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Comics Studio with Ellen Forney
Thursday October 13th, 20112-3:30PMCook Library 507 – Towson room
Cartoonist Ellen Forney, the mind behind the comics and artwork in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, will teach participants how to develop their own comic art, including text and illustration. Attendance is limited to 25 students; please contact Patricia MacDonald, Cook Library, [email protected] to register.
Comics: The Extraordinary Power of Words and Pictures
Thursday October 13th, 20117-8:30PMUniversity Union - Potomac
Lounge
Comics are enjoying a new respect as a compelling literary medium. Join Ellen Forney, creator of the art in this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, as she enthuses about their quirky appeal in a presentation about both her solo projects and her work with the novel.
First…
Laksamee [email protected] Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @CookLibraryofTUAlbert S. Cook facebook profile!
Take away…
Research Process Overview
General search strategy
Brainstorming keywords
Interpreting the Assignment
Reading Background Information
Using Online
Databases& Indexes
Gathering Sources
Drafting Paper or Presentation
Identifying & Listing
Vocabulary
Citing Sources
Refining a Topic
Evaluating Sources
The Research Process
Selecting a Topic
research skills ≠ needle in the haystack
Web “Pre-Searching”
Why or why not start your search online? Respond here: http://bit.ly/ISTC201web
Web “Pre-Searching”
Why not start your search online? The Invisible Web
http://goshen.libguides.com/beyond_googling
Can you trust this information?
TED video: Online filter bubble – Eli Pariser http://
www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html
Web “Pre-Searching”
Why start your search online?
Find background information
Help solidify research topic
Find new terminology to use as keywords
Find links and/or citations to other sources
Identify Subject Gateways, Course Gateways for your course or topic…
Cook Library’s Course and Subject Gateways
… and other familiar tools to identifywebsites with academic content.
Source: www.wikipedia.org.
Source: www.google.com.
Try new features to help build your keyword list and search strategy.
Keep this in mind!Any topic might include various facets that you might want to explore and consider as you clarify your topic at the beginning of the research process.
Search Terms and Keyword Reminders
Keywords come from the search question
Use Boolean “search connectors” to combine keywords in ways that capture the results you need
Good searching starts with good keywords
Boolean “search connectors”
AND OR NOT
For example:
internet AND children• Combining >1 topic
instruct OR teach• Combining synonymous terms
Search Tip #1
Use AND when you need to combine more than one topic
Innovation AND education
educationinnovation
Search Tip #2
Use OR to combine synonymous terms (to get results regardless of what term an author uses).
Go here and post a few more! http://bit.ly/ISTC201teach
teach instruct
Search Tip #3
Use truncation!
Educat* finds Educate Education Educating Educator
Etc…
Search Tip #4
Phrase Searching… Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact
(words will be searched in the specific order)
Examples: “No Child Left Behind” “school reform”
Keywords are critical!
Sample topic: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess
whether a certain technology solution is effective?
First, break the question down into keywords: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess
whether a certain technology solution is effective?
More on keywords…
Expand your list to include synonyms then add to it once you have done some background reading.
What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?
teach* assess* technolog*learn evaluat* comput*strateg* test* [software name]method gaugeinstruct*
Putting it all together…
What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?
teach*instruct*method*learn*
assess*evaluate*
test*
technolog*comput*
[software name]
teach* OR instruct* OR method* OR learn*
AND
assess* OR evaluate* OR test*
AND
technolog* OR comput* OR kidspiration
Searching for academic content
Articulate your topic by choosing important ideas
Brainstorm Ideas Concept Map Terminology/Keywords
Dig for the content
EVALUATE!
Fill in your own keywords
Come up with the keywords for your own search
Fill in the worksheet
Go do your own web pre-searching
Find one “bad” website and find one “good” website, explain how you found it and why you consider it a good/bad resource.
Questions?
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat