Download - GERO 101 Spring 2013
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LAKSAMEE [email protected]
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
GERO 101: Research Process and Searching
Slides: http://slidesha.re/Y2k2FL
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A quick plug…
Get Writing Help at Cook!
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How can I help you?
In class session to learn how to use resourcesPhone help 410.704.3359.Chat help
Go to Library website and click “Ask a Librarian”One-on-one appointmentsHelp at the reference desk
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Agenda
Scholarly vs Popular
How to formulate a search
Finding Books/Articles
Citation Resources
Hands on database practice
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Scholarly vs Popular
Scholarly Written by an expert
for other experts
Support your argument with high quality information
Popular Entertaining but lack
depth
Grab people’s interests but should not be your only resource
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Scholarly vs Popular
Images take from the Purdue University tutorials
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Scholarly vs Popular
DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular results” on Google anymore. http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble
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Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic
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Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic End of life care of elderly
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Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search
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Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search Elderly depression in end of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts
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Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts Elder
Depression
End of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms
Elder
Depression
End of life care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms
Elder Elder* Senior Aged Older person Older adult
Depression hopelessness
End of life care Palliative care Terminal care
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Formulating a Keyword Search
5. Formulate your search utilizing various combinations of your words
String them together using AND/OR/NOT
Truncate *
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Formulating a Keyword Search
6. Evaluate what you find
Check for CRAPCurrencyReliabilityAuthorityPurpose/Point of View
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3 ways to find Books
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu
Towson BooksUSMAI BooksInterlibrary Loan
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Finding Articles
Go to the Gerontology Subject Gateway
Numerous databases to choose from Search more than one
Use your keywords and refine your search
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Writing and Citing Resources
Cook Library
Quick Tools
Citing Sources
Allows your readers to verify and identify where the information and ideas in your paper originated
Gives credit to the owners of the ideas (avoiding plagiarism)
Provides a connection between your research and the research of related sources
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Let’s start searching!
Research your own topic!
Begin by filling out this online spreadsheet http://bit.ly/WpfAkF
After you are done please go here to send me feedback on this session http://bit.ly/VLiBPh
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Questions?
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746. Twitter: @LibrarianLaks
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat