gero 101 fall 2013

L A K S A M E E P U T N A M

L P U T N A M @ T O W S O N . E D U

R E S E A R C H & I N S T R U C T I O N L I B R A R I A N

GERO 101: The Research Process

Slides: http://slidesha.re/19wbApj

A quick plug…

Academic Resource Fair!

Tomorrow 3:30-5:30PM

Want advising assistance? Need to find a scholarly article? Want help with your paper? Need a tutor? Want to learn about disability support services? Stop by the library and learn about the many resources and tools available for your academic success. Snacks will be provided and prizes will be given away! Enter our drawing to win a prize! Stop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time!

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How can I help you?

Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Cook Library Reference:

410.704.2462.

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Phone: 410.704.3746.

Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU

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Slides: http://slidesha.re/19wbApj

Agenda

Scholarly vs Popular

How to formulate a search

Finding Books/Articles

APA Citations

Hands on database practice

Scholarly vs Popular

Scholarly

Popular

Scholarly vs Popular

Scholarly

Written by an expert for other experts

Support your argument with high quality information

Popular

Entertaining but lack depth

Grab people’s interests but should not be your only resource

Scholarly vs Popular

DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular results” on Google anymore.

http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble

Formulating a Keyword Search

1. Choose a Topic

Formulating a Keyword Search

1. Choose a Topic

End of life care of elderly

Formulating a Keyword Search

2. Narrow/Broaden your search

Formulating a Keyword Search

2. Narrow/Broaden your search

Elderly depression in end of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

3. Identify the key concepts

Formulating a Keyword Search

3. Identify the key concepts

Elder

Depression

End of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms

Elder

Depression

End of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms Elder

Elder*

Senior

Aged

Older person

Older adult

Depression

hopelessness

End of life care

Palliative care

Terminal care

Formulating a Keyword Search

5. Formulate your search utilizing various combinations of your words

String them together using AND/OR/NOT

Truncate *

Formulating a Keyword Search

6. Evaluate what you find

Check for CRAP

Currency

Reliability

Authority

Purpose/Point of View

Examples

Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Autism and Vaccines

3 ways to find Books

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu

Towson Books

USMAI Books

Interlibrary Loan

Finding Articles

Go to the Gerontology Subject Gateway

Numerous databases to choose from

Search more than one

Use your keywords and refine your search

It’s out there, why not reuse it?

What does intellectual property mean to you? Is it an important idea, why or why not?

With so much information out there, is there such a thing as an original idea? Does that mean you have to credit every single person?

How does plagiarism affect academia/gerentology?

Watson, M. (2013, March 4) Copyright – the right to copy? Lariushin’s monographs of plant families. Botanic Stories. Retrieved from http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/1321

Plagiarism

Using someone’s ideas or expression of those ideas (words, pictures, music, etc)

Without giving proper credit

APA Style

Help Guide

APA book is available in the library

OWL or Diane Hacker

Science Student. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2674314

APA style

Journal Article:

Author last name, first initial(s). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(issue), pages. doi:xxxxxx

Book:

Author last name, first initial(s). (Year). Book title. Publication information: place (city and state abbreviation), publisher’s name.

Let’s start searching!

Research your own topic!

Begin by filling out this online spreadsheet

http://bit.ly/1eWnXQh

After you are done please go here to send me feedback on this session

http://bit.ly/VLiBPh

Questions?

Feel free to contact me:

Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

410.704.3746.

Twitter: @LibrarianLaks

Or any reference librarian:

Visit Cook Library Reference Desk

410.704.2462.

IM – tucookchat