The guided tour: A quick look at the world of library research

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1 The guided tour: A quick look at the world of library research

2 First and foremost 0 The library has many resources which will enhance your educational experience. 0 ebooks/books, Journal articles, Research assistance almost anything you will need.

3 Today 0 We re going to go over a few things that you should know about conducting library research. 0 Types of materials 0 Scholarly v. Popular 0 Fundamentals of searching 0 Finding articles 0 Primer on citations 0 As you do more research, you may need personal assistance. If that is the case, do not hesitate to contact me.

4 Popular articles Usually <5 pages Popular Articles Journalist/staff writer Common language (9-12 grade reading level) No/short bibliography Not peer-reviewed Glossy images

5 Scholarly articles Usually <5 pages Popular Articles Journalist/staff writer Common language (9-12 grade reading level) No/short bibliography Not peer-reviewed Glossy images Scholarly Articles Usually 5+ pages in length Expert Author Formal/technical language Bibliography/works cited Evaluated by experts (peerreviewed)

6 Time Magazine Spot the scholar Journal of Student Affairs, Research and Practice

7 Once more Science Popular Science

8 Good!

9 Boolean operators 0 Boolean operators secretly rule the world of information! 0 You use them everyday, but may not know it. 0 Google defaults to a Boolean operator. 0 With a good grasp of Boolean operators, you can conquer any database.

10 Boolean operator and 0 The and operator will narrow your search by joining ideas together. 0 Example: 0 Poverty and Children 0 To be retrieved, an item must contain the word poverty as- well- as children. 0 Google defaults to an and Boolean search. 0 If you typed Briar Cliff University into Google, you are searching 0 Briar and Cliff and University

11 Boolean operator and A AB B Result of the search A AND B = AB

12 Boolean operator or 0 The or operator will broaden your search by searching for this or that. 0 Example: 0 Poverty or impoverished 0 This will bring back results that contain the word poverty or the word impoverished it must contain one or the other. 0 This is extremely useful if you are having trouble Vinding results.

13 Boolean operator or A AB B Result of the search A OR B = A, AB, B

14 Boolean operator not 0 The not operator will narrow your search by excluding terms. 0 Example: 0 Poverty not Urban 0 This will bring back results that contain the word poverty and leave out anything containing the word urban. 0 Hint: use a not search if you are retrieving too many hits. 0 Additional hint: use the minus symbol in Google for a not search.

15 Boolean operator not A AB B Result of the search A NOT B = A

16 Phrase searching 0 Phrase searching will focus your search. 0 By placing a string of words into quotation marks, the database will search for that exact phrase 0 Example: 0 Briar Cliff University 0 To be retrieved, the item must contain those three words, in that exact order.

17 Put it together 0 Can you give a search string that contains a Boolean operator and phrase search?

18 Put it together 0 Can you give a search string that contains a Boolean operator and phrase search? 0 Briar Cliff University and Library

19 Finding Sources 0 Where do you usually go for information?

20 Finding Sources 0 You can access article databases and ebooks from the library s website. 0 Using Boolean operators, phrase searching and other advanced searching features will help you make the most of your time. 0

21 Anatomy of the library s website

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28 Citing your sources 0 Other attached documents 0 From Sunday through Thursday the writing center will be taking walk in appointments. 0 7pm- 9pm 0

29 Thank You! 0 Thank you for paying attention. 0 If you ever need personal assistance, please contact me. 0 Name: Julius Fleschner 0 Phone: (712) OfVice: Library 0 julius.vleschner@briarcliff.edu

30 Remember to cite your sources 0 Photos used in this presentation 0 photostream/ 0 photostream/ 0 photostream/