Doing Research Online: A Crash Course Where do you plug this damn thing in? Gary Handman ghandman@library.berkeley.edu 643-8566

1. Introduce selected sources for finding The point of all this... 1. Introduce selected sources for finding books and journal topics online 2. Introduce a group of basic moves and features common to many online catalogs and indexes. 3. Practice using these features in selected databases.

Card Catalogs Contained: The Information Universe (Then) The guy next to me is soooo hot! Card Catalogs Contained: Records for: Books Journals/Newspapers Other stuff (maps, media, dissertations, manuscripts…)

The Information Universe (Then) Call # Kesey, Ken. One flew over the cuckoo's nest. New York : New American Library, 1962. Moffitt PS3561.E667.O5 Get da Book in da Stax

The Information Universe (Then) I know! I’ll do my paper on Marilyn Manson! Indexes/Abstracts Annual/semi-annual print volumes Allow subject searching in a group of journals in a particular discipline or topical area. Some indexes also offer abstracts-- short description of article content

The Information Universe (Then) Wright, Robert. 'I'd sell you suicide': pop music and moral panic in the age of Marilyn Manson. Popular Music v19, n3 (Oct, 2000):365 (21 pages).

The Information Universe (Then) Wright, Robert. 'I'd sell you suicide': pop music and moral panic in the age of Marilyn Manson. Popular Music v19, n3 (Oct, 2000):365 (21 pages). Get da call # Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room

The Information Universe (Then) Wright, Robert. 'I'd sell you suicide': pop music and moral panic in the age of Marilyn Manson. Popular Music v19, n3 (Oct, 2000):365 (21 pages). Get da call # Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room Get da Journal in da Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs . --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Indexes & Abstracts Print Online

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat)

The Information Universe (Now) Books in Stax Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat)

The Information Universe (Now) Books in Stax Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles]

The Information Universe (Now) Books in Stax Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles] Indexes & Abstracts Journals in Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Books in Stax Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles] Indexes & Abstracts Full-Text Articles Online Online Journals in Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Library Acquires Full-text materials in three ways: 1. Subscribes to full-text journals 2. Links from electronic indexes and abstracts 3. Subscribes to searchable full-text archives: e.g. JSTOR, Project Muse But remember...

Not everything is online!!!!!: The Information Universe (Now) Not everything is online!!!!!: Indexes: Generally only go back 10-15 yrs online Not every publication is indexed Fairly small (but rapidly growing) subset of the books and journal universe is currently available in full-text

What to do if nothing is turning up: The Information Universe (Now) Remember Also: Not every topic has lots written about it, either in books or journal lit. --Research on very current topics --Research on topics off the beaten academic track or off the pop culture radar What to do if nothing is turning up: Broaden your topic / select a different angle Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.) Bail out and choose another topic

The Information Universe (Now) Google Rocks! The Net LibraryLand

How to Begin? Before you click: THINK Formulate your search in terms of keyword and key phrases: The impact of exposure of children to advertising television and television violence on school performance.

How to Begin? Before you click: THINK Formulate your search in terms of: KEY WORD Searches : --Look for words anywhere in record: title, subject, abstract and full-text (if available) PHRASES: --Looks for words in the exact order entered

Keywords e.g. -- Keyword: Cold War Horror Film looks for words Cold AND War AND Horror AND Film ANYWHERE in the record You would conceivably retrieve an article entitled: “At War With Your Refrigerator?: How to Avoid the Horror of Moldy Film on Cold Cuts.” --Phrase: Cold War Horror Film looks only for those 3 words in that order; would not find a book entitled Depending on db: --May be able to limit keyword/phrase searching to specific fields: title, subject, or all fields.

--e.g.: Advertis* will give you: advertise, advertising, advertisers, Truncation: When appropriate, use truncation to scoop up broader results:* # or ? Depending on db --e.g.: Advertis* will give you: advertise, advertising, advertisers, advertisements

Once you’ve found something that looks promising, Check out the “official” subject headings

Choosing a database Look at the alphabetical listing of indexes and abstracts on the library’s home page: www.lib.berkeley.edu Listings of subject-specific electronic resources on individual branch library home pages CDL Searchlight

Before we plunge...questions???