Welcome to Sport Management
The library provides information, databases, and tools to help you study during your stay at UCL University College.
Itslearning, myucl.dk, and UCL Library are your main platforms for studying, guidance and information.
Need help with Itslearning? watch video Itslearning introduction
How do I get access?
Access is through WAYF - the same login you use to Itslearning.
It's important you use the links supplied by the library website as the permission to use the databases are imbedded in the links.
Access is available both from campus and from home (exceptions from this will be specified at the individuel links).
References & Formal requirements
- Formal requirementsThe formal requirements for students at UCL University College when writing papers/assignments, e.g. format, structure, content and references.
- ZoteroZotero is a free tool to help organize and handle your references.
What are you looking for?
- Google ScholarUse Google Scholar to search for academic articles.
- Business Source Complete Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueSearch academic journals, news media and market publications on subjects related to business, e.g. management, marketing, HR, supply chain, finance, banking, insurrance, accounting, law etc.
- Academic Search Premier Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueFind academic articles on many different subjects.
- Science Direct Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueCollection of journals covering many different subjects.
- eBook Academic Collection Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueSearch for academic ebooks on many different subjects.
- Surveyxact Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueSurveyXact - a professional program for questionnaires. Use it to collect, analyze and present data. Change language to English under profile.
- Ordbogen.comAccess to online dictionaries. Login with WAYF.
- Bibliotek.dkFind and borrow books available from other Danish libraries. Pick up at UCL Library Seebladsgade.
Problems? ask the library staff. - UC Viden - Student PortalStudent projects by former university college students in Denmark.
- ScriboThrough UCL license you can use Scribo to help formulate problem statement when writing an assignment. Scribo is an interactive tool to guide you from idea to final problem statement.
- DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueEbooks written by reseachers, and experts. Covers almost all subject areas. Often peer-reviewed and all Open Access.
- DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals Dette link åbner i et nyt vindueJournals and articles written by reseachers, and experts. Covers almost all subject areas. Often peer-reviewed and all Open Access.
Information search - the basics
What exactly are you looking for?
Focus on your problem statement, and write down what you need, e.g.:
- Subject: area, theme, perspective
- Type: books, articles, companies, statistics, trends, research, law
- Method: qualitativ/quantitativ, theories, data collection, interviews
Also, consider synonyms and alternate subject words.
When you have a more precise definition of what you are looking for, you also have better search terms. Be as precise as possible!
Where do you find the information you need?
Consider the type of information you are looking for and choose the right place to search, e.g.:
- Books: library databases
- Articles: databases, online
- Company information: databases, online, internal documents
- Statistics: public, external/internal, market organisations
- Trends: news media, forums, online
- Research: academic databases, Google Scholar, government authorities
- Law: officiel government law, interpretations, comments
When you search the right place, your search results will be more relevant!
Remember to check the databases UCL supplies access to.
How do you search databases?
There are search tecniques to help target your search:
- Limiters: limit your search results by applying limiters, e.g. language, year, geographical area
- Truncating: add * to your search term, thereby including all possible grammatical endings
- Frase search: when searching for two or more connecting words, bracket with quotation marks, e.g., "project management" to underline the importance of the exact combination
- Boolean operators: use AND OR NOT between search terms when searching for a combination of different subjects
- AND: limits your results by including both/all words in hits
- OR: expands your results by requirering only one of the words in hits
- NOT: excludes hits containing the word following NOT
If you need help searching a specific database, ask the library staff for help.
Having concluded your search, you need to assess the hits.
This is where you depend on your professional subject knowledge and critical thinking. Ask yourself:
- Is it relevant, and can it be used for my purposes?
- Does it fulfill my information need?
- Check the author, and angle of information
- Is the academic level appropriate?
If you haven't found what you need, go through the steps again:
- What: adjust your search terms
- Where: find other databases
- How: try other search tecniques
- Assess: assess the new results
If you found what you need, start writing your assignment!
GDPR
GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
Gathering empirical data for your paper/assignment will likely require you to handle personal data.
GDPR for Erasmus students studying at UCL*
*Login through WAYF
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