This document provides information and instructions for students on conducting library research at Barnard College, including:
- Contact information for the research desk and personal librarians
- How to search for known and unknown items using databases like CLIO and keywords
- Tips for broadening and narrowing search results using Boolean operators, subject headings, limits, and sorting
- An overview of databases for articles, books, dissertations and other materials available through the library
Poets & Correspondence library research guideJenna Freedman
Library research instruction for English Senior Seminar: Poets & Correspondence http://www.barnard.edu/library/old_website/courses/current/ENGL/ENGLX3997003.html
This document provides information and resources for students taking a Senior Seminar in World History at Barnard College, including links to the library catalog and research databases, tips for searching and evaluating resources, and information on citation management tools. The librarian contact information is also included for students needing research assistance.
This document discusses different types of information sources for research: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary sources provide direct, first-hand evidence like speeches, letters, photographs. Secondary sources analyze or interpret primary sources, like books or articles about an event. Tertiary sources provide brief overviews without analysis, like encyclopedias or fact books. The document provides examples of each type and notes that the date of a source impacts whether it is primary or secondary. Researchers use tertiary sources for background and primary and secondary sources to construct their research.
BC 3200: History & Practice of Directing
This guide is intended as a starting point in your research; the databases and reference tools listed here are a selective rather than a comprehensive list. Remember that you can ask for assistance at the Barnard Research Desk or schedule a research consultation at any point in your research.
The document discusses research into the information seeking behaviors of scholarly biographers versus popular biographers. It reviews previous literature that found biographers use a wide variety of resources, including archives, manuscripts, books and websites. The study aims to understand if biographers' methods differ based on whether they intend to publish academically or popularly. Surveys and interviews were conducted, finding that both groups are motivated to publish, but scholarly biographers engage more with other researchers while popular biographers focus on book publications.
This document provides guidance and instructions for using various library resources to conduct research, including databases for articles, books, and other materials. It outlines how to search for known and unknown items, describes search features like Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies, and provides tips for evaluating search results. Contact information is also included for the Barnard College library reference desk.
This document provides information and instructions for students on conducting library research at Barnard College, including:
- Contact information for the research desk and personal librarians
- How to search for known and unknown items using databases like CLIO and keywords
- Tips for broadening and narrowing search results using Boolean operators, subject headings, limits, and sorting
- An overview of databases for articles, books, dissertations and other materials available through the library
Poets & Correspondence library research guideJenna Freedman
Library research instruction for English Senior Seminar: Poets & Correspondence http://www.barnard.edu/library/old_website/courses/current/ENGL/ENGLX3997003.html
This document provides information and resources for students taking a Senior Seminar in World History at Barnard College, including links to the library catalog and research databases, tips for searching and evaluating resources, and information on citation management tools. The librarian contact information is also included for students needing research assistance.
This document discusses different types of information sources for research: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary sources provide direct, first-hand evidence like speeches, letters, photographs. Secondary sources analyze or interpret primary sources, like books or articles about an event. Tertiary sources provide brief overviews without analysis, like encyclopedias or fact books. The document provides examples of each type and notes that the date of a source impacts whether it is primary or secondary. Researchers use tertiary sources for background and primary and secondary sources to construct their research.
BC 3200: History & Practice of Directing
This guide is intended as a starting point in your research; the databases and reference tools listed here are a selective rather than a comprehensive list. Remember that you can ask for assistance at the Barnard Research Desk or schedule a research consultation at any point in your research.
The document discusses research into the information seeking behaviors of scholarly biographers versus popular biographers. It reviews previous literature that found biographers use a wide variety of resources, including archives, manuscripts, books and websites. The study aims to understand if biographers' methods differ based on whether they intend to publish academically or popularly. Surveys and interviews were conducted, finding that both groups are motivated to publish, but scholarly biographers engage more with other researchers while popular biographers focus on book publications.
This document provides guidance and instructions for using various library resources to conduct research, including databases for articles, books, and other materials. It outlines how to search for known and unknown items, describes search features like Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies, and provides tips for evaluating search results. Contact information is also included for the Barnard College library reference desk.
This document discusses different types of sources of information that can be used for research: primary sources, secondary sources, and tertiary sources.
It provides examples of each type of source and notes that the definitions can vary depending on the discipline. Primary sources are original materials from the time period being studied, like documents, recordings, artifacts. Secondary sources are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources, like articles and books. Tertiary sources collect and summarize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias and bibliographies.
The document also briefly discusses libraries as a source of information for research and getting digital information online, along with their advantages and disadvantages.
4391 History Senior Seminar, international topicsJenna Freedman
This document provides information about library resources for a history seminar class at Barnard College, including databases for finding books, articles, and other materials. It discusses searching the library catalog (CLIO) to find known items, and using databases like Find Articles, Google Scholar, ProQuest Direct, and Historical Abstracts to search for unknown items using keywords, Boolean logic, subject headings, and limits. Tips are provided on evaluating search results. Contact information is given for the librarian and ways to get research help.
The document discusses strategies for searching the deep web, which contains information that is not accessible through standard search engines. It defines the deep web as content that requires login credentials, is protected from robots, or is more than three clicks deep. The document provides tips for mapping concepts, using appropriate tools from the library such as databases and reference sources, and following leads to fully explore topics in the deep web. It emphasizes refining searches and adapting search strategies to uncover elusive information.
Women's Studies Senior Seminar Library Research GuideJenna Freedman
This document provides information and instructions for students on how to use various library resources for research. It lists the reference services available from the Barnard library, including email, chat, and in-person consultations. It then explains how to search the library catalog and academic databases for both known and unknown items. It provides guidance on search techniques like Boolean operators, truncation, and subject headings. It directs students to explore specific databases and practice search skills. Finally, it discusses evaluating search results and offers help with any questions.
This document provides guidance and instructions for using various library resources to conduct research for an economics thesis. It lists contact information for reference librarians, describes the library catalog and database search features, and recommends specific databases and guides for economics research, including EconLit, ProQuest Direct, and Google Scholar. Tips are provided for effective searching techniques like Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies.
This document provides information and instructions for students to use various library resources for research for an economics history class. It outlines how to search the library catalog and databases for books, articles, and other materials. It also explains how to search databases like America: History & Life, EconLit, and Google Scholar, and highlights specific features of each resource. The document encourages students to evaluate their search results and also lists additional resources like research guides, style guides, and citation management tools.
The document discusses various types of reference sources available in a library including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps, and more. It provides examples of reference questions a library can help answer and describes the different reference sources that would be useful for topics like meanings of words, developments in an industry, book series information, Olympics details, and biographies. Sources mentioned include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, telephone directories, newspapers, journals, and more.
Afrs 255 Introduction to Hip Hop, fall 2013 susanluevano
This document provides guidance on the research process for a paper about hip hop music. It instructs students to create a thesis statement and research questions, and outlines strategies for searching relevant databases and selecting appropriate sources. Specific tips are offered on developing concepts, using Boolean operators and truncation, finding peer-reviewed articles, and accessing resources through the CSULB library systems. The goal is to equip students with the tools to conduct successful research for their hip hop paper.
This document provides guidance on finding and using research materials from the library catalog (LOIS) and databases to write a research paper. It discusses the different types of sources - reference, secondary, and primary - and when each is most useful during the research process. Search tips are provided for LOIS and databases like ProQuest and JSTOR. Methods for evaluating websites and ensuring reliable information found online are also summarized.
Humanities researchers rely heavily on primary sources and consult subject experts when conducting research. They initiate projects in an unstructured way and value older materials. They typically find materials by following citations in printed works and consult printed bibliographies, guides, and other finding aids. Younger humanities researchers are more likely to use online catalogs and databases than older researchers. Social scientists prefer more recent materials and consult colleagues before examining journals, while humanities scholars prefer examining journals first and use older materials over 20 years old. Researchers in both fields would benefit from training on using online resources and databases.
Basics of Information Sources in Reference ServicesAllana Delgado
The document discusses different types of information sources, including primary sources which present original information, secondary sources which analyze and interpret primary sources, and tertiary sources which compile and summarize information from primary and secondary sources. It provides examples of different fact-finding sources like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and biographical sources. Controlled vocabularies and bibliographies help users access and direct them to relevant information sources.
This document provides guidance on developing a focused topic and finding relevant sources to research that topic. It discusses narrowing a topic using specific elements like location, time period, population, etc. It then outlines the steps to take in the library catalog and research databases like ProQuest to search for books and journal articles on the narrowed topic. Advanced search techniques are covered, along with evaluating and distinguishing between source types.
This document outlines strategies for research, including developing search terms and questions, using databases to find primary and secondary sources, and evaluating resources. It discusses developing a search strategy using keywords, Boolean operators, truncation and adjacency. It provides examples of searching specific databases to find primary sources like interviews and secondary sources like articles. Tips are provided for narrowing or broadening searches based on results. The librarian offers additional research help resources.
This document provides guidance on developing a research strategy in 5 steps: 1) Developing a search strategy including keywords and Boolean operators, 2) Selecting appropriate databases, 3) Searching databases and selecting citations, 4) Evaluating resources, and 5) Applying information. It recommends starting with a thesis statement and research questions. Specific databases are recommended, such as JSTOR and Project MUSE, and search techniques like truncation and phrase searching. Tips on peer-reviewed sources and accessing full-texts are also provided. The librarian's contact information is listed for research consultations.
This document provides an outline for a library research guide on criminology. It covers key topics such as determining authority, principles of good searching, and using research databases and the library catalog.
The outline includes sections on research being an inquiry process, primary and secondary sources, determining authority of sources, principles for effective searching like developing search strategies and using Boolean operators, and accessing research databases and library resources. Tips and examples are provided throughout to illustrate concepts like analyzing citations, developing search terms, and using limiters in databases.
This document provides an overview of a library instruction session on research strategies and resources. It discusses developing search strategies using keywords and Boolean operators, identifying and accessing primary and secondary sources, and tips for refining searches when results are too broad or narrow. The session also covers accessing the full text of articles and evaluating information sources.
Reference books provide quick background information and facts to help with initial research on a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, directories, almanacs, and more. Reference books are carefully edited and reviewed to ensure accurate information. They are kept separately from other books and used in the library since the information may be needed by many researchers.
The document provides an overview of the research process, including developing a thesis statement and research questions, using keywords and Boolean operators to create an effective search strategy, evaluating primary and secondary sources from databases and other resources, applying information to write findings and conclusions, and citing sources correctly. It also discusses using the library's research guide and contacting subject librarians for assistance at any stage of the research process.
This document provides library research resources for a senior seminar in political science at Barnard College. It lists various library websites and contact information for research assistance. It also outlines databases and search features for finding books, articles, and other materials for researching both known and unknown items. Tips are provided on constructing effective searches using Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies.
This document provides tips from Ian Gordon, a librarian at Carleton University, on using library resources to research topics for the POLI 3P98 course. It lists subject keywords related to public administration and different levels of government in Canada. It also recommends consulting relevant books, textbooks, and scholarly articles, as well as using library databases to search for definitions and news articles. The librarian encourages beginning the writing process after obtaining PDFs of useful sources.
SOURCE provides inventory logistics solutions through patented processes for tracking, managing, and reporting on client assets. Their services include global shipping, repair/refurbishment of equipment using state-of-the-art testing equipment, and guaranteed tracking of inventory using serialized barcoding. Clients have access to a customized web portal providing detailed information and tools for managing inventory levels, requests, shipping, and more. SOURCE can customize solutions to meet specific client needs.
This document discusses the key elements of literature including emotional appeal, intellectual appeal, and humanistic appeal. It also covers different classifications, uses, and elements of literature such as poetry, short stories, and drama. Specifically, it examines the plot, character, theme, symbolism, irony, language, and style that make up different literary works and genres.
This document discusses different types of sources of information that can be used for research: primary sources, secondary sources, and tertiary sources.
It provides examples of each type of source and notes that the definitions can vary depending on the discipline. Primary sources are original materials from the time period being studied, like documents, recordings, artifacts. Secondary sources are interpretations and evaluations of primary sources, like articles and books. Tertiary sources collect and summarize primary and secondary sources, like encyclopedias and bibliographies.
The document also briefly discusses libraries as a source of information for research and getting digital information online, along with their advantages and disadvantages.
4391 History Senior Seminar, international topicsJenna Freedman
This document provides information about library resources for a history seminar class at Barnard College, including databases for finding books, articles, and other materials. It discusses searching the library catalog (CLIO) to find known items, and using databases like Find Articles, Google Scholar, ProQuest Direct, and Historical Abstracts to search for unknown items using keywords, Boolean logic, subject headings, and limits. Tips are provided on evaluating search results. Contact information is given for the librarian and ways to get research help.
The document discusses strategies for searching the deep web, which contains information that is not accessible through standard search engines. It defines the deep web as content that requires login credentials, is protected from robots, or is more than three clicks deep. The document provides tips for mapping concepts, using appropriate tools from the library such as databases and reference sources, and following leads to fully explore topics in the deep web. It emphasizes refining searches and adapting search strategies to uncover elusive information.
Women's Studies Senior Seminar Library Research GuideJenna Freedman
This document provides information and instructions for students on how to use various library resources for research. It lists the reference services available from the Barnard library, including email, chat, and in-person consultations. It then explains how to search the library catalog and academic databases for both known and unknown items. It provides guidance on search techniques like Boolean operators, truncation, and subject headings. It directs students to explore specific databases and practice search skills. Finally, it discusses evaluating search results and offers help with any questions.
This document provides guidance and instructions for using various library resources to conduct research for an economics thesis. It lists contact information for reference librarians, describes the library catalog and database search features, and recommends specific databases and guides for economics research, including EconLit, ProQuest Direct, and Google Scholar. Tips are provided for effective searching techniques like Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies.
This document provides information and instructions for students to use various library resources for research for an economics history class. It outlines how to search the library catalog and databases for books, articles, and other materials. It also explains how to search databases like America: History & Life, EconLit, and Google Scholar, and highlights specific features of each resource. The document encourages students to evaluate their search results and also lists additional resources like research guides, style guides, and citation management tools.
The document discusses various types of reference sources available in a library including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, maps, and more. It provides examples of reference questions a library can help answer and describes the different reference sources that would be useful for topics like meanings of words, developments in an industry, book series information, Olympics details, and biographies. Sources mentioned include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, telephone directories, newspapers, journals, and more.
Afrs 255 Introduction to Hip Hop, fall 2013 susanluevano
This document provides guidance on the research process for a paper about hip hop music. It instructs students to create a thesis statement and research questions, and outlines strategies for searching relevant databases and selecting appropriate sources. Specific tips are offered on developing concepts, using Boolean operators and truncation, finding peer-reviewed articles, and accessing resources through the CSULB library systems. The goal is to equip students with the tools to conduct successful research for their hip hop paper.
This document provides guidance on finding and using research materials from the library catalog (LOIS) and databases to write a research paper. It discusses the different types of sources - reference, secondary, and primary - and when each is most useful during the research process. Search tips are provided for LOIS and databases like ProQuest and JSTOR. Methods for evaluating websites and ensuring reliable information found online are also summarized.
Humanities researchers rely heavily on primary sources and consult subject experts when conducting research. They initiate projects in an unstructured way and value older materials. They typically find materials by following citations in printed works and consult printed bibliographies, guides, and other finding aids. Younger humanities researchers are more likely to use online catalogs and databases than older researchers. Social scientists prefer more recent materials and consult colleagues before examining journals, while humanities scholars prefer examining journals first and use older materials over 20 years old. Researchers in both fields would benefit from training on using online resources and databases.
Basics of Information Sources in Reference ServicesAllana Delgado
The document discusses different types of information sources, including primary sources which present original information, secondary sources which analyze and interpret primary sources, and tertiary sources which compile and summarize information from primary and secondary sources. It provides examples of different fact-finding sources like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and biographical sources. Controlled vocabularies and bibliographies help users access and direct them to relevant information sources.
This document provides guidance on developing a focused topic and finding relevant sources to research that topic. It discusses narrowing a topic using specific elements like location, time period, population, etc. It then outlines the steps to take in the library catalog and research databases like ProQuest to search for books and journal articles on the narrowed topic. Advanced search techniques are covered, along with evaluating and distinguishing between source types.
This document outlines strategies for research, including developing search terms and questions, using databases to find primary and secondary sources, and evaluating resources. It discusses developing a search strategy using keywords, Boolean operators, truncation and adjacency. It provides examples of searching specific databases to find primary sources like interviews and secondary sources like articles. Tips are provided for narrowing or broadening searches based on results. The librarian offers additional research help resources.
This document provides guidance on developing a research strategy in 5 steps: 1) Developing a search strategy including keywords and Boolean operators, 2) Selecting appropriate databases, 3) Searching databases and selecting citations, 4) Evaluating resources, and 5) Applying information. It recommends starting with a thesis statement and research questions. Specific databases are recommended, such as JSTOR and Project MUSE, and search techniques like truncation and phrase searching. Tips on peer-reviewed sources and accessing full-texts are also provided. The librarian's contact information is listed for research consultations.
This document provides an outline for a library research guide on criminology. It covers key topics such as determining authority, principles of good searching, and using research databases and the library catalog.
The outline includes sections on research being an inquiry process, primary and secondary sources, determining authority of sources, principles for effective searching like developing search strategies and using Boolean operators, and accessing research databases and library resources. Tips and examples are provided throughout to illustrate concepts like analyzing citations, developing search terms, and using limiters in databases.
This document provides an overview of a library instruction session on research strategies and resources. It discusses developing search strategies using keywords and Boolean operators, identifying and accessing primary and secondary sources, and tips for refining searches when results are too broad or narrow. The session also covers accessing the full text of articles and evaluating information sources.
Reference books provide quick background information and facts to help with initial research on a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, directories, almanacs, and more. Reference books are carefully edited and reviewed to ensure accurate information. They are kept separately from other books and used in the library since the information may be needed by many researchers.
The document provides an overview of the research process, including developing a thesis statement and research questions, using keywords and Boolean operators to create an effective search strategy, evaluating primary and secondary sources from databases and other resources, applying information to write findings and conclusions, and citing sources correctly. It also discusses using the library's research guide and contacting subject librarians for assistance at any stage of the research process.
This document provides library research resources for a senior seminar in political science at Barnard College. It lists various library websites and contact information for research assistance. It also outlines databases and search features for finding books, articles, and other materials for researching both known and unknown items. Tips are provided on constructing effective searches using Boolean logic, limits, and controlled vocabularies.
This document provides tips from Ian Gordon, a librarian at Carleton University, on using library resources to research topics for the POLI 3P98 course. It lists subject keywords related to public administration and different levels of government in Canada. It also recommends consulting relevant books, textbooks, and scholarly articles, as well as using library databases to search for definitions and news articles. The librarian encourages beginning the writing process after obtaining PDFs of useful sources.
SOURCE provides inventory logistics solutions through patented processes for tracking, managing, and reporting on client assets. Their services include global shipping, repair/refurbishment of equipment using state-of-the-art testing equipment, and guaranteed tracking of inventory using serialized barcoding. Clients have access to a customized web portal providing detailed information and tools for managing inventory levels, requests, shipping, and more. SOURCE can customize solutions to meet specific client needs.
This document discusses the key elements of literature including emotional appeal, intellectual appeal, and humanistic appeal. It also covers different classifications, uses, and elements of literature such as poetry, short stories, and drama. Specifically, it examines the plot, character, theme, symbolism, irony, language, and style that make up different literary works and genres.
A literature review is a critical summary of all the published works on a particular topic. Most research papers include a section on literature review as part of the introduction. However, a literature review can also be published as a standalone article. These slides will help you grasp the basics of writing a literature review.
This document provides context on mimetic theory and Marxism approaches to literary criticism. It then provides background on Filipino writer Manuel Arguilla, his works, and his experiences as a teacher, writer and freedom fighter. The document concludes with an analysis of Arguilla's short story "That Evening at Hacienda Consuelo" including a synopsis, characters, setting, themes and point of view.
Elements of Literature and the combined arts (Chapter 7)Marygrace Cagungun
This document discusses the key elements of literature, including emotional appeal, intellectual appeal, and humanistic value. It provides examples of works that demonstrate these elements, such as poems by Elizabeth Browning and Jose Rizal's novels. The document also covers classifications of literature such as escape and interpretative works, as well as uses of literature like moralizing works and therapeutic poems. Additionally, it outlines elements of poetry like imagery, figurative language, and the use of metaphors and similes.
This document discusses authorship in scientific research publications. Authorship is important for several reasons, including scientists' responsibility to publish findings, peer review ensuring published work is valid, and authorship being necessary for career advancement. As research has become more collaborative, authorship criteria are needed to determine who deserves credit. To be an author, one should make a significant intellectual contribution and be prepared to defend the work. The document outlines appropriate and unethical authorship practices, and emphasizes the importance of accountability in authorship to avoid misconduct.
This document discusses grey literature, defining it as information and resources not published through traditional commercial channels. It outlines the key features of grey literature, including rapid publication, variable formats, and limited distribution. The document then examines types of grey literature like theses, reports, and government documents. It explores the impact and challenges of grey literature in health research, noting it is a primary information source but can be difficult to find. Examples are provided of searching for grey literature on specific health topics. The document concludes with suggestions for librarians to raise awareness of grey literature.
The document discusses reading avoidance in scientific research. It notes that researchers are navigating materials more quickly and spending less time reading each item in order to assess and exploit content with as little actual reading as possible. Researchers rely on indexing, citations, abstracts, literature reviews, colleagues, and article formatting to understand research without fully reading articles. The document also discusses different types of reading researchers engage in and how ontologies and new technologies could help move beyond traditional PDF formats to better integrate papers and data.
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This document provides an overview of gray literature, including its definition, characteristics, importance, and challenges. It discusses how gray literature includes non-traditional works like reports, theses, and conference proceedings that are difficult to find through traditional publishing channels. While it provides cutting-edge information, gray literature lacks standardized organization and may not be peer-reviewed. The document lists several resources for accessing gray literature and provides a bibliography of additional sources.
The document provides guidance on how to conduct research, including focusing on the topic, skimming sources, using tables of contents and indexes, taking relevant notes, summarizing information for others, citing sources properly, and respecting copyright laws. It also discusses using databases as credible sources of information and how to format citations for different source types such as books and databases.
This document provides an overview of a research session on library research skills. It discusses key concepts like determining authority, principles of good searching, and searching research databases and the library catalog. It includes slides on defining a research problem, identifying key concepts, using appropriate search techniques like Boolean operators, taking advantage of database limiters and subject terms, and organizing and citing sources. The session appears to be introducing students to best practices for conducting effective library research.
Here are some key points about citing sources:
- Citation style guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) provide standard formats for citing sources in papers and bibliographies to give credit to authors and allow readers to find the sources themselves.
- Online citation generators can help format citations, but should be double checked against the official style guide as they sometimes make mistakes. Relying solely on generators is not recommended.
- The type of source (book, article, website, etc.) determines how it is cited. Books generally require author, title, publisher, date. Articles require author, title, periodical, date, page numbers.
- Citations are included in the body of a paper and
LIS 703 Subject Analysis by Malgorzata KotMalgorzataKot
This document discusses subject analysis and the challenges involved in determining the subject or "aboutness" of information resources. It describes the process of subject analysis, which involves conceptual analysis of content, assigning controlled vocabulary terms, and classification numbers. Determining aboutness can be difficult, especially for complex, non-textual, or interdisciplinary materials. The document also discusses factors like cultural differences, consistency, exhaustivity, objectivity, and different methods that information professionals use for subject analysis.
This document provides a summary of recent developments in open access publishing. It discusses motivations for open access like increasing access and promoting reproducible research. It outlines key aspects of open access like different models of open access publishing and who pays publication fees. It also summarizes milestones in open access like the development of open access policies and funds. Recent initiatives discussed include petitions to support open access and new models of peer review and publishing.
Of CUNY, By CUNY, For CUNY: How We All Benefit from Open Access and Why We Al...Jill Cirasella
Open access (OA) can benefit everyone at CUNY. OA refers to scholarly works that are accessible online at no cost. While publishing is now easy and inexpensive, journal prices remain high. The traditional system is outdated and exploitative. CUNY needs an institutional repository to make OA easier by allowing faculty to archive their works and increase their impact. An IR would provide access to more literature for students and save money for libraries no longer constrained by journal prices.
The document provides guidance on conducting research for a research paper. It discusses selecting a topic, conducting research through libraries and online resources, and the types of reference works and tools available in libraries. Key resources mentioned include reference works like bibliographies, atlases, and encyclopedias; online library catalogs to search for books and articles; and research tools like microforms, media centers, photocopiers, and interlibrary loans.
Open access (OA) to scholarly literature recently hit a major milestone: Half of all research articles published become open access, either immediately or after an embargo period. Are the articles you read among them? What about the articles you write? Are the journals to which you submit open-access friendly? What about the journals for which you peer review? Are there any reasons why the public should not have access to the results of taxpayer-funded research?
In this slideshow, Jill Cirasella (Associate Librarian for Public Services and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Center, CUNY) explains the motivation for OA, describes the details of OA, and differentiates between publishing in open access journals (“gold” OA) and self-archiving works in OA repositories (“green” OA). She also dispels persistent myths about OA and examines some of the challenges to OA.
There are two main types of resources: print and electronic. Print resources include primary and secondary sources such as books, periodicals, and reference materials. Primary sources are original, unedited information while secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources. Electronic resources include e-books, databases, websites, and more. Knowing the differences between resource types helps find the most relevant information for research needs. The document provides examples and tips for evaluating various information sources.
Are you gearing up to do specialized research for a grant proposal or your own scholarly work? Learn what a literature review is and how to develop one using University Libraries.
This document provides an overview of what constitutes a literature review and the key steps involved in conducting one. It defines a literature review as a critical analysis of previous research on a particular topic. The main components include identifying both conceptual and data-based sources, systematically reviewing and evaluating these sources, and synthesizing the findings to demonstrate how they relate to each other and the topic being examined. Several pitfalls of literature reviews are outlined, such as including irrelevant sources or failing to relate sources back to the core topic. The document emphasizes the importance of following a structured process in searching, evaluating, analyzing and organizing prior studies to inform future research.
What's wrong with scholarly publishing today?Björn Brembs
The document discusses various metrics for evaluating scholarly articles and journals, including the impact factor, h-index, and alternative proposed metrics. It notes criticisms of current metrics like the impact factor, including that it is calculated inconsistently, favors particular publishers, and does not accurately reflect the impact of individual articles. The document advocates developing new metrics that consider wider factors like citations, usage, social bookmarks, comments, and expert ratings.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching transnational crime. It discusses constructing a research strategy, selecting primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, and how to access and evaluate various sources. Key resources mentioned include academic databases like Academic Search Complete and subject-specific databases. The document also covers evaluating internet sources and using bibliographic citation software.
The History Fair research process involves three stages of increasing specificity:
1) Basic background research using general secondary sources to develop a broad understanding.
2) Focused research on the topic using more specialized secondary sources and some primary sources to narrow the topic.
3) In-depth research using expert secondary sources and archival primary sources to tell the story.
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Overview of Emerging Requirements for Data Management of Federally Funded Res...Richard Huffine
The document discusses emerging requirements for federally funded research to share data. A presidential directive from 2013 requires that taxpayer-funded research data be made available to the public. Several agencies are required to develop plans to implement open data policies. Researchers may need to create data management plans and share data in public repositories under licenses that provide access while protecting rights. Requirements vary between agencies and managing shared data requirements may impact researchers.
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This document discusses strategies for talking about library transformations based on Richard Huffine's experience managing libraries at the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It describes how budget cuts led some EPA libraries to close but Congress restored funding after investigations. It also discusses how the USGS consolidated and reorganized its library system multiple times to better align with the agency's needs and leverage national resources through collaboration between libraries. The key lessons are to focus on user needs, consider consolidating duplicative services, and increase value through cooperation while maintaining local control when possible.
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The document discusses the changing landscape of libraries and information vendors. It notes that libraries exist within a larger information ecosystem that is changing rapidly, with the roles of libraries and vendors unclear. Vendors have also consolidated and now provide integrated content, technology, and services. The document provides advice for librarians on skills needed for assessing collections, negotiating with vendors, and maintaining good vendor relationships to navigate these changes. It also discusses career opportunities for librarians within the vendor sector.
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Information Resources from the US Geological Survey, August 2012Richard Huffine
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𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫:
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Value of Grey literature to scholarly research in the digital age
1. Value of Grey Literature
to Scholarly Research
in the Digital Age
Richard Huffine
National Library Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey
June 15, 2010
2. Definition
By its broadest definition, grey literature is a
body of materials that cannot be found easily
through conventional channels such as
publishers. Can include:
government research
non-profit reports
think tank assessments
reports from observations, investigations, and
other primary resource materials
Today, findability is no longer the driving
challenge.
3. Definition (continued)
Reputation is the key. Once you find
something, whether you can trust the source
remains an important consideration
Some of the factors in that trust today include:
Peer review (professional integrity)
Persistence of access (citability), and
availability of metadata (identification)
All are factors necessary to evaluate the
validity of research today
4. Digital Age Impacts
The digital age has thrown the definition of
"published" into chaos. Non-publishers can
produce valid research and publishers can
release invalid research just as easily.
Some "new" sources of grey literature:
pre-prints, blogs, “front matter”
preliminary research results (open files)
Project Web sites
Institutional Repositories (IRs), data archives
5. Value of Grey Literature
The first step in scientific research is a
comprehensive literature review.
That step can be repeated multiple times during
a research effort.
It is an iterative process to identify information
necessary for the project and to ensure that they
build upon the work of others.
That process has to include grey literature
as some primary sources are inherently
grey. Those can include records, archives,
data, filed notes, observations, data.
6. Findability Today
The identification of published literature
today is easy:
Publishers give metadata away
Aggregators then sell it as structured products
OCLC collects descriptions provided by
publishers, libraries, etc.
The challenge is the granularity of
description
Books, chapters; journal issues, articles; figures,
images, data, supplementary material
7. Findability and Grey Literature
Without a conventional publisher, findability
for grey literature relies on a variety of
sources:
As cited references in journal articles
Within library collections
Within institutional repositories, and
in authors CVs
Good aggregators seek it out (very few today)
These sources are usually not authoritative
and rarely complete
8. Copyright and Grey Literature
Copyright can be even more complex with
grey literature. Some creators want their
material used.
Some sources are inherently in the public
domain like materials from the U.S. Federal
Government
If unknown, copyright should be assumed.
Both authors and the organizations they work
for can claim copyright of works
Creative Commons licenses are being used
within some domains
9. Grey Literature has its Place
Grey literature may not stand alone but it can
contribute substantively to understanding
scientific challenges
Every source should be considered in the
exploration of an issue
In some domains, the best source of
information may be grey
Some grey literature goes through as
stringent (or more) of a review as
commercially published content
10. Grey Literature is Here to Stay
Its value will always be a mixed bag
There are risks involved in citing grey
literature - those risks exist with commercially
published literature as well, to a lesser extent
Libraries need to continue to be involved in
identifying it and defining its value
Social tagging could be used to help people
assess the validity of grey literature
11. The Future of Grey
A new analogy is needed for literature that
runs the spectrum of validity and findability
The community should be able to contribute
to validating grey literature
(and disputing the validity of some invalid
published literature)
Libraries should play a role in providing
persistence for valid grey literature