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This document provides an overview of the library services and resources available to students at Edith Cowan University, including the collections, databases, subject guides, and support services offered across the 3 campus libraries. It describes how to search the online catalog to find books, journal articles, and other materials, and highlights tools like subject guides and workshops that are available to help students with their research. Contact information is provided for reference librarians who can assist students and answer questions.

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Ecu Library Ref

This document provides an overview of the library services and resources available to students at Edith Cowan University, including the collections, databases, subject guides, and support services offered across the 3 campus libraries. It describes how to search the online catalog to find books, journal articles, and other materials, and highlights tools like subject guides and workshops that are available to help students with their research. Contact information is provided for reference librarians who can assist students and answer questions.

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PGP Course Secondary Education 2019

Library Research: Finding & Using


Information

Amanda Myers, Education Librarian - [email protected]

Today’s Session
Overview of the Library Services
Library Collections
Information Sources
Searching with ECU Worldsearch
Finding Resources
Subject Guides
Information Services
Support & Help

Overview ECU Library Services


3 Campus Libraries – Mt Lawley, Joondalup, South
West Campus
Great Study spaces & PC labs
Borrow 100 items
Reciprocal Borrowing & Document Delivery
Study Help: Learning Advisors, Library Workshops,
Peer to Peer
Opening hours vary during semester check the
library website for details

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ECU Library Home Page

Check Regularly
Check ECU email & My Library Account for
notifications, renewals, holds and fines

Library Spaces & Services


Borrow books, DVDs and more
PC Labs, photocopy, scan & print services
Silent or group study areas - bookable
Curiosity Studio (Mt Lawley)

Take some time to discover your favourite place

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ECU Library Collections
High Use Collection: 3 hour loan
Main Collection: books, ebooks
Journal collection: print, ejournals
Teaching Resources Collection: T & TQ
Databases & Indexes: online & full-text
Film, Sound & Music Scores (Mt Lawley)
Law Library (Joondalup)
Dewey system
370 – Education
372 – Primary education
T & TQ prefix – teaching resources, big
books

Types of Information Sources


Reference works: Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias.
Print or online
Books: detailed and in-depth coverage of a subject
Internet: accessible, infinite information, important
to evaluate as not always reliable
Newspapers / Magazines: current affairs, news,
trade, industry information
Journals: Recent research, reliable information from
reputable authors

What is a Scholarly Journal?


Scholarly: about academic disciplines
Published: University presses, professional
associations or learned societies
Authors: with academic credentials or experts
Cite: information sources used, reference list

Articles in academic journals have reliable information

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What is a Peer-Reviewed Journal?
Extensive review process, high quality
News, editorials, book reviews in a journal may not be
peer-reviewed
Peer reviewed are scholarly
Check with Ulrich’s web

http://www.trentu.ca/library/help/scholarly/journal_peer_review

Peer Reviewed Journals


To check that an academic journal title is peer reviewed, search for the title in
Ulrichsweb. http://ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.ezproxy.ecu.edu.au/

Databases & Indexes


A+ Education: produced by Australian Council for
Educational Research (ACER)
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center): U.S.
Department of Education
Education Source: International education database
Includes some full text
Indexes: citations about articles, usually not fulltext

You can access these from the Education Subject Guide

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ECU WorldSearch, the best place to find information !

Search Approaches
Search approaches – known information or serendipity
Book title, author
Journal title, journal article
Keyword search
Limit “” & wildcards: connect* (connect, connection,
connectivity) wom#m (woman and women)
Boolean AND, NOT, OR. You can nest terms in parentheses
(Australia) AND (Primary Education)
Advanced Search form

Finding a Book with Known information

ti: "educating Australia” “


au:bentley,tom
Dewey: 370.994
ISBN: bn:9780522870435

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Limit Search Results
Limit search results: library location, format, year of publication
Sort by date
Save filter selections for your next search
Cite, Link, email and Save to folder

The item record in detail


Description: contents,
links to related subjects,
summary, notes
Editions, Formats,
Availability, dewey
number,
Place a Hold

Finding a Journal Article


Enter details in ECU WorldSearch
Use limit tools to refine results
Select title to launch article via database access to journal

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Searching on a Topic
Keywords
• Child, children, kids, teens, teenagers, juvenile, young
children
Terms, wildcard and connectors
• Limit “” & wildcards: connect* (connect, connection,
connectivity) wom#m (woman and women)
• Boolean AND, NOT, OR. You can nest terms in parentheses
(Australia) AND (Primary Education)
Limit search results: date, format

Where to start? ECU Subject Guides


To help you get
started!
Visit the Subject
Guides link from the
library home page.
http://www.ecu.edu.a
u/centres/library-
services/overview

A guide for Education,


Referencing, Library
Workshops, End Note,
Academic support and
more!

Information Services & Help

The library has information services available to you


Subject Guides: starting point for research
Assignment labs, workshops and learning advisors
Reference librarian services: by appointment
Contact the library
Email: library @ecu.edu.au
Call: 6304 65525
Visit in person

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Introducing SLIDE, 4 easy to use online
modules designed for students to master
technology-enhanced learning and how to
study in a digital learning environment.
Visit SLIDE today. Available to everyone,
anytime, anywhere.
ecu.au.libguides.com/slide

How to use ECU Library


How to use ECU Worldsearch
Researching your Assignment
Referencing
Mind Mapping
Streaming Music & Videos

ecu.au.libguides.com/library-workshops

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