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L A K S A M E E P U T N A M
L P U T N A M @ T O W S O N . E D U
R E S E A R C H & I N S T R U C T I O N L I B R A R I A N
GERO 101: The Research Process
Slides: http://slidesha.re/19wbApj
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A quick plug…
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Tomorrow 3:30-5:30PM
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How can I help you?
Laksamee Putnam
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Slides: http://slidesha.re/19wbApj
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Agenda
Scholarly vs Popular
How to formulate a search
Finding Books/Articles
APA Citations
Hands on database practice
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Scholarly vs Popular
Scholarly
Popular
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Scholarly vs Popular
Scholarly
Written by an expert for other experts
Support your argument with high quality information
Popular
Entertaining but lack depth
Grab people’s interests but should not be your only resource
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Scholarly vs Popular
DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular results” on Google anymore.
http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble
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Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic
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Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic
End of life care of elderly
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Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search
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Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search
Elderly depression in end of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts
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Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts
Elder
Depression
End of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms
Elder
Depression
End of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms Elder
Elder*
Senior
Aged
Older person
Older adult
Depression
hopelessness
End of life care
Palliative care
Terminal care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
5. Formulate your search utilizing various combinations of your words
String them together using AND/OR/NOT
Truncate *
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Formulating a Keyword Search
6. Evaluate what you find
Check for CRAP
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose/Point of View
Examples
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Autism and Vaccines
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3 ways to find Books
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu
Towson Books
USMAI Books
Interlibrary Loan
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Finding Articles
Go to the Gerontology Subject Gateway
Numerous databases to choose from
Search more than one
Use your keywords and refine your search
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It’s out there, why not reuse it?
What does intellectual property mean to you? Is it an important idea, why or why not?
With so much information out there, is there such a thing as an original idea? Does that mean you have to credit every single person?
How does plagiarism affect academia/gerentology?
Watson, M. (2013, March 4) Copyright – the right to copy? Lariushin’s monographs of plant families. Botanic Stories. Retrieved from http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/1321
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Plagiarism
Using someone’s ideas or expression of those ideas (words, pictures, music, etc)
Without giving proper credit
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APA Style
Help Guide
APA book is available in the library
OWL or Diane Hacker
Science Student. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2674314
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APA style
Journal Article:
Author last name, first initial(s). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(issue), pages. doi:xxxxxx
Book:
Author last name, first initial(s). (Year). Book title. Publication information: place (city and state abbreviation), publisher’s name.
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Let’s start searching!
Research your own topic!
Begin by filling out this online spreadsheet
http://bit.ly/1eWnXQh
After you are done please go here to send me feedback on this session
http://bit.ly/VLiBPh
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Questions?
Feel free to contact me:
Laksamee Putnam
410.704.3746.
Twitter: @LibrarianLaks
Or any reference librarian:
Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
410.704.2462.
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