Accessing the CCNY Electronic Library

Accessing the CCNY Electronic Library

Professor Rob LaurichChief of User Services and Collection Development

CCNY Libraries212 650-7153

roblaurich@yahoo.fr

Professor Rob LaurichChief of User Services and Collection Development

CCNY Libraries212 650-7153

roblaurich@yahoo.fr

The Beginning Stage— What am I trying to say in my research?

What is my main idea?

The Beginning Stage— What am I trying to say in my research?

What is my main idea? •First create a run-on sentence trying

to describe your research idea;

•Look for alternative words and phrases to the words you have chosen;

•Once you have your statement, circle the keywords and rank their importance.

•First create a run-on sentence trying to describe your research idea;

•Look for alternative words and phrases to the words you have chosen;

•Once you have your statement, circle the keywords and rank their importance.

The Terms of SearchingThe Terms of Searching

• AND

• OR

• NOT

• AND

• OR

• NOT

Using parentheses in SearchingUsing parentheses in Searching

• Genocide and Bosnia

• Genocide and (Bosnia or Yugoslavia or Croatia or Serbia)

• (Genocide and (Bosnia or Yugoslavia or Serbia)) not Kosovo

• Genocide and Bosnia

• Genocide and (Bosnia or Yugoslavia or Croatia or Serbia)

• (Genocide and (Bosnia or Yugoslavia or Serbia)) not Kosovo

What is a Literature Review?What is a Literature Review?

•Books

•Periodical and Newspaper Articles

•Statistical Information

•Websites

•Multimedia Materials

• Interviews

•Books

•Periodical and Newspaper Articles

•Statistical Information

•Websites

•Multimedia Materials

• Interviews

http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/libraryhttp://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library

Database pageDatabase page

Databases for you to focus on--Databases for you to focus on--

• CUNY+• Ebscohost : Academic Premier Business Source Premier• America: History & Life/ Historical Abstracts• Lexis-Nexis• Ethnic Newswatch• Gale Virtual Reference• Electronic Reserves (ERES)

• CUNY+• Ebscohost : Academic Premier Business Source Premier• America: History & Life/ Historical Abstracts• Lexis-Nexis• Ethnic Newswatch• Gale Virtual Reference• Electronic Reserves (ERES)

CUNY +CUNY +

• Paper Journals owned by CUNY

• Books and Government Documents

• Audio Visual Materials

• Paper Journals owned by CUNY

• Books and Government Documents

• Audio Visual Materials

The Ebscohost Databases The Ebscohost Databases

Select your Database(s) : 34 Databases to choose from---

• Academic Premier is the largest Academic Database in the world. 4,700 full text journals, 3,600 are peer reviewed.

• Business Source Premier is the most used business database with 2,300 journals, 1,100 full text.

Select your Database(s) : 34 Databases to choose from---

• Academic Premier is the largest Academic Database in the world. 4,700 full text journals, 3,600 are peer reviewed.

• Business Source Premier is the most used business database with 2,300 journals, 1,100 full text.

Once the Databases are selected:Once the Databases are selected:

• Choose your keywords

• Decide if you want peer reviewed

• Select full text

• Decide if you need to search by a specific date

• Choose your keywords

• Decide if you want peer reviewed

• Select full text

• Decide if you need to search by a specific date

Magazine/Newspaper articles vs. Peer ReviewedMagazine/Newspaper articles vs. Peer Reviewed

• Magazine and newspaper articles are written by journalists whom are not necessarily an expert on the topic.

• Articles are selected by an editor for publication

• Revenue is mainly from advertisement.

• Articles may be published within a day

• Magazine and newspaper articles are written by journalists whom are not necessarily an expert on the topic.

• Articles are selected by an editor for publication

• Revenue is mainly from advertisement.

• Articles may be published within a day

• Peer reviewed are written by experts--Researchers, College Professors and Graduate Students.

• Articles are sent out for review to a panel of experts.

• Revenue is mainly from subscriptions.

• Articles take 2 months to two years to be published

• Peer reviewed are written by experts--Researchers, College Professors and Graduate Students.

• Articles are sent out for review to a panel of experts.

• Revenue is mainly from subscriptions.

• Articles take 2 months to two years to be published

HTML vs. PDFHTML vs. PDF

America: History & Life/ Historical AbstractsAmerica: History & Life/ Historical Abstracts

• Different from the other databases in that it is an Index Only—no Full Text.

• You can search by World History or U.S./Canadian History

• You will need to check CUNY+ AND the Alphabetical List of Journal Titles Online

• Different from the other databases in that it is an Index Only—no Full Text.

• You can search by World History or U.S./Canadian History

• You will need to check CUNY+ AND the Alphabetical List of Journal Titles Online

LEXIS/NEXISLEXIS/NEXIS

• Lexis is the legal materials side of the database, Nexis is the full text newspaper side.

• Nexis has a ‘Quick News Search’ that is searched by keyword and will give 125 articles from the last 2 years.

• The ‘Guided News Search’ is a 5 step search that cover at least 20 years of materials.

• Searches in Business, Legal Research, Medical News and General Reference.

• Lexis is the legal materials side of the database, Nexis is the full text newspaper side.

• Nexis has a ‘Quick News Search’ that is searched by keyword and will give 125 articles from the last 2 years.

• The ‘Guided News Search’ is a 5 step search that cover at least 20 years of materials.

• Searches in Business, Legal Research, Medical News and General Reference.

Ethnic NewswatchEthnic Newswatch

• 1.1 Million full text articles from 264 publications from ethnic communities throughout the US.

• Bilingual: Spanish & English.

• You may search by Ethnic Group:

African American/African/Caribbean, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, Multi Ethnic & Native People.

• 1.1 Million full text articles from 264 publications from ethnic communities throughout the US.

• Bilingual: Spanish & English.

• You may search by Ethnic Group:

African American/African/Caribbean, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, Multi Ethnic & Native People.

Gale Virtual ReferenceGale Virtual Reference

• Hundreds of Full Text Reference books;

• Can search individual title or all;

• Lets you know the percentage of relevancy the search has to the article.

• Hundreds of Full Text Reference books;

• Can search individual title or all;

• Lets you know the percentage of relevancy the search has to the article.

Electronic ReservesElectronic Reserves

• Electronic Reserves are digital materials your professor put on ‘reserve’ for you.

• These materials range from full text chapters in books to articles and citations for materials available in Cohen Library.

• Electronic Reserves are digital materials your professor put on ‘reserve’ for you.

• These materials range from full text chapters in books to articles and citations for materials available in Cohen Library.

Electronic ReservesElectronic Reserves

• After selecting Electronic Reserves, Click the “Current Semester Reserve Items”

• Then Search By your Professor’s name

• You will see a listing of the courses your Professor is teaching, select your class

• The rules of copyright appear, read it and then click ‘accept’

• After selecting Electronic Reserves, Click the “Current Semester Reserve Items”

• Then Search By your Professor’s name

• You will see a listing of the courses your Professor is teaching, select your class

• The rules of copyright appear, read it and then click ‘accept’

Electronic ReservesElectronic Reserves

• Once your reach this point, you MUST have the password that was supplied by your professor.

• Once your reach this point, you MUST have the password that was supplied by your professor.

The Internet-- How to surf for WebsitesThe Internet-- How to surf for Websites

•Authority-- Who put this page together?

•Accuracy--Is there a way to check their facts?

•Objectivity--What is their bias?

•Currency--When was it last updated?

•Coverage--What timeframe and range of information are covered?

•Authority-- Who put this page together?

•Accuracy--Is there a way to check their facts?

•Objectivity--What is their bias?

•Currency--When was it last updated?

•Coverage--What timeframe and range of information are covered?

Five Criteria for evaluating Web sites:

Websites that may be useful:Websites that may be useful:

• The Googles www.google.com

• The Stanford University Libraries Slavery webpage http://www-sul.stanford.edu/africa/history/hislavery.html

• Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org

• CIA: The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• USA.gov www.usa.gov

• Globalization101 www.globalization101.org

• The Googles www.google.com

• The Stanford University Libraries Slavery webpage http://www-sul.stanford.edu/africa/history/hislavery.html

• Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org

• CIA: The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• USA.gov www.usa.gov

• Globalization101 www.globalization101.org

!!!WARNING!!! !!!WARNING!!!

Do not rely on one source, be it a database, website or book. A combination of the various tools must be searched to exhaust the most possibilities.

Do not rely on one source, be it a database, website or book. A combination of the various tools must be searched to exhaust the most possibilities.

Beware temptation! Beware temptation!

Don’t even think of using Wikipedia for your Research!!!

Don’t even think of using Wikipedia for your Research!!!

Finally! Time to Write your Paper! Finally! Time to Write your Paper!•Refdesk http://www.refdesk.com

•Merriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm

•Thesaurus.com http://thesaurus.reference.com

•Media Research Center http://www.bartleby.com/100/

•The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin--Madison http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

•Refdesk http://www.refdesk.com

•Merriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm

•Thesaurus.com http://thesaurus.reference.com

•Media Research Center http://www.bartleby.com/100/

•The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin--Madison http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

Roblaurich@yahoo.frRoblaurich@yahoo.fr