CRJ 5200 – CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS DR. ALLISON PAYNE FALL 2011 FALVEY LIBRARY – KRISTYNA CARROLL Library Workshop

Overview The Library Homepage – library.villanova.edulibrary.villanova.edu Background research Scholarly journal articles Citing your Sources

Background Research Criminal Justice E-Reference Resources Research Methods E-Reference Resources Examples:  Encyclopedia of Measurement  Anova  Encyclopedia of Race & Crime  Concepts & Theories  Environmental Crime

Background Research Statistics  ICPSR ICPSR  ICPSR Tutorial ICPSR Tutorial  Records also available by searching the Search TabSearch Tab

What is a scholarly article? Scholarly articles have undergone a peer review process prior to being published in a reputable journal. According to the Encyclopedia of Evaluation, peer review is:Encyclopedia of Evaluation  Peer review refers generally to the evaluation of professional performance or products by other professionals and, more specifically, to a set of procedures for evaluating grant proposals and manuscripts submitted for publication. For peer-reviewed journals, content-matter specialists are asked to judge a manuscript, often using specified criteria and blinded to the author's identity. The journal editor considers reviewers' comments and decides whether the paper should be published, rejected, or revised and resubmitted… Critiques of the peer review process focus on the low reliability of reviewers' recommendations, but the goal of peer review is to make good and defensible judgments rather than to have high reliability. Peer review is an example of an expertise-oriented approach to evaluation.

Parts of a Scholarly Article Author name and affiliation Abstract Introduction & literature review Data & measurement Analysis & results Conclusion Bibliography Example Citation: Author, A.B., & Writer, C.D. (YEAR). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume#, begin page – end page. doi: 1053/

What is a database? From the Encyclopedia of Health Care ManagementEncyclopedia of Health Care Management  A database is an organized collection of data that can be manipulated to produce information specific to a user's needs. Conceptually, a database is an electronic filing system with an indexing structure linking to specific data elements. …The basic element of a database is a field, or variable. Each field in a database is specified as a fixed (maximum) number of characters, each equivalent to a byte of data. The data elements may be text, such as a patient name, or numeric, such as a birth date…A group of related fields is called a record.

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Citing Sources in APA Style Documenting Source in APA Style Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker. Includes sample paper and list of cited reference in APA style. Documenting Source in APA Style  Sample APA style paper and list of cited references. Sample APA style paperlist of cited references Export references in APA style for your cited reference list.  Use the "Add to Folder" links to create a list of potentially useful articles then switch to Folder View and Select all items. Click on the "Save as File" icon to the right of your results and select APA in the drop down menu under "Citation Format." Click on "Save" and then copy and paste the resulting list of APA style citations into your word file. APA is the most widely used style in the social sciences. Refworks  Never type a bibliography again! RefWorks will help you easily gather, manage, and store bibliographic citations for all types of information, as well as generate footnotes and bibliographies.

Contact Kristyna Chat: If you see my chat box on a research guide, I am online. Stop by: My office is straight back and to the right from the front door of the library. Make an appointment. Questions are welcome at any stage of the research process.