Welcome to the Open Science Centre! Tiia Puputti / Information Specialist Orientation for International Tutors

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1 Welcome to the Open Science Centre! f Tiia Puputti / Information Specialist Orientation for International Tutors

2 Where to get help Service desk, main library 1st floor Circulation services, Mon Fri 10 18, Sat Information services, Mon Fri Library User s Guide Library Tutorial Resources by Subject Library front page Library courses

3 Changes Library system change some changes and service breaks Renovations main library moves to Mattilanniemi next March/April

4 Things to mention? You may pick books from shelves for reading, copying and borrowing. You may borrow as many books as you wish. Borrowing and reserving are free of charge. Self-service loan stations are available. Use the return machine to return books. Reserved books can be picked up from the 1 st floor shelf. Use copy machines to print, copy and scan. Ask the library staff for help. Meet friends, study and hang out!

5 Library card There s no hurry! Students can get the card when they borrow a book for the first time. No card needed to use electronic materials (databases, articles, e-books).

6 Where to study Some areas in the library are reserved for group work and discussion. Other areas are only for silent work. There are group work rooms that you can reserve.

7 Electronic materials are accessed through JYKDOK Search in JYKDOK (for a book, topic, author, database ) E-books appear in search results Articles: choose International e-materials search -tab Databases are accessed through JYKDOK as well (guide) You will be asked to sign in with university username and password (haka) when necessary

8 How to find books from the shelf

9 How to reserve books

10 JYKDOK library catalogue

11 JYKDOK: How to search for information on a topic The search icon Write the topic, e.g. online learning. Click the search icon for results. Default tab: Library s Collections contain most of our material but not articles. Use the last tab, International e-materials search to find articles quickly.

12 JYKDOK: How to quick search for articles In International e-materials search find scholarly articles by narrowing the search results to peer-reviewed articles For full-text articles, click the links here Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

13 How to search for articles Use databases to search for articles. Find databases in JYKDOK. Click the link Database interface to access the database. Some multi-disciplinary databases: - Scopus - Academic Search Elite Databases are accessed through JYKDOK (guide). Check databases for your research area/main subject at Resources by subject.

14 How to read e-books You can find e-books in JYKDOK, the library catalogue. There are different e-books services in JYKDOK, so there is no one set of instructions for how to read e-books. For downloading e-books, you may need a username and password that you create yourself. To see instructions for reading and downloading e-books, go here: en/library-tutorial/finding-sources/books/e-books

15 Databases: an example Possible full-text here Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

16 Databases have their own thesauri where you can find alternative, related, narrower or broader concepts on your topic. Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

17 Search terms Use handbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries to find search terms and get to know your topic. Learn the basic concepts in your field. Use thesauri or subject terms in databases to find related, alternate, narrower or broader concepts Use phrase marks search terms for exact hits Use AND to include both, OR to include either search term, e.g search term OR subject term Make a mind map of your search terms You can only find what you search for, so work on your search terms! Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

18 Handbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences MOT dictionaries How to find handbooks and encyclopedias: library-tutorial/topic-and-searchterms/defining-the-topic Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

19 How to find journals and search them Write the name of the journal or the research area (e.g. psychology) in the search box in JYKDOK Click a link to go to the journal s archive In the journal s archive, you can search within the journal ( search within this journal or similar option) or browse issues Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

20 SAGE Research Methods Online SRMO is a database for research methods. It contains e-books, articles, case studies and more. There s a methods map that helps you get familiar with different research methods. SAGE Research Methods Online: Also, see Mapping Research Methods: menetelmapolkuja/en Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

21 Source criticism is a prerequisite of academic work Peer-reviewed articles - Use databases to find articles and limit your search results to peer-reviewed articles or scholarly journals - Databases contain also non-scholarly articles Books by renowned scientific publishers You can use the Publication Forum to evaluate journals or publishers (level 1, 2 or 3 = scholarly) Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

22 Google Scholar Google Scholar contains both scholarly and not scholarly articles, conference papers and other kinds of documents You can find good search results but you cannot limit your search results to scholarly sources Cited by is the number of people who cited the document: it is not necessarily an indicator of whether the source is scholarly or reliable How to evaluate sources: Where is the source published? Is it a scholarly journal? > Use Publication Forum to evaluate publications More full-text options if used through university network Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

23 Academic fraud Good scientific practise is a prerequisite for reliable, ethically acceptable and credible results of a scientific study Forms of misconduct in science: Fabrication: presenting fabricated data, e.g. made up results, to the research community Misrepresentation: intentionally altering or only partially presenting original findings or theoretical evidence in a way which distorts the results Plagiarism: presenting someone else s work or ideas as one s own Misappropriation: stealing someone else s original research idea, plan or findings Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

24 Referencing and citations One of the most essential skills in academic work is the appropriate and ethical use of scientific sources Plagiarism is taken very seriously within the academic community. Sufficient skills in seeking and managing information are the keys in avoiding it. Jyväskylä university library Tiia Puputti / 2016

25 Referencing and citations Always use a reference when you are using someone else s work (text, pictures, web page) It s recommended that you use RefWorks to manage your references: start here (click database interface ) There are different styles for references and bibliographies be systematic! - E.g. APA style - Check with your supervisor or teacher

26 Where to get help Service desk, main library 1st floor Circulation services, Mon Fri 10 18, Sat Information services, Mon Fri Library User s Guide Library Tutorial Resources by Subject Library front page