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Information ResourcesLibraries & the Open Web
Frederic Murray Assistant ProfessorMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library [email protected]
Assignment
• Students are gathering art, music, movie, and literature sources under a theme of their choosing that relates to the larger theme of "The Changing Family, Gender, and Identity."
Did You Know….
The Internet is…
• a worldwide collection of computer networks
• ubiquitous
Web Searching is easy because…..• Speed• Choice• Availability 24/7
• Always get an answer
Web searching is difficult because …
• Organization• Quality control/Reliability • Formats
21st Century
Potential Sources-Academic
• Video Podcasts• Audio Podcast• Wikis• Blog (Weblog) and Video Blog
Post• Forum or Discussion Board
Posting• E-mail• Computer
Software/Downloaded Software• Nonperiodical Web Document
or Report• Online Lecture Notes and
Presentation Slides• Qualitative Data and Online
Interviews• Graphic Data (e.g. Interactive
Maps and Other Graphic Representations of Data)
• Data Sets• Bibliographies
• Annotated Bibliographies• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries• Dissertation/Thesis from a
Database• Book Reviews• Chapter/Section of a Web
Document or Online Book Chapter
• Kindle Books• Electronic Books• Newspaper Article• Abstract• Article from a Database• Article From an Online
Periodical with no DOI Assigned• Article From an Online
Periodical with DOI Assigned• Online Scholarly Journal Article:
Citing DOIs• Article From an Online
Periodical
Potential Sources –Popular
Anatomy of a URL
Domain Names
• Which one is right?– www.whitehouse
.com– www.whitehouse
.gov– www.whitehouse
.net– www.whitehouse
.org• Whois.net
– www.whois.net
• .gov• .org• .mil• .com• .edu• .net• .int
Indicates a reliable domain name
Google: Improve Your Searches*Site Specific Command
What it does: searches only specific domains
What to type: family gender identity site:edu
family gender identity site:gov
family gender identity site:edu
family gender identity site:edu
family gender identity site:gov
family gender identity site:gov
Pew Research Center*
• Family and Relationships• Family Roles• Household and Family Structure• Marriage and Divorce • Parenthood
Why Use Site Specific search?• Academic sources
• Bibliographies
• Citations
Peer Review
Scholarly and Popular Periodicals
POPULAR MAGAZINES
• USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE
• RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE
• ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL
• USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES
• PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
• HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK
• ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES
• ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”
• PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS
• LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER
• ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE
• PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE
Potential Sources-Academic
• Video Podcasts• Audio Podcast• Wikis• Blog (Weblog) and Video Blog
Post• Forum or Discussion Board
Posting• E-mail• Computer
Software/Downloaded Software• Nonperiodical Web Document
or Report• Online Lecture Notes and
Presentation Slides• Qualitative Data and Online
Interviews• Graphic Data (e.g. Interactive
Maps and Other Graphic Representations of Data)
• Data Sets• Bibliographies
• Annotated Bibliographies• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries• Dissertation/Thesis from a
Database• Book Reviews• Chapter/Section of a Web
Document or Online Book Chapter
• Kindle Books• Electronic Books• Newspaper Article• Abstract• Article from a Database• Article From an Online
Periodical with no DOI Assigned• Article From an Online
Periodical with DOI Assigned• Online Scholarly Journal Article:
Citing DOIs• Article From an Online
Periodical
Tools of Scholarship
Content• Books• Articles• Journals• Citations• WWW
Tools• Catalogs• Databases• Lists• Indexes• Search Engines
Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines
• A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.
• A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
• Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
Search Techniques
• Keyword • Basic Boolean
Identifying Keywords
• Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question.
• These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.
Research Question
Is the role of art therapy a proven method for counseling clients?
• Art therapy• Counseling
Art Therapy and Counseling
Keyword Phrases
• Single concept, multiple words• Some electronic resources require
keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation– Quotation marks – SWOSU Catalog – Parenthesis
Boolean
• AND = Narrow
• OR = Expand
• NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators
• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND
– Narrows your search• OR
– Expands your search with synonymous terms
• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!
Assignment
• Students are gathering art, music, movie, and literature sources under a theme of their choosing that relates to the larger theme of "The Changing Family, Gender, and Identity."
Library Resources*
• Art– Oxford Art Online
• Film– Kanopy Streaming
• Literature– Catalog/eBooks
• Music – Music Online
Reference WorksInternational Encyclopedia of Marriage and
Family
R 301.4203 I n855 2003
SWOSU Discovery Service
• 500,000 Books
• 150,000 Ebooks
• 50,000 Journals
• 150 DatabasesOne Search To Rule Them
All
Using Discovery
Limit To• Full Text• Peer Reviewed• Publication Date
Facets• Source Types*• Subject*• Publisher• Publication• Language• Geography• Location*• Databases Searched
Discovery Tools
• Folders• Email• Cite• Permalink
• Export (Refworks)
Create Folders
• Create Account
• Manage Content
• Easy Retrieval
• Printing
Class Exercise
• How has marriage changed since the 1950s?
• Find one article from each source
• Write down in MLA
• Google site specific i.e. edu
• Pew Research Center
• Discovery• Specific
Databases– Oxford Art Online,
Kanopy, ebooks
Research the Assignment
• Research Question
• Keywords/Boolean
• Discovery – Full Text/Cite/Folders
Thanks!