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Updated Harvard Referencing Guidance

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Cite Them Right Harvard is now the 12th edition.

The changes to the referencing style is minor – the way to reference books has been simplified.

Books

You now reference most ebooks and print books in the same way – if an online book looks exactly like the printed book, it has a cover, title page and page numbers, then use the printed book guidance.

If a book is online only and doesn’t have page numbers then use the ebook guidance.

New Guidance and Examples

The new edition has expanded guidance on the key principles of referencing and avoiding plagiarism, including new sections on collecting evidence to use in your work; reading, listening and taking notes; and using other people’s work in your writing.

There are new reference examples to follow for Tik Tok, blog posts, Zoom and Teams, recorded lectures and online seminars.

RefWorks

You will need to update your selected style in RefWorks. If you are unsure how to do this you can watch our Getting Started with RefWorks video here (jump to the Citation View Settings section).

Search for Cite Them Right, 12th ed – Harvard (GCU:CTR) or find it in the Institutional styles list.

If you need help with this or anything else in the library please email us library@gcu.ac.uk

Relax and Renew is feeling the love for February

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What’s happening:  Welcome to Relax and Renew
When: February 15th – 1pm – 2pm
Where: Level 0, Sir Alex Ferguson Library

Enjoy free coffee & cakes and a warm welcome to the Relax and Renew space for Trimester B. Find out about different events we’ll be holding throughout the year and how you can get involved. Explore our Relax and Renew collection or just use the space to look after YOU @ GCU.

Keep the heid and read! – Library wellbeing event

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Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness week 9-15 May 2022 the Sir Alex Ferguson Library is supporting Keep the heid and read!: Scotland’s Reading moment 2022.

Reading just 6 minutes a day can improve your mental health.
To find out more and how to join in and visit Keep the heid and read! 

If you are on campus why not visit our new wellbeing space Relax and Renew at 3pm on Wednesday 11th May 2022 and join staff and students from the GCU community to pledge your 6 minutes and read.

You can select a book to read from our wellbeing collection or just relax and read in the space (near the Library desk on Level 0).

 

 

 

 

 

Important information on reporting systematic review and meta-analyses: PRISMA 2020 updated guideline

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PRISMA is a recognised tool designed to improve the quality of reporting primary systematic review and meta-analyses. It is used widely by researchers, staff and students in the School of Health and Life Sciences. Updates to PRISMA, including the statement, checklist and flow diagram were published earlier this year. The Library is working on updates to our website and associated guides to reflect these changes.

For the time being we will continue to provide our guidance on using the 2009 flow diagram.

We will also consult with academic departments within the school on how our support should develop in response to the new guideline.

If you need to access the new PRISMA documents you can find them on the PRISMA website. For more detailed information on PRISMA 2020 including how it was developed, how to use it and exemplars the following articles are helpful:

BMJ (OPEN ACCESS) Page, M. J. et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ 2021;372:n71, doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n71

BMJ (OPEN ACCESS) Page, M. J. et al. PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ 2021;372:n160, doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n160 Continue reading →

Academic Librarians Online

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Library drop in sessions have finished for the summer – we are still available online

The Academic Librarians can help you find resources, use our services and online sources and with referencing.

Email us your question:

African Leadership College lib-alc@gcu.ac.uk

Glasgow School for Business and Society lib-gsbs@gcu.ac.uk

School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment lib-scebe@gcu.ac.uk

School of Health and Life Sciences lib-hls@gcu.ac.uk

Institute for University to Business Education: lib.u2b@gcu.ac.uk

 

Make an appointment for an online chat  – best for in-depth and subject specific support.  We can share screens with you and can help you with your research questions.

Please check the Library and Archive Centre closure FAQ for any other enquiries.

The National Library of Scotland Online

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The National Library of Scotland (NLS) offers free access to a wide variety of online resources, including business, social science and science databases, full-text reference works, journals, reports and newspaper archives for all residents of Scotland. Resources can be easily located by subject area or type. To gain access all you have to do is register on the NLS site and create a password: https://auth.nls.uk/eresources/

GCU Staff | Working from home with LinkedIn Learning

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Working from home requires us all to develop new skills and knowledge – from using unfamiliar systems and software to managing our time effectively.

We’ve started to put together some useful resources in LinkedIn Learn that will help to support GCU staff and students throughout this period.

We’ll be adding new content over time so get in touch if there’s anything you’d like to see added.

You can access the collection here.

Link updated 9/6/2020.

Online access to BS 7671:2018 IET Wiring Regulations

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We are very happy to announce that GCU staff and students now have full online access to the 18th edition of the IET Wiring Regulations as well as guidance notes, the On-Site Guide and the Student Guide to the IET Wiring Regulations. 

To access the regs, search for ‘IET Wiring Regulations’ in Discover or the Database A-Z or click here. Paper copies are also available from both Glasgow and London campus libraries.

Changes to Mintel database

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Mintel one of our key market research databases has changed. It has a new improved interface and updated search tools enabling you to locate reports and expert analysis by category, region, trend drivers and demographics. Reports can be exported into various formats and you can create your own profile of saved presentations.  Take a fresh look and explore in-depth data on brands, products, consumer profiles, companies and industry news.

 

High demand ebooks

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At this time of year we see a peak in ebook use. You may notice that your usual link to an ebook won’t let you access the full text due to this increased demand. What can you do?

First wait and try the ebook later. It could be that too many people are trying to use the ebook at the same time.

Next search for the ebook on Discover:

Screen shot of ebook record on Discover showing two available links for an ebook.

1.Click on the title and check if the ebook is available from more than one place

 

Screen shot of Discover results list showing several previous editions of an ebook.

2. Look at the results lists for previous editions of the same book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a reminder of how to find and use ebooks check out our video.