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Research in the LibraryNovember 2013
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Outline Overview - Library resources Research process & Peer Review Google vs. Databases Locating known items [Search Challenge] Research friendly topics Developing keywords [Search Challenge] Evaluating sources & Recording/
Documenting your research [Activity]
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Library Resources Start at the library website:
http://library.georgiancollege.ca Use the new website (link at top of
page) Check your research guide –
Tipsheets & Tutorials tab for annotated bibliography info
Library Resources
Library UserID - Pin is the last 4 digits of bar code.Must activate account at the front desk of the library.
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Off campus
START
FINISH
I found the statistics I need.
I found an article that explains the history.
I found a website that covers the legal issues.
My sources are documented. I can find these again.
This report almost wrote itself.
My team is a great resource.
How we think research should go…
library.georgiancollege.caThe Research Process
The Research Process
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START FINISH?
I need basic legal information. Where do I start?
I need to find stats to use in a presentation. Where do I go?
I’ve been online all weekend!
My team members are all on other projects.
Every website I find is useless.
I can’t FIND anything!
Found something.
How research usually goes…
library.georgiancollege.caThe Research Process
Define information need
Identify potential resources
Plan and execute the
search Evaluate
Document Research skills are
transferrable!
What’s Peer Review?
[The peer review process from author to editor to reviewers to editor to author]. Retrieved Feb. 8, 2012, from: http://psychanded.wordpress.com/category/journals/
Databases & Google
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Why not Google?
GOOGLE Google
Georgian Library
• Government Information (.gc.ca, stats etc)
• Professional Associations
• Educational/ Institutional info
• Images• Company
Information• Blogs
• Journals / articles• News• e-Books• Books & DVDs• Peer reviewed /
credible resources• Free for your use
Databases & Google
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The Library has access!
Locating Known items
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Search Challenge Using any tool you like, locate the full-text document for as
many of the resources on the list as you can Record the location of the full-text item, the format of the
item, and any necessary access considerations
Locating Known items
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Discussion Which resources were the most difficult
to find? What was your basic search strategy? What access barriers did you
encounter? How could the skill of locating known
items help you during the research process?
Take a break
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10 minutes
What makes a topic “researchable”? Able to find sufficient relevant
information… Able to create a paper addressing the topic
intelligently… … within a reasonable period of time
Broaden or narrow topics to make them researchable
library.georgiancollege.caResearch friendly topics
Frame your topic as a question & select the main concepts
Imagine your topic as the title of a book / article – how would the perfect title read?
Avoid relational terms – “causes”, “effects”, “why”
Consider spelling variations – “ behaviour”, “labour”, etc.
library.georgiancollege.caTopics Keywords
Terminology differences
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Source: Artz, J.B. (2013). Drunk driving terminology by state. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/15IKHfO Map courtesy of MapBox: see the interactive map here: http://bit.ly/GzEDR1
DUI DWI OMVI OVI OUI
Drunk driving terminology by U.S. state
Terminology differences
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Terminology can change over time…
domestic abuse
wife beating
intimate partner violence
spousal abuse
gender violence
husband battering
wife abuse family violence
relationship violence
Keywords & Connectors
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A search statement is made up of keywords + connectors
• OR Combine synonyms Any of the terms can appear
in your results “or means more”
• AND Combine two or more terms All of the terms must appear in your results Provides fewer results that are more focused
Impaired driving
youthCanada
Drunk driving
Impaired driving
Results with either
word
Keywords & Connectors
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health
police officer
KeywordsAlternate Keywords
shift work
stress
working hours
police recruits
OR
OR
OR
AND
AND
Topic: implications of of shift work on the health of police officers
Search Challenge
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Topic: Post-traumatic stress in police officers
Develop relevant keywords Then locate the full text/
location of: 1. A book, 2. A peer-reviewed
article, 3. A news article
Search Challenge
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Discussion What keywords did you use?
For the book? For the article? For the news article? What are the main differences to consider
when searching for a book and an article on the same topic?
Evaluating Results
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CRAP
• Current enough? • Website up to date? • Links working?
urrency
eliability
uthority
urpose/P.O.V.
• Based on research?• References? • Type of source?
• Credentials of author?• Reputation of publisher?• Contact information?
• Fact? Fiction? Opinion? Other?• Author’s purpose?• Intended audience?
Evaluating Results
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CRAPActivity:
Use to
evaluate the resources provided.
Evaluating Results
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Your assessment?? http://
www.policefoundation.org/content/body-worn-camera
http://nomnompaleo.com/post/55156756199/surviving-the-night-shift
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/02/editorial-editorial-police-guild-shouldnt-use/
http://rantingcanadian.tumblr.com/post/57014733962/ah-yeah-sure-i-know-its-a-free-country-you
Citing Sources Why Cite?
Locate your sources again Identify and credit ideas Avoid plagiarism
Use the discovery layer tools to: Save, print or email the results you find Generate a basic citation Remember to check against your Cites & Sources –
these are “basic” citations and may not be correct according to Cites & Sources
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Citing Sources Check against Cites & Sources!
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APA rules dictate that the article title be in sentence caps:“Neighborhood context and police use of force”.
EBSCO EDS “Citation Format” Sept 11, 2013
EBSCO EDS “Result List” Sept 11, 2013
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