1. Research Strategies

2. 21st Century Learner
How does research fit into the learning process?
 OA students will ACCESS information in a variety of
ways, including:
 A1. Actively and critically reading, listening and observing
 A2. Initiating appropriate questions
 A3. Conducting independent and collaborative research
 A4. Using appropriate technologies and networks to locate
and retrieve information
 A5. Demonstrating initiative while seeking information

3. Topics to be discussed
 Research tools
 Citation tools
 Web 2.0 tools

4. Research is like a hero’s journey
 There will be many twists and turns
 Sometimes someone may feel like they are in
an abyss
 Take heart
 There is light at the end of the tunnel
 Rely on your strengths

5. What tools are available for research?
 Online catalog – Alexandria
 Databases – Gale and Ebscohost
 Internet -- Google, SweetSearch

7. Search Strategies
 Options to Search
 Author
 Title
 Subject
 Key word
 Boolean Operators
 And
 Or
 Not

8. Databases Available
 EBSCOHost
 Literary Reference Center
 Gale
 Gale Virtual Reference
 Literature Resources
 Contemporary Literature Resources
 Literature Resource Center
 LitFinder

9. Alexandria

11. Internet Searching
SweetSearch Tutorial
 SweetSearch searches only 35,000 Web
sites evaluated by librarians and teachers.
 This search engine can save students hours
of time by not having to sift through
unnecessary information.
 SweetSearch Results

12. Searching in Google
 Google Search Results
 Keep it simple -- begin by using the very
basic search term (s)
 Less is more
 Use web friendly words -- For example,
instead of saying my head hurts, say
headache, because that's the term a medical
website would use.
 Use descriptive terms

13. Advance Searching in Google
 Search for specific types of files, such as
PDFs, PPTs, or XLS, by adding filetype: and
the 3-letter file abbreviation.
 For example -- heroes tolkien criticism
filetype:pdf
 Google Search Results

14. Advance Searching in Google
 Specific site search
 Precede your query with site: if you know you
want your answer from within a specific site
or type of site (.org, .edu). For example:
site:edu or site:nytimes.com.
 Google Search Results

15. Citing sources
 Information is included in the paper
 In-text citing
 Works cited
 Citation Tools
 EasyBib – In-text
 Son of Citation

16. EasyBib -- Works Cited
In-Text Citations

17. Organizational tool
 What is Evernote?
 Evernote

18. Bookmarking Tool
 Delicious is the place to collect and
showcase your passions from across the
web. Save what you like - videos, pictures,
tweets, blog posts, or articles - on topics you
enjoy and compile them into one themed
stack for easy sharing.
 Delicious

19. Final Thoughts
 To save man from the morass of
propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief
aims of education. Education must enable
one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the
true from the false, the real from the unreal,
and the facts from the fiction ... The function
of education, therefore, is to teach one to
think intensively and to think critically. - Martin
Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education

20. Remember
Research in the 21st Century requires individuals to:
 A1. Actively and critically reading, listening and
observing
 A2. Initiating appropriate questions
 A3. Conducting independent and collaborative
research
 A4. Using appropriate technologies and networks
to locate and retrieve information
 A5. Demonstrating initiative while seeking
information