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research skills
Katie McNamara
Academic Support Librarian (Film, Media & Design)
what are keywords?
keywords
the terms used to facilitate a search
selecting and using keywords
video: selecting and using keywords
how search works
how search
works
learn to use keywords
effectively
how search works
how search works
"video games"
violence
"video games" violence
how search works
teenagers
"video games"
violence
"video games" violence teenagers
how search works
aggression
"video games"
violence
"video games" violence aggression
using truncation *
aggression
aggressions
aggressive
aggressiveness
"video games" aggressi*
where to search
where
to search
...depends on the topic you're writing on
summon + uwl databases
summon
standard: summon + uwl databases
databases a-z
summon
brings together (almost) everything that UWL subscribes to
summon
content - journal articles, books, ebooks, news articles and reports
use filters - could you limit by year? or content type?
bob: box of broadcasts
film / tv / radio
bob
find + skip to the relevant part of any programme
create playlists + clips
mintel
consumer research reports + data
mintel
focussed on demographics across various industries
use to find data
e.g. media consumption habits
warc
contains lots of content tpes - analysis of ad campaigns, blog posts, journal articles, videos
warc
'hub' pages bring together articles on a topic area - look out for recommended articles
extra: further options
look further...
extra: further options
google scholar
link to UWL subs
settings >
library links
cite forwards
reference list
cited by
cite forwards
present
past
theses / dissertations
databases a-z
> dissertations/theses
ill: inter-library loan
UWL doesn't subscribe to everything...
ill
...but we can borrow articles and books from other libraries
other libraries (sconul)
allows you to visit other university libraries
other libraries (sconul)
sign up online
ug students cannot borrow books - but can use the collections / space
use copac / search25 to find books at other libraries
scholarly vs popular
evaluate your results
scholarly
popular
blogs / websites
books
news articles
journal articles
databases
social media