Description of SSR workshops
Company information
During this session you will learn how to:
- find company and industry information using annual reports, internet sites, directories, government legislation and regulations, reports by company analysts and media discussion
- use the Library catalogue, library databases and the internet to find company and industry information
Database searching for business
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- identify the most appropriate databases for your information needs
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- effectively search a range of databases including Business Source Complete
- manage your search results
Database searching for education, arts and social sciences
During the workshop you will learn how to:
- identify the most appropriate databases for your information needs
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- manage your search results, including printing, saving and emailing results
Evidence based databases
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- identify primary and secondary databases in evidence based health care
- locate and use the generic features of relevant databases
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- manage your search results
Finding and using EASS library resources
During this workshop you will learn about:
- accessing and using the Library website
- accessing the Library catalogue
- the range of Library services available
- bibliographic management
- accessing resources outside the UniSA Library
Finding theses
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- search for theses by institution, topic and award in the Library catalogue
- search databases such as Proquest Dissertations & Theses and Australasian Digital Theses Program
- search the Web for theses
- request theses through interlibrary loan
Health sciences databases
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- identify the most appropriate databases for your information needs
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- effectively search a range of databases including the OVID databases, Medline, AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine) and AgeLine
- manage your search results
Introduction to database searching for Health Sciences: EBSCOHost databases
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- search the EBSCOHost databases Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, CINAHL and SportDiscus
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- manage your search results
Keeping up to date
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- identify databases relevant to your research that provide alerting services
- register for, amend or delete email alerts and RSS feeds
- identify publishers' services on the web eg. ToCs (Table of Contents)
Library catalogue – advanced
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- access the UniSA Library catalogue and other catalogues in South Australia, Australia and overseas libraries
- use the advanced features of the UniSA Library catalogue
- make use of keyword searching
- limit searches
- use personal features, such as History, Bookbag, Saved Searches and Alerts
News Online
During this workshop you will learn about:
- the variety of news sources on the internet
- locating and accessing news on the internet
- identifying relevant databases that cover news
- finding historical news sources
Pharmacy and medical sciences databases
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- identify the most appropriate databases for your information needs
- develop and modify search strategies for successful results
- effectively search a range of databases including Medline and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)
- manage your search results
SciFinder Scholar
This database covers literature from 1907 to the present. Sources include journals, patents, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports, books, and more. Subjects include chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and related sciences as well as specific detail on chemical substances, including organic and inorganic compounds, sequences, coordination compounds, polymers, and alloys.
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- search the SciFinder Scholar database using topic candidates
- refine your search using limits
- use the structure drawing package
Strategies for searching databases
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- select and access databases
- construct a search plan by defining relevant concepts and keywords
- perform a search
- refine your search using limits, truncation and wildcards
- locate references
- evaluate your search results
Using Compendex and Inspec
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- search the Compendex and Inspec databases
- navigate the four search options available
- apply search tips such as auto-stemming, wildcards & truncation, phrase searching, limiting, browsing indexes
- develop and modify your search strategies for successful results
- locate the full text of articles
- create a personal profile, set up alerts and RSS feeds
- export your references to your bibliographic management software
Web of Science
Web of Science is a database within the Web of Knowledge platform. It provides access to current and retrospective information from academic, high impact research journals. Disciplines across the sciences, the social sciences and the arts and humanities are covered. There are specialised research features such as Cited Reference searching, in-depth Citation Analysis of search results, and Citation alerts.
During this workshop you will learn how to:
- search the database and navigate through the results
- undertake a cited reference search
- save a search history as an email alert
Where do I publish
During this workshop you will learn:
- what a peer reviewed journal is, and why it is important
- how to find and choose a journal in which to publish your paper
- how to measure the quality of a journal
- what you need to do once you have chosen a journal