gary handman [email protected] 643-8566 it’s about time: doing research online: a...
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1. Describes organization of library information
2. Introduce selected sources for finding books, journal articles, and visual resources online
2. Introduce a group of basic moves and features common to many online catalogs and indexes.
The Information Universe
•BooksBooks•Journals (Magazines) & Journals (Magazines) &
Newspapers Newspapers •Government docsGovernment docs
•MapsMaps•Visual Resources (video, Visual Resources (video,
sound recording, sound recording, photographs, etc.)photographs, etc.)
•Computer files (e.g. CD-Computer files (e.g. CD-ROMS, data files)ROMS, data files)•Dissertations Dissertations •ManuscriptsManuscripts
•The Web?????The Web?????
The Information Universe
Why/when books?Why/when journals
The Information Universe
The guy next to meis soooo hot!
But how do you find this stuff?
The Information Universe
Library Catalog(s)
Journal/NewspaperIndexes
The Information Universe
--Pathfinder--MELVYL (CDL cat)
•An inventory of what the library owns
•Search by Author, Title, Subject keywords
•Searchable by key words & phrases•Whole books and journals owned, NOT what’s inside of those publications
The Information Universe: BooksTitle: The ecstasy of catastrophe : a study of apocalyptic narrative from Langland to Milton
Author: Hendrix, Howard V., 1959-
Published: New York : P. Lang,
Date: c1990.
Location(s): Main Stack PR149.A74.H4 1990
Subject Headings:
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism. English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.
Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism. Milton, John, -- 1608-1674 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Main Stack PR149.A74.H4 1990
Get da Book in da Stax
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The Information Universe: Finding ArticlesArticle Databases (Indexes/Abstracts)
• Databases produced by different commercial publishers; often look/act differently from one another.
• Regularly updated
• Allow subject/author searching in a group of journals in a particular discipline or topical area.
• Some indexes also offer abstracts-- short description of article content
I know! I’lldo my paper onMarilyn Manson!
Choosing an Articles database (index)Choosing an Articles database (index)•Look at the listings of article databases available via the library www.lib.berkeley.edu: includes listings by SUBJECT, NAME, etc.
•Your research focus may require you to poke around in the literature of various disciplines.
•General Databases are often good places to start (particularly for newsy/topical issues)
All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…
All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…
But Remember: Not everything is online!!!!!:
•Article Databases: Generally only go back 10-20 yrs online (some exceptions – e.g. Historical Newspapers)
•Not every publication is indexed
•Fairly small (but rapidly growing) subset of the books and journal universe is currently available in full-text
Online is Cool
Remember Also:
•Not every topic has lots written about Not every topic has lots written about it, either in books or journal lit.it, either in books or journal lit.
--Research on very current topics--Research on very current topics--Research on radically specific --Research on radically specific
topicstopics--Research on topics off the beaten --Research on topics off the beaten academic track or off the pop academic track or off the pop
culture culture radarradar
How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Formulate a concise, concrete statement of
the research problem•Formulate your search in terms of
keywords and key phrases:
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Think of synonyms for key words/phrases
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
ChildrenYouthAdolescents…etc.
CommercialsAds…etc.Academic achievement
Grades…etc.
MediaTV…etc
Socialization, relationships,peer interaction…etc.
The Information Universe
What to do if nothing is turning up:
•Tweak your topic: Broaden it / select a different angle•Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.)•Bail out completely and choose another topic
A few cautionary words about research on the Net
LibraryLand
The NetGoogle Rocks!
Scholar.google????
Common Search Features:
--Save list of good stuff--Mail Articles/Citations to yourself
Connecting from off-campus
www.lib.berkeley.edu HELP: Connecting from Off Campus
