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Mastering Library Resources: A Guide for Classics Research

By the end of this session, participants will be able to effectively identify and locate relevant resources for their research in Classics. The workshop covers how to utilize the library efficiently, access other libraries, and master search techniques for discovering useful materials. Key topics include using the library catalog, understanding document delivery services, and leveraging bibliographic databases like JSTOR. Attendees will also learn about effective searching methods, including Boolean operators and advanced searching strategies, to optimize their research experience.

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Mastering Library Resources: A Guide for Classics Research

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  1. Classics Resources, Methods and Resources- Library Induction Suzie Kitchin and Christine Purcell October 2008

  2. By the end of this session… You should be able to… • Identify and find relevant resources for your research • Use the library effectively, and make the most of our services and resources • Access other libraries and their resources

  3. Library basics • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/ • Using the library • University Library - 4 libraries • Opening hours • Borrowing privileges • Durham University email • Contacts / support

  4. Library web pages http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/ • Subject information - Classics • Information for… • Postgraduate • Research • Databases • Using other libraries

  5. Library catalogue • How to search • Author / title • Keyword and advanced searching • Marking records • Journals – print and online • Your library record • Document Delivery Service

  6. Effective searching (1) • Synonyms • e.g. tragedy, drama, melodrama • Truncation • e.g. drama* (drama, dramas, dramatic) • Wildcards • e.g. organi*ation, behavio*r • Boolean operators: AND, OR & AND NOT

  7. Combining search terms • Boolean operators: AND, OR & AND NOT Plato AND Aristotle Plato OR Aristotle Plato AND NOT Aristotle

  8. Effective searching (2) • Limits • e.g. year, language • Combination of searches, eg. (monument* or sculpture*) and (deterio* or weathering) • Advanced search option / help • Searching advice: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/

  9. Bibliographic databases • L’Annee Philologique • Web of Knowledge (multidisciplinary) • Dyabola Full-text sources include: • Patrologia Latina • Encyclopaedia Judaica • Journal providers eg JSTOR

  10. Current Awareness • Library catalogue • Reading history • Keyword searches • New books • Alerting services http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/finding/curaware/ • Theses and Dissertations http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/classics/theses/

  11. Other resources • News and news archives http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/newspapers/ • Image databases http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/imagedatabases/ • Subject gateways http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/classics/gateways/

  12. Wider access • Local universities e.g. Newcastle and Northumbria • Access to other libraries • SCONUL Access Scheme • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/otherlibraries/ • Document Delivery Service • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/borrowing/dds/

  13. Where to get help • Main Library - Enquiries Desk Level 2 • On-line enquiry service: • http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/enquiries/ • Academic Support Team: • Suzie Kitchin suzie.kitchin@durham.ac.uk • Christine Purcell c.w.purcell@durham.ac.uk

  14. Feedback form • Please complete the online evaluation form before logging off your PC (link is on Classics Information skills page) http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/claspg08

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