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POLITICAL STUDIES: Using the Library to Find …

POLITICAL STUDIES: Using the Library to Find …. … APPROPRIATE SOURCES EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES. Effective Research. Identify Appropriate Resources. Identify DDC & LC Numbers Identify LC Subject Headings and/or UNBIS thesaurus terms Search library catalogs

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POLITICAL STUDIES: Using the Library to Find …

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  1. POLITICAL STUDIES: Using the Library to Find … … APPROPRIATE SOURCES EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

  2. Effective Research

  3. Identify Appropriate Resources • Identify DDC & LC Numbers • Identify LC Subject Headings and/or UNBIS thesaurus terms • Search library catalogs • Search online indexes and databases • Search the Internet

  4. Identify Appropriate Resources • Classification Scheme • Designates the location of items in a library; Address • Subject Headings • Standard controlled vocabulary • Related, narrower, broader topics

  5. Identify Appropriate Resources • Identify Periodicals • Periodical Holdings • CHECK FOR FULL TEXT • Interlibrary Loan (ILL) • Peruse Online Databases • Peruse Reference and eReference Resources

  6. Identify Appropriate Resources • Identify Scholarly Works/Authors • University Catalogs with recognized Poli. Sci. programs • WorldCat /WorldCat Dissertations • “Libraries that own” • UMI Dissertations Express • Research Guide  Identify Scholarly Books/Periodicals

  7. Identify Appropriate Resources • Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.com/ • Select Reputable Web Sites using online databases and indexes • WorldCat • Encyclopaedia Britannica Online • Opposing Viewpoints (OVRC)

  8. Identify Appropriate Resources Best of all • Select Reputable Web Site – Subject Directories • Scout Report - http://scout.wisc.edu/index.php • The Digital Librarian: http://www.digital-librarian.com/ • INFOMINE – Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: http://infomine.ucr.edu/search.phtml • BUBL Link: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/

  9. Effective Research Most Important ofall! • Use Sources to Find More Sources • From the Bibliographic Record: Authors, Titles, Subject Headings, Call Numbers, Descriptors • From the Work: Bibliography, References Cited (ProQuest, Academic Search) • From the Text: Glean keywords, persons, places, events, professional jargon, colloquialisms, variant spellings

  10. Effective Research

  11. To get DDC numbers

  12. To get DDC numbers

  13. Use Source to Find Sources

  14. Overview of Library Catalog

  15. Library Catalog Overview

  16. Library Catalog Overview

  17. Library Catalog Overview

  18. Library Catalog Overview

  19. Library Catalog Overview

  20. Finding Articles in Journals using Indexes

  21. Periodical Indexes: What are they? • Subject Specific – CQ Researcher; CQWeekly • Interdisciplinary – Academic Search, ProQuest Research Library • Selected Titles indexed

  22. Indexes: What are they? • Purpose, Scope, Audience • Journals list – Source List - Publications • Dates of coverage • How to use them: About, Help • Searching options • Limiting features • Expanding Features

  23. Find Indexes

  24. Find Indexes

  25. Find Indexes

  26. Locate Periodicals • Full-text in Online Index • PDF, HTML, GIF • CHECK FOR FULL TEXT • Accessible from TMC Library? • TMC Web site • Periodical Holdings • From Cite to Hand – research guide

  27. Locate Periodicals

  28. Locate Periodicals

  29. Locate Periodicals

  30. Locate Periodical

  31. Horrors!It’s not in the library! Whatever shall I do?

  32. Fear Not, for ILL is with you Procure books and articles from other libraries

  33. ILL

  34. Periodicals How to Identify Scholarly / Peer Reviewed Journals

  35. Identifying Scholarly Periodicals • Peer Reviewed or Refereed = articles reviewed by editors or specialists (i.e. peers) in the field before approval is given for publication

  36. Peer Reviewed Journals

  37. Peer Reviewed Journals

  38. Peer Reviewed Journals – Ulrich’s

  39. Peer Reviewed Journals – Ulrich’s

  40. Peer Reviewed Journals – Ulrich’s

  41. Key Research Tips • Make friends with the Reference Librarian • If you’re too proud to ask for help, GET OVER IT! • Librarians are your friends! • No special grace given to those who insist on going it alone! • Ask Miss T. for help! jtillman@masters.edu

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