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LOVE YOUR LIBRARY DATABASES / CITE YOUR SOURCESMs. Doyle, Librarian
1.Know what databases your can use for free
2.Know what a peer-reviewed journal article is and how to find one
3.Know how to find the important parts of an academic journal article, including the abstract
4.Review basic rules for citing sources
Objectives
School pays for access
Edited/fact checked
Academic sources – peer reviewed journal articles
Often include citations
Why use a database?
How to Find the Databases
Go to your school’s website
Under Library, chooseOnline Research Tools or Library Home Page
WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
GROLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA
ENCYCLOPEDIAS – thumbs up or down
Have you used World Book or Grolier online?
Would you find in-depth information?
Would you find opinions about a topic?
Would you find newspaper and magazine articles?
CULTUREGRAMS
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
SIRS RESEARCHER
SIRS RESEARCHER/KNOWLEDGE SOURCE
DEFINE TERMS – volunteer to read?
1.Academic journal – a publication with peer-reviewed articles about an academic discipline (medicine, art, literature)
Academic or not?Newsweek PeopleJournal of the American Medical AssociationSports IllustratedEuropean History Quarterly
DEFINE TERMS – volunteer to read?
2. Peer-reviewed – experts in that academic field evaluate articles before they are published
GALE POWERSEARCH
GALE POWERSEARCH
GALE POWERSEARCH
Limit to Academic Journals
44 articles found
GALE POWERSEARCHCheck “peer-reviewed” box to limit search – now only 40 articles
DEFINE TERMS
Abstract:
Short summary of the whole article. Find the abstract at beginning.
FIND MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS
Use headings to find important points
FIND MORE INFORMATION
Use Works Cited list to track down more information
CITE YOUR SOURCES
In a database, use the Citation Tool
CITE YOUR SOURCES
Or use Citation Maker,
Easybib, etc. to make
your own.
Works Cited Page
HOW to Cite Your Sources
What’s wrong with this Works Cited list?
In-Text Citation
All 3 of the above refer back to the Works Cited list:
Search for “Purdue OWL”:
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