find scholarly research articles from the library dr. jun wang
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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library
Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies
Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy
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Student Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome
1. Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus
2. Understand the functions of the online databases3. Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore
and PowerSearch 4. Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles5. Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in
MLA style
Library
3Library’s Home Page:
http://library.deltacollege.edu
Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.
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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords for the search Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords togetherLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications
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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords for the search Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords togetherLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications
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1. Click on the title link to display the full-text article
2. Evaluate the source to see whether it is a research article
3. Word Count serves as a clue that this is too brief to be a research article
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To be tweaked as the following
Works Cited
Higley, Michael J., Bernardo L. Sabatini, and Gilberto J. Soler-Llavina.
“Cholinergic Modulation of Multivesicular Release Regulates
Striatal Synaptic Potency and Integration.” Nature Neuroscience 12.9
(2009): 1121+. Gale Power Search. Web. 14 Sept. 2011.
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• Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective keyword search
• Use quotation marks around a phrase
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Conduct a keyword search on a specific topic
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Click on Details to display detailed information
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Only the main ingredients for the citation are given
Go to the next page
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How to Cite the Source in MLA?
Works Cited
Wilcox, Allen J., Clarice R. Weinberg, and Donna D. Baird.
“Risk Factors for Early Pregnancy Loss.”
Epidemiology
1.5 (September 1990): 382-385. JSTORE. Web. 14
September 2011.
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Finding Journal Articles in Paper Format
Current Issues on Display1st floor of the library
Back Issues1st floor of the library
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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome
1. How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus?
2. What are the functions of the online databases?3. How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and
PowerSearch? 4. How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles?5. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA
Style?
Library
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