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Using Library Resources
Joan TaylorReference LibrarianEnglish 1102 Spring, 2014
Engl 1102• Today’s Outcome : Appropriately use information to fulfill the identified need.
• LibGuides for You!• Types of Resources• Successful Search Strategies• Evaluate Resources• Avoiding Plagiarism • Citation Tools
LibGuides - Tools to help you!
http://clayton.libguides.com/
LibGuides INCLUDE: Featured LibGuides• Tutorials-- “how to” guides • Suggested resources • Books and e-books• Research databases• Quality websites • Quick help boxes
Start your research with a LibGuide!
Browse by Subject or Major
Browse by topic:
Keywords are …..
KEYWORDS
Everyday language
Easy to use
Flexible terms
Less accurate
Building a search strategy
Topic: What are the financial benefits of solar panels?
Break down the topic into keywords.
Keywords: financial, benefits, solar panels
Can you think of some other keywords or synonyms that we could use for this topic?
Find Alternative Keywords
Brainstorm for alternativewords.
Keywords: financial, benefits, solar panels
Alternative Keywords: cost, money, savings, advantages, solar energy, sun power
Did you know that AND is automatically used by Google and other search engines to combine terms?
Did you know that ‘”Boolean” is named after George Boole, a 19th century mathematician?
BOOLEAN Operators are connectors:
AND = narrows “women” and “hypertension”
OR = expands “hypertension” or “high blood pressure”
blues jazz
Special Indexing Tools to Target Your Searching
Types of Indexes Subject Terms Medical & Allied Health Headings Thesaurus (Education, Psychology,
Medicine)
Subject Thesaurus
All About Books! Circulating Books• Authoritative coverage• Usually read “cover to
cover”• In depth coverage of
events, people, subjects• May be e-book format
Reference books• Background information• Usually not read “cover
to cover”• Quick facts, Encyclopedic
• Historical data• Topical overview• Timelines• May be e-book format
Journals, Magazines, and Trade Publications
Journals Magazines Trade Publications
American Sociological Review, Journal of Physical Chemistry
Newsweek, Ebony Aviation Today, Chronicle of Higher Education
Scholarly information-Primary Source-Unique researchSecondary Source-historical review of literature
Popular information Limited industry/business information- (i.e. airlines, construction, etc.)
For researchers/professors to stay current on a topic.
For casual readers seeking general information.
For practitioners, includes technical terms for that career field.
Illustrations include charts, graphics to support article
May include bright covers and advertising.
Glossy covers and pages
Longer articles, footnotes. Bibliographies.
Short articles. Advertising geared for the industry or business
Web Sources• Includes current news and trending topics!• Some access to open source (freely available) scholarly
publications• Government publications may include:
Reports Statistical data Maps Papers Interviews Links to other government agencies
Critically Evaluate All Information!
Clayton State University Library
What is GALILEO?• GeorgiA Library LEarning Online (GALILEO)• A shared resource for libraries in the State of Georgia• Includes library catalogs• Includes library research databases• Includes other core resources and free information for
everyone• Academic libraries (Public and private)• Technical college libraries• Public libraries• K-12 school libraries/media centers• Atlanta History Center
Off Campus access to GALILEOURL: http://clayton.libguides.com/offcampus
Discover GALILEO –Searches everything. Limit your search.
RefineSearch for CSU catalog
Just Searching in the CSU Catalog
Search in Gil-Find@ Clayton State University
Streaming video, eBooks, physical books in the CSU Library
Book- The citationTitle of Book
Place, publisher, date, (edition)
Author(s)
eBook Collections @ Clayton State Library
Search for Articles
GALILEO choices
AcademicSearch Complete
Search in Academic Search Complete (GALILEO resource)
Journal article –The citationTitle of article
Author(s)
Journal, date, vol. pages
Resources for position papersPublicagenda.org
Issues & Controversies (GALILEO)
CQResearcher(GALILEO)
Journal article
Quality of Selected Resources
• Evaluating Information is Essential!
• Establish validity, reliability, credibility, authorship, and integrity.• Authority• Who is the author, curator, publisher?• Accuracy• How reliable is the information provided?• Objectivity• What is the purpose of the resource?• Currency• How up-to-date is the resource?• Coverage• Does the resource contain information relevant to your topic?
Plagiarism
More Resources for You
Plagiarism Page – ENGL 1102 Citing Information (LibGuide-Legal Research)Library Library Research LibGuide-How to beginENGL 1102 English Composition II - Writing, selecting topics,
grammar, and other resources.
Ways to Contact a Librarian for Help!