1 Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

2 Student Student Learning Outcome 1.Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus 2.Understand the functions of the online databases 3.Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and PowerSearch 4.Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles 5.Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA style Library

3 Library’s Home Page: Library’s Home Page: Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

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5 Conduct an Effective Keyword Search  Identify keywords for the search  Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together  Limit your search to full-text articles and peer- reviewed publications

6 Conduct an Effective Keyword Search  Identify keywords for the search  Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together  Limit your search to full-text articles and peer- reviewed publications

7 1.Click on the title link to display the full-text article 2.Evaluate the source to see whether it is a research article 3.Word Count serves as a clue that this is too brief to be a research article

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9 To be tweaked as the following Works Cited Higley, Michael J., Bernardo L. Sabatini, and Gilberto J. Soler-Llavina. “Cholinergic Modulation of Multivesicular Release Regulates Striatal Synaptic Potency and Integration.” Nature Neuroscience 12.9 (2009): Gale Power Search. Web. 14 Sept Works Cited Higley, Michael J., Bernardo L. Sabatini, and Gilberto J. Soler-Llavina. “Cholinergic Modulation of Multivesicular Release Regulates Striatal Synaptic Potency and Integration.” Nature Neuroscience 12.9 (2009): Gale Power Search. Web. 14 Sept

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11 Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective keyword search Use quotation marks around a phrase

12 Conduct a keyword search on a specific topic

13 Click on Details to display detailed information

14 Only the main ingredients for the citation are given Go to the next page

15 How to Cite the Source in MLA? Works Cited Wilcox, Allen J., Clarice R. Weinberg, and Donna D. Baird. “Risk Factors for Early Pregnancy Loss.” Epidemiology 1.5 (September 1990): JSTORE. Web. 14 September 2011.

16 Finding Journal Articles in Paper Format Current Issues on Display 1 st floor of the library Back Issues 1 st floor of the library

17 Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome 1.How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus? 2.What are the functions of the online databases? 3.How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and PowerSearch? 4.How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? 5.How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA Style? Library