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- 1. 06.07.2018 1 Hochschule Weihenstephan- Triesdorf – the library OUR OFFERS concerning LITERATURE RESEARCH Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018 What subject areas can you find in the library? » literature for all courses offered at our university » in addition, literature on interdisciplinary subjects: biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics, physics, environmental sciences, energy, engineering etc. Folie 2Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
- 2. 06.07.2018 2 Where can you find the library online? www.hswt.de/bibliothek Folie 3Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018 Folie 4 How can the library help its users? » Lend the most important books for their studies » Access to recent scientific journals, take photocopies and scans of journal articles (free with our book scanner) » Access to electronic media (e-books, e-journals) » Make suggestions for future purchases » Use interlibrary loan to get literature we don‘t have » Training offers » Reference management with Citavi » the perfect place for work and studies » further offers: recent newspapers and magazines, language course media, magazines for language learners, wireless LAN Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
- 3. 06.07.2018 3 Training offers (1) » introduction to literature research › tailored on the topics concerning the courses of studies › each course of studies can use the library help for this › duration: 1,5 hours › overview about the library and their offers with practical exercises for the students › search structure and basics › catalogue and databases › interlibrary-loan › literature managing system Folie 5Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018 Training offers (2) » one-on-one support sessions › to help with literature researches for presentation, project, bachelor or master thesis › 2 times: › 1. time: introduction to the searching basics like „how to search correctly“ and to a database, which is qualified for the topic › 2. time: recapitulation and consolidation, introduction to the interlibrary-loan and a literature management database (Citavi) › duration of each time: 1,5 hours Folie 6Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
- 4. 06.07.2018 4 Training offers (3) » library introductions for new students › how to use the library › how to search the library catalogue › how to find the literature in the library shelves › how to use the e-media – both at the campus and at home › duration: 15-20 minutes » library introductions for classes › similar to the introductions for new students, but with a ralley through the library and the catalogue › duration: 1 hour Folie 7Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018 Interlibrary loan and copyright » New copyright law in Germany since 1st march 2018 » Deep breaks into the interlibrary loan concerning the copies of articles: › only 10% of a book is allowed to be copied › a copy of an article is only allowed, if it is a scientific journal › these rules are concerning both the interlibrary loan and copies inside the University of Applied Sciences Folie 8Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018
- 5. 06.07.2018 5 Thank you for listening! www.hswt.de [email protected] Alexandra Beyer / Rome, June 2018 Example introduction to literature research IMLA International Master of Landscape Architecture Folie 10Bibliothek
- 6. 06.07.2018 6 Hochschule Weihenstephan- Triesdorf – the library our offers - YOUR POSSIBILITIES Bibliothek Where can you find the library? » Main library Weihenstephan: Am Hofgarten 2 (at the top of the hill at Weihenstephan) » Branch library Wald und Forstwirtschaft: Hans-Carl- von-Carlowitz-Platz 3 (in the HSWT forestry building) » Branch library Sprachenzentrum: Weihenstephaner Berg 5 („Pappelallee“ building near Vöttingerstr.) » Branch library Triesdorf: Markgrafenstr. 16, 91746 Weidenbach (near Ansbach) Folie 12Bibliothek
- 7. 06.07.2018 7 What subject areas can you find in the library? » literature for all courses offered at our university » in addition, literature on interdisciplinary subjects: biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics, physics, environmental sciences, energy, engineering etc. Folie 13Bibliothek Where can you find the library online? www.hswt.de/bibliothek Folie 14Bibliothek
- 8. 06.07.2018 8 Folie 15 How can the library help its users? » Borrow the most important books for their studies » Access recent scientific journals, take photocopies and scans of journal articles (free with our book scanner) » Access electronic media (e-books, e-journals) » Make suggestions for future purchases » Use interlibrary loan to get literature we don‘t have » Training offers » Reference management with Citavi » the perfect place for work and studies » further offers: recent newspapers and magazines, language course media, magazines for language learners, wireless LAN Bibliothek Why is it so important to prepare a list of search terms before you start searching? » you will need more than one database for your search » you will lose track of your search progress if you can‘t reproduce all of your searches in different databases » you could forget important search terms and aspects of your topic » you can prepare an overview of all broader and minor terms, synonyms, and foreign-language equivalents of your search terms » you should constantely edit your list during your search Folie 16Bibliothek
- 9. 06.07.2018 9 How do you search correctly? » make sure your search terms aren‘t too general » truncate with * » use „_“ for composite nouns » use search limits » use English search terms in literature databases » use key words from previous hits » if you get „no results“: check your search terms with respect to typos Folie 17Bibliothek How do you get the literature you found in the catalogue? » you can see in the catalogue where the book (or the journal) is located and if it is currently on loan: › „available for loan“: note call number and take the item directly from the shelf, have it registered at the service desk › „on loan until...“: reserve the item directly in the catalogue, you can see the estimated return date, you‘ll get an e-mail as soon as you can collect the item at the service desk › „available for request“: the item is located in a different branch (branch library Triesdorf or reserve department) and can be requested, you‘ll get an e-mail as soon as you can collect the item at the service desk › „full text“: you have direct access to the electronic full text Folie 18Bibliothek
- 10. 06.07.2018 10 What can you do if the library doesn‘t hold the requested literature? Folie 19 » Order suggestion: › directly in our catalogue › in person at our service desk Bibliothek What can you do if the library doesn‘t hold the requested literature? » interlibrary loan: › directly in our catalogue: choose „database selection“ and „library network“ for your search › books: free › journal articles: delivered as photocopies, subject to a charge (€ 1,50 per article) Folie 20Bibliothek
- 11. 06.07.2018 11 You are looking for journal articles on landscape architecture. Which literature databases should you choose? In our database information system (DBIS) you can find all our licensed literature databases listed by topic. The best databases for your topic are: » RSWB (architecture, civil engineering) » Garden, landscape & horticulture index (garden, landscape architecture, plants) » Environment complete (life sciences) » AGRIS (agriculture, landscape architecture, plants...) » GABA/GAFI (garden, landscape architecture, plants) » WISO (economics) » Wildlife & ecology studies worldwide (zoology, ecology) » Web of Science (science in general) » e-media platforms (Springer, Elsevier, DeGruyter, Ulmer, UTB) Folie 21Bibliothek Where do you find the appropriate literature databases for your field of interest? Folie 22Bibliothek
- 12. 06.07.2018 12 How do you get the articles you found in literature databases? » full text options (provided by the database itself) » : selecting the SFX button (next to the detailed result) opens a new window offering links to a variety of library services that will help you get the document: › available for loan or photocopy (HSWT, TU, Munich libraries) › interlibrary loan › full text options (e-journals, e-books, online sources) » if there is no SFX button: note the information you have about the journal in which the article was published („source“) and start searching in our online catalogue Folie 23Bibliothek How can you manage your search results? » create your own account (offered by different providers of literature databases) » create a list of selected items » save, print or e-mail your results » pay attention to the field „source“ in your results (it contains the journal in which the article was published; you need this information for interlibrary loan requests) » the best way: reference management with Citavi Folie 24Bibliothek