Information Literacy Online Resources for Postgraduates

Information cycle | Research Process | Research Tools | Evaluating | Managing & Citing references | Publishing your research work | Help

UoA Graduate Profiles: UoA home >> Teaching & Learning >> Objectives and Plans

1. Information Cycle

  1. Research publication cycle diagrams from Humboldt State University, US
  2. How literature is structured from Cornell University
  3. The Search strategy with primary, secondary & tertiary sources from Cornell University
  4. Exercise: an information cycle.
2. The Research Process
  1. Ten steps of the Research Process
3. Research tools
  1. Subject Librarians: Library website >> Library contacts >> Subject Librarians search
  2. UoA library Subject Teams: Library website >> Libraries, Services, Collections
  3. Other library catalogues: Library website >> Voyager>> Other Libraries
  4. Databases by subject: Library website >> Databases
  5. Concept map /subject-guides/med/pdfs/conceptchs.pdf
  6. Guide to Theses: Library website >>Tutorials & Guides >> Theses and dissertations
  7. Library Workshop Bookings page: Library website >> Library Workshops
  8. Scholarly Internet resource collections: Infomine
  9. Finding Open Access Information
4. Evaluating
  1. Evaluating Sources from Purdue University (Login as a Guest User, then click Evaluating Sources)
  2. Evaluation of Information Sources
  3. Critically Analyzing Information Sources from Cornell University
  4. Critical Evaluation Of Resources from University of California, Berkeley
  5. Exercise:
    Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! (UCLA College Library)
5. Managing & citing your references
  1. File storage: Information Commons >> Saving your work / File storage or AFS - Student File storage
  2. Plagiarism: UoA home >> Teaching & Learning >> Plagiarism and Cheating
  3. Exercises:
    a)Plagiarism Quiz(University of Maine at Farmington);
    b) Copyright Quiz(University of Maine at Farmington);

  4. Copyright information for PG students at UoA - http://www.auckland.ac.nz/webdav/site/central/shared/for/current-students/postgraduate-students/documents/policies-guidelines-forms/other-pg-policies/guidelines-third-party-copyright.doc
  5. Copyright FAQ page for UoA students - https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/thesesfaqs.htm
  6. Copyright information (Massey University): Information on copyright for students, researchers, teachers. Includes FAQs.
  7. Turnitin: UoA home >>Teaching & Learning >>Turnitin
  8. Reference Styles Used at the UoA: Referencite >> Tools >> Reference styles used at The University of Auckland
  9. Exercises:
    a)Avoiding Plagiarism
    b)When to Cite

6. Publishing your research work

  1. Journal Citation Reports (JCR): to find appropriate journals in your subject area Library website >> Databases >> J >> Journal Citation Reports
  2. SCOPUS database: to find journal source titles ranked by the quantity of articles on your topic (when you do a search). Library website >> Databases >> S >> SCOPUS
  3. Check your reference list in EndNote: to identify the core journals in your subject area If you are using Endnote to manage your references, you can re-arrange your references by journal titles in your Endnote library and check in which journals the articles were published. This enables you to check and identify the core journals in your subject area. Library offers the EndNote course which can be booked online at: Library website >> Library Workshops
  4. Publishing in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database Doctoral theses at University of Auckland can be published in the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database which can be searched world-wide. The cost of publishing in PQDT is US$65.00 and the University subsidizes 50% of the cost. Once the thesis is published in PQDT, the author of the thesis will be paid a 10% royalty on all sales excluding author's own purchase. Theses from PQDT are sold for between US$41 - US$85 depending on format, and authors can buy their own theses at a heavily discounted rate. If you wish to publish your thesis in PQDT, please contact: Linzi Edwards, Acquisitions Department, Level 1, General Library. Email: l.edwards@auckland.ac.nz , ext. 87632
  5. Depositing a Digital Thesis in ResearchSpace@Auckland
    Once a doctoral degree has been awarded you may wish to have your thesis available online at the University of Auckland. We have an Institutional Repository called ResearchSpace where you can deposit an (EDT) electronic or digital copy of your thesis. This is a pilot project and deposit is voluntary. However your research profile may be lifted as ResearchSpace data will be found through an internet search such as Google. Information regarding this will be forwarded by the Graduate Centre to doctoral candidates when the degree is awarded or you may download the instructions here.
  6. Publish your thesis as a book These books have useful advice on turning your thesis into a book: Germano, William. From Dissertation to Book. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2005.
    Harman, Eleanor et al. (eds) The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-time Academic Authors. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2003.
    Luey, Beth (ed.) Revising Your Dissertation: Advice From Leading Editors. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2004.
  7. Presenting your research at a conference: you can find information on conferences via library databases or websites.
  8. Presentation Skills: library resources Library website >> Subject Guides >> Business & Economics - Information & Resources >> Presentation Skills
7. Help
    Contact your Subject Librarian if you have any problems of using any of these resources. Alternatively, you can also fill in the online Ask a Librarian form and you will receive a reply within 24 hours.

This page is a part of the Study & Research Help website. Last updated: July 13, 2011
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