Library SeminarLibrary Seminar

Yvonne BreckenridgeYvonne Breckenridge

About the librariesAbout the libraries

One of the largest research libraries in One of the largest research libraries in CanadaCanada

Over 1000 databasesOver 1000 databases Advantage: a multitude of resourcesAdvantage: a multitude of resources Disadvantage: a multitude of resourcesDisadvantage: a multitude of resources

What your students need What your students need to knowto know

Library accessLibrary access Preparing to do researchPreparing to do research Reading and researchReading and research CitationCitation

Library AccessLibrary Access

CCIDs are needed to access on-line CCIDs are needed to access on-line resources (e-books and journals)resources (e-books and journals) CCIDs will be given the 2ndish week of classCCIDs will be given the 2ndish week of class

Students have to pay $10 to have Students have to pay $10 to have access to stacks (real books and journal)access to stacks (real books and journal) See Moodle (Borrowing privileges for EAP See Moodle (Borrowing privileges for EAP

students)students)

Library HandoutLibrary Handout

1)1) Refining the research topicRefining the research topic

2)2) Catalog searchCatalog search

3)3) Article SearchArticle Search

4)4) Database searchDatabase search

5)5) Library Session Lesson Plan[1].docLibrary Session Lesson Plan[1].doc

Refining the Research Refining the Research TopicTopic

Topic: China’s one child policyTopic: China’s one child policy

Assumption: Everyone knows that no one Assumption: Everyone knows that no one has brothers and sisters in China has brothers and sisters in China because people are only allowed to have because people are only allowed to have one child. I think that’s wrong. People one child. I think that’s wrong. People should have the freedom to decide how should have the freedom to decide how many children they can have. many children they can have.

Refining the Research Refining the Research TopicTopic

What are the assumptions in these What are the assumptions in these statements? What is the person’s statements? What is the person’s opinion?opinion?

  What types of arguments can you make What types of arguments can you make for or against China’s one child policy?for or against China’s one child policy?

What types of information do you need to What types of information do you need to a better understanding of the topic? List 5 a better understanding of the topic? List 5 different areas.different areas.

Catalog SearchCatalog Search

Books, e-books, videosBooks, e-books, videos Basic Search termBasic Search term

8 resources8 resources www.library.ualberta.cawww.library.ualberta.ca

Education curriculum library resourcesEducation curriculum library resources

Article SearchArticle Search

Click on articles. Type in the same search topic Click on articles. Type in the same search topic (China’s one child policy). How many articles (China’s one child policy). How many articles does it retrieve? What are some additional does it retrieve? What are some additional search terms you can add?search terms you can add?

www.library.ualberta.cawww.library.ualberta.ca General databasesGeneral databases

EBSCO hostEBSCO host Google ScholarGoogle Scholar

Gale Gale ProquestProquest

Article SearchArticle Search

Skim the article titles and abstracts, then Skim the article titles and abstracts, then list 3 articles that you could use. Are they list 3 articles that you could use. Are they for or against the policy?for or against the policy?

Database SearchDatabase Search

Subject specific databasesSubject specific databases Look at the headings in the database by Look at the headings in the database by

subject box. Which one do you think would subject box. Which one do you think would be most useful?be most useful?

What database heading is the most useful? What database heading is the most useful? Now you have a number of databases. List Now you have a number of databases. List

two that provide fulltext and/or E-journal two that provide fulltext and/or E-journal collections. collections.

www.library.ualberta.cawww.library.ualberta.ca

Student ReflectionStudent Reflection

Research as a recursive processResearch as a recursive process Considering the information you have found Considering the information you have found

so far, what arguments would you like to so far, what arguments would you like to develop and research further?develop and research further?

Search TechniquesSearch Techniques

Search for the authorSearch for the author Search through a journalSearch through a journal Look at the reference listsLook at the reference lists

Is there a key author?Is there a key author? Is there a short article?Is there a short article?

Some final commentsSome final comments

Bigger isn’t always betterBigger isn’t always better E-mailing citation isn’t always correctE-mailing citation isn’t always correct

Michael H Romanowski.  (2006). A Michael H Romanowski.  (2006). A Changing Nation: Issues Facing Chinese Changing Nation: Issues Facing Chinese Teachers. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 42(2), 76-Teachers. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 42(2), 76-81.  Retrieved November 3, 2010, from 81.  Retrieved November 3, 2010, from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 955429631).ID: 955429631).

Students can highlight and annotate on- Students can highlight and annotate on- lineline ELP courses\little emperors and the 421 ELP courses\little emperors and the 421

generation pdf[1].pdfgeneration pdf[1].pdf

Teachers are responsible for booking the Teachers are responsible for booking the computer lab for their research session computer lab for their research session with Maggie Rojaswith Maggie Rojas