1.2.2 Locate your references


Determine your information needs
	1.1 Define your topic
	1.2 Increase familiarity with your topic
		1.2.1 Understand your references
		1.2.2 Locate your references
		1.2.3 Understand call numbers
	1.3 Map your ideas
	1.4 Types of assignment
	1.5 Amount of information
	1.6 Types of sources
	1.7 Types of publications


	Glossary

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Now that you know what type of publications your references are, you can locate them.

To locate a book, book chapter, newspaper article or journal article, you need to search the QUT Library catalogue: http://libcat.qut.edu.au/.

There are several options for searching the catalogue:

To locate a book:

Search on the title, author or author and title.

The authors (Beauchamp & Bowie) and book title (Ethical theory and business) are identified in the reference: Beauchamp, T. L. & Bowie, N. E. (2004). Ethical theory and business. 7th ed. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall.

View a demonstration of searching the QUT library catalogue for a book. [3:00 minutes; options; help]

To locate a book chapter:

Search on the title or the editor/author of the book (not the chapter title or chapter author).

The book editor (Queensland University of Technology) and book title (Business law and ethics) are identified in the reference: Fisher, C. & Lovell, A. (2004). Ethical theories and how to use them. In Queensland University of Technology (Ed.), Business law and ethics (pp. 119-156). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia.

View a demonstration of searching the QUT library catalogue for a book chapter. [1:15 minutes; options; help]

To locate a journal, newspaper or magazine article:

Search on the title of the journal, newspaper or magazine (not the article title or article author).
If the library holds the journal, newspaper or magazine, check that the library has the year or volume and issue that you require.

The journal title (Journal of Business Ethics) is identified in the reference: Hing, N. (2001). Changing the odds: A study of corporate principles and practices in addressing problem gambling. Journal of Business Ethics, 33(2), 115-144.

View a demonstration of searching the QUT library catalogue for a journal, newspaper, or magazine article. [4.00 minutes; options;help]

To locate a Web page:

A URL should be provided. Access the resource by entering the URL in the address bar of your Internet browser e.g. Internet Explorer.

The URL (http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/finalreport/index.html) is identified in the reference: Productivity Commission. (1999). Australia's Gambling Industries (Report No 10). Retrieved September 8, 2005, from http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/finalreport/index.html.

View a demonstration of accessing a Web page. [0:30 minutes; options; help]

Activity

You have searched the catalogue and located your reference. Can you find it on the library shelf?

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