MA Travel & Nature Writing / MRes Transnational Writing "To Do" list 2017/18 by Katie Rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn This blackboard-style "to do" list is really a "to try" list. It contains some notes, links and suggested activities - tailored to your subject - to help you explore Library services and resources. Always come back to us whenever you need to! en-us 2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC 2025-11-15 21:02:10 UTC hello@padlet.com SMART SEARCHING TIPS k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498846
  • Use the Library resources rather than Google!

  • Use advanced search options whenever possible

  • Identify a good set of keyword search terms - before you begin any search - identify synonyms, consider academic Vs layman's terms, possible differences in spelling e.g. USA Vs UK - the short film linked below might give you some inspiration

  • Refine your search by combining your keywords using Boolean operators = 

                         Words – AND / OR / NOT
                            Symbols - * / ? / “ “

]]> 2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498846 ACTIVITIES k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498847 2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498847 EBOOK SHOWCASE k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498848
  • Using the Library Search find the e-book Ecocriticism (2011) by Greg Garrard

    • Click on 'URL: Online access' and login

    • What can you do with / within the e-book? Anything useful?
    ]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498848     DATABASE A-Z SHOWCASE Have you met BoB, Lynda & Co.? k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498850
    • Find the 'Database  A-Z' on the Library website 

    • Find BoB (Box of Broadcasts) on the list. Select, sign in / create an account. 

    • What can you do with BoB? e.g. search for your favourite childhood TV show, request a recording from today's programme guide, set up a playlist, make a clip & work out how to upload it to Minerva or share with your classmates. 

    • Identify & explore some other useful databases for your subject  - some pointers if you need them -  Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, Cambridge Journals Digital Archive, Chatham House Online Archive, Dictionary of National Biography, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS), Empire Online, Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Global Exchange, JSTOR, Lynda.com, Newsbank, Film & Television Literature Index, The Listener Historical Archive, Literary Manuscripts, Literary Reference Center Plus, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Journals Online, Perdita Manuscripts, Periodicals Archive Online, Poetry and Short Story Reference Centre, Project Muse, RefWorks, TRILT - Television & Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (see also red 'Top Tip' box to right), Zetoc

    ]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498850     TOP TIP k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498851   TRILT Vs BoB
    If you find the BoB search too basic for your needs, use TRILT on the Database A-Z to search link straight to BoB from here (look for the BoB icon!)  ]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498851     JOURNALS A-Z SHOWCASE k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498852
    How many e-journals do we have which feature the keyword “nature” or "travel" in the title?

    ]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498852     REFERENCING & MANAGING THE RESOURCES YOU FIND k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498853
    It's important to start keeping a record of what you are reading to ensure you are efficient, effective, robust & ethical researchers . The Library's referencing tools can help save you time, especially when you are writing assignments and creating bibliographies and reference lists. With referencing tools such as RefWorks you can create your own personal libraries

    Referencing tools available in the Library: 
    1. Cite them Right Online 
    2. Refworks (free software such as Zotero & Mendeley also available but BSU Library suppoorts RefWorks)

    • Follow the ‘Research and Referencing’ Quick Link from the Library homepage. 

    • Find & select Cite Them Right Online (CTRO) to access guidelines about referencing (Bath Spa Harvard)

    • If you haven’t already, set up a RefWorks account - accessible through Database A-Z or 'Research and Referencing’ Quick Link from the library homepage. 

    • Export some references to the resources you’ve found today - look for the 'Tools' Export icon bibliography using Harvard-style referencing. 
    ]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498853     Exporting to RefWorks 2 k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498854 2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498854 Exporting to RefWorks 1 k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498855 2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498855 THE LIBRARY WEBSITE k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498856 Is the thing ...

    https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/library/]]>     2017-10-03 15:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498856     RESEARCH EXTRAS k_rickard https://padlet.com/k_rickard/281oyz8za5yn/wish/193498857
  • ResearchSPAce - BSU's institutional respository, contains digitised PhD theses, citations & full-text items by BSU academics http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/



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