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Looking for informationin all the right places
Degree Completion ProgramSeptember 19, 2013
Google vs. Library
Formula for Library Research
1. Motivation or Assignment
2. Topic Selection
3. IMAGINATION
4. Research Questions
(Brainstorming)
5. Research Plans (Strategy)
6. Reference Works & Databases (Tools
and Tactics)
7. [Sources]
8. Evaluation 9. INSIGHT
10. Thesis
11. Argument & Outline
12.Drafting & Revising
1-5 Before you reach the library 6-8 At the Library 9-12 Using your resources wisely
http://library.cairn.edu
Search the Catalog
Using Encore Discovery Search
Encore Discovery Search cont.
Encore Discovery Search Catalog
My Account
• Renew books from home• Place holds on books• Create reading history list (opt in)• Create a preferred list• Modify personal information• Create a list for research and email it to
yourself
My Account, the visual
Materials found in the Library:
• Books– Print– Electronic
• Encyclopedias• Magazines• Journals• Periodical Index• Newspapers• Library Catalog• World Wide Web
Where to Go…
Online Databases : For a list of all of the Libraries' Electronic
Resources
Full Text E-Journal : This allows you to find which database has the journal
title you need.
Article Linker : Can find an article among all the databases if you have a
full-citationDiscovery Search: Search most of the
databases at one time.
LibGuides
Cont. of LibGuides
Annotated Bibliography
Databases
Popular vs. Scholarly
Popular Magazineso Contain many
photographs and advertisements
o Articles are shorter and cover a wide range of topics.
o Research and current issues are broadly summarized
Scholarly Journals
• Contain little or no advertisements • Long in-depth articles cover case studies, report research and contain bibliographies• Geared towards scholars, researchers, or professionals
1. Index: citations only, online version of a print index
2. Abstract: includes citations and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, etc.
3. Full-text: includes citations, abstracts and the full-text of journal articles, reports, books, chapters.
Three types of tools (databases)
Sampling of Cairn database List
Ask-A-Librarian
Contact Information
Alice PakhtigianReader Services [email protected]
215-702-4370 or215-702-4375
9/19/2013