XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX Personal difference XXXXXX 。 E.g. cultural AND difference In a culture where the norms XX XXXXXXXXXXX 。 XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX Personal difference XXXXXX 。 E.g. cultural within 3 difference cultural change and difference XXXXX 。 XXXXX ， XXXX ， XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX 。 XXXXXXXXX X ， XXXXX difference in cultural change XXXXXX 。 XXXX 。 E.g. cultural within 3 difference cultural change and difference XXXXX 。 XXXXX ， XXXX ， XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX 。 XXXXXXXXX X ， XXXXX difference in cultural change XXXXXX 。 XXXX 。

15. Field Search Field Search To search the keyword in a particular field Example: s=subject, t=title, a=author Statistics Formula: AND AND s:(statistic* OR 統計 ) E.g. 中國 AND ( 農村 OR 鄉鎮 ) AND s: 統計 Applications: Finding Primary Resources OFFICIAL STATISTICS Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics ( 香港統計 年刊 ) Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics ( 香港統計 月刊 ) Hong Kong Social and Economic Trends ( 香港社會 及經濟趨勢 ) Census & Statistics Dept. Hong Kong Statistics (Online) at: http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/ (Under “Statistics by Subject” & “Social Topics Studies”)http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/ Census & Statistics Dept. Thematic Household Survey Report Social Welfare Services in Figures (Online) at: http://www.swd.gov.hk/ (Under “Publications & Press Release”) http://www.swd.gov.hk/ Social Welfare Dept. Support for Victims of Child Abuse, Spouse Battering and Sexual Violence at: http://www.swd.gov.hk/vs/english/stat.html (Under “Statistics on child abuse,… cases”) http://www.swd.gov.hk/vs/english/stat.html Social Welfare Dept. Annual Report. Non-profit organizations (statistics & questionnaires)

16. Applications: Finding Primary Resources Surveys and Reports Formula: AND AND s:(social survey* OR public opinion* OR case studies OR 調查 ) E.g. a:( 香港青年協會 OR hong kong federation of youth groups) AND (value? OR 人生 觀 OR 價值觀 OR 理想 ) Field Search Field Search To search the keyword in a particular field Example: s=subject, t=title, a=author Find out survey reports about families in Hong Kong 1 Find out materials about 家庭 prepared by the 香港社會服務聯會 2

17. Applications: Finding Primary Resources Issues discussed in the Legislative Council Database on particular policy issues: http://www.legco.gov.hk/database/english/list.htm Council meetings (The Official Record of Proceedings of the Legislative Council of HK i.e. HK Hansard) http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/counmtg/cm0408.htm Records of the Legislature (before 2004 Sept) http://www.legco.gov.hk/archive/english/archive.htm Field Search Field Search To search the keyword in a particular field Example: s=subject, t=title, a=author Find out discussion on the policy of minimum wages in the Legislative Council 1 Legislative Council Resources E.g. (a:hong kong AND legislative council) AND official record*

18. Finding Legislative Council & Legal Resources Finding Legislative Council & Legal Resources E.g. (a:hong kong legislative council research and library services division) AND s:land LegCo Web site in FT: http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/ sec/library/lib1.htm Database on particular policy issues: http://www.legco.gov.hk/database/english/list.htm E.g. (a:hong kong AND legislative council) AND official record* LegCo Web site: Records of the Legislature http://www.legco.gov.hk/archive/english/arc hive.htm Applications Legislative Council: Research Papers The Official Record of Proceedings of the Legislative Council of HK (HK Hansard) Laws of Hong Kong (Ordinances) E.g. (t:laws of hong kong) Bilingual Laws Information System http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm Gazette ( 憲報 ) w/ supplements E.g. hong kong AND government AND gazette The Government of the HKSAR Gazette http://www.gld.gov.hk/cgi- bin/gld/egazette/index.cgi?lang=e&agree=0 E.g. t: the authorized hong kong law reports and digest E.g. t: hong kong law reports E.g. t: hong kong law digest E.g. t: hong kong cases HK Legal Information Institute (incl. case law and judgments) http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm HK Judiciary Legal Reference System http://legalref.judiciary.gov.hk/lrs/en/intro/intro.jsp HK Law Cases

19. Research on: mental health of older people Identify the main concepts List possible Search terms/ synonyms Combine your search terms appropriately Formulate a Search Strategy

20. Mental health Depression Anxiety suicide (a) Mental health AND (elder * or aged or gerontology) AND (depress* or anxiety) (b) Mental health AND (elder * or aged or gerontology) AND Hong Kong (a) Mental health AND (elder * or aged or gerontology) AND (depress* or anxiety) (b) Mental health AND (elder * or aged or gerontology) AND Hong Kong Mental health AND (elder* or aged or gerontology*) 1. Identify the main concepts 2. List possible Search terms 3. Combine your search terms appropriately Formulate a Search Strategy Older people Mental health Elder Elderly Research on: mental health of old people Any specific? Aged Gerontology Hong Kong

21. AND: use when both A& B concepts are needed to narrow down your search OR: use with synonyms to increase search result AND NOT: use when some related concepts are excluded Use Brackets to specify search order “mental health of elderly people” (phrase search) Scenario 1: Scenario 2: Mental health AND elderly people Scenario 3: mental health AND (elder* OR aged people OR gerontology) EXPAND the search by: TRUNCATION Using OR to combine SYNONYMS: To expand the search BREAK DOWN the phrase using: AND TWO CONCEPTS are involved Mental health of elderly people NO or TOO FEW RECORDS ADD an additional search term: To narrow down the search in a country/region Hong Kong Develop Your Search Strategy Scenario 4: (anxiety OR depression) AND (moral value OR ethic*) AND More SPECIFIC terms

22. Concepts Needed Group 1Group 2Group 3 Concepts Needed?- Synonyms Develop Search Strategies Mental health of elderly people #1 (mental health OR anxiety OR depress*) #2 (elder* OR aged people OR gerontology) Group 1 + Group 2 AND Mental health Anxiety depression Elderly people Aged people Older people gerontology Hong kong Skills: 1. Grouping keywords together 2. Combination of groups of keywords 3. Too many records=>Narrow Down the search 4. Too few records=>Broaden the search #2 (elder* OR aged people OR gerontology) Group 2+ Group 3 #3 hong kong

23. Electronic Resources: Databases

24. E-News LIBRARY Online Databases (including e-journals) Social Services Social Services Abstracts Over 1400 journals in social work, social welfare, social policy, and community development from 1980 onwards Sociological Abstracts Literature in sociology and in social and behavioral sciences from 1963 onwards PsycINFO In the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as psychiatry,,sociology, education, etc. Child abuse, child welfare and adoption China Journal Net ( 中國期刊網 - 教育及社會科學專輯 ) 1994 年至今的国内公开出版的 6100 种核心期刊 与专业特色期刊的全文。 Social Services Social Services Abstracts Over 1400 journals in social work, social welfare, social policy, and community development from 1980 onwards Sociological Abstracts Literature in sociology and in social and behavioral sciences from 1963 onwards PsycINFO In the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as psychiatry,,sociology, education, etc. Child abuse, child welfare and adoption China Journal Net ( 中國期刊網 - 教育及社會科學專輯 ) 1994 年至今的国内公开出版的 6100 种核心期刊 与专业特色期刊的全文。 WiseNews -HK, China, Taiwan & Macau news Lexis-Nexis Academic - international news SCMP.com - rolling 7 days Contemporary China Newspaper Clippings Database(1992-1998) Hong Kong Newspaper Clippings Index 香港報章剪報 目錄 (1980 - 99) in CD-ROM @MLC Ming Pao Monthly 明報月刊 (1995-2000) People’s Daily Index 人民日 報索引 (1946-1995) WiseNews -HK, China, Taiwan & Macau news Lexis-Nexis Academic - international news SCMP.com - rolling 7 days Contemporary China Newspaper Clippings Database(1992-1998) Hong Kong Newspaper Clippings Index 香港報章剪報 目錄 (1980 - 99) in CD-ROM @MLC Ming Pao Monthly 明報月刊 (1995-2000) People’s Daily Index 人民日 報索引 (1946-1995) ONLINE DATABASES

25. * WiseNews m Major HK 24 newspapers from 1998 onwards m 240+ newspapers published in mainland China (from Nov., 1999) m 15+ newspapers published in Taiwan (from Feb., 2000) * Lexis-Nexis Academic m Major US newspapers & international news sources, news agencies m South China Morning post (1992- ) m w/ more than 20-year’s back issues m News Wires & News Transcripts search * HK TV Programs Db m records of the news, public affairs, and information television programmes produced by the local television companies since 1990 * Academic Research Library (ProQuest) m Television & movie review m Interview search m Speech search m Search for a Person Other Electronic Resources Current Events WiseNews Lexis-Nexis Academic HK TV Programs Db. Full-text Databases Academic Research Library Academic Search Premier E-Journals Cambridge Journals Online Oxford Journals Online E-Journal search form E-Reference Tools Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedia Britannica Online 中國人物庫 (1991-) 中國統計數據庫 (1995- ) * Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) m Images search m Entertainment review m Interview & Speech search m Search for a Person * Cambridge Journals Online m About 18 e-journals in “Social studies” * Oxford Journals Online m About 19 e-journals in “Sociology”, “Social policy” and “Social work” m About 11 e-journals in “Psychology and psychiatry” * Oxford Reference Online m Biographies m Dictionaries & Encyclopedia m Quotations

26. Free Web Resources m 政府統計處 ( 香港 ) http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/home.html m 國家統計局 - 中國統計信息網 http://www.stats.gov.cn m Macau Statistics http://www.dsec.gov.mo m UK Official Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk m US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov m United Nations Statistics Division http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/ m Statistical Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.ht ml (maintained by the U. of Michigan Documents Center) m Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies ( 香港亞太研究所 ) http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/ m Centre of Asian Studies ( 亞洲研究中心 ) http://www.hku.edu.hk/rss/centre/#h m Hong Kong Council of Social Services ( 香港社會服務聯會 ) http://www.hkcss.org.hk m The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups ( 香港青年協會 ) http://www.hkfyg.org.hk m Senior Citizen Home Safety Association ( 長者安居服務協會 ) http://www.schsa.org.hk m Caritas - Hong Kong ( 香港明愛 ) http://www.caritas.org.hk m Hong Kong Christian Service ( 香港基 督教服務處 ) http://www.hkcs.org/ m Healthy Ageing Resource Centre http://www.healthyageing.gov.hk/healthyageing/harc_e/fr ameset-e.htm

27. Research Support

28. Three Ways to Create your Bibliography Unit 2.2: Citing Information Resources @Library Tutorials : Campus-wide Web-based Bibliographic Management Tool Functions: Import references directly from major databases available through the Library homepage and the Library Catalogue or from text files, or enter references manually. Create personal folders and organize references into folders for different topics Format in-text citations Create bibliographies in a variety of citation styles including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Access your references from any location via the Web Register for a FREE account from ITSC! 1. Database built-in “Cite this” record format in a citation style 2. 3.

29. Apply for a JULAC Reader Card HK$50 per application expires at the end of the academic year (i.e. 31st July) and renew it in a new academic year endorsement from supervisor Request books that our Library does not hold or that have been checked out, but that are held by other libraries with the status "AVAILABLE" through Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL) Online Interlibrary Loan Request (Final-year) First 20 articles per academic year free of charge Web-based HKBU ILL System First-time user registration Keep track of the status of requests online Retrieve electronic articles on desktop HK$5 charge for each additional article filled by local libraries. Access to Resources Beyond HKBU Library