PLS 201: Research Methods Dr. Jungkun Seo Ms. Sue Cody Day 1

Library Stats 1.5 million items Over 20,000 videos –PBS Videos on NCLIVENCLIVE Over 10,000 CDs Over 500,000 books Over 25,000 periodicals –1,600 physical/the rest online Books with JK or JX call number=4,000.

Getting Help We’ll teach you how to find and evaluate sources. We never know what you’ll ask ! –19,000 questions last year Learning Commons Desk –9am-9pm M-TH; 9-6 F; 1-9 Sun –In person, phone, , chat –RAP –NCKnows – 24/7 –Ask a LibrarianAsk a Librarian

Technology My Library Record/PIN –Database access –EReserve –Due dates, renewal –Place holds Other Registrations –ILLiad (Use your UNCW login) –netLibrary (Register on campus) Toolbar (Tools and Widgets page) –Ready access to library and UNCW web pages. –Download to your PC/laptop

Lit Review: Choosing a Database Likely publication types? –Book-length analysis –Scholarly studies –Current/contemporary reports How an event unfolded Partisan viewpoints News/opinion magazines, newspapers –Government documents –Polling data –Statistics

Books – Where do you look? Randall Library Catalog –Local and Consortium –Place holds for UNCP & FSU WorldCat –9,000 libraries –Which libraries own –ILLiadILLiad Internet sites –Google BooksGoogle Books –Amazon/BN/Bookfinder/ABEBooks Book Reviews in periodicals

Databases - Starting Places CQ Electronic Library –The definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs Opposing Viewpoints –explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week Article Search on Home Page –What does it search?

Scholarly Studies Databases –A-Z –Subject –Full-text or Index-Abstract? JStor, Project Muse, Wiley InterScienceJStorProject MuseWiley InterScience Public Affairs Information Service (Current & Archive)CurrentArchive Worldwide Political Science Abstracts CIAO: Columbia International Affairs OnlineCIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)Academic Search Premier –Limit to peer reviewed/Academic journals Google Scholar

Newspaper Articles Lexis-Nexis Academic Newspaper Source (Ebsco)Newspaper Source New York Times (current & archive)current archive Wall Street Journal

Finding articles: Does the library have? Heaney, Michael T. and Fabio Rojas., “Partisans, Nonpartisans, and the Antiwar Movement in the United States.” American Politics Research 35 (2007):

Finding articles: Does the library have? Xenos, Michael and Amy Becker, “Moments of Zen: Effects of The Daily Show on Information Seeking and Political Learning.” Political Communication 26 (2009):

Database Exploration Answer 5 basic questions Pick a database Explore the scope –Full-text or index/abstract? –Document types? Articles, books, chapters, documents, dissertations? –Subjects? –Time period? –Geography? Due Wednesday

Questions? Contact me: –Beth Kaylor –IM: bethk379 –RL 2079 Or go to the Reference Desk!