M.Ed. Orientation Library Session: Advanced (Sept. 2013)
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Library Research In Education: AdvancedJennifer Thiessen, Liaison Librarian, EducationFall 2013
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Possibilities: • Look at Handbooks/Encyclopedias/Review
articles• Find articles/books from reference lists• Use advanced search features in databases• Search for articles using a particular research
methodology• Create search alerts• Make better use of Google Scholar• Find cited references• Determine whether a journal is peer-reviewed• Use RefWorks to save and organize references
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Tell me what you want to know…
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Handbooks, encyclopedias, etc.• Why?• Background info/definitions • Overview of theories and authors• Key researchers and issues• Find keywords (for searching)
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Encyclopedias
• Great background and overview
• Key issues, etc.
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References…• Find one of the following:
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How to find handbooks, etc.
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• Use keyword search or THESAURUS to find subjects/descriptors
Advanced database searching
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Use the thesaurus• Find better or more terms
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Finding studies that use a particular research design• Try adding “literature review”• you will see examples of lit reviews, plus get an overview of some
aspect of your topic• Or “narrative” or “quantitative” etc.
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Search alerts
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Journal alerts• Set up in database like
Education Research Complete
• Or set up from publisher/journal website
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Google Scholar
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• Some databases have “Cited by” info
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Peer-reviewed?• Characteristics of peer-reviewed articles• Not sure? Check Ulrichsweb (available through the database
list on the Library website)
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For more info and help…• Graduate Education Research Guide• http://researchguides.library.brocku.ca/EDUCGraduate
• Jennifer Thiessen• [email protected]• Ext. 3573