Library Research English 9 November 2012

Essential Questions What is the Information Cycle? How does the Information Cycle help determine what kind of sources I can expect to find on my topic? What is an Online Database? What are the two different types of Online Databases? What are Periodicals? What are the three main types of Periodicals? Where can I find articles on my topic?

At the end of your four weeks in the library, you will be able to answer the following questions: How do I document my sources using the library notecards? How do I recognize the parts of a citation? How do I know where my article came from? How do I properly paraphrase? How do I incorporate in-text citations into my paper to avoid plagiarism? How do I create a Works Cited list using Noodle Tools? How do I evaluate a website for credibility?

Hurricane Sandy How many of you enjoyed having off Tuesday? Do you know why we had off Tuesday? Where did you hear about Sandy? Where did you get the information from? We will be talking about how information is processed – the Information Cycle – and I will be talking about Sandy again in a few minutes.

The “older” the event, the further to the right of this chart you will veer; If the event is still ongoing, or still fairly current, you will veer more to the left of this chart.

Periodicals Magazines Published at regular intervals – often frequently - weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-annually Contain current news, events, reports, and/or research Newspapers - Report on current events & issues – local, national, international Scholarly Journals - very academic, delve deep into research topics – articles are research based & written by researchers in that subject field (college & university professors) Magazines Popular – intended for a general audience to entertain, inform Trade – latest news, issues dealing with specific industry or occupation

Online Databases What are they? Electronic collections of articles accessed via the web – but not the same as a general website! Articles from various publications - magazines, newspapers, journals, Books, government publications – the database companies do not write the articles! Most information found in database has previously appeared in print form - gone through editorial process – information expected to be credible & reliable Accessed with username & password only – paid subscription. Updated frequently, some daily. Some databases offer articles dating VERY far back

Notice how far back articles go in this database - 1980

Online Databases Articles are from: Database Newspapers Magazines Scholarly journals Books Encyclopedias Dictionaries Government reports Database

General, free websites are accessed through search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing

Online databases Types of databases: General Interest Subject Specific

Online Databases General Interest Great place to begin research or to research a general topic. Covers just about all subjects to some degree Contain the broadest range of materials Contains thousands of articles from a variety of sources – mostly periodicals Example: ProQuest

Online Databases Subject Specific Great for in-depth research on a particular subject/topic Articles on a specific subject or discipline Articles may be from eBooks, Reference sources (Encyclopedias, Biographical Dictionaries) or periodicals. Example: American History Online

Where I can find sources on my topic? Library Catalog = books Online Databases = eBooks, Reference Sources, Periodicals *follow along with your blue password sheet and star any databases you think might be a good place to search for your topic!

Library Catalog for Books - Search your topic and click Keyword – will get the most results Call Number

American History Online Subject specific database Articles from eBooks & Reference sources No periodicals Covers American Historical topics & people from the colonial era to the present Oklahoma City Bombing Charles Manson Lindbergh Kidnapping Martin Luther King Jr. Waco massacre

Subject specific database Science Online: Subject specific database Some periodicals Articles will be mostly from eBooks (including specialized encyclopedias & biographical dictionaries) Space Shuttle Challenger Hubble Telescope Mars Rover Polio Vaccine Cloning

Jackie Robinson Rock & Roll Punk Rock Elvis Presley Pop Culture Universe Subject specific database No Periodicals Articles will be from eBooks American Pop Culture History from 1900s to today covering: Music Movies TV Politics Sports Fashion Arts Significant historical events Jackie Robinson Rock & Roll Punk Rock Elvis Presley

Modern World History Online Subject specific database No Periodicals Articles will be from eBooks (including encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries) World history from 1450 – present Tiananmen Square massacre Jonestown massacre Apartheid

Grolier Online – general interest database articles from general encyclopedias some periodicals & recommended websites

2. Enter search terms here Select the High School tab before searching

Different types of articles in different tabs Pay attention to reading levels

Sort by Relevance Sort by Relevance

Click on Print on toolbar, then scroll down in blue box and click Continue

Be sure to check Select All to use PowerSearch feature and click Continue

Tells you the type of articles that are available – defaults to viewing Magazines first

Homework Complete the Library Essential Questions sheet – white sheet, 7 questions – due on your next library day. Complete Information Cycle activity – yellow sheet – due on your next library day.

Exit Ticket Go the library website & the Online Databases page Using your blue Online database password sheet, access one of the databases that I reviewed today. Find one relevant article on your topic. Use your Information Cycle chart to help you determine what you can expect to find on your topic & use database features to help you view full-text, relevant articles. Bring your laptop up to me so I can check your screen - a successful search is your ticket out into the library to start your independent research. If you are having trouble finding anything on your topic, see me or Mrs. Terech/Miss Weisbeck. Print to the HS Lib Mob 1320 or HS LIB 4730