library/research refresher for m.ed students
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March 2011. Library/Research Refresher for M.Ed students. Table of Contents. A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources 1. Education Subject Guide 4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations 2. Sociology Subject Guide 5. E-Book databases 3. Social Science Citation Index - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Library/Research Refresherfor M.Ed students
March 2011
Table of Contents
A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources1. Education Subject Guide 4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations 2. Sociology Subject Guide 5. E-Book databases3. Social Science Citation Index
B. Advanced searching in databases1. Concepts 4. Refining and broadening a search 2. Boolean operators 5. Subjects3. Search terms
C. Accessing article full-text1. Article/Citation Locator 3. Permanent links2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) 4. When you’ve tried everything…
D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowing1. Register for RACER 3. Register as a distance borrower 2. Search and request in RACER
A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources1. Education Subject Guide▪ Use a variety of databases2. Sociology Subject Guide▪ Try databases in related fields3. Social Science Citation Index▪ Use a citation index to find related articles4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Search this database of theses and dissertations4. E-Book databases Search chapter titles and full-text Go back to: Table of Contents
1. Education Subject Guide
Go to the EducationSubject Guide▪ CBCA Education –
Includes Canadian content
▪ ERIC – Largest Education database
▪ Wilson Education – 79 journals not covered by ERIC
▪ AACE Digital Library – Focused on education and technology
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2. Sociology Subject Guide
The SociologySubject Guide is also useful for research in education▪ Academic Search
Premier is a general database that has education content
▪ Try Social Science Citation Index (see next slide)
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3. Social Science Citation Index
What can you do with a citation index?▪ Search for a specific
article, and…▪ Easily find all the
articles it cites▪ Find all the articles
that have cited it▪ Search for a specific
scholar and find his/her articles, as well as related scholars
Click on the video to see an example
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4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations
Search the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database▪ Click on the link
above or find the database in the Indexes and Databases A-Z list
▪ Contains over two million dissertations and theses, with significant education content
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5. E-Book databases
Go to the E-Book collections link on the library home page▪ Start with
Scholarsportal ebooks and Springer E-Books
▪ You’ll be searching not only book titles, but book chapter titles and sometimes full-text
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B. Advanced searching in databases
1. Concepts▪ Break up your research question into concepts2. Boolean operators: AND, OR3. Search terms▪ Phrases and word endings4. Refining and broadening a search▪ What to do when you have too many or too few results5. Subjects▪ Use subjects supplied by the database, and search for
them in the thesaurus
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1. Concepts
Break your research question into concepts▪ How are online
learning objects being used to teach elementary mathematics ?
▪ Think of terms that could be used to express these concepts
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onlineonline learning objectslearning objects
mathematicsmathematicselementary elementary
onlinedigitalvirtual
onlinedigitalvirtual
primaryelementary
primaryelementary
learning objectsmanipulatives
tools
learning objectsmanipulatives
tools
mathematicsmathematics
Concept #1 Concept #2
Concept #3 Concept #4
2. Boolean operators: AND, OR
Combine concepts with OR / AND
▪ Use OR between words/phrases that mean the same thing
▪ Use AND between words/phrases that represent different concepts
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mathematicsmathematics
Online OR digital OR virtualOnline OR digital OR virtual
elementary OR primary elementary OR primary
AND
“learning objects”“learning objects”
3. Search terms
Combine your search terms, and use these techniques:
▪ Enclose phrases in quotation marks
▪ e.g. “classroom management”
▪ Search for different word endings and alternate spellings using an asterisk
▪ canad* retrieves Canada, Canadian, Canadians, etc.)
▪ wom*n retrieves women and woman
Click on the video to see an example
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4. Refining and broadening a search
Too many results?▪ Try limiting the
publication year (e.g. articles published after 2005)
▪ Try searching for an important concept (e.g. “mathematics”) in the title or subject field
Too few results?▪ Try adding more
alternate terms to your search (e.g. “learning object*” OR manipulative*)
Click on the video to see an example
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5. Subjects
Subjects (also called descriptors) are assigned to articles▪ When you find
relevant articles, look at the subjects to see if you want to use any in your search
▪ Type one of your search terms into the database’s thesaurus to find related terms Click on the video to see an example
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C. Accessing article full-text
1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal search▪ Search all of UOIT’s databases for the article you want2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)▪ Search for an article using its DOI4. Permanent links▪ Share articles using permanent links5. When you’ve tried everything…
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1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal search
Unable to find full-text for the article you want?▪ Go to the
Citation Locator page
▪ Fill in as much information as you have (e.g. author, journal title, volume, issue) – and search
▪ If full-text is not found, search for the journal and navigate to the appropriate issue
Click on the video to see an example
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2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
If you have an article’s DOI (digital object identifier), it can save you searching time▪ Go to the
Citation Locator▪ Fill in the DOI field –
that’s all the information you need
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3. Permanent links
Share articles using the permanent link provided by the database▪ Don’t copy and paste
from the address bar; that link generally won’t work
▪ Go into the article record and look for a “permanent” or “persistent” link to copy (it may be called something else)
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4. When you’ve tried everything…
If you’ve tried the Citation Locator and journal search, and still haven’t found full-text:
▪ request the article through inter-library loan (jump to that slide)or▪ contact a librarian for assistance
▪ Kate Gibbings ([email protected])▪ Other librarians
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D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowing
1. Register for RACER▪ RACER is the inter-library loan system2. Search and request in RACER▪ Request articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. 4. Register as a distance borrower▪ Use the request form and have items to mailed to your
home
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1. Register for RACER
RACER is the Inter-library loan system▪ Fill in the form to
register▪ Don’t know your Library
PIN? Call or email the Library and we will give it to you (this is not the same as your MyCampus password or Network ID).
▪ Once your registration is confirmed via email, login to RACER
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2. Search and request in RACER▪ When you’ve found
what you’re looking for, submit your request in RACER
▪ Make sure to choose a pickup location (North Campus Library, Education Library, or Social Science Library)
▪ Can’t make it to campus? Register for distance services and we’ll mail the material to you (see next slide) Click on the video to see an example
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3. Register as a distance borrower
Distance borrowers can have materials mailed to their homes▪ You must live more
than 50 km from campus
▪ Send an email to Karin Downie ([email protected])
to register for the service
▪ Make all requests using this form (that includes inter-library loans!)
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