Library Resources Professor Jacqueline A. Gill Information Literacy Coordinator and Reference Librarian CCNY Libraries

Library Resources Research Strategies Proxy Account Principles of Searching Subject related Databases –Ebscohost –Lexis-Nexis –JSTOR –Project Muse The Internet CUNY+ CLICS Finding Paper Journals

Develop a research question Think of keywords Choose a resource to search Look for information Read Evaluate the information you findModify your search Take notesCite sources Research Strategy

Develop a research question DEVELOP A RESEARCH QUESTION A good way to begin your research is to locate and read short articles that will give you a broad overview of a topic. You can find these articles in a variety of reference materials.  Browse books, articles, web sites, and course textbooks  Watch/read the news  Browse through encyclopedias  Specialized/Subject Specific Dictionaries  Almanacs  Handbooks  Biographical Sources Research Strategies

Research Strategy THINK OF KEYWORDS What is a keyword? A keyword is any searchable word in an online record. State your topic as a question. Determine what words best describe your topic. Example: How did New Deal programs influence the arts in America? Keywords: New Deal United States Depression Art Federal Aid to the Arts Think of key words

Research Strategy CHOOSE A RESOURCE TO SEARCH Depending on your topic, different types of resources (the web, newspapers, magazines, journals, books, etc.) may be more appropriate than others. You need to be aware of what kind of information is in each type of resource and who is the intended audience. Choose a resource to search BooksReference Sources Scholarly journals Popular Magazines NewspapersWeb Time frame At least 1 year – several years after the event Several months – years after the event 1 week - 1 month after the event 1 day - 1 week after the event Immediate 7 yrs AudienceGeneral public - scholars, researchers, and students General public, specialists Scholars, researchers, and students General public General public - scholars, researchers, and students Examples:Negotiating ethnicities in China and Taiwan; The Press of Ideas; Women & Art Dictionary of Art; World Book Encyclopedia; World Almanac Journal of Child Development; Radical pedagogy, etc. Time; Newsweek; National Geographic The New York Times; Washington Post; Wall Street Journal CNN, Entertainment weekly, Amer. Med. Asn

Research Strategy Look for information LOOK FOR INFORMATION Begin your search by looking at these various resources. BooksCUNY+ catalog; Public library catalogs; WorldCat database Journals, magazines CCNY Libraries – Databases A-Z – Various databases Newspaper articles CCNY Libraries – Databases A-Z – Databases: EBSCOHOST, Lexis-Nexis, New York Times Historical Articles in BooksCUNY+ catalog; WorldCat database BibliographiesA list of resources about a particular topic. Bibliographies can be found in books and journal articles. Book reviewsA criticism of a book or article. Book reviews can be found in Choice; Library Journal; Publisher’s Weekly, etc. Government Documents Books, journal articles, reports, statistics

Research Strategy READ & EVAULATE THE INFORMATION YOU FIND Quantity - Enough resources are needed to support your argument. Diversity - Variety is necessary. Include many different resources. Date of Publication - When was the source published? Quality and Reliability - What is the purpose of the publication? What is the author saying? What are the author’s conclusions? Does the author agree or disagree with other authors who have written on the same subject? Read Evaluate the information you find

Research Strategy MODIFY YOUR SEARCH Make sure that the topic you have chosen is not too big. Narrow your topic and focus on an aspect of the subject that interests you. Write your topic down as a clear statement will to help guide you during your research. Modify your search

Research Strategy Take notes TAKING NOTES Skim through your books and articles to get the main ideas. Make notes of the important points. Use index card system for recording notes. Be sure to put the page number and author of the source on each note card. When you are taking notes, try to make them as short as possible. Record facts that refute your thesis as well as support it.

Research Strategy Cite sources CITE SOURCES Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required to cite its source, either by way of parenthetical documentation or by means of a footnote. Offered here are some of the most commonly cited forms of material. MLA Style: Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web by the Modern Language Association of America Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association by the APA Online! Citation StylesOnline! Citation Styles by A. Harnack and E. Kleppinger Internet Citation Guides RefWorks – CCNY Library Databases A-Z

Proxy Account

Proxy Account Searching when off-campus Fill in your address and create a password. First time users and those who have forgotten their password will be asked to enter their barcode number.

Next you will be asked to type in your name, , and create a password. When you access the databases the next time you will only have to type in your and password. Proxy Account Searching when off-campus

Getting Journal Articles Most older journals are located on the first floor of Cohen Library A majority of our journals for the last twenty years are available electronically.

Magazine/Newspaper articles vs. Peer Reviewed Magazine and newspaper articles are written by journalists whom are not necessarily an expert on the topic. Articles are selected by an editor for publication Revenue is mainly from advertisement. Articles may be published within a day Peer reviewed are written by experts-- Researchers, College Professors and Graduate Students. Articles are sent out for review to a panel of experts. Revenue is mainly from subscriptions. Articles take 2 months to two years to be published Getting Journal Articles

Principles of Searching Similar ideas are expressed in a word with different endings. computer computers computerized computerization, etc. computer* will retrieve all of these words The asterisk * is a wild card or truncation symbol. All words starting with the letters before the asterisk will be retrieved

secondary education OR middle school Anything in either of these circles Is recovered Secondary education Middle school Boolean Searching

You can combine two or more terms using OR Notice how many articles have been retrieve d using OR.

“AND” makes your search more specific Only the overlap of the circles are recovered Secondary education Middle school Boolean Searching

EBSCOHOST

In EBSCOHOST you can search many databases simultaneously. Go down the list and select all the databases relevant to your search by checking database selection box.

EBSCOHOST Enter your terms in the Find field. You can use Boolean operators (and, or, not) with a standard search. If available, field codes and search history may be used with your search. Select search options to refine your search. You can use limiters or expanders to broaden or narrow the focus of your search.

EBSCOHOST Additional options are available to refine your search.

EBSCOHOST The results are displayed showing the citation and a link to the full text.

EBSCOHOST PDF or HTML full text can be saved to a diskette. The PDF text can only be viewed in the Adobe Acrobat software. If the software is not available on your computer it can be downloaded from Adobe.com.

EBSCOHOST Click this link to send the Full text to your E- MAIL account.

EBSCOHOST Enter your e- mail address and subject and click send.

EBSCOHOST Click this link to return to your search results or begin a new search. City College Library Homepage

From the City College Library home page click “Databases A- Z” link. LEXIS-NEXIS

Choose Lexis-Nexis.. LEXIS-NEXIS

From the menu page you have the choice of going into the following databases: –News –Legal –Business –People

LEXIS-NEXIS Click “Easy Search” if you just need a quick answer to a simple query. Click “Power Search” when you need broad flexibility not available on other search forms.

LEXIS-NEXIS – News To view newspapers and magazines, including major publications from the U.S. and around the world and local publications from all 50 states click “News.”

LEXIS-NEXIS – News Searching “News” Take the following steps to find a NEWSPAPER article from “WITHIN THE LAST YEAR” that discusses “WORLD TRADE CENTER AIR QUALITY:” –Click the radio button in front of “Terms and Connectors.” The screen changes to the one displayed below. –Enter WORLD TRADE CENTER in the first "Enter Search Terms" field. –Select “Anywhere in the document” from the adjacent drop-down list.

LEXIS-NEXIS – News Searching “News” (continued) –Enter AIR QUALITY in the “Enter Search Terms” field. –Select “Anywhere in the document” from the adjacent drop-down list. –Select “NEWS” from the drop-down list in the “Select Sources” field. –Select the date in the pull- down menu next to “Specify Date.” –Click the Search button.

LEXIS-NEXIS – News Searching “News” (continued) Results –The number of results is provided. –On the left is a list of results divided into categories. –Click the title of an article to view the full-text of the article.

LEXIS-NEXIS Searching “News” (continued) Viewing, Printing, Exporting –You can view the full- text online. –If you want to print, , save, or export the article to a bibliographic reference database, check the box next to the title. –Click one of the icons on top right to print, save, , or export to a bibliographic reference database.

Enter your address here. You may also enter additional information about the article you are sending to your e- mail account. Click Send. LEXIS-NEXIS – News Databases A-Z

J-STOR JSTOR provides full-text access to more than 300 scholarly journals offering more than 886,000 full-length articles going back to Here are the subject areas addressed: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Asian Studies, Botany, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Updated frequently, JSTOR covers important research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, and other items published in key journals.

J-STOR Click advanced search. Advanced search provides additional help features not found in Basic search.

J-STOR You can type in your search terms here. For example, Asian American education New York. Select type

J-STOR Select the disciplines and or journals for this search.

J-STOR Results are listed by relevance. The list may be sorted by date and the title of the journal. Click the title link to view the citation and abstract.

J-STOR The complete article may be viewed on this page. Click this link to download the file to a disk.

J-STOR Click this link to download the file to a disk. Databases A-Z

Project MUSE is a database consisting of over 300 peer-reviewed scholarly journals, mostly in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, published primarily by small scholarly or university presses. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.

Project Muse From the City College homepage click “Databases A-Z”. Click the alphabetical list at the top of the page to move to the database “Project Muse”. Click “Search”.

Project Muse On the search page type your topic in the search box. Click “Search”.

Project Muse Locate your article and click either the “HTML” or “PDF” link to view the full text of the article.

Project Muse This is a PDF file. You can view the complete article online. You can also , print, or save the complete article.

Project Muse Project Muse database allows you to export your documents into “RefWorks” (citation database) to create a bibliography. You select the articles you want to export to RefWorks by checking the boxes preceding the title of the article.

Project Muse RefWorks opens to the sign in page. You can view a PowerPoint tutorial on RefWorks at my site Databases A-Z

Exploring the Internet SCHOLAR

Searching the Internet Google Scholar is on the internet but it is a special database that will provide scholarly referee research journals.

Google Scholar The “Find Full text at CUNY” link will bring you back into the CCNY Library database environment.

Google Scholar Select this link to view the full text of the article. Databases A-Z

CUNY+ Books Government Documents Audio Visual Materials

CUNY+ - Finding Books From the City College Library homepage type your search request in the box provided. Use the pull- down menu to identify your search. Click “Search”.

CUNY+ - Finding Books The page defaults to the CUNY Union Catalog. If you want to search in the CCNY catalog, click “Choose a Library” and select “City”.

CUNY+ - Finding Books Select a book from CCNY Library or from another CUNY College.

This is the location of the book. The call number is noted here. Item status tells you that the book can be checked out. Due Date - If there is a date here, the book has been checked out. CUNY+ - Finding Books

If you have chosen a book from another CUNY College you can pick the book up yourself or you can have the book sent to City College and you can pick the book up at the City College Circulation Desk. This is called a CLICS Book Request. Click this link to request the book.

CUNY+ - Finding Books Enter you barcode number. You barcode must be validated once a semester at the Circulation Desk. Your barcode is also your password.

Book Location Chart Once you have the call number look at the first letter of the call number and look at the Book Location Charts which are posted near the computer catalogs on the 2 nd floor. City College Library Homepage

Paper Journals owned by CUNY Books and Government Documents Audio Visual Materials Finding Journals that are not online – use CUNY+

Journal Title Search Click “Journal Title Search” and type your title in the search box. On the left identify your search type. Select your journal.

Journal Title Search Identify your title.

Journal Title Search On the right of the title is the college link. Click this link to view the all paper issues.

Journal Title Search This is a list of “Bound” journals which are located on the 1 st floor.

Journal Title Search Paper journals are shown here. Go to the Circulation Desk to request the journal. City College Library Homepage

Reference Desk Additional help with your research can be obtained at Reference Desk Jacqueline A. Gill Ext PowerPoint Tutorials