English 101 Library Instruction

8/9/2019 English 101 Library Instruction

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Take a little time to . . .dreamreflectexplore

create a great paperFlickr.com Day 110: Judy and the Dream of Horses Margolove

Research & Resources R&RJana Borchardt MLS-Library Science & MM-Music Theory


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Research Process Model

Bates, Marcia J. "The Design of Browsing andBerrypicking

Techniques for the Online Search Interface." Online Review 13 (October 1989): 407-424.

Q = Question/QueryT = Thinking

E = Exit

Tip1: Research isTip1: Research isa process . . .a process . . .
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Topic ExplorationExploration to Focus Formulation

Tip3: exploreTip3: explore your topic before focusingyour topic before focusing

Kuhlthaus 4 CriteriaChoosing a topic and focusing it

Personal interest

Assignmentrequirements

Information available

Time allotted

Topic ExplorationSeeking Relevant Information

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Websites, Browsing Journals & Books

Tip2:Tip2: choose a topic of interestchoose a topic of interest


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Bo DiddleyBeginnings of Rock n Roll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ixaXBWtychttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ixaXBWtyc


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Finding ResourcesReference Books General Books Journal Articles

Tip4:Tip4: search via ECCsearch via ECC Library WebsiteLibrary Website
http://library.elgin.edu/http://library.elgin.edu/http://library.elgin.edu/


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Why use a database?

A database is only as good as its data!A database is only as good as its data!

OPACOnline Journal Databases

Student RecordsInternet Movie Database

An example:1) Title

2) Author

3) Publisher4) Date

5) Place ofPublication6) Contents

Notes
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Exploring Resources - Books

lBOOKSlECC Library Catalog (OPAC)

Encyclopedias, books, videos

lCredo Reference (wikipediaalternative)

lWorldcat (FirstSearch)

Tip5: find your keywordsTip5: find your keywords

Tip6: think like the databaseTip6: think like the database

EXPLORE YOUR TOPIC (20MIN)
http://library.elgin.edu/http://library.elgin.edu/


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Focusing & Finding Resources

Tip7: use AND to focus your resultsTip7: use AND to focus your results

Online JournalDatabasesOpposing Viewpoints via InfoTrac

Expanded ASAP via InfoTrac

CQ Researcher

Academic Search Premiervia EBSCO

FOCUS YOUR TOPIC (20MIN)


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Evaluating Resources

Evaluating Websites A B C

Authority/AccuracyCheck out the header and footer of the page.Is the authors education or experience related to the subject?What is the sponsors mission or purpose for this site?

Bias (Point of view or Perspective)Read the About Us or the About this Site information:Does the page support a slanted opinion or a point of view?Is the goal of the author to sell a product or convince readers that afalse claim true?

Currency/CoverageLook for documentationAre footnotes or references provided?When was the information last updated?

Tip8: use critical thinking skillsTip8: use critical thinking skills


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l Appreciate thatresearch is aprocess

l Select & focus your

topicl Know three databases

by which to locaterelevant articles onyour topic

l List four tips for doing

research

l Name three criteria bywhich to evaluatewebsites & printresources

l

QUESTIONS?

www.flickr.com Dinesh Cyanam,Physics Lecture Hall, Rutgers University

Recap Research & Resources

Documents

English 101 Library Instruction