Research & The Library Prepared for Political Science 100 Dr. Youngwon Cho March 7 th, 2012 Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Outline A Virtual Tour of the Library Website – Logging in to your library account – How to search for Books, Journals and Articles – Subject Research Guides – Course Reserves – Document Delivery Finding Information Evaluating Information Scholarly vs. Popular Articles Citation Guides & Resources Ask a Librarian!

Finding Information: Where do you go first?

Virtual Tour: Exploring the Library website library.stfx.ca Searching the Library’s Collection Logging in to your library account Course Reserves Document Delivery Favourites Live Help

Subject Research Guides Find Books Find Journals Data & Gov Docs Writing & Citing Liaison Librarians Help

Evaluating Information Accuracy Authority Currency Bias

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Popular Magazines Written by journalists, students, popular authors, or no author listed Flashy covers Advertisements Brief articles Trade Journals: Business, Finance, Industry (Written by experts, but may not be peer reviewed) Newspapers Scholarly Journals Written by experts Evaluated by experts: “Peer Reviewed” Authoritative Source Usually include: – Credentials of the Author – Abstract – Bibliography – Specialized vocabulary – Reference List

Citation Guides & Resources Z253 U LB2369 T8 2007

Ask a Librarian: We’re here to help you In-Library In-Person Reference Desk Personal Appointments Telephone: Online LiveHelp

QUESTIONS ?

Thank You! Suzanne van den Hoogen Liaison Librarian for: Anthropology Development Studies Political Science Sociology Women’s Studies