Andersen Library English 102 Research Session Prof. Annucci English 102 Carol Elsen Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Andersen Library Spring 2016

Andersen Library English 102 Research Session Why Library Instruction? About the Library Research Process Goals of Today’s Session

Andersen Library English 102 Research Session Why Library Instruction? Developing library research skills leads to “information literacy,” one component of critical thinking Learning to do library research is a long-term investment in your college and professional careers

The Library Research Process Identify information need Search for information Evaluate information Synthesize material into your paper Library instruction gets you started with these skills

Goals of Today’s Session After identifying an information need or research question: Learn how to locate and retrieve information in the Library Learn how to effectively search Research@UWW for books, documents, and articles Learn how to select databases and effectively search for books and articles Find resources to help you appropriately cite your sources

Andersen Library Search Tips AND searches jeans 92 results used clothing 42 results jeans AND used clothing 17 results And makes searches more specific Use And when you get too many results jeans used clothing

Andersen Library Search Tips OR searches jacket 523 results coat 271 results jacket OR coat 715 results Or makes searches broader Use Or when you don’t find enough results Jacket Coat

Andersen Library Search Tips NOT searches nike nike NOT shoes Not makes searches more relevant Use Not when you find irrelevant results nike shoes

Andersen Library Search Tips Truncation child (finds child) child* (finds child, child’s, childish, children, etc.) Databases & Research@UW symbol * Truncation expands searches Use Truncation to find multiple forms of a word

Use “quotation marks” around words to look for specific phrases Andersen Library Search Tips Phrase searching “blue jeans” “postage stamp” “war and peace” Use “quotation marks” around words to look for specific phrases

Andersen Library English 102 Research Session