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March 2011. Library/Research Refresher for M.Ed students. Table of Contents. A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources 1. Education Subject Guide 4 . ProQuest Theses and Dissertations 2. Sociology Subject Guide 5. E-Book databases 3. Social Science Citation Index - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Library/Research Refresherfor M.Ed students
March 2011
Table of Contents
A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources1. Education Subject Guide 4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations 2. Sociology Subject Guide 5. E-Book databases3. Social Science Citation Index
B. Advanced searching in databases1. Concepts 4. Refining and broadening a search 2. Boolean operators 5. Subjects3. Search terms
C. Accessing article full-text1. Article/Citation Locator 3. Permanent links2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) 4. When you’ve tried everything…
D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowing1. Register for RACER 3. Register as a distance borrower 2. Search and request in RACER
A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources1. Education Subject Guide▪ Use a variety of databases2. Sociology Subject Guide▪ Try databases in related fields3. Social Science Citation Index▪ Use a citation index to find related articles4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Search this database of theses and dissertations4. E-Book databases Search chapter titles and full-text Go back to: Table of Contents
1. Education Subject Guide
Go to the EducationSubject Guide▪ CBCA Education –
Includes Canadian content
▪ ERIC – Largest Education database
▪ Wilson Education – 79 journals not covered by ERIC
▪ AACE Digital Library – Focused on education and technology
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2. Sociology Subject Guide
The SociologySubject Guide is also useful for research in education▪ Academic Search
Premier is a general database that has education content
▪ Try Social Science Citation Index (see next slide)
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3. Social Science Citation Index
What can you do with a citation index?▪ Search for a specific
article, and…▪ Easily find all the
articles it cites▪ Find all the articles
that have cited it▪ Search for a specific
scholar and find his/her articles, as well as related scholars
Click on the video to see an example
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4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations
Search the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database▪ Click on the link
above or find the database in the Indexes and Databases A-Z list
▪ Contains over two million dissertations and theses, with significant education content
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5. E-Book databases
Go to the E-Book collections link on the library home page▪ Start with
Scholarsportal ebooks and Springer E-Books
▪ You’ll be searching not only book titles, but book chapter titles and sometimes full-text
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B. Advanced searching in databases
1. Concepts▪ Break up your research question into concepts2. Boolean operators: AND, OR3. Search terms▪ Phrases and word endings4. Refining and broadening a search▪ What to do when you have too many or too few results5. Subjects▪ Use subjects supplied by the database, and search for
them in the thesaurus
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1. Concepts
Break your research question into concepts▪ How are online
learning objects being used to teach elementary mathematics ?
▪ Think of terms that could be used to express these concepts
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online learning objects
mathematicselementary
onlinedigitalvirtual
primaryelementary
learning objectsmanipulatives
tools
mathematics
Concept #1 Concept #2
Concept #3 Concept #4
2. Boolean operators: AND, OR
Combine concepts with OR / AND
▪ Use OR between words/phrases that mean the same thing
▪ Use AND between words/phrases that represent different concepts
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mathematics
Online OR digital OR virtual
elementary OR primary
AND
“learning objects”
3. Search terms
Combine your search terms, and use these techniques:
▪ Enclose phrases in quotation marks
▪ e.g. “classroom management”
▪ Search for different word endings and alternate spellings using an asterisk
▪ canad* retrieves Canada, Canadian, Canadians, etc.)
▪ wom*n retrieves women and woman
Click on the video to see an example
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4. Refining and broadening a search
Too many results?▪ Try limiting the
publication year (e.g. articles published after 2005)
▪ Try searching for an important concept (e.g. “mathematics”) in the title or subject field
Too few results?▪ Try adding more
alternate terms to your search (e.g. “learning object*” OR manipulative*)
Click on the video to see an example
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5. Subjects
Subjects (also called descriptors) are assigned to articles▪ When you find
relevant articles, look at the subjects to see if you want to use any in your search
▪ Type one of your search terms into the database’s thesaurus to find related terms Click on the video to see an example
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C. Accessing article full-text
1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal search▪ Search all of UOIT’s databases for the article you want2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)▪ Search for an article using its DOI4. Permanent links▪ Share articles using permanent links5. When you’ve tried everything…
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1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal search
Unable to find full-text for the article you want?▪ Go to the
Citation Locator page▪ Fill in as much
information as you have (e.g. author, journal title, volume, issue) – and search
▪ If full-text is not found, search for the journal and navigate to the appropriate issue
Click on the video to see an example
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2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
If you have an article’s DOI (digital object identifier), it can save you searching time▪ Go to the
Citation Locator▪ Fill in the DOI field –
that’s all the information you need
Click on the video to see an example
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3. Permanent links
Share articles using the permanent link provided by the database▪ Don’t copy and paste
from the address bar; that link generally won’t work
▪ Go into the article record and look for a “permanent” or “persistent” link to copy (it may be called something else)
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4. When you’ve tried everything…
If you’ve tried the Citation Locator and journal search, and still haven’t found full-text:
▪ request the article through inter-library loan (jump to that slide)or▪ contact a librarian for assistance
▪ Kate Gibbings ([email protected])▪ Other librarians
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D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowing
1. Register for RACER▪ RACER is the inter-library loan system2. Search and request in RACER▪ Request articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. 4. Register as a distance borrower▪ Use the request form and have items to mailed to your
home
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1. Register for RACER
RACER is the Inter-library loan system▪ Fill in the form to
register▪ Don’t know your Library
PIN? Call or email the Library and we will give it to you (this is not the same as your MyCampus password or Network ID).
▪ Once your registration is confirmed via email, login to RACER
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2. Search and request in RACER▪ When you’ve found
what you’re looking for, submit your request in RACER
▪ Make sure to choose a pickup location (North Campus Library, Education Library, or Social Science Library)
▪ Can’t make it to campus? Register for distance services and we’ll mail the material to you (see next slide) Click on the video to see an example
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3. Register as a distance borrower
Distance borrowers can have materials mailed to their homes▪ You must live more
than 50 km from campus
▪ Send an email to Karin Downie ([email protected])
to register for the service
▪ Make all requests using this form (that includes inter-library loans!)
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