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SOCIOLOGY 202LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
Angus L. Macdonald LibraryJanuary 2002Susan Cameron
OBJECTIVES
FIND APPROPRIATE MATERIALS NOVANET CATALOGUE INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, FULL-TEXT
DATABASESDEVELOP SEARCH STRATEGIES
USE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES USE APPROPRIATE SOURCES
RETRIEVE MATERIALS EVALUATE SOURCES
SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS
IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
USE CATALOGUES TO FIND BOOKS
USE INDEXES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES
FIND ALTERNATE RESOURCES:EG. /AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCES
EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
CITE WHAT YOU FIND USING A STANDARDIZED FORMAT
RESEARCH TIPS:
WORK FROM THE GENERAL TO THE SPECIFIC. Find background information first, then use more specific and recent sources. RECORD WHAT YOU FIND AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT. Write out a complete citation for each source you find; you may need. it again later TRANSLATE YOUR TOPIC INTO THE SUBJECT LANGUAGE OF THEINDEXES AND CATALOGS YOU USE. Check your topic words against a thesaurus or subject heading list.Need help clarifying your topic? Need ideas about where to look next? Want to be sure you're using a reference source effectively? Ask a Librarian
IDENTIFY AND DEVELOPTOPIC
STATE TOPIC AS QUESTIONIDENTIFY MAIN CONCEPTS AND/OR
KEYWORDSBE CLEAR IN YOUR OWN MIND WHAT
YOU WANT TO FIND OUTUSE SEARCH STRATEGY WORKSHEETKEEP TOPIC MANAGEABLE, NOT TOO
BROAD OR TOO NARROW
FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ENCYCLOPEDIAS SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIAS BIBLIOGRAPHIES SPECIALIZED DICTIONARIES HANDBOOKS TEXTBOOKS
SUBJECT GUIDE
http://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/services/reference/sociology.htm
This lists some relevant sources in the field of Sociology, put together by the Reference Dept.
FINDING BOOKS
USE NOVANET ONLINE CATALOGUE
CARD CATALOGUE FOR PRE-1976 MATERIALS NOT YET ON NOVANET
BOOKS ARE ARRANGED BY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
STFX WEBSITEHTTP://WWW.STFX.CA
LIBRARIES LINK
LIBRARIES
SEARCHING MODES
Subject Heading Searching Library of
Congress Subject Headings
Controlled vocabulary
Big Red Books Browsing
headings type of search
Lists # of records associated
NOVANET EXPRESS
Document Delivery Service
$2.00 paid upon pickup
Regular borrowing period applies
Includes books and journal articles
MARKED RECORDS
SHOW MARKED RECORDS
E-MAILRECORDS TO YOURSELF
FINDING ARTICLES:PERIODICAL INDEXES
Keys to unlocking the world of periodical literature
Available in paper copy, CD-ROM or online
Similar to using a catalogue to find books
Indexes can be specialized by type, eg. SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX
FT ICON=
FULL TEXT
FULL TEXT ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
SOME USEFUL INDEXESSOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX ACADEMIC PRESSCONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S ISSUESRESEARCH LIBRARY (PROQUEST)SOCIOFILE: ONLY ON CD-ROM IN LIBRARYWEB OF SCIENCE (INCLUDES SOCIAL
SCIENCES)CBCA (CANADIAN CONTENT) JSTOR
SEARCH FEATURES:THESAURUS
INDEX
2 discs1963-19851986-2001
TERM INFORMATION
COMBINING SETS
SETS 1 & 2 MAKE 3
BRIEF AND FULL RECORDS
ABSTRACT (SUMMARY)
DESCRIPTORS: LIKE SUBJECT HEADINGS
INDEX : GOOD FOR AUTHOR’SNAMES
LIMIT TO SFX JOURNALS:NOW45 RECORDS FROM 92
SHOW HELD TITLES ONLY
LINK TO FULLTEXTIF AVAILABLE
BOOK LOCATIONS
Third and fourth floors of library
arranged in LC call no. order
Maps available at service desks
Call no. included in the Novanet Record
JOURNAL LOCATIONS
Bound Journals are located on the second floor, arranged by call no.
Journals can also be in limited access areas: eg. Basement:
must be requested
DOCUMENT DELIVERY
KEEP NOVANET EXPRESS AND INTER LIBRARY LOAN OPTIONS IN MIND.
DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE THE JOURNAL ?
LOOK UP THE TITLE OF THE JOURNAL IN NOVANET UNDER AN EXACT TITLE SEARCH
TIP: SOMETIMES THE FIELD IS CALLED SOURCE
Record has SERIAL beside it Journal can be in print as well as electronic
format, WATCH FOR DATES SERIALS DATABASE FROM COLLECTIONS
MICROFORM
Available on the 3rd floor in the MICROFORM ROOM
Readers and Printers are also available
2 self-service vendacard printers
Ask for help
EVALUATING SOURCESScholarly contentPeer reviewed journalsBibliographic Instruction
internet siteLinks to various facets
of evaluation of sourcesURL:
http://www/library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/evaluate.html
CITING YOUR SOURCES
Some guides available at Reference Desk
Remember to note the relevant information from your sources as you use them
WE ARE HERE TO HELP
PLEASE ASKREFERENCE
LIBRARIANS ON DUTY