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 (Then) Card catalogs contained: A listing of what the library owned: BooksBooks Journals/NewspapersJournals/Newspapers Other stuff (maps, media, dissertations, manuscripts…)Other stuff (maps, media, dissertations, manuscripts…) The guy next to me is soooo hot!

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

The Information Universe (Then) Indexes/Abstracts Annual/semi-annual print volumes Allow subject 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) 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 (Then) Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room Get da call # 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 (Then) Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room Get da call # 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).

Popular Music Music ML5.P66 Shelved: Latest issue in Reading Room Library of Congress call number: --What the book is about --Where it “lives” on the shelf

The Information Universe (Now)

Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat)

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Books in Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles] --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Books in Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles] --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Indexes & Abstracts Journals in Stax Books in Stax

The Information Universe (Now) Online Catalogs Online Full-Text Online (ebooks, ejournals [but NOT e-articles] --Pathfinder --MELVYL (CDL cat) Indexes & Abstracts Journals in Stax Books in Stax Full-Text Articles Online

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!

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

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 CDL Searchlight