RESEARCH PORTAL
Biological and Marine Sciences
Images: Copyright A. Dopheide and R.B. Taylor
Subject Guides: Marine Sciences
Knowledge Level 1 |
Library links | Non-library links | |
Maps, IT, Basic information, E-books |
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Know the location and layout of the General Library, Kate Edger Information Commons (KEIC), Tamaki and other libraries if appropriate. |
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Library Home Page: be familiar with library resources
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| KEIC Information Commons: be familiar with the services it provides | Information Commons | ||
a) Biological Sciences Library Home Page
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| Basic biological history and the meaning of historical terms | History of Biological Sciences | ||
| Library regulations | Regulations, Guidelines and Policies | ||
| Know where to find help from student reps, library liaison officers and your students' association |
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Understand the use of NetAccount
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| Know how to access library resources including the Catalogue, Intercampus Library Delivery Service (ICLDS), and Course Materials (including the Short Loan collection) | Catalogue Tutorial | ||
Know the location and use of library copying, printing and computer facilities
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General Library Tours (ask at Lending Desk at start of semester) |
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Be able to identify the components of a reference |
Research and Writing Hints |
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Know where to find non-library assistance from the Student Learning Centre, the English Language Self Access Centre (ELSAC) and the Students' Asssociation
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| Know where to find online e-book collections including SpringerLink |
E-book collections | ||
Knowledge Level 2 |
Library links | Non-library links | |
Core databases, Referencing, Academic honesty, Lab protocols |
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| Subject Librarian contacts | Science Subject Librarian Service | ||
Core databases: be familiar with their use and output format (PDF, HTML)
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a) Core databases for Biological Sciences |
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| Research publication process | Science publication process Evaluating Journals |
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Assignment writing skills |
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Other searching techniques |
Boolean operators
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Analyse a reference
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Publishing Scientific Articles DOI access (see 'Article Linker') |
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Reference styles: be competent in using the one required by your school/department
Journal abbreviations: know how to expand into full titles |
Referencing Styles Recommended by Science |
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Reference management systems such as EndNote: be able to manage your own reference library
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EndNote with Library Databases: Science - City (course) EndNote X3 for Science (handout) EndNote X4 for Science (handout) |
Student Learning Centre Endnote Course
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| Be familiar with online reference material in your subject |
Online Reference Books | ||
Understand the scientific publication process Academic honesty: understand the requirements of academic research and writing |
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| Library and science acronyms | Acronym | ||
| Know how to request items to which the university has no direct access | Interlibrary Loans (Interloans) | ||
| Laboratory protocols |
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) Springer Protocols (Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine modules) |
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Knowledge Level 3 |
Library links | Non-library links | |
NZ databases, Theses, Patents, Drawing packages |
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Identify highly-cited documents and track their citation history |
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| Theses: know how to access them, and the University requirements for writing, copyright and embargoes | |||
Identify postgraduate research topics in specific areas of research including a) Entomology and b) Marine Science Marine Science publications of the Leigh Marine Laboratory
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a) Entomology Theses at the University of Auckland b) Marine Science Theses at the University of Auckland Leigh publications 1967-1999
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Know how to locate material from conferences
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Know how to locate material on local scientific issues from newspapers and other periodicals |
Newspapers and News Sites NZ Journal of Agricultural Research |
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| Current awareness services: (auto-alerts, RSS, list-servs) | |||
Locate information from non-core/NZ databases b) Marine Science |
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Patents: know the appropriate sources for required topics
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| Structural drawing packages |
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Chem Draw (site licence administered by Chemistry Dep) PyMol (protein structures) |
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Knowledge Level 4 |
Library links | Non-library links | |
Publishing, Funding, Bibliometrics, Collaboration |
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| The history of the School of Biological Sciences and Leigh Marine Laboratory | History of Biology and Marine Science at Auckland University | ||
| Funding: sources that may be available to you | Research Support | ||
| Publishing: know how to submit items to ResearchSpace and the procedures to follow for publishing | |||
Bibliometrics: understand journal rankings and the importance of citation data
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Journal ranking for Biological and Marine Sciences |
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Research Outputs for staff: understand how the academic repository works (staff need to log in to view this document) |
Research Outputs guide | ||
| PBRF (Performance-Based Research Funding: you need to log in to view this document) |
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PBRF Information | |
Open Access resources Professional collaboration networks |
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File last updated :
4 May, 2012
Comments and suggestions to : John Lavas