Sports Management: Finding the good stuff Lydia Thorne & Michael Carrigan, MLIS Co-op Students Elizabeth Yates, Sport Management Librarian October 21, 2015

Agenda 1. Search Strategies 2. Scholarly vs. Popular Information 3. Business Source Complete 4. In-Class Activity 5. Writing & Citing 6. Questions

Today’s outcomes  You will recall:  How to build a search strategy  Keywords & synonyms  Background & foreground information  How to evaluate information- scholarly vs. popular  Tips for finding “good sources” in Business Source Complete

What’s a scholarly journal?  Focuses on a specific academic subject or discipline (e.g. Sport Management)  Contains articles, book reviews, and editorial content  Are published on a regular basis (e.g. 4x a year)  Has a board of expert researchers who review journal articles for quality (peer review) TIP: Journal articles focus on very specific subjects Source: sport-management-volume-28-issue-3/

What is a trade journal?  A trade journal is a particular type of popular source  Focused on the most up-to-date information in a specific field  Trade journals contain information about industry trends, products, and/or techniques  Trade publications rarely cite their sources  Often uses jargon or language of a profession, sometimes resembling that used by a scholarly source Source: more information on trade publication characteristics Source:

Evaluating information: how to know if something is….  Scholarly  Popular Source: Source: Office.com

Scholarly vs. Popular.. Scholarly Sources  Language: Written for scholars/ disciplinary language  Authority: Author(s) credentials clearly stated  Contents: Includes abstract, methods, discussion & conclusion  Sources: Includes references  Length: Longer than 5 pages  Pictures: No advertisements and few or no photos Popular Sources  Language: Written for general audience/lay language  Authority: Author(s) name & affiliation may not be given  Contents: No abstract  Sources: May lack references  Length: Shorter – usually 5 pages or less  Pictures: May see advertising and/or photos

Your turn! In-Class Activity  Look at the article in front of you  1 ) Determine whether the article is scholarly or popular  2) Why?

Some clues this is popular: News – reports on facts Does not report on a scientific study Audience – non-academic Pictures

Clues this is scholarly: Abstract: summarizes article Describes method and results of a study Written by expert researchers

Keywords  Key to finding good information on your topic  Represent main ideas in your topic  Usually nouns  1-3 words  Think about broader, narrower, and related terms

Keywords & synonyms Topic: Employability skills training for sport management students KeywordsSynonyms Employability skills training Employability skills Career training Sport managementSport (broader term) Sport marketing Sport sciences

Research can be tough … …but hang on…you’ll make it to the top!

 Work from background to foreground The Research Path BACKGROUND INFO: - Overview - Key concepts & vocabulary BOOKS FOREGROUND INFO: - Very specific, timely aspects of topics ARTICLES Source:

Finding background info: Books  Background Info tab  Print & e-resources  Find Books tab  SuperSearch researchguides.library.brocku.ca/SPMA TIP: Start broad- & add more words to narrow search as needed Source:

Tips & Tricks  Use AND to join distinct concepts  E.g. asthma AND exercise  Use OR to join similar concepts (synonyms)  E.g. exercise OR physical activity  Try using quotes (“ ”) to search for an exact phrase  E.g. “sport management”  Try using the asterisk (*) to search for variations of a word ending  E.g. manag*  manage, management, manager Source:

How to Score with SuperSearch  Limit your search results to books by selecting Books & Brock  Slide the Publication Date to limit the time period  Select Subject to find results focused on a specific aspect of your topic  If results are too broad, try adding another keyword to find results focused on a specific aspect of your topic  To get a book note the location in the library and call # (print books) OR click “read this online” (e-books) Source:

Finding foreground info: Articles Search enginesDatabases e.g. Google: -broad scope -don’t know where you are searching -few options for focused searching e.g. Business Source Complete, CBCA Complete: -subject-specific scope -you can discover what journals are being searched -many options for focused searching e.g. by subject, age group, article type Two key SPMA databases: Business Source Complete & CBCA Complete

 Citations from thousands of scholarly business journals, trade journals, business magazines (e.g. Harvard Business Review)  Includes company profiles, industry reports, market research reports, country economic reports  Covers marketing, management, operations management, and more! Source:

Finding foreground info: Articles researchguides.library.brocku.ca/SPMA  Find Articles tab  Business Source Complete

It’s game time!  Rules: Use SuperSearch and/or Business Source Complete to find resources about Sport Management  Find a scholarly article  Find a popular article  Find a book  You have 7 minutes. Fastest team wins.. Get ready, get set, go!

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Citing can be a bit...tricky... But you can get help at the library! Research Guide for Sport Management  Library website  left nav menu  “Research Guides by Program” Writing and Citing tab  APA style Source:

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