2. Library Instruction Fall 2009 Mary S. Woodley 818-677-6302 mary.woodley@csun.edu http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley

3. PPaper, Presentation, Annotated Bibliography? DDue date – when is the last date for ILL TTypes of publications? CCitation Style? hhttp://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/e-books/estylegd.html AAAA Style Guide http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm

4. Assignment Develop a Topic Words to Search by Types of Resources Where to find books, articles

5.  Jargon  Keyword  Controlled vocabulary – Subject words/phrases

6. Boolean operator and Venn diagrams serve as a visual expression of the Boolean operations Indians of North America motion pictures

7. Boolean operator or Native Americans Indians of North America

8.  Symbol used at the end of a word to retrieve variant endings of that word.  Allows you to search the "root" form of a word with all its different endings.  Broadens or increases search results. Truncation = OR  Example: teen* retrieves teen OR teens OR teenager OR teenagers  However: india* retrieves indian, indians but also india, indiana,  Use OR instead to maintain meaning: indian or indians

9. 1. Search the Library's online catalog. Try searching using the keyword search. 2. Write down the floor location of the book and the call number where the book will be found on the shelf

11.  Popular magazines  Trade publications  Scholarly publications All three may be available in print or online or both

12.  Authors are authorities in their fields.  Authors cite their sources in endnotes, footnotes, or bibliographies.  Individual issues have little or no advertising.  Illustrations usually take the form of charts and graphs.

13.  Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers.  Authors often mention sources, but rarely formally cite them in bibliographies.  Individual issues contain numerous advertisements.  There is no peer review process.  Articles are meant to inform and entertain.  Illustrations may be numerous and colorful.  Language is geared to the general adult audience (no specialized knowledge of jargon needed).

14.  Articles must go through a peer-review or refereed process. Scholarly/academic articles that are read by academic or scholar "referees" for advice and evaluation of content when submitted for publication. Referees recommend to the editor/editorial board whether the article should be published as is, revised, or rejected. Also sometimes know as "peer-reviewed" articles.  Articles are usually reports on scholarly research.  Articles use jargon of the discipline.

15.  Internet Resources include:  Internet accessible databases and journals  Use a Web interface  Usually require subscription  Exception: ERIC Wizard  Equivalent to print indexes and journals  Authoritative and reliable  Surfing the Web:  Use free search engines  E.G.: Yahoo, Google, HotBot  Critical evaluation required  Anyone can put up a Web page!  Evaluating Web pages (http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley/Webeval.html) Evaluating Web pages http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley/Webeval.html

16. Types of Web Sites: the url is a key.gov.edu.org.com Authority Content & Coverage Timeliness Accuracy Objectivity World Wide Web sites come in many sizes and styles. How do you distinguish a site that gives reliable information from one that gives incorrect information? Below are some guidelines to help.guidelines