Literature review and use of Reference Management Software
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The document discusses various e-resources, literature search tools, and reference management software available for research. It provides information on journal databases, statistical databases, theses and dissertation repositories, open courseware, and bibliographic databases that can be used for literature search. It also introduces reference management software like Zotero that allows users to organize literature, insert citations while writing, and generate bibliographies in various styles.
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- 1. E-Resources, Literature Search and Reference Management V. Sriram Chief Librarian Training Programme on Research Methodology for the Faculty Members of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University IMG Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 6th September 2018 Chief Librarian Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram
- 2. Information sources Journal Databases Statistical Databases Theses and Dissertations Multimedia Courseware Bibliographic Database Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- 3. Journal Database Cambridge Journals Elsevier - SD Oxford Journals Springer Link Wiley Online Wolters Kluwer - JStor ProjectMUSE PubMed Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow DOAJ PLOS
- 4. Census of India The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872. Free access for 2001 and 2011
- 5. ICSSR Data Service The ICSSR Data Service includes social science and statistical datasets of various national-level surveys on debt & investment, domestic tourism, enterprise survey, employment and unemployment, housing condition, household consumer expenditure, health care, etc. http:/www.icssrdataservice.in/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India housing condition, household consumer expenditure, health care, etc. ICSSR Data Service aims to facilitate data sharing, preservation, accessibility and reuse of social science research data collected from entire social science community in India & abroad. As of now, the repository hosts 131 Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), and National Sample Survey (NSS) datasets.
- 6. IMF Data http://www.elibrary.imf.org/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.
- 7. IndiaStat India’s most comprehensive e-resource of socio-economic data. It is http://indiastat.com/default.aspx Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India India’s most comprehensive e-resource of socio-economic data. It is authentic and comprehensive compilation of secondary level socio-economic statistical information about India and its states on various socio-economic parameters. These parameters are: General Info, Demographics, Economy, Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Environment and Forest, Industries, Infrastructure, Companies, Education, Health, Housing, Labour & Workforce, Polity, Media, Insurance, Tourism, Crime & Law, Social Welfare & Developmental Schemes etc..
- 8. MOSPI http://mospi.nic.in Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India MOSPI provides access to a large number of data and reports including National Sample Survey report, National Accounts Statistics, and several other statistical publications. All the reports and publications are in portable data format
- 9. RBI Database on Indian Economy Through this website (DBIE), data are mainly presented through time-series http://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rb i?site=home Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Through this website (DBIE), data are mainly presented through time-series formatted reports. These reports have been organized under sectors and sub- sectors according to their periodicities. Reports can be saved as excel sheets for further analysis.
- 10. World Bank Open Data http://data.worldbank.org Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to a wide range of data brought under 20 broad topics. This includes almost all aspects of socio-economic development.
- 11. EThOS http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Electronic Thesis Online Service This is a single point access to all theses produced by UK Higher Education provided by The British Library. It harvests e-theses from the institutional repositories and digitizes paper theses from participating institutions. Login required Restricted Access – Some items are downloadable
- 12. Open Dissertations Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India EBSCO Open Dissertations now includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations from around the world
- 13. Open Thesis http://www.openthesis.org/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Open Thesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools.
- 14. Shodhganga – A reservoir of Indian theses http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India TheShodhganga@INFLIBNET Centre provides a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. The repository has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs submitted by the researchers. Presently hosts around 125100 theses from different universities in India
- 15. edX https://www.edx.org Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world’s best universities, colleges and organizations. Online courses from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, and many other universities. EdX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners Harvard and MIT. Currently 67 courses are offered by various institutions in the area of Social Sciences.
- 16. MIT Open Courses – Economics http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ec onomics/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Open courseware of Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In each course syllabus, readings, assignments, and study materials are available for download. All courses are free to access and learn.
- 17. DELNET http://delnet.nic.in/ Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India DELNET has been established with the prime objective of promoting resource sharing among the libraries through the development of a network of libraries. It aims to collect, store, and disseminate information besides offering computerised services to users, to coordinate efforts for suitable collection development and also to reduce unnecessary duplication wherever possible.
- 18. Managing Literature Topic selection – Subject Area, geographical location, period Systematic gathering of sources: • Using proper tools to gather literature – Google Scholar, Journal Databases, Bibliographies … • Creating bibliographic records, summary, notes, comments, and making it error free • Organizing by topic, subject, research area… • Linking the soft copy full text for easy retrieval • Assigning a unique primary-key for print items. While writing: • Insert the citation and bibliography in the desired citation style
- 19. Zotero • Free – Open Source • Platform independent • Works Offline and Online • Over 9100 referencing styles www.zotero.org • Over 9100 referencing styles • Data Sharing • 26 fields • 34 Types of Sources • Linking full text / pdf • Integration with MS-Office / Open Office
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