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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome

1. Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus

2. Understand the functions of the online databases3. Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore

and PowerSearch 4. Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles5. Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in

MLA/CSE style

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3Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materialsClick here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords for the search Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords togetherLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications

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• Click on the title link to display the full-text article

• Evaluate the source to see whether it is a research article

• Word Count serves as a clue that this is too brief to be a research article

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Works Cited

Braun, Claude M. J., et al. “Does So-Called Interhemispheric Transfer Time Depend

on Attention?” American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. General

OneFile. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

To be tweaked as the following

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Use Citation Guides to facilitate your source citations.

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• Bibliography:Braun, Claude M. J., et al. Does so-called

interhemispheric transfer time depend on attention? American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. Available from: http://go.galegroup.com

• In-Text:(Braun et al. 1995)

How to Cite the Source in CSE?

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• Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective keyword search

• Use quotation marks around a phrase

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Works Cited

Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian

Karavia. “Attentional Processes Link Perception and

Action.” Proceedings: Biological Sciences

269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . JSTORE. Web. 15

Oct. 2012.

How to Cite the Source in MLA?

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• Bibliography:Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian

Karavia. 2002. Attentional processes link perception

and Action. Proceedings: Biological Sciences 269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . Available from: http://www.jstor.org• In-Text:

(Anderson et al. 2002)

How to Cite the Source in CSE?

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More Boolean Logic Keyword Searches

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome

1. How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus?

2. What are the functions of the online databases?3. How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and

PowerSearch? 4. How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles?5. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in

MLA/CSE Style?

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