lit research at a distance
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Howdoyuhdo: The Lit Review At a DistanceStarter
I’ll try a little percussive persuasion!
Mark Horan
Presenter
419-530-4463
Or l’ll use a little location, language and logic to crack
this nut!
Location…
This information is available at: http://www.ohiolink.edu/members-info/
OhioLink Land
• Use the URL below • Find the map to the right • Click on the quadrant you are
in to the find a list of OhioLink Libraries near you.
Location…
Location…
Books, etc.:
UTMost Catalog; OhioLink Catalog
WorldCat
Online Periodical Indexes:ERICEducation Fulltext PsycInfo
Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete and more… (for more, see the course libguide)
Language: A bit too broad...
Hi! I need stuff on social skills!
Ummm…I’ll be back...
Do you need to know abouttheories? Techniques? Tests that measure reading readiness?
Librarian
Student
Language: A bit too narrow... Hi! I need 10 articles from refereedjournals in the past 2 years that prove Dr. Seuss books can teach social skills to autistic kids through rhyming words!
Ummm…I’ll be right back...
We may not be able to find 10 articles in the past two years with those specific terms. We may not find the Doc on call; we may not find him, not at all!
Librarian
Student
Language: Just right... Hi! My thesis is: “Social skills can be taught to autistic pre-schoolers using rhythm and rhyme”
Whoa! Info overload! I’m taking a break! I’ll do this later!
Great! Let’s break that thesis down into concepts and keywords,look for books for background,articles for current research, maybe a Mental Measurement test…
Excited
Librarian
Student
Subject or keyword search?
SUBJECT
Controlled vocabulary
Uses subject headings
Search-subject line
Usually fewer hits
Narrower, more exact
KEYWORD
Natural language
Uses Boolean logic
Search-whole record
Usually more hits
Broader, less exact
ADVICE: Do a keyword search first, find subject headings in the records, then do a subject search
Logic: Make a list of synonyms for each concept
social skill
social interaction
socialization
autism preschoolers
kindergartners
spectrum disorders
Logic: Type OR between synonyms
preschoolers
orkindergartners
social skill
or social interaction
orsocialization
autism
orspectrum disorders
Logic: Put parentheses around lists of synonyms
(social skill
or
social interaction
or
socialization)
(autism
or
spectrum disorder )
(preschoolers
or
kindergartners)
Logic: Type AND between lists of keywords
(social skillor social interactionor
socialization)
(autismorspectrum disorder)
(preschoolers
or
kindergartners)
and and
Truncate endings with * or ?
(social skill*or social
interaction*or
social*)
(autis*orspectrum
disorder*)
(preschool*or
kindergart*)
and and
Put it all together
(social skill* or social interaction* or social*) and (autis* or spectrum disorder*) and (preschool* or kindergart*)
Dogs have great self images!
Here it is live! (Well, sort of…)
Limiting results 152 hits! I do have a life, ya know. How can I narrow this?
LIMITERS:
Year
Language
Source
Add an “AND”
Subtract an “OR”
Evaluate your results
Types of periodicals
Magazines - popular reading for the general public. Reading level - high school or lower.
Trade journals - news and info for professionals. Reading level - high school or college.
Scholarly journals - carefully researched, fully documented. Reading level - college
Refereed journals - peer-reviewed, highly respected scholarly writing. Reading level - college/post-grad
Finish Line!
If it’s full text: Print, Email, or Save
Citation Only?: Look up the periodical title in the UTMost catalog to see if library has that particular issue online or check your local OhioLINK library’s catalog to see if your library nearby has a copy.
Not in UTMost (http://utmost.cl.utoledo.edu/search)?
Not in your local?
Email me with the citation and I’ll see what’s up. [email protected]
Ah, er, Finish Line!
Books, theses, and stuff…
Look up the title in the OhioLink Catalog; order from Ohiolink libraries using the “Make a Request” button.
Identify which card you are using, either University of Toledo or State Library. Then fill out the appropiate name and number and location.
Mark Horan Librarian for the Judith Herb College of Education University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft Street MS #509
Toledo, OH 43606
Tel.: 419-530-4463
Fax: 419-530-2542
E-mail: [email protected]