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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library’s Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang

Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library’s Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy. Library. Student Learning Outcome

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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library’s Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang

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  1. Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library’s Online Databases Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

  2. Library Student Learning Outcome • Be able to locate Delta College Library’s homepage and search the subscription online Databases on and off the campus • Understand the functions of the online databases • Be able to conduct a subject and Boolean keyword searches in such online databases as PowerSearch, Opposing ViewPoints in Context to find topic overviews, academic journal articles, statistics, and viewpoints articles • Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA style

  3. Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles. Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

  4. How to Find Academic Journal Articles?

  5. gender and occupational and (choice or pay) Find hot issues or conduct a Boolean keyword search

  6. To be tweaked as the following References Allison, P., England, P., & Levanon, A. (2009). Occupational feminization and pay: Assessing causal dynamics using 1950- 2000 U.S. Census data. Social Forces, 88(2), 865+.

  7. Conduct an Effective Keyword Search • Identify keywords or phrase for the search • Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in needed • Use quotation marks around a phrase • Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

  8. Further limit your search to document type

  9. Cross References that will lead you to more sources

  10. social class Click on the + sign to open the subdivisions

  11. Cross References that will lead you to more sources

  12. 12 Feb. 2013. To be tweaked as the following References McConney, A., & Perry, L. School socio-economic composition and student outcomes in Australia: Implications for educational policy. Australian Journal of Education, 54(1), 72+.

  13. Library Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome • Do you have access to the library’s subscription online databases on and off the campus? • What do you expect to find in the online databases? • What kinds of searches can you conduct in Opposing Viewpoint in Context and PowerSearch? • How to limit your search to full-text, peer-reviewed, academic research articles? • How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA Style?

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