Gary Handman Doing Research Online: A Crash Course Where do you plug this damn thing in?

1.Describes organization of library information 2.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.

The Information Universe BooksBooks Journals (Magazines) & NewspapersJournals (Magazines) & Newspapers Government docsGovernment docs MapsMaps Media (video, sound recording, etc.)Media (video, sound recording, etc.) Computer files (e.g. CD- ROMS, data files)Computer files (e.g. CD- ROMS, data files) DissertationsDissertations ManuscriptsManuscripts The guy next to me is soooo hot!

The Information Universe Why/when books? Why/when journals

The Information Universe The guy next to me is soooo hot! But how do you find this stuff?

The Information Universe Library Catalog(s) Journal/Newspaper Indexes

The Information Universe Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) An inventory of what the library owns Search by Author, Title, Subject Whole books and journals owned, NOT what’s inside of those publications

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

The Information Universe: Books and Journals Online Catalogs Full-Text Online ejournals [but NOT e- articles] ebooks, --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Book or journal in Stax

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

The Information Universe (Then) Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room Get da call # From da catalog Get da Journal in da Stax 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 (Now) Online Indexes & Abstracts Full-Text Articles Online For some database: Links to UCB holdings

The Information Universe (Now) But Remember: Not everything is online!!!!!: Indexes: Generally only go back 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 Online is Cool

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 radically specific topics --Research on topics off the beaten academic track or off the pop culture radar

The Information Universe (Now) What to do if nothing is turning up: Tweak your topic: Broaden it / select a different angle Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.) Bail out completely and choose another topic

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

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

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 Cold War Fantasy and Horror Films Depending on db: --May be able to limit keyword/phrase searching to specific fields: title, subject, or all fields.

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