Sociology Resource Librarians: Hayati Abdul Umarani Jayapal

What You’ll Learn  Understand the research process  Find citations & full-text articles  Use advanced search techniques  Search subscribed databases  Evaluate information sources. 2 Today’s PPT:

Contents  Getting Started  Search for Resources   Databases: JSTOR, Factiva (E-Newspapers)  Cite your Sources  Access full-texts  Find Libraries  Proxy Bookmarklet  Getting help

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The Research Process Explore Identify main keywords List synonyms, related words & variant spellings Create search statement Search for sources using FindMore, databases… Check reference list/bibliography for more sources Are there enough? Evaluate quality, currency, relevance, etc. yes no Complete your assignment Topic 6

 Choose a topic that interest you personally  Get ideas from scanning books, encyclopedias, journal or newspaper articles  Ensure that your topic has sufficient resources  Avoid topics that are too broad or too narrow. Exploring a Topic 7

Interpret References 8

Types of Information Sources Source Useful for How to Access BooksOverview of topicsFindMore, LINC Journal articles In-depth treatment of topics, usually current and scholarly. Journals may be peer-reviewed FindMore; Databases Newspapers Recent events, anecdotes, book reviews, interviews, biographical information, “data” FindMore, E-Newspapers, microfilms Theses & dissertations Students’ exploration of topicsFindMore; Websites (.edu,.gov,.org ) Exploring the topic FindMore, WWW…

Evaluate Sources Acknowledgements: Western U.caWestern U.ca 10

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 Searches NUS library collections and beyond  Search results include:  Journal/Newspaper/Open access articles  Books, eBooks all with one click  Theses & more - all with one click! 13

Find Journal Article in FindMore Milman, A "Evaluating the guest experience at theme parks: an empirical investigation of key attributes." International Journal of Tourism Research 11(4): Source title Article title Author Publication year Volume (issue no) : pages 14

Let’s Search… Topic Identify Keywords 15 music theme parks Disney

Keywords 16 theme parksDisneymusic experiencestheme parksvisitors culturenaturetheme parks visitors ~~ guests attitudes ~~ perceptions “theme parks” OR “amusement parks”

Boolean Operators ABAB 17

FindMore Search Results Select to view full text / record 18 Mouse over title to view summary on left panel

Refine Search  Use filters to refine search results  Clicking on More… under each section gives you more options to choose from  Clear Filters to remove previous refinements 19

Peer review… A researcher reads the literature Performs an experiment - builds upon previous research Results of experiment are written and submitted to a journal Peer review Peer review process - experts in the field review and suggest changes A journal article is published Journal article is read & indexed in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science 20

21 2. Marked records are kept in temporary folder 1. Mark records 3. Choose a preferred citation format and /print references Output Results 4. Alternatively, export to EndNote

22 A software that:  stores and organizes citations  inserts citations into a Word document  format references in a predefined citation style For technical queries (e.g. installation), contact IT Care at or Online guide:

What to cite? 24

Citation Styles 25

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ASA Citation Style Journal Article (Multiple Authors) In text If authors’ names are not in the text: (Hoffstaedter, Gerhard and Sardon 2008) Reference list Hoffstaedter, Gerhard and J.P. Sardon "Representing culture in Malaysian cultural theme parks: tensions and contradictions." Anthropological Forum 18(2):

Book (Edited) In text Authors cited for the first time: Jatrana, Toyota and Yeoh (2005) Authors cited subsequently: Jatrana et al. (2005) Reference list Jatrana, S, M Toyota, and BSA Yeoh, eds "Migration and health in Asia." New York: Routledge. 28 ASA Citation Style

Book chapter In text (Lowenthal, 2002) Reference list Lowenthal, David "The past as a theme park." in Theme park landscapes, edited by T. Young and R. Riley. Washington: Dumbarton Oaks Publications. 29 ASA Citation Style

Website In textUniversal Orlando Resort (2015) Reference list Universal Orlando Resort “Vacation like you mean it.” Orlando, Florida: Universal Studios. Retrieved Jan 16, 2015 ( Parks/World-Class-Theme-Parks.aspx) 30 ASA Citation Style

Refine by… Refine by Book/E-Book Select to view full record of book 31 Select to read E-book

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: Call numbers :  Help to determine a book's placement (address) on the shelves  Collocate books on the same subject  Consists of letters and numbers based on the subject, author's name and publication date 33 GV Cal.De Call number GV Cal.De

34 Select to read e-book E-Book (Full record)

35 View E-book

Print/Download E-book 36

Databases for Social Sciences 38

Databases: JSTOR  JSTOR is a service of ITHAKA (ithaka.org), a not-for-profit organization  Digitally preserves academic literature for research and teaching  Advanced Search form is useful to: Advanced Search  target a search to specific types of content or discipline.

Let’s Search… Topic Identify Keywords 40 culture Theme parks nature

Search JSTOR

JSTOR Results Mark records Export to EndNote

Databases: Scopus  Multidisciplinary with links to full-texts  Easy-to-use interface including features to refine, output and analyze results.

Let’s Search… Topic Identify Keywords 44 experiences

Databases: Scopus

Mark records Select to view full text Further refine search by… Scopus Search Results Export to EndNote

FindMore vs. Specialised Databases 47

Theme parks AND (region OR global ) Enter the wildcard symbol ( asterisk ) to search for words such as regional, regionalization, regionalised, globalised, globalization… Click to search for or browse sources

Search Results Select to view full-text Refine results

Theme parks visitors experience expectations

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