T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 1 Introduction to Research at UBC Library for WMST 100 Tara Stephens September 10th 2008

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 2 What do you need to know? How to:  Connect to library resources from home  Distinguish between primary and secondary sources  Find print and electronic materials for your topic  Evaluate search results for appropriate content

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 3 Connect from home  UBC subscribes to thousands of journals, hundreds of databases and much more  UBC students get access to these subscriptions through our Virtual Private Network (VPN)  VPN=Library at home  How do I connect from home? How do I connect from home?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 4 Five Steps to Finding Books and Articles Women’s Studies Research Wiki  Step 1: Choose a topic  Step 2: Identify key concepts and search terms  Step 3: Look for books and articles  Step 4: Review your results  Step 5: Cite what you find

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 5 Choose a topic: Part 1  Broad topic: Representations and experiences of immigrant women  Consider narrowing the group “immigrant women” to a particular subset based on race ethnicity age class religion nationality

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 6 Choose a topic: Part 2  Consider materials you may have studied in class: e.g. Joy Kogawa’s Obasan  What themes are present? e.g. silence  Research Question: How does Kogawa’s treatment of the theme of ‘silence’ reflect the social, cultural and historical context of Japanese immigrant women in World War II Canada?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 7 Step 2: Identify key concepts and search terms  What are the main ideas in your topic?  Women and silence in Joy Kogawa's Obasan  Japanese women and internment  Japanese Canadians and internment  Internment during World War II in Canada  Japanese immigrant women in Canada  What search terms could you use? japanese canadian internment japanese women "world war ii" canada

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 8 Step 3: Look for letters, books, articles, etc.  Primary and Secondary Sources

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 9 Find primary sources  Primary Sources are the direct evidence or first hand accounts of events without secondary analysis or interpretation e.g. Find Joy Kogawa's Obasan; letters, diaries and oral histories from Japanese Canadian women.  Search 1: japanese canadian internment

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 10 Find secondary sources  A secondary source is a source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources.  e.g. an article in a newspaper that reports on a scientific discovery or a book that analyzes a writer’s work is a secondary source.  Search 1: japanese canadian internment Google Scholar MetaLib

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 11 Get Started  OneSearch  From UBC Library Books, videos, newspapers  Google Scholar Articles, book citations  MetaLib Articles, book citations

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 12 Go Pro Boolean searching (and, or, “phrase”) Library Catalogue Subject Guides Indexes & Databases

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 13 Step 4: Review your results  Who is writing?  Who is the audience?  What type of language is being used? Is it biased in any way?  Is there a bibliography?  Is this the best resource for my paper?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 14 Step 5: Cite what you find  APA, MLA, Chicago  A few words on plagiarism Don’t do it!

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 15 Evaluation Student and faculty feedback is invaluable in keeping instruction sessions relevant and current Women’s Studies Library Tutorial Evaluation Women’s Studies Library Tutorial Evaluation

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 16 Tara Stephens 2nd floor, K219 Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall University of British Columbia Tel: (604)

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 17 Thank you! Any Questions?