JENNIFER HOLLANDREFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIANUHCL NEUMANN LIBRARY

WRIT 3037Advanced Writing

Objectives:• Create effective search

statements• Learn to navigate library

databases to find peer-reviewed articles• Locate full-text articles when you

have a citation

What is peer review?

A. Process in which manuscripts submitted to academic journals are reviewed by subject experts prior to publication

B. Process that ensures the advancement of new knowledge and ideas

C. Characteristic of all articles that appear in scholarly journals

D. Both A & BE. All of the above

What is peer review?

Answer: D

Although much of their content is peer-reviewed, scholarly journals also contain book reviews, editorials, and other articles that do not undergo the peer-review process.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a scholarly journal article?

A. Cites sources with footnotes and/or bibliography

B. Usually written by faculty members and researchers

C. Reports original research or theory

D.Screened by scholars prior to publication

E. All of the above

Which of the following is a characteristic of a scholarly journal article?

Answer: E

Periodical Types

“Peer-reviewed”“Refereed”“Scholarly”“Academic”

“Trade”“Professional”“Practitioner”“Industry”

“General”“Popular”

Which search will find FEWER results?

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Which search will find FEWER results?

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Using a wildcard (*) will:

A. Find MORE results

B. Find FEWER results

C. Find synonyms and related terms

Example:school*

Using a wildcard (*) will:

A. Find MORE results

Example:school*

Answer:

Using a wildcard (*) will BROADEN your search (find MORE)

school* pray*

schoolschoolsschoolingschoolhouseschoolchildren

praypraysprayerprayerspraying

classroom religion

However, it will not find related terms or synonyms

Creating a Search Statement

Tips• Use OR to combine synonyms or related terms• “Nest” synonyms or related terms in parentheses or a single

text entry box

Getting to the course guide (1 of 3)1

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Getting to the course guide (2 of 3)

Getting to the course guide (3 of 3)

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Good database to begin your search

2000987456

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Are teenagers who play video games more violent?

Which words represent the main concepts in this research question?

Are teenagers who play video games more violent?

teen* video gam* violence

teenteensteenagerteenagers

video gamevideo gamesvideo gaming

See results

Check Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)

See sorting options

Find peer-reviewed articles about the exploitation of laborers in the garment industry

Your turn…

Scan results for related terms that might help expand your search

Connect related terms with OR to get MORE results

Getting Access to Full Text ArticlesClick ArticleLinker to see if the full text is available in another database

There’s a good chance it is!

If it’s not available, submit an article request!

Most requests only take a few days. A notification will be sent to your UHCL account when the item is available.

Use OneSearch to search the entire library collection.

This can be a good way to find databases you wouldn’t have thought to use.

“clothing industry” AND (exploit* OR sweatshop*) AND (laborer* OR worker*)

Sample search:

Use quotation marks around multi-word terms

Capitalize Boolean operators

Use parentheses to “nest” similar terms

Select limiters to refine your search

Check out these recommended databases

Note the citation tools

Find a reference work on the teaching of creationism in public schools

Your turn…

TIP: Check the bibliography for suggestions for further reading

Does the library have this book?

“but is it science”

ruse

Ruse, Michael, ed. But Is It Science? The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1996.

Find books on creationism in public schools published AFTER 2003

Your turn…

Requesting a book from another campus

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