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

2. 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/CSE style Library

3. 3 Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

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5. 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. 6 Click on the title link to display the full-text article Evaluate the source to see whether it is a research article Word Count serves as a clue that this is too brief to be a research article

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9. 9 Works Cited Braun, Claude M. J., et al. “Does So-Called Interhemispheric Transfer Time Depend on Attention?” American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. General OneFile. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. To be tweaked as the following

10. 10 Use Citation Guides to facilitate your source citations.

11. 11 Bibliography: Braun, Claude M. J., et al. Does so-called interhemispheric transfer time depend on attention? American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. Available from: http://go.galegroup.com In-Text: (Braun et al. 1995) How to Cite the Source in CSE?

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13. 13 Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective keyword search Use quotation marks around a phrase

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18. 18 Works Cited Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian Karavia. “Attentional Processes Link Perception and Action.” Proceedings: Biological Sciences 269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232. JSTORE. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. How to Cite the Source in MLA?

19. 19 Bibliography: Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian Karavia. 2002. Attentional processes link perception and Action. Proceedings: Biological Sciences 269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232. Available from: http://www.jstor.org In-Text: (Anderson et al. 2002) How to Cite the Source in CSE?

20. 20 More Boolean Logic Keyword Searches

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22. 22 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/CSE Style? Library