ACTIVITY SHEET

Gathering information (HW0201/0204)

Topic : Gender difference in choice of discipline in tertiary education

1. OneSearch
Find relevant resources using associated keywords in the above topic.
a) List 3 types of materials found. (hint: filter using source types)

at the left pane (click 'more'):

academic journal, reports, magazines, books,
Note: can use database eg. psycinfo

b) List 3 ways of narrowing your search if you retrieve too many articles.

limit the source type, date, subject

2. Preparing your Search Strategy

a) What are some of the associated keywords for this topic?

gender difference, choice of discipline, tertiary education

b) Formulate your search string below :-

Concept 1

gender
difference

OR

male/female

Concept 2

A
N
D

choice of discipline

OR

Concept 3

A
N
D

field of study

tertiary education

OR
higher education

Phrase search: "tertiary education" => will only find 'tertiary education side
by side.
'Trucation': educat... will find education, educate.

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Gathering information (HW0201/0204)

3. Using Library Databases

From the Library Databases List:
a) List 1 database that might be useful for the above topic.

psychinfo, Jstor (more general)

b) Use JSTOR to search for articles on the topic.

c) Finding an article with

feature.
Locate the full text PDF article of this reference All of Nothing? The Consequences of Tertiary
Education Non-Completion in Croatia and Serbia in JSTOR.

4. Full text @ NTU Library (Optional)

Full text @NTU Library is a little library bookmarklet that allows NTU students to seamlessly retrieve
full text articles or e-books subscribed by NTU Library from the Internet or email. Install it as a
favorite link or bookmark in your web browsers or iPhone/iPad. Click on it to redirect any web link
through the NTU Librarys ezproxy service. Login with your NTU Network account to gain access to
subscribed resources instantly.
a) Follow the steps at http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/Pages/fulltextNTUL.aspx to install this tool on
your preferred browser.
b) Using Google Scholar (www.google.com/scholar), find the full text of this article:
Koltay, T. (2011). The media and the literacies: Media literacy, information literacy, digital
literacy. Media, Culture & Society, 33(2), 211-221. doi: 10.1177/0163443710393382

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