Week 6 – TuesdayThe day the Zombie searched a database

One minute write up

Can you go over again…?

Dislikes:

APA. Summaries

This class moves fast

Zombies make it hard to research

Searching on topics

Hard to catch up

APA

Other comments:

I wanna tie your arms to your sides!

I don’t feel like this class will help me a whole lot in the future.

Quizzes. Some of you will find notes on your quizzes about cheating.

Not that you need reminded, but cheating is UNACCEPTABLE.

If I catch you in the act, you’ll get a 0.

If I suspect it, you’ll hear from me.

Future quizzes will be taken using an online program, QuizStar, to help you resist temptation.

Thursday’s Quiz: CHANGE

Over Chapter

FOURChapter 4 covers evaluation which we went over last week.

We will take the chapter 3 quiz after we’ve covered books.

Sorry for this confusion!! Chapter THREE quiz will be Tuesday,

November 15

Let’s talk about….

Final project!The Facts:

Due week 11Annotated References page (50pts)

And EITHER a reflection or presentation (20pts)

Reality Check:You’ve been working on the

Annotated References pageThis whole time! And the reflection is just to let you process

Should you be working on this now?

Up to you.

Doing a good, thorough job on your homework means less work to do on your project.

Questions?

Why Search Databases?

Smaller “bucket” to begin from.

Published = someone else reviewed and edited

Access – you have to log in because these are subscriptions!

Better sources – but you still need to evaluate!

Database

Google

Databases!If you can use Facebook, you can use a database.

Facebook = Database

Facebook =Giant collection of information that you know how to navigate

Academic Databases =Giant collection of information that you don’t quite yet know how to navigate.(but you will!)

A list of records on Facebook.

Do you get a lot of information here?

How would I get more information on each person?

List of records in Academic Search Premier

Do you get a lot of informationhere?

How would I get more information on each item?

Vocab Break!Record

Vocab Break!Record

Record = fancy way of saying “basic information on a particular item”

On Facebook, a record is a profile that contains your basic information.

In an article database, the record is where you will find the basic info on the book or article.

Think of the item record as the “Item Profile”

A Facebook Profile = an Item Record

You clicked on someone, and

viola! WAY MORE

INFO!Information Available:hometown, workplace, languages, current town, likes. These are

Fields

A Facebook Profile = an Item Record

You clicked on and item, and

viola! WAY MORE

INFO!Information Available:author, source, subject terms, volume, issue, pages. These are

Fields

Vocab Break!FIELD

Vocab Break!FIELD

Field = fancy way of saying “piece of info”

When you fill out a form, you fill out fields:Name, marital status, address, phone number

In an article database, the fields are about the article:Author, journal, date, volume, issue number

This is the info you need to create APA citations!

A Facebook Tag = A Subject Heading

What’s a Tag?

What happens if I click on a tag?

A Facebook Tag = A Subject Heading

What happens if I click on a

subject heading?

Vocab Break!Subject Heading

Vocab Break!Subject Heading

Subject heading = fancy way of saying “a way to group together things that are alike”

When you tag on Facebook:You clump together things on the same person

In an article database, subject headingsClump together articles on the same topic

So if you find a subject heading on your topic and click on it, you are taken to a whole list of potential sources!

Facebook limiter = Databases limiter

How do you narrow down search in

Facebook?What happens if

I click one of these boxes?

Do more, or fewer results show up if I click one?

Facebook limiter = Databases limiter

What happens if I click one of these boxes?

Do more, or fewer results show up if I click one?

Vocab Break! Limiter/Filter

Vocab Break! Limiter/Filter

Limiter or Filter = a fancy way of saying “ways to narrow your search”

When you limit on Facebook:You look for people from JUST the same school or work, or town

Whey you limit in a database:You look for items that are JUST scholarly, or from a certain year, or by a certain author

You reduce the number of items in your search, so it’s easier to find what you’re looking for!

But Which one should I search?

But Which one should I search?

SO MANY DATABASES!

Pay attention to descriptions!Research guides!Ask!We will get to know several Harrison databases over the next few weeks.

Familiarize yourself really well with 1 or 2, and make them your “go to” databases.

My two? Academic search premier & Opposing Viewpoints.

But how do I get to them?

But how do I get to them?

But how do I use them?

Database Demo

Your TurnIn class searching assignment!

YAY!!!!

Today’s Concepts:

Databases

…What they are…How to search them…Why to search them

Academic Search Premier

Sixth Brain Trust MissionFind two articles on your source using Academic Search Premier

Record all the relevant pieces of information

Jot down four of the main points of the article, so that you can summarize it later.

DUE THURSDAY.

ALSO: Chapter 3 Quiz THURSDAY