1. Library/Research Refresher for M.Ed students March 2011

2. Table of Contents A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sourcesFinding relevant databases, articles and sources 1. Education Subject Guide 4. ProQuest Theses and DissertationsEducation Subject Guide ProQuest Theses and Dissertations 2. Sociology Subject Guide5. E-Book databasesSociology Subject GuideE-Book databases 3. Social Science Citation IndexSocial Science Citation Index B. Advanced searching in databasesAdvanced searching in databases 1. Concepts4. Refining and broadening a searchConceptsRefining and broadening a search 2. Boolean operators5. SubjectsBoolean operatorsSubjects 3. Search termsSearch terms C. Accessing article full-textAccessing article full-text 1. Article/Citation Locator3. Permanent linksArticle/Citation LocatorPermanent links 2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)4. When you’ve tried everything…DOI (Digital Object Identifier)When you’ve tried everything… D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowingInter-library loan and distance borrowing 1. Register for RACER3. Register as a distance borrowerRegister for RACERRegister as a distance borrower 2. Search and request in RACERSearch and request in RACER

3. A. Finding relevant databases, articles and sources 1. Education Subject GuideEducation Subject Guide ▪ Use a variety of databases 2. Sociology Subject GuideSociology Subject Guide ▪ Try databases in related fields 3. Social Science Citation IndexSocial Science Citation Index ▪ Use a citation index to find related articles 4. ProQuest Theses and DissertationsProQuest Theses and Dissertations  Search this database of theses and dissertations 4. E-Book databasesE-Book databases  Search chapter titles and full-text Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

4. 1. Education Subject Guide Go to the EducationEducation Subject Guide ▪ CBCA Education – Includes Canadian content ▪ ERIC – Largest Education database ▪ Wilson Education – 79 journals not covered by ERIC ▪ AACE Digital Library – Focused on education and technology Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

5. 2. Sociology Subject Guide The SociologySociology Subject GuideSubject Guide is also useful for research in education ▪ Academic Search Premier is a general database that has education content ▪ Try Social Science Citation Index (see next slide) Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

6. 3. Social Science Citation Index What can you do with a citation index? ▪ Search for a specific article, and… ▪ Easily find all the articles it cites ▪ Find all the articles that have cited it ▪ Search for a specific scholar and find his/her articles, as well as related scholars Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

7. 4. ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Search the ProQuestProQuest Dissertations and ThesesTheses (PQDT) database ▪ Click on the link above or find the database in the Indexes and Databases A-Z list Indexes and Databases A-Z ▪ Contains over two million dissertations and theses, with significant education content Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

8. 5. E-Book databases Go to the E-BookE-Book collectionscollections link on the library home page ▪ Start with Scholarsportal ebooks and Springer E-Books ▪ You’ll be searching not only book titles, but book chapter titles and sometimes full-text Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

9. B. Advanced searching in databases 1. ConceptsConcepts ▪ Break up your research question into concepts 2. Boolean operators: AND, ORBoolean operators: AND, OR 3. Search termsSearch terms ▪ Phrases and word endings 4. Refining and broadening a searchRefining and broadening a search ▪ What to do when you have too many or too few results 5. SubjectsSubjects ▪ Use subjects supplied by the database, and search for them in the thesaurus Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

10. 1. Concepts Break your research question into concepts ▪ How are online learning objects being used to teach elementary mathematics ? ▪ Think of terms that could be used to express these concepts Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents online learning objects mathematics elementary online digital virtual online digital virtual primary elementary primary elementary learning objects manipulatives tools learning objects manipulatives tools mathematics Concept #1Concept #2 Concept #3Concept #4

11. 2. Boolean operators: AND, OR Combine concepts with OR / AND ▪ Use OR between words/phrases that mean the same thing ▪ Use AND between words/phrases that represent different concepts Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents mathematics Online OR digital OR virtual elementary OR primary AND “learning objects”

12. 3. Search terms Combine your search terms, and use these techniques: ▪ Enclose phrases in quotation marks ▪ e.g. “classroom management” ▪ Search for different word endings and alternate spellings using an asterisk ▪ canad* retrieves Canada, Canadian, Canadians, etc.) ▪ wom*n retrieves women and woman Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

13. 4. Refining and broadening a search Too many results? ▪ Try limiting the publication year (e.g. articles published after 2005) ▪ Try searching for an important concept (e.g. “mathematics”) in the title or subject field Too few results? ▪ Try adding more alternate terms to your search (e.g. “learning object*” OR manipulative*) Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

14. 5. Subjects Subjects (also called descriptors) are assigned to articles ▪ When you find relevant articles, look at the subjects to see if you want to use any in your search ▪ Type one of your search terms into the database’s thesaurus to find related terms Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

15. C. Accessing article full-text 1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal searchArticle/Citation Locator & Journal search ▪ Search all of UOIT’s databases for the article you want 2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier)DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ▪ Search for an article using its DOI 4. Permanent linksPermanent links ▪ Share articles using permanent links 5. When you’ve tried everything…When you’ve tried everything… Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

16. 1. Article/Citation Locator & Journal search Unable to find full-text for the article you want? ▪ Go to the Citation Locator page Citation Locator ▪ Fill in as much information as you have (e.g. author, journal title, volume, issue) – and search ▪ If full-text is not found, search for the journal and navigate to the appropriate issue journal Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

17. 2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) If you have an article’s DOI (digital object identifier), it can save you searching time ▪ Go to the Citation LocatorCitation Locator ▪ Fill in the DOI field – that’s all the information you need Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

18. 3. Permanent links Share articles using the permanent link provided by the database ▪ Don’t copy and paste from the address bar; that link generally won’t work ▪ Go into the article record and look for a “permanent” or “persistent” link to copy (it may be called something else) Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

19. 4. When you’ve tried everything… If you’ve tried the Citation Locator and journal search, and still haven’t found full-text: ▪ request the article through inter-library loan (jump to that slide)slide or ▪ contact a librarian for assistance ▪ Kate Gibbings (kate.gibbings@uoit.ca)kate.gibbings@uoit.ca ▪ Other librarians Other librarians Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

20. D. Inter-library loan and distance borrowing 1. Register for RACERRegister for RACER ▪ RACER is the inter-library loan system 2. Search and request in RACERSearch and request in RACER ▪ Request articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. 4. Register as a distance borrowerRegister as a distance borrower ▪ Use the request form and have items to mailed to your home Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

21. 1. Register for RACER RACER is the Inter- library loan system ▪ Fill in the form to registerform ▪ Don’t know your Library PIN? Call or email the Library and we will give it to you (this is not the same as your MyCampus password or Network ID). ▪ Once your registration is confirmed via email, login to RACER login to RACER Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

22. 2. Search and request in RACER ▪ When you’ve found what you’re looking for, submit your request in RACER ▪ Make sure to choose a pickup location (North Campus Library, Education Library, or Social Science Library) ▪ Can’t make it to campus? Register for distance services and we’ll mail the material to you (see next slide) Click on the video to see an example Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents

23. 3. Register as a distance borrower Distance borrowersDistance borrowers can have materials mailed to their homes ▪ You must live more than 50 km from campus ▪ Send an email to Karin Downie (karin.downie@uoit.ca)karin.downie@uoit.ca to register for the service ▪ Make all requests using this form (that includes inter-library loans!) this form Go back to: Table of ContentsTable of Contents