article, books, newpapers

1. ISTC 201 Laksamee Putnam
lputnam@towson.edu
Research & Instruction Librarian
Slides: http://bit.ly/istc201sp2015c2

2. First…
• Laksamee Putnam
• lputnam@towson.edu
• Cook Library Reference:
• 410.704.2462.
• IM/email
• Phone: 410.704.3746.
• Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
• Albert S. Cook facebook profile!
• Slides: http://bit.ly/istc201sp2015c2

3. Agenda
• Quick review of last class
• Group work
• Finding Books
• Finding Articles
• Finding Newspapers

4. Review
• Keywords
• AND OR NOT
• Check for CRAP
• Currency
• Reliability
• Authority
• Purpose/POV
http://librariandesignshare.org/2013/10/10/know-your-meme-and-boolean-too/

5. Putting it all together…
 Which age is childhood obesity in the United States the highest?
childhood
child*
adolescent
young
obesity
over weight
BMI
United States
USA
North America
child* OR adolescent OR young
AND
obesity OR overweight OR BMI
AND
United States OR USA OR North America

6. Real researchis complicated

7. Critique Cook OneSearch!
• Small groups
• Discuss Cook OneSearch
• Books
• Articles
• Fill out this worksheet
• http://bit.ly/istc2015spws
• Report back to the class

8. Critique Cook OneSearch!
• Find books
• One here at Towson
• One outside of Towson
• Report back
• A feature which helped your search
• What your group disliked

9. Finding Books
• Plenty of relevant information
in print
• Use broad keywords
• Multiple places to search
• Cook OneSearch
• Library Catalog
• USMAI Libraries

10. Finding Books

11. Finding Books

12. Critique Cook OneSearch!
• Find an article
• Identify
• Article title
• Journal title
• Content Provider (i.e. Database)
• Access
• Report back
• A feature which helped your search
• What your group disliked

13. Finding Articles
• Scholarly – Peer Reviewed
• Use specific keywords
• Utilized advanced search
features
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia
Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287

14. Finding Articles

15. Finding Articles
• Content providers you should use:
• Academic Search Premier
• Education Research Complete
• ERIC
• SocINDEX
• ScienceDirect
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• PsycINFO

16. Finding Articles
• Features to remember
• Yellow Findit button
• Citation creations
• Email yourself
• Also as you are searching
• Take a look at the article citations
• Make note of additional keywords

17. Finding Newspapers
• There is a help guide for this too

18. Find a newspaper article
• Enter your newspaper article information into the worksheet

19. Next class
• Before class:
• Read the article, listen to podcast, and be ready to discuss
• Try to create an APA citation
• Discussion on plagiarism and citation style

20. Questions?
• Feel free to contact me:
• Laksamee Putnam
• lputnam@towson.edu
• 410.704.3746.
• Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
• Or any reference librarian:
• Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
• 410.704.2462.
• IM – tucookchat