Using the Library for research
Massey University Library, Albany
Campus, August 2017
• Where to start – Library website
• Books - at Massey & beyond
• Finding Research Reports
• Journal article databases
• Specialist information resources
• Managing your references
• Research consultations
Where to find information and help
• Discover
• Bonus+
• ULANZ
• Interlibrary loan (for books and articles)
Books
• 13 Australian & 2 New Zealand University Libraries
• Look for the Bonus+ link in Discover
• Postgraduate students can have up to 10 BONUS+
items requested/issued at once
Discover & Bonus+
• A national reciprocal borrowing scheme run by New Zealand’s university libraries
• Massey staff and students can borrow books from other university libraries
• All universities except the University of Auckland
• Only books can be borrowed
• For more information go to the “About Us” page and click on
“Borrowing from Another Library”
ULANZ – other NZ Universities
Inter-library Loan
• If Massey doesn’t have a book or article you can request it from another library
• $5 per item
• More info and request form on the “Borrowing from Another Library” page
Finding Massey Research Reports
•In Discover…
•Include
research report massey in your search words
•Then select Catalogue:
Books, DVDs & Journal Titles
•Click link to access report
Search Strategy
Choose a resource / database to search We have subject
guides to help you
• Hall, V. B., & McDermott, C. (2011). Unobserved Components Business Cycles for New Zealand: What Are They, and What Might Drive
Them?. Economic Record, 87(277), 294-317.
If you have a reference to a journal article or book…
Use Discover to find it
Business specific journals
Multi-disciplinary citation databases
Specialist company & industry information, financials and news
• Factiva
- companies info inc. financials, markets, news inc. company and share market announcements
- see on Finance & Economics subject guide
• Market and industry and Country reports
– see on the Finance & Economics subject guide à Analysis, Reports and Statistics
• Statistical information
– Finance & Economics subject guide à Analysis Reports and Statistics
Specialist Information Sources
• Bloomberg
- Available on specified pcs only
• Library (level 3 – behind Training Room)
• Trading Lab (Student Central building. Access card or scheduled open hours)
• Masters Room
Specialist Information Sources
• Identify key concepts / keywords
• Decide what sort of material you need
• Choose the resource (database) you are going to search
• Use *, “ ”, AND, OR to combine keywords effectively
• Evaluate results and change strategy if necessary
Literature searching strategies
Search Strategy
Example topic:
New Zealand export competitiveness with China, Korea, Thailand and other growing Asian economies.
• Identify key concepts / keywords
Search Strategy
List any synonyms, related phrases, variant forms of words e.g.
export competitiveness, export performance growing, expanding
While you’re searching make a note of any new words or phrases used in the database and articles:
• Expand key concepts / keywords
Search Strategy
e.g. Academic literature v economic indicators
• Decide what sort of material you need
• Choose the resource (database) you are going to search
Search Strategy
export
*
will find export, exports, exportation, exporting…“export competitiveness”
china OR korea OR thailand OR asia export* AND asia
• Tips for combining keywords effectively
Search Strategy
• Keep a record of what you’ve searched
• If you don’t find anything, or not much
• use broader terms
• use different terms
• try a different database
• If you find too much
• use narrower terms
• use filters
• Evaluate results and change strategy if necessary
Search Strategy
• OWLL website – http://owll.massey.ac.nz
– how to reference – APA Interactive
– what is plagiarism & how to avoid it
• Library
– Manuals on how to reference – Endnote
Managing References
Helps you:
•Organise and store your references
•Create a correctly formatted bibliography
•Insert correctly formatted citations into your Word document
Available:
•On library pcs
•Free download for Massey students
Help and support
• on library website
•Classes run by library
Finally …
Library staff are here to support you in your study
• Use the Research Services page as your gateway to resources and services
• Book a research consultation:
Fiona Diesch, Business Librarian [email protected]
Ph. 09 21363456
