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Library Research Fundamentals for Education Students Laura L. Ramirez, Director of North Miami Beach Library Services
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Learning Outcomes Connecting to the Library How to get assistance Searching for articles in databases Using FIND IT! and Journal Finder Using Doc Del/ILLiad to request items Citing in APA style
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http://www.nova.edu/library/main
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Find books, search for articles, request items, get help, all from the home page.
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Contact us for assistance, or set up an individual consultation with a librarian
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Finding articles: Quick Search vs. Specialized Databases
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Log in using Sharklink ID (same as NSU email)
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Notice that it brings up Academic Journals
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Limit to peer-reviewed articles
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Comparing full-text HTML vs. full-text PDF HTML PDF
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Full-text HTML: special features
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Full-text HTML: disadvantages See p. 172 of APA Manual to quote without page numbers
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Same article in PDF version
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If quoting, page numbers make APA citing easier All graphics are included
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Using the ERIC database
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For more in-depth research articles, go to Databases by Subject
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Over 300 databases are available to students
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ERIC is the most comprehensive education database
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Search in ERIC latin* searches latina latino latinos
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Better results in ERIC: limited and sorted by relevance
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Using FindIt!
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When to use Find It! FindIt! has several possibilities: Item is easily available, Item has to be located, or… Item has to be ordered
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Option #1 Find IT! provides direct link to full text
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If you land on HTML version, switch to PDF
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Option if no full text in FindIt!
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If no direct link is available, try Journal Finder first
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If Journal Finder returns zero results and you really want the item…
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…order through ILLiad
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Link will open Article Request form and fill it out for you; scroll down to submit the request
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Email notification that the item is ready; 2 business days to 2 weeks, depending on availability
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Item should be downloaded & saved and/or printed out
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Using Journal Finder
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Swearer, S. M., Espelage, D. L., Vaillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2010). What can be done about school bullying? Linking research to educational practice. Educational Researcher, 39(1), 38-47. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357622 If you need to find a specific article, search for the name of the journal, not the title of the article, first.
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Swearer, S. M., Espelage, D. L., Vaillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2010). What can be done about school bullying? Linking research to educational practice. Educational Researcher, 39(1), 38-47. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357622 Choose a database with the year you need
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Swearer, S. M., Espelage, D. L., Vaillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2010). What can be done about school bullying? Linking research to educational practice. Educational Researcher, 39(1), 38-47. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357622 Look for exact volume & issue
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Swearer, S. M., Espelage, D. L., Vaillancourt, T., & Hymel, S. (2010). What can be done about school bullying? Linking research to educational practice. Educational Researcher, 39(1), 38-47. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357622
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Sometimes FindIt! doesn’t link directly, but takes you to the right source
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Browse to article, similar to Journal Finder Note which year/volume/issue you need
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Scroll through the table of contents to find item
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Journal Finder within FindIT
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Follow the steps previously demonstrated for Journal Finder
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APA citation style
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APA Resources Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6 th ed.) APA help / tutorials: http://www.apastyle.org/ http://blog.apastyle.org/ http://nova.campusguides.com/apa Fischler School of Education doctoral students must also see: http://www.fischlerschool.nova.edu/applied-research/writing-and-preparing-the-dissertation
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Citing Journals and Web pages Citation of an article: : Citation of a Youtube video: University of Chicago. (2007, December 12). European cartographers and the Ottoman world, 1500-1750 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xax5d4IKqrQ Ingham, R., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 49(3), 660-670. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2006/048)
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Example of a DOI
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The library has a DOI lookup tool
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Use article title & first author’s last name
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Copy the DOI and paste to the end of a citation
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Correct article citation with DOI (do not bold, hyperlink or add color) Ingham, R., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 49(3), 660-670. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2006/048) What is the purpose of the DOI?
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The DOI is used to link to full text
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The DOI serves as a quick link to full text
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Software citation helpers: Beware of errors
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APA citation assistance in ProQuest: Checkmark, then use Cite
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Spot check and fix any errors See next screen for corrections
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APA citations with Fischler School modifications: Single spaced but double between citations / Nothing at the end if no DOI
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