1. Periodicals & Databases Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2. Review Keyword vs. Subject Boolean Limiters

3. Boolean Operators Connect keywords only Must be placed between keywords AND –Narrows your search OR –Expands your search with synonymous terms NOT –Excludes words from your search –If used too much, it can work against you!

4. Class Activity What’s the Difference?

6. Periodicals MAGAZINESMAGAZINES –Popular Info –Audience: General Public Casual Reader –Purpose: Hobby Pleasure Curiosity JOURNALS JOURNALS –Scholarly Info –Audience: Researcher Professional Who Needs to Stay Up-to-Date –Purpose: Goal-Driven –Research Paper –Certification, Tenure –Job Requirement

7. Difference Between Scholarly and Popular Periodicals POPULAR MAGAZINES USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE SCHOLARLY JOURNALS HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH” PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE

8. Finding Journals/Magazines/Articles In the Library Online

10. Citations Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p Formats: PDF (Portable Document Format) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

11. We think of citation patterns as the flow of information," says Carl Bergstrom, a biologist at the University of Washington. "That's what a citation is — the trace that an idea flowed from one place to another."

12. Citations Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p PDF / HTML Search the Virtual Stacks

14. Periodicals List Exercise Does the library have access to this journal? Yes or No?

15. Databases A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. This is where we find Journal Articles This is where most of your research will take place

16. Searching in Databases Keywords with Boolean Subject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, geography, and full text

17. Article Sources General Article and subject databases

18. Article Databases

19. Databases Pop Culture Universe – Thousands of overviews of pop culture from the 1920's through the present, including TV shows, awards, fads, fashions, and news. New York Times, 1851–2004 –Search or browse the full text of the New York Times from 1851–2004.

20. Exercise Academic Search Premier Worksheet Topic: Human Genome

21. Questions? Contact me: –Frederic Murray 774-7113 frederic.murray@swosu.edu

22. Thank You