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Chambers Library
Affirming Diversity:Multiculturalism in Early Childhood
Tonya Holt Reference & Instruction Librarian
Library Resources
Databases Search for articles in periodicals
UCO Library Catalog Search for materials located in our library
WorldCat Search for materials in 54,000 libraries
worldwide Internet searching and website evaluation
Databases
Search for articles in periodicals Paid subscriptions not available on the
internet Accessible on and off campus
Login ScreenLogin Screen:: Appears when you click on a database off campus
Jane Student’s UCOnnect ID is jstudent
Jane’s birth date is June 17th, 1987. Her default PIN is 061787.
Asterisks (*) will appear when you type your PIN
Remote Access
Magazines
Written for the general public
Written by staff reporters or free lance writers
No or minimal documentation
No original research – secondary literature
Trade Journals
Written for professionals in a specific field
Written by staff, free lance or contributing professional
Little documentation No original research –
secondary literature
Scholarly Journals
Written for academia Written by an expert or
credentialed researcher Full documentation Original or primary research
Peer Reviewed vs. Non-peer reviewed
Peer-reviewed or refereed journals articles have been reviewed by other experts
in the field before publication Non-peer reviewed
Articles have NOT been reviewed by experts
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center)
Articles from education related journals
ERIC documents – non-journal resources such as lesson plans, technical reports, case studies and conference proceedings
Subject Guides >Education > Databases
Effective Searching
Have a topic in mind Cultural issues unique to Chinese Americans
to consider in education Think of keywords to describe your topic
Culture – family - community Chinese Americans
Find additional keywords Descriptors on citation page Narrow by subject on results page ERIC – utilize ERIC’s thesaurus
Boolean Operators
Combine keywords using and to narrow your search Chinese Americans and culture Chinese Americans and community
Combine synonyms using or to broaden your search Culture or community or family
Nest terms in parentheses for specific results culture or community or family) and Chinese Americans
Truncation
Truncate keywords with an asterisk * for alternate endings
cultur* -e -es -al
famil* -y -ies
Ulrich’s Periodical Directory Find Articles (Databases) > Ulrich’s
Publishing information on serials Does not have articles Check for type of publication Type in journal name not article name
Journal Academic/Scholarly Trade
Newsletters, magazines, proceedings, etc.
Additional Databases
Professional Development Collection Full-text of 500 journals in education, 300 peer reviewed
PsychInfo Full-text, citations and abstracts to articles, books, and other
materials related to psychology
SocIndex Full-text and citations to articles, books, and conference
papers in sociology
Subject Guides > Education > Databases Subject Guides> Family & Child Development >
Databases
Catalogs
Catalog does not search for articles UCO Library Catalog
Search for materials located in our library (books, government documents, DVD’s, CD’s etc.)
WorldCat Search for materials in 54,000 libraries worldwide
(books, government documents, DVD’s, CD’s etc.)
Things to consider when using the Internet for your research…
Anyone can publish anything on the Internet, whether it’s accurate or not.
There is a lot of junk on the Internet. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell what’s
good and what’s not. So……
Evaluation Criteria to Consider
Domain Authority Content / Depth Documentation Currency
Domains: What are they?
.com = commercial site .edu = educational institution .gov = government site .mil = military site .org = organization site
Authority
Who produced the information? Does the author have credentials or special
knowledge of the subject? Is this site being backed by a reputable
publisher? Is the information consistent or, is it
contradictory?
Content / Depth
Is the information scholarly or popular? What is the tone of the site? Is the information broad or detailed? Is the source saying anything new or simply
repeating other sources?
Documentation
Are the facts on the site supported? Is there enough information provided to
properly cite it as a source in your paper? Author? Title? Place of publication? Publisher? Date?
Currency
When was the website last updated or, can you even tell?
Have there been any recent events that might change the relevance of this information?
Is there more recent information available that might be more useful?
Warning Signs!
Bias Are they trying to sell something, either a point-of-view
or a product? Generalizations
Are they drawing inappropriate conclusions? Logical errors
Does the information make good logical sense? Poor presentation
Is the site unorganized with grammatical and/or spelling errors?
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