SC2101 Library Tutorial Literature Search in Sociology by Hayati Abdul [email_address] NUS Libraries

Literature Search in Sociology

by

Hayati Abdul

[email_address]

NUS Libraries

Objectives To show you how to : Conduct a search for scholarly materials via Sociology databases Scopus Sociological Abstracts Access full-texts using proxy bookmarklet Use search plugins Search catalogue LINC effectively

To show you how to :

Conduct a search for scholarly materials via Sociology databases

Scopus

Sociological Abstracts

Access full-texts using proxy bookmarklet

Use search plugins

Search catalogue LINC effectively

Outline Literature Review Search Strategy Sources for Research Databases Proxy Bookmarklet, Search Plugins InfoGate LINC Help

Literature Review

Search Strategy

Sources for Research

Databases

Proxy Bookmarklet, Search Plugins

InfoGate

LINC

Help

Literature Review What? It is an account of journal articles, books and other sources published on a topic by scholars. Provides description, summary and critical evaluation of each work. Why? Purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic. How? Critical Appraisal Information Seeking Literature Search

What?

It is an account of journal articles, books and other sources published on a topic by scholars.

Provides description, summary and critical evaluation of each work.

Why?

Purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic.

How?

Literature Search Need information on a topic ? Search for materials. Evaluate search results. Revise search if necessary & replicate in other sources . Happy with information? If NO, go back to list of terms or refocus search. Construct search statement. Think of concepts/alternative terms. Combine concepts/terms with Boolean operators. END If YES, write literature review. Ci te materials.

American Sociological Association Citation Style Guides American Sociological Association. ASA style guide Quick style guide for students writing Sociology papers A guide to writing Sociology papers Show research done Help readers verify your claims Backup your arguments Acknowledge intellectual debt Why Cite?

Guides

American Sociological Association. ASA style guide

Quick style guide for students writing Sociology papers

A guide to writing Sociology papers

Search Strategy

Some Fundamental Tools List keywords & synonyms to describe your topic Topic: Finding love online Love - romance, dating Online - cyberspace, internet Combine keywords with Boolean operators Use truncation/wild card Group words to be searched together How to search the above terms?

List keywords & synonyms to describe your topic

Topic: Finding love online

Love - romance, dating

Online - cyberspace, internet

Combine keywords with Boolean operators

Use truncation/wild card

Group words to be searched together

Boolean operators AND = both terms must be present ( narrow/refine ) OR = either of the terms may be present ( broaden/expand ) NOT = excludes a search term romantic love AND marriage online OR internet A ND OR

AND = both terms must be present ( narrow/refine )

OR = either of the terms may be present ( broaden/expand )

NOT = excludes a search term

Truncation For variation in spelling gambl * =gambl ed , gambl ing , gambl e parent * = parent hood , parent ing , parent s Note: Different databases use different wildcard symbols e.g. $, ?, ! Check database guides, help menu...

For variation in spelling

gambl * =gambl ed , gambl ing , gambl e

parent * = parent hood , parent ing , parent s

Note: Different databases use different wildcard symbols e.g. $, ?, !

Check database guides, help menu...

Parentheses ( ) Control order of operations Terms within ( ) will be processed first: ( low income or single parent ) and families = low income families single parent families ( teen * or adolescent ) and pregnancy = teen pregnancy teenage pregnancy adolescent pregnancy

Control order of operations

Terms within ( ) will be processed first:

( low income or single parent ) and families

= low income families

single parent families

( teen * or adolescent ) and pregnancy

= teen pregnancy

teenage pregnancy

adolescent pregnancy

Sources for Research

Sources Information Sources Journals Statistical data Books Theses Newspapers Overviews, detailed look Latest research findings In-depth treatment of topics Reactions, recent events Quantitative information

Academic/Scholarly Journals? Intended audience Researchers, academics, undergrads & grads Author(s) Academics & researchers in the field Article selection “ Peer reviewed“ by panel of scholars Type of research Mostly original research Purpose Inform or make original research available to the scholarly world References Contain bibliographies, footnotes, works cited Appearance Serious with graphs/charts to illustrate concepts Writing style Full of terminology; formal writing style

Evaluating Sources Accurate? Current? Objective? Authoritative? Appropriate? Authors credentials? Information objective or biased? Well supported by refs? Updated? Is info what you need?

Understand References

Interpret references Journal article Kosut, Mary. 2006. "Mad Artists and Tattooed Perverts: Deviant Discourse and the Social Construction of Cultural Categories." Deviant Behavior 27(1):73-95. Article title Author Journal title Year Vol. (issue no.) Pages

Journal article

LINC Journal Search Search journal by title Click to access E-journal Limit to Journals Collection Click for current issues Click for location of current issues Click for location of bound volumes Click for other bound volumes Search specific volume or year

Interpret references Book chapter Farrer, Peter. 1996. "In Female Attire: Male Experiences of Cross-Dressing - Some Historical Fragments." Pp. 9-26 in Blending Genders , edited by Richard Ekins and Dave King. London: Routledge. Author of Book chapter Publication year Title of book chapter Pages Source title Place of publication Source editor Publisher

Book chapter

Sociology Databases

Access Databases from Library Portal

Scopus Multidisciplinary database, 1966- Provides indexes, abstracts and links to full-text Includes open access journals, conference proceedings, web sources, author homepages, university sites, articles-in-press, preprint servers… International coverage of journals.

Multidisciplinary database, 1966-

Provides indexes, abstracts and links to full-text

Includes open access journals, conference proceedings, web sources, author homepages, university sites, articles-in-press, preprint servers…

International coverage of journals.

Let’s search… blog* and self My Blog is me: blogging and presentation of the self blog(s) blogging, blogger(s) self identity, self-disclosure, writing of self,…

Let’s search

Let’s search! The significance of romantic love for marriage (romantic love or romance) and marriage and young adults romantic love, romance marriage

Notes on Scopus Basic Search Build search in boxes with Boolean operators, OR, AND, NOT and multi-character wildcard Search defaults- Article title, Abstract, Keywords Note Limit, Refine & Search History features Select to search Sociological Abstracts. Advanced Search Command line search not really recommended.

Basic Search

Build search in boxes with Boolean operators, OR, AND, NOT and multi-character wildcard

Search defaults- Article title, Abstract, Keywords

Note Limit, Refine & Search History features

Select to search Sociological Abstracts.

Advanced Search

Command line search not really recommended.

About Sociological Abstracts Provides indexes & abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations. Coverage, 1979- Culture, social structure, social differentiation, social psychology, sociology of the arts, business, education, violence and power… Some overlap in literature coverage between Scopus & Sociological Abstracts.

Provides indexes & abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, conference papers & dissertations.

Coverage, 1979-

Culture, social structure, social differentiation, social psychology, sociology of the arts, business, education, violence and power…

Some overlap in literature coverage between Scopus & Sociological Abstracts.

Let’s search… Finding love online love, romance internet online cyberspace (love or romance) and (internet or online)

Let’s search

Let’s search… learning to labour and (willis paul or paul willis) Learning to labour by Paul Willis learning to labour willis paul or paul willis

Let’s search

Quick Search Searches single words or phrases Quick search = anywhere search Enter Boolean operators in single search box Advanced Search Search boxes allows for more complex searches Combine terms using Boolean operators from drop-down menu Select specific fields to search terms Check for more relevant headings Search tips for Sociological Abstracts

Quick Search

Searches single words or phrases

Quick search = anywhere search

Enter Boolean operators in single search box

Advanced Search

Search boxes allows for more complex searches

Combine terms using Boolean operators from drop-down menu

Select specific fields to search terms

Check for more relevant headings

What about Google Scholar? Attempts to provide a single search engine for scholarly literature. Note: Not all results come from scholarly sources. Good for quick research. May offer a number of versions of the same article depending on where it was found. Search results may include links to full-text articles freely available on the Internet. Many links take you to publishers' websites where access requires a subscriber login. Use the PROXY BOOKMARKLET to access full-texts . Note: It works only for source titles subscribed by NUS Libraries

Attempts to provide a single search engine for scholarly literature.

Note: Not all results come from scholarly sources.

Good for quick research.

May offer a number of versions of the same article depending on where it was found.

Search results may include links to full-text articles freely available on the Internet.

Many links take you to publishers' websites where access requires a subscriber login.

Use the PROXY BOOKMARKLET to access full-texts .

Note: It works only for source

titles subscribed by NUS Libraries

Proxy Bookmarklet Use Library Proxy Bookmark to access Full-text

What is a Proxy Bookmarklet? Inserts the NUS library proxy stem ( libproxy1.nus.edu.sg ) into the URL of the article. Vendor User NUS Library Proxy server I want article X I want article X Okay you are recognized, here is article X. Here is article X

Inserts the NUS library proxy stem ( libproxy1.nus.edu.sg ) into the URL of the article.

How to install the Proxy Bookmarklet in my browser? Click on the link below and follow the instructions: http://bit.ly/nuslibproxy

Click on the link below and follow the instructions:

http://bit.ly/nuslibproxy

Search Plugins For Internet Explorer 7 & Firefox 2.0+ (beta)

What are Search Plugins? Allows you to do a direct search from your internet browser search box Saves time from having to visit a page & then inputting your search query How to install these plugins? http://bit.ly/searchplugin

Allows you to do a direct search from your internet browser search box

Saves time from having to visit a page & then inputting your search query

How to install these plugins?

http://bit.ly/searchplugin

LINC L ibrary IN tegrated C atalogue

L ibrary IN tegrated C atalogue Use it to check: Books Journals Microforms Multimedia Newspapers Theses Use it to view: Table of Contents E-Journals E-Books Digitized videos

Use it to check:

Books

Journals

Microforms

Multimedia

Newspapers

Theses

Use it to view:

Table of Contents

E-Journals

E-Books

Digitized videos

Catalogue: LINC+ sorting relevance ranking tags recently added summary format refining

Finding Articles Made Easy! Federated search engine Search across multiple databases at once. Allows you to search by keyword, title, author or subject Allows you to choose databases

Finding Articles Made Easy!

Federated search engine

Search across multiple databases at once.

Allows you to search by keyword, title, author or subject

Allows you to choose databases

InfoGate

Getting Help

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Subject Guides Good starting point for research in Sociology

Good starting point for research in Sociology

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Email us: [email_address]

Tel: 6516 2028