ENGL 1521COLLEGE COMPOSITION 2

Professor Jenny Kunkler Donley, LibrarianHeterick Memorial Library

Introduction

Welcome! Jenny Kunkler Donley Feel free to stop by or send us an email Librarians on duty:

8-4, 6-9 Monday-Thursday 8-4 Friday 10-3:30 Sunday

IM and Chat Reference available certain times

Quick Reminders…

Your student ID is also your library card! Always enter your whole ID number,

including zeros.

EVAEva Maglott00021559801

Eva Maglott

Books:

Books can help you narrow your research topic by giving you background information.

Basic (keyword) searches are a good way to get started.

Books:

Books are usually either going to be e-books, Reference books (1st floor) or part of the general circulating collection (3rd floor.)

e-book

Reference

Circulating

What we will accomplish today: How to do

research How to use the

library to do research

What resources to use when doing research

Research Strategies

Start big by doing background reading Narrow your topic for a more focused project Work on finding the right search terms Use patterns you see in the results list to

narrow your topic Most resources will have a built-in thesaurus

that will suggest phrases and subjects to search by…use them!

Think of your research as

a tree…broad at the top,

but narrow at the bottom!

Can’t I just Google articles?

Google and Wikipedia: Aren’t evil Can prove valuable Can’t be used as a

source Turn to the

databases for source material

From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

What about Google Scholar?

Good: gives you an idea of how much is out there, and what search terms to use

Bad: you can’t narrow your search by peer-reviewed journal articles

But I found this great website…

Critically analyzing web sources What? is the page/site about Who? created and maintains this site Where? is the information coming from Why? is the information presented on the

web When? was the page created or last updated How? accurate or credible is the page

From the University of Wisconsin Library, worksheet for evaluating web sites

Warning! Always remember to cite. The Oxford English Dictionary defines

plagiarism as:"...the wrongful appropriation or purloining, and publication as one's own, the ideas or the expression of the ideas (literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of an other."

RefWorks…your citation headquarters

Save your articles to review later and create citations with your RefWorks account.

Keep in mind…

Types of articlesPeriodicals/Magazines

These usually consist of more “popular” material

JournalsScholarly or ProfessionalPeer reviewed

Where should I begin?

What do databases offer?

Databases are often the best tools for locating journal and newspaper articles.

Most databases are subject specific, but some are multi-disciplinary and those are a great place to begin your research.

Many databases give access to full text of articles.

Three databases to remember:Academic Source Complete

Business Source CompleteMEDLINE with Full TextOpposing Viewpoints

Two ways to locate databases:

Finding a specific database:

Alphabetical Listing EBSCO Database

Always remember:

When available, DO select this box:

Some databases won’t have this box (MEDLINE) because all of their articles are Peer Reviewed.

But DON’T select this box:

Finding an article:

Finding an article:

Finding an article:

Some articles are available in full-text html or as a pdf. You can print, email, save, send to RefWorks, etc.

Finding an article:

What if the perfect article isn’t available in html or as a pdf?

Always click the button and see what happens!

Finding an article:

Found it! Link to Full Text

Finding an article:

What if the button DOESN’T find it?

Don’t click on the option to find it on the publishers website.

You will need to request the article through ILL.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

All the information that you need to fill out the ILL form is found on the Find It button’s page that told you the item isn’t available in our databases or library.

Opposing Viewpoints Database A good non-Ebsco database to use when

you are look for articles to support an argument paper.

Opposing Viewpoints Database

Make sure to check the Peer Reviewed Journals box before you perform your search.

Click on Advanced Search before you search for anything.

Thanks and Happy Researching!

Remember, the librarians are here to help you with your research. Come back and see us!