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Library Class
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Why are we here?
Find your Subject Guide
Search DISCOVER to find books & journal articles
Evaluate sources
Referencing… the easy way
USC website – search for Library
Select Library
Subject help & research guides
Subject Guides – a great place to start
Find your
course or
program in
the list of
subjects
Find sources for your subject
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What about searching?
DISCOVER
DISCOVER: search multiple collections at once
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DISCOVER - Not like a Google search
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Describe your topic
Before you can find anything in the library,
you need to describe it
Usually 2 or 3 words that describe the topic
Those words are keywords
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Keywords
Keywords: sustainability, communication,
law, nursing, genetic modification, Maslow
NOT keywords: define, compare, benefits,
advantages, difference, describe, range,
develop
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Assignment question
How can chocolate affect your health?
What are the keywords?
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Assignment question
How can chocolate affect your health?
Type the keywords into DISCOVER
Library - DISCOVER
chocolate health
Limit to 5 years
Select Books (Format)
If you can’t see a
format, select
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Books vs eBooks
Using eBooks class (weeks 3 & 4)
Select Go to Catalogue Record
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Read the description…
Before you get the book off the shelves!
Then you’ll know if it is relevant
Look at Details and More Information tabs
How to Evaluate sources
Authority– who wrote it
– qualifications
– cited by others
Currency– publication date
– current info cited
Relevance– scholarly
– cover the topic
Bias– is there a clear bias
– sales pitch
– ethics
Accuracy– free of errors
(grammar, spelling, factual)
– can facts be proved elsewhere
– correctly referenced
Is this book relevant?
YES
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Make sure it is available
To find it on the shelves, get the title and call number
View the Map for the shelf location
Call numbers Q-Z in J Wing
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Academic journal articles
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorial_files/scholarlyfree/
Written by experts in that
discipline
Current research, data and
developments for the topic
Scholarly and may be peer-
reviewed
Remove Books from the current search
Select the X to remove any limits
Select Academic Journals (Format)
Do you need Peer Reviewed?
Read through the titles
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This article may be relevant
Preview to read the Abstract
The Abstract is a summary of the article
Remember to Evaluate
Authority– who wrote it
– qualifications
– cited by others
Currency– publication date
– current info cited
Relevance– scholarly
– cover the topic
Bias– is there a clear bias
– sales pitch
– ethics
Accuracy– free of errors
(grammar, spelling, factual)
– can facts be proved elsewhere
– correctly referenced
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Is this article relevant?
Only save the article if it is relevant
Get the article
PDF Full Text or Search for Full Text
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Referencing… the easy way
Select the article title
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Select Cite
Cite as you search
Save the citation when you find each article
Check your referencing guide for formatting
(Download from Blackboard)
How to Guides
Self-help for searching
I’m doing an assignment
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• Google vs Google Scholar
• Using eBooks
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