What Resources you can use at different stages of your research:
1. Search for a Topic
- Search Databases for articles on the topic of interest
- Contact your Subject Librarian and arrange for training on "how to access & make use of Library academic resources"
- Talk to your Supervisor
2. Preliminary Research
- Access Engineering FEBE/Faculty Libguide
- Make use of Bibliographic, Multidisciplinary & Subject Databases to search for articles and electronic books
- Make use of UJLink: Library Catalogue to trace print & electronic books
- Make use of UJContent to search for completed UJ Masters & Doctoral Dissertations & Theses
3. Narrow Focus
- Examine article descriptors
- Browse subject heading lists/ Databases Thesaurus
- Examine article references
- Examine related subjects
- Examine sub-fields
4. List Keywords
- Examine article descriptors
- Examine subject heading lists/ Databases Thesaurus
- Examine sub-fields
- List synonyms
5. Search for Information on Topic
- Access the Engineering FEBE/Faculty Libguide
- Make use of Bibliographic, Multidisciplinary & Subject Databases to search for relevant information.
- Start with the Bibliographic databases
- Make use of UJLink: Library Catalogue to trace print & electronic books
- Professional websites
6. Organise Information
- Develop outline
- Evaluate information
- Categorize articles & information
- Highlighting method
- Create computer folders
- Organize list of sources. Make use of Mendeley or RefWorks Reference Managers
7. Reflect & Write
- Reflect & Write draft
- Edit
- Final critique & polish
8. Celebrate :)
- Pat yourself & your colleagues on the back
- Do something special
