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Isr 2531
1. ISR 2531
RESEARCH FOR
EMPIRICAL
STUDIES
Traci Welch Moritz
HM Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor
2. Librarians and support
staff
Professor Baril
Professor
Donley
Ms Kobiela
Professor
Moritz
http://www-new.onu.edu/academics/heterick_memorial_library/staff
6. Empirical Article --
Components
Abstract – A report of an empirical study includes an abstract that
provides a very brief summary of the research.
Introduction – The introduction sets the research in a context, which
provides a review of related research and develops the hypotheses for the
research.
Method – The method section is a description of how the research was
conducted, including who the participants were, the design of the study,
what the participants did, and what measures were used.
Results – The results section describes the outcomes of the measures of
the study.
Discussion – The discussion section contains the interpretations and
implications of the study.
General Discussion – There may be more than one study in the
report; in this case, there are usually separate Method and Results sections
for each study followed by a general discussion that ties all the research
together.
References – A references section contains information about the
articles and books cited in the report.
7. Recognizing Empirical
Research
Language
measurement
psychological aspects
reports
research statistics
usage
Length of Article
Empirical research articles are usually
substantial (more than 1 or 2 pages) and
include a bibliography or cited references
section (usually at the end of the article).
8. Primary v. Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary Sources analyze or
interpret an historical event or artistic
work. Secondary sources often base
their theories and arguments on the
direct evidence found in primary
sources. A secondary work for a
subject is one that discusses the
subject but is written after the time
contemporary with it.
In the humanities, a primary
source could be defined as
something that was created
either during the time period
being studied or afterward by
individuals reflecting on their
involvement in the events of
that time.
Primary Sources: Definitions. Lafayette College Libraries & Academic Information Resources.
<http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~library/guides/primarysources/definitions.html> Accessed August 8, 2007.
Secondary Sources defined. Ellen George. University of British Columbia Library
http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=579#footnotes1>.Access August 8, 2007
12. What is included?
POLAR
Article-level searching for all EBSCO
databases
Article-level searching for a variety of
other databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s,
AccessPharmacy, etc.
Title-level searching for most other
databases: IEEE, CIAO, Proquest
Nursing & Allied Health
OhioLink central catalog
18. Things to Remember
Facets are your Friend: After you
search, limit your results to what
you really want
A tool not a solution: This is not
the solution to everything
Ask the librarians for help
There will still be some small
changes coming
19. Managing resources found
Heterick Memorial Library and Ohio Northern
University provide access to RefWorks, a
citation management and formatting software
package.
For information on
signing up or using
see the “RefWorks”
tab at the Research
Guide.
20. Tools and Resources
Catalogs –
Usually for
locating books
Databases –
Locating journal
articles
21. Social Sciences
Databases
On Heterick
Periodicals Page
see:
Sociology
Criminal Justice
Gender Topics
Law (Lexis/Nexis
Academic)
Multidisciplinary
EbscoHost
databases
Academic Search
Complete
Sociological
Collection
SocIndex with Full
text
Social Sciences
Citation Index (IS1)
22. Databases
Types
“General” databases –
searchable by subject, title,
author, etc.
Citation databases – as above
but tells you who has cited a
particular article - significance
28. Hints and Tips
1. Always click on “peer
reviewed” and/or
“scholarly (peer
reviewed) periodicals”
link if available
2. Try a search that
combines the keyword
"empirical" with
keywords that
represent your topic.
Example: social work
and empirical.
3. Also try the keywords
"research,"
"experiment," or
"study"
4. Some databases will
allow you to limit your
search to a particular
type of publication or
content. Use this
feature to limit your
search to only
empirical or research-based
articles or case
study
29. Searching by Title
A. American Sociological Review
B. American Journal of Sociology
C. American Political Science Review
D. American Journal of Criminal Justice
E. Psychological Bulletin
36. What’s next? Citing your
resources
ALA
The Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association describes the rules
used to write papers following APA style. This
style is used in psychology, sociology, business,
economics, nursing, social work, and criminology.
MLA
Modern Language Association documentation
guidelines are often used in the humanities fields,
including English, comparative literature, literary
criticism, and foreign-languages.
Turabian/Chicago
Chicago style is a documentation style used in
history and other humanities fields and uses
footnotes or endnotes.
38. Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use when you need a book or article
that is not available online, not owned
by ONU or available via OhioLINK
No charge/ limit on requests
Most requests take 5-7 days to fill
Use ILL form on library web pages.
39. 1-2-1 Personal Research
Consultations
Need a little extra help with your research?
Finding plenty of resources, but not exactly what you
are looking for?
Has it been suggested by instructor to meet with a
librarian?
An in-depth research consultation with the librarian
of your choice is available by appointment.
Sessions may run for 30-60 minutes and are
designed to assist students with finding and
evaluating resources
Schedule an appointment by visiting
http://libguides.onu.edu/aecontent.php?pid=199190&sid=2
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