Science Information Skills for Geography & Environmental Science
Subject Guides - Geography and Environmental Science
This portal is designed as a quick guide to the most important resources (core competencies) that students of Geography and Environmental Science/Management will find useful at various levels of study/research, and in many cases will be expected to know.
Although there is no fixed chronological sequence of links, students are advised to at least have a working knowledge of most of the introductory levels before accessing more advanced ones
| Level 1 - Introductory | Library links | Non-library links |
| Know the location and layout of the General Library, Kate Edger Information Commons, Tamaki and other libraries | Library Maps and Floorplans
Information Commons |
Campus Map |
Be familiar with the Library home page and library resources |
Library & Resources Overview workshop (choose from the drop down menu) | |
Abide by library regulations |
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| Know where to find help | Enquiry Desk Level G, General Library Ask a librarian |
Student Learning
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Understand how to use NetAccount |
Uni IT Essentials
workshop (choose from the drop down menu) |
NetAccount - Services |
| Learn how to access Library resources: Catalogue, Readings and exams (includes Short Loan Collection), Inter-Campus Library Delivery Services (ICLDS) | Find course readings, articles and exams
workshop (choose from the drop down menu)
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| Be familiar with photocopying, printing and scanning |
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University of Auckland Copy and Print Service |
| Be able to identify the components of a reference | Interpreting references | |
| Find full text | Video: Finding full text articles from a reading list | |
| Be able to find past exam papers | ||
| Level 2 - Basic | Library links | Non-library links |
Know how to contact subject librarians and Library Liaison Officers |
Subject librarians |
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| Know how to construct a search strategy | Concept map
Boolean operators |
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| Know your core databases and use them efficiently & effectively | ||
| Know how to evaluate information sources | ||
Resolve a DOI, find Journal Abbreviations |
DOI | |
| Understand reference styles and referencing | Referencite | |
Understand citation management (e.g. using EndNote) |
EndNote |
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| Plagiarism | ||
| Access to resources not held at the University of Auckland library | InterLibrary Loan Requesting Service and VDX | |
| Maps, GIS, datasets and spatial representation | Guide to the Map Room |
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
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| Level 3 - Intermediate | Library Links | Non-library links |
| Understand the literature research process | The Research Process | |
| Understand scientific writing and publishing processes | ||
| Citation tracking and bibliometrics | ||
| Theses - finding, using - University requirements | Theses
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| Conferences and conference proceedings | ||
| Newspaper articles | Finding newspaper articles |
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| Open access resources | ||
| Current awareness (auto-alerts, RSS, list-servs) | ||
| Awareness and selection of other, non-core databases (e.g. INNZ) | List of databases relevant to Geography & Environmental Science |
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| Knowledge of Ethics | ||
| Support and services for postgraduates | Centre for Academic Development Career planning List of University of Auckland support services |
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| Level 4 - Advanced | Library links | Non-library links |
| Theses - writing and submitting | ||
| Funding Sources
Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) |
Research Support
PBRF Help |
Marsden Fund PBRF |
| Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) | MSI | |
Publishing - ResearchSpace |
ResearchSpace
Publishing in Geography |
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| Research collaboration |
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ResearcherID |
File last updated :
March 12, 2012
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Comments and suggestions (including potential additions) to : Priscilla Cameron