1. Information Skills for Projects Roger Mills and Catherine Dockerty March 2007

2. This session How to do subject searches for journal articles, conference papers, book chapters etc How to cite electronic sources correctly How to avoid plagiarism

3. Subject searching OLIS and TDNet cover Oxford holdings only Better to use specialist indexes covering the world’s literature Use inter-library loan for items not held in Oxford and not online

4. Major sources Today we cover: Web of Knowledge Biological Abstracts Zoological Record Many others available: see OxLIP

5. Going home These are mostly subscription databases Only available on Oxford network To use outside Oxford, use VPN Register for it at OUCS and get software BEFORE you leave Oxford Also get ATHENS personal password

6. https://register.oucs.ox.ac.uk/

8. ATHENS VPN

9. Citing your references An article in an online journal which also exists in print can be cited in the same way as print To cite something which only exists electronically, e.g. a web site, follow special rules which include the date viewed

10. Avoid plagiarism Easy to copy and paste paragraphs and make it look like your own work Heavy penalties if caught! Make sure you always give correct citation See: http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/referencing.php http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/referencing.php [or Google ‘plagiarism uk’]

11. http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/referencingcitations.php

12. Keeping track of your references Make sure you keep a systematic listing of your references, so you can find them again when you need them A simple listing in Word should be fine, but if you have a large number of references, software like RefWorks (free) or EndNote (£90 from OUCS) can be very helpful. Some databases allow you to export references directly to RefWorks of EndNote.

13. Maps If you need to do much mapping, consider using the MapInfo software. The Bodleian Map Room staff can give you guidance.

14. www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/oxlip To find the databases go to OxLIP and look in title index: Web of Knowledge Electronic Reference Library Nb turn off pop-up blockers!

15. Quick Reference Guides Web of Knowledge: http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/present _version/newwok101.pdf http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/present _version/newwok101.pdf WebSPIRS: http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/WebSPIRS5.1_QRC.pdf Biological Abstracts: http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/BIOSIS_on_Silver Platter_QRC.pdf http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/BIOSIS_on_Silver Platter_QRC.pdf Zoological Record: http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/ZRonSP.pdf http://www.biosis.org/media/pdf/qrc/ZRonSP.pdf

16. These slides are available on www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/isbes/training