degree completion library orientation 2013
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Looking for informationin all the right places
Degree Completion ProgramSeptember 19, 2013
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Google vs. Library
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Formula for Library Research
1. Motivation or Assignment
2. Topic Selection
3. IMAGINATION
4. Research Questions
(Brainstorming)
5. Research Plans (Strategy)
6. Reference Works & Databases (Tools
and Tactics)
7. [Sources]
8. Evaluation 9. INSIGHT
10. Thesis
11. Argument & Outline
12.Drafting & Revising
1-5 Before you reach the library 6-8 At the Library 9-12 Using your resources wisely
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http://library.cairn.edu
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Search the Catalog
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Using Encore Discovery Search
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Encore Discovery Search cont.
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Encore Discovery Search Catalog
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My Account
• Renew books from home• Place holds on books• Create reading history list (opt in)• Create a preferred list• Modify personal information• Create a list for research and email it to
yourself
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My Account, the visual
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Materials found in the Library:
• Books– Print– Electronic
• Encyclopedias• Magazines• Journals• Periodical Index• Newspapers• Library Catalog• World Wide Web
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Where to Go…
Online Databases : For a list of all of the Libraries' Electronic
Resources
Full Text E-Journal : This allows you to find which database has the journal
title you need.
Article Linker : Can find an article among all the databases if you have a
full-citationDiscovery Search: Search most of the
databases at one time.
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LibGuides
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Cont. of LibGuides
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Annotated Bibliography
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Databases
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Popular vs. Scholarly
Popular Magazineso Contain many
photographs and advertisements
o Articles are shorter and cover a wide range of topics.
o Research and current issues are broadly summarized
Scholarly Journals
• Contain little or no advertisements • Long in-depth articles cover case studies, report research and contain bibliographies• Geared towards scholars, researchers, or professionals
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1. Index: citations only, online version of a print index
2. Abstract: includes citations and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, etc.
3. Full-text: includes citations, abstracts and the full-text of journal articles, reports, books, chapters.
Three types of tools (databases)
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Sampling of Cairn database List
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Ask-A-Librarian
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Contact Information
Alice PakhtigianReader Services [email protected]
215-702-4370 or215-702-4375
9/19/2013