library research skills los angeles harbor college tamar khajadourian [email protected]
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Library Collection
• Books: 2nd Floor- circulating, 2 weeks & 1 renewal
• Reference Sources: 1st Floor- library use only
• Reserves: 1st floor, Circulation Desk- 2 hr. checkout- library use only
• Periodicals: 2nd Floor- reading room
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Library Collection
• EBooks: 24/7- online access
• Databases: EBSCO, Gale, LexisNexis, … - online
• No Food or Drinks: (besides the 1st floor entry lobby)
• Quiet Study Area: 2nd floor, text for complaints
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• LAHC Library: http://
www.lahc.edu/library/index.html
• Learning Resource Center
• Library Workshop Link
• 27/7 Librarian Chat
• Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl
/
• EasyBib: http://www.easybib.com/
Resources
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Be Present
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Exercise
Working with a partner, write down one thing you researched in the past month:
•Research question: topic/subject of research
•Method: step by step breakdown of sources used
•Conclusion: answer to your research question
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Common Research
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Information Literacy
• WHAT: Analyzing and interpreting the topic
• HOW: Brainstorming before doing research
• WHERE: Evaluating sources and collected materials
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Research Topic
<invention, trend, discovery, breakthrough, innovation>
Genetically Modified Organisms
GMOs
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Types of Sources
Primary: a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
• ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS: Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records
• CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art
• RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings
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Types of Sources
Secondary: interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them.
• PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias
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• Basic Search
• Advanced Search
• Call Number
• Copies
• Availability
• Location
• Other LACCD Colleges
Library Catalog
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Genetically Modified Food
HD Industries, Land Use, Labor
HV Social and Public Welfare
RA Public Aspects of Medicine
SB Plant Culture
TP Chemical Technology
TX Home Economics, Nutrition, Food & Food Supply
Library of Congress Classification
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Periodicals: Databases
Academic Search Premier
CQ Researcher
EBSCO Host
MasterFILE Premier
MA S Ultra School Edition
Newspaper Source Plus
Professional Development
Gale Virtual Reference
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Searching Tips
• Advanced Search: exact search terms, language tools, file format, time period, numeric range, domain, website...
• Boolean Operators: AND (+), OR, NOT (-)• AND & NOT: narrows search results
• OR: broadens search results
• GMO’s and California
• GMO’s not California
• Food and Genetically Modified Organisms or Genetically Engineered Crops
• Correct Spelling: Capitalize proper nouns; e.g., Spring will generate different results than spring.
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Searching Tips• Keyword Searching: list keywords and synonyms that
describe your concepts and topics. Child, minor, infant…
• Phrase Searching: put quotation marks around phrases you want to see together; e.g., “higher education”.
• Prepare: maximize your time spent online, analyze your question to pinpoint concepts.
• Search More Than One: Use at least two sources for your research.
• Truncation: *?! allows you to search words with the same root, which in turn broadens search results; e.g., music* finds: musical, musician, musicians, and musicality.
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Internet Search Engines
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Searching Tips
•Domain Name: • .edu = educational
• .com = commercial
• .mil = military
• .gov = government
• .org = nonprofit
• .int = international
•File type: specific type e.g., education : pdf
•Instructions: read the search engine and database instructions-- each search tool has its own set of tips for simple and advanced searching.
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Evaluating Internet Sources
Authority Content
Affiliation Audience
Purpose Currency
Objectivity Design
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Brainology