Research Support

Subject Guides

The following guides provide links to eResources available at the University of Yangon. Click on the link to read a guide.

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Computer Studies
• English
• Geography
• History
• Industrial Chemistry
• International Relations and Political Science
• Law
• Library and Information Studies
• Mathematics
• Myanmar
• Oriental studies
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Psychology
• Zoology

Research methods

University of Yangon Library users can access SAGE databases on research methodologies and case studies. Remote access is not available and you need to come to the Library to use these databases.

SAGE Research Methods – supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.

SAGE Research Methods Cases (Part 1) – is a bank of exclusively commissioned case studies showing the challenges and successes of doing research, written by the researchers themselves. You can find information by method, by discipline or academic level.

Both products are available on the same platform and can be cross-searched simultaneously.

Citation Management & Plagiarism

Tools for managing your bibliographies

Bibliographic management software allows a researcher to create, organize and import references. You can cooperate with others, cite while you write, automatically format references in specific bibliographic styles, and create bibliographies.
The University on Yangon Library offers regular workshops on how to use the following bibliographic management software.

This is a free citation management tool that can be downloaded from the Zotero website.
The Zotero website also offers guides help you use Zotero.

Another free citation management tool. It can be downloaded from Mendeley
Online introductory video tutorials are available from
https://community.mendeley.com/guides/videos

Learn more about citing sources of information

Ensuring you acknowledge your sources in any scholarly writing is a crucial part of academic work. Ideas or words that come from a book, an article or any other source of information need to be cited.

You must cite:

• Facts, figures, ideas, or other information that is not common knowledge
• Ideas, words, or theories that you paraphrase in your own work
• Exact language that another person used in other publications
• Publications that must be cited include: books, book chapters, journal articles, web pages, dissertations and theses, etc.

Citations consist of standard elements, and contain all the information necessary to identify and track down publications, including:

• author name(s)
• titles of books, articles, and journals
• date of publication
• page numbers
• volume and issue numbers (for articles)

Citations may look different, depending on what is being cited and which style was used to create them. To choose a particular citation style, ask your faculty which style they require.
University College Dublin has developed a useful guide that explains what referencing and citation is and how to use the following different referencing and citation styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Vancouver. The guide includes a short interactive tutorial on each style and a tutorial on avoiding plagiarism.
For law studies, see the guide to Oscola citation style , which was devised by the Faculty of Law at Oxford University and is widely-used.

Plagiarism Detection Software

University of Yangon Library is licensing URKUND, a plagiarism checking tool. Faculty needs to contact the Library asking to create an account in order to start using URKUND. The Library also provides training for faculty on using URKUND.

Library Training & Orientation

Training for students

Orientation to the library

The University of Yangon Library offers orientation programs for first-year students.

How to use/access e-resources

University of Yangon Library provides training on How to use/access e-resources. Training takes place every first and last Thursday of the month.
To register for training, email the library at uylibrary@uy.edu.mm.

Training for faculty and PhD students

Workshops are organized on the following topics –

• How to use/access e-resources
• Citation management software (Zotero)
• How to use URKUND plagiarism detection software
• Using Word effectively
• Creating your ORCID identity

Additional training opportunities can be organized as required. To request training contact the library at uylibrary@uy.edu.mm.

Information & Research Service

The Reference Service provides library users with research assistance and guidance in locating information and resources.

Library users are encouraged to consult with the Reference Librarian if they require assistance. The service is located on the first floor.

The service also provides personal help via email (uylibrary@uy.edu.mm) and phone (dial 95 1 537250)

Publishing your article

Choose the right journal for your research

Many researchers have difficulty in deciding where to publish their work or how to identify and avoid predatory publishers.

The University of Dublin College has developed a guide which provides useful information on scholarly publishing, such as finding the best journal, author identity, or promoting publications and communications.

Publish your articles in open access in peer-reviewed journals

University of Yangon researchers can benefit from fee waivers negotiated by Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) when publishing in open access.
Authors can publish at no cost if articles are accepted by journals of the following publishers:

De Gruyter
Edward Elgar Publishing
Sage Publications
Taylor & Francis

Use Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) to identify more open access journals. 74% of journals listed in DOAJ do not charge Article Processing Charges.

Learn about open access

Learn about open access publishing by taking a FOSTER self-learning course.

Dissemination of research

Deposit your article in the University of Yangon Repository

The University of Yangon Library manages the University of Yangon Repository, which collects all the research outputs of the university. Please see the University of Yangon Repository policy on the repository home page for details.

Create a researcher profile

Your online researcher profile increases the visibility and impact of your research; improves your chances of being identified by potential collaborators, and of being cited.
There are a number of tools available for creating your online researcher profile. Below are our recommendations:

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher.

Google Scholar Citations – provide a simple way for authors to keep track of citations to their articles. You can check who is citing your publications, graph citations over time, and compute several citation metrics. You can also make your profile public, so that it may appear in Google Scholar results when people search for your name.

ResearchGate – a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share research articles, ask and answer questions, and find collaborations

University College Dublin has produced a useful resource explaining the difference between sharing your work in an open access institutional repository and a research network (like ResearchGate or Academia.edu).