Cov Uni Intro slides - full version July 2022

Introduction for 6th form & college students

Coventry UNiversity Library

• Overview of academic libraries

• Types of sources including AI

• Doing your research

• Finding books in the library

• Schools & College Reference Access Scheme

In this session

• Usually open 24 hours
• Onsite café and vending machines
• Self-service facilities (for Cov Uni students)
• Variety of study spaces - silent, quiet & group
• Bookable group study rooms
• Library staff support
• Other study support - CAW, Sigma

Subtitle

overview of academic libraries

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doing your research

• Real journal
• Year, volume, issue and page numbers match
• Authors have written on this topic
• BUT… the article doesn’t exist!

AI hallucinates regularly – especially references

Generative AI

doing your research

Peer reviewed articles

• Articles written by academics and researchers.
• Reviewed by other academics and researchers before publication.
• Articles reviewed by peers = peer-review process.
• Aim is to ensure accuracy/quality of academic articles.

Journal Editor

doing your research

Evaluating your sources

The PARC Test

Purpose - What is the purpose and intended audience of your source? Authority - What are the credentials of the author. Are they a recognised subject specialist? Are they affiliated to a company or institution? Reliability - Who/which viewpoints have/have not been cited? Are the authors ignoring other perspectives in the field? Are citations included from recognizable sources? Currency - What is the publication date? Is the information up to date? Are the references recent? Is timeliness important to your topic?

doing your research

Search tips

• Limit your search to peer reviewed articles
• Filter your search by date
• Search for the most important words only (keywords)
• Use phrase searching by including quotation marks around keywords i.e. “event management”
• Think about synonyms for your keywords (other words that mean the same thing)

doing your research

doing your research

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Bap

Cob

Barm cake

Barm

Batch

Bread Roll

Roll

doing your research

Check out the school libguide for links to Open Access resources and more!

Free resources

doing your research

Locate is the library catalogue where students can find books and articles to help with their research. Coventry University students also have access to many subject specific databases where they can search for information (not available to schools/colleges)www.locate.coventry.ac.uk

Finding books in the library

Finding books in the library

The Dewey Decimal Classification System

Finding books in the library

The Dewey Decimal Classification System

Finding books in the library

The Dewey Decimal Classification System

Finally, letters are alphabetical

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Then this

This next

Look for this first.Main subject area (more on that later)

Finding books in the library

2nd Floor

• 600 - Medicine
• 600 - Engineering
• 700 - Art & Design
• 700 - Film
• 800 - Literature
• 900 - History
• 900 - Geography

1st Floor

• 300 - Law
• 300 - Politics
• 300 - Education
• 400 - Languages
• 500 - Sciences

Ground Floor

• 004 - Computing
• 150 - Psychology
• 200 - Religion
• 300 - Sociology
• 300 - Media

Finding books in the library

Please don't attempt to reshelve books, just leave on trolleys or desks for book elves to sort.

Polite Request

Using the mobile shelving

• Check aisles are clear.
• Press the arrow pointing to the shelf you want to access, not the direction of travel.
• Red centre lights will stop shelves moving.

Finding books in the library

Finding books in the library

Info at libguides.coventry.ac.uk/schools

• College and sixth-form students can use the library for reference purposes.
• Students will have access to the study spaces and print books

Schools & colleges reference access scheme

Any questions?