FSC 406 class presentation on 2/15/2012

1. FSC 406
Library Resources
Linda Galloway
Syracuse University Library
Spring 2012

2. What we’re going to do today…
• Talk about topics, keywords and finding
information
• Learn how to find books @ SU Library –
both print and electronic books.
• Learn how to use scientific databases to
locate scholarly journal articles
• Understand how & why to use the
legal/news resource Lexis-Nexis

4. Poll Results
• http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_c
hoice_polls/LTEyNTkxOTk2Mjk

5. Start with your research
assignment…
• Develop a research topic by:
– Evaluating topic
– Background reading/ review literature
– Developing a list of search terms
– Writing a clarifying paragraph

6. Choose a topic you are interested in.
Carefully define and develop your topic.
A well defined topic is easier to search.
Do you always get to choose
your topic???

7. Developing your Topic
1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Evaluate your topic.
3. Get a working knowledge of your
topic. (develop keyword list)
4. Identify controversies or questions.
5. Develop your research question.
6. Write your clarifying paragraph.

8. Let’s develop our topic
1. Choose a topic that interests you (Criminal profiling)
2. Evaluate your topic (Too broad or narrow?)
3. Get a working knowledge of your topic. (develop
keyword list) (How to do this??)
4. Identify controversies or questions (Background
reading)
5. Develop your research question (Why?)
6. Write your clarifying paragraph (Or introduction, or
abstract)

9. Offender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is a behavioral and
investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown
criminal subjects or offenders. Offender
profiling is also
known as criminal profiling, criminal
personality profiling, criminological
profiling, behavioral profiling or criminal
investigative analysis. Geographic profiling is another method
to profile an offender. Television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal
Intent, Profiler in the 1990s, the 2005 television series Criminal Minds, the
2011 television series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and the 1991 film
The Silence of the Lambs have lent many names to what the FBI calls
"criminal investigative analysis.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offender_profiling#Controversies

11. http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009071
700&type=hitlist&num=0

14. Determine what you need:
• Book –
• Article
– General
– Peer-reviewed, scientific
• Background information
Think before you search

15. In print: HV8073 .H77 2010
Finding Books
In print: QA276 .A264 2010 Electronic Book

16. http://library.syr.edu

17. http://library.syr.edu
bloodstain
Keyword (default) search

18. Narrow (make more specific) by choosing
facets on the left side of the screen.

19. eBooks in Forensics
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic

20. Check this box – will access our subscription only

21. Finding Articles

22. http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic

23. Databases!
Do you have your own
database?
•Cell phone address book
•Online article collection

24. Use these links OR this tab to access
article collections…

25. ScienceDirect

26. When searching databases…
Remember: RATS
Read All The Screens!
• Synonyms
• Subjects
• Suggested topics
• Types of materials
– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.

27. Recognize the difference
between a magazine and a
journal…..
Peer review:
 suitability for publication
 credibility
 quality control

28. Primary Sources
& Peer Review
Primary Source - Original document
containing firsthand information
– Diaries, interviews
– Original research including journal articles
and preprints
A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is
evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to
publication. Serves as a measure of quality.

29. SpringerLink

30. One good article can lead you to….

32. Legal & News Resources

36. Web Resources

40. Final tips…

41. Before you begin your
research…
• Define your topic
• Gain a working knowledge of your topic –
background info, keywords, controversies
• Write your abstract/introduction AND your
outline
• Make sure you know what you are looking
for
• Find books in the….
• Find articles in the….

42. Is Google Scholar OK to use??

44. http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic

45. Questions???