This document provides an overview of conducting academic research for computer science. It discusses key aspects of the research process such as literature reviews, peer review, and types of scholarly sources. It also outlines principles of effective searching, including developing a research question, identifying key concepts, using appropriate search techniques and filters. Finally, it introduces some research databases and tools for locating relevant academic literature.

1. LIBRARY
RESEARCH
FOR
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
Clarke Iakovakis
Research & Instruction Librarian
Neumann Library

2. http://libguides.uhcl.edu/CSCI6530

3. OUTLINE FOR
TODAY
• Academic Research
• Principles of Good
Searching
• Searching in the
Research Databases &
Library Catalog

4. SECTION 1:
ACADEMIC
RESEARCH
Scholar. Image licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 on Flickr by Anjan Chatterjee.

5. • A literature review is part of the published work
referencing related research, theory, and
background information
• A review of the literature (literature search) may
be conducted to…
• understand a topic
• help you form a research question
• provide confirmation of an already existing
hypothesis
• analyze and interpret your own data
• gain exposure to past, current, and ongoing
research about a subject you are exploring
for research of your own
REVIEWING LITERATURE

6. PEER
REVIEW
 A process for establishing
authority of scholarly research
 Experts in the field/discipline
review the original ideas to certify
the accuracy, validity, and value
of the results
Chubin, D. E., & Hackett, E. J. (2005). Peer Review. In C. Mitcham (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Science,
Technology, and Ethics (Vol. 3, pp. 1390-1394). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from
http://libproxy.uhcl.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3434900491&v=
2.1&u=txshracd2589&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=67e06d81c0d758521a67ba637722e45c
“AUTHORITATIVE”
INFORMATION:

7. WHAT ARE SOME SOURCES OF
SCHOLARLY INFORMATION?
•Peer-reviewed journal articles
•Books
•Reference works (encyclopedias, textbooks)
•Gray literature
• Reports (government, industry,
non-governmental organizations)
• Theses & dissertations
• Conference proceedings
•Archives
“Computer laptop” by Steve Hillebrand, licensed under public domain

8. PERIODICALS (JOURNALS,
MAGAZINES)
Peer-reviewed
Refereed
Scholarly
Academic
Trade
Professional
Practitioner
Industry
General
Popular

9. Publication
information
Abstract
Author information
Introduction
Background
Literature Review
Related Work
Methodology
Results
Data
Tables/Charts/Plots
Discussion
Conclusions
References
ANATOMY OF A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE

10. DISSECT THIS CITATION
What is the…
 Article title
 Authors
 Journal name
 Volume number
 Issue number
 Page number
range
 Year of
publication
B. Grobauer, T. Walloschek, and E. Stocker,
“Understanding Cloud Computing
Vulnerabilities,” Security & Privacy, IEEE, vol. 9,
no. 2, pp. 50-57, 2011. doi: 10.1109/MSP.2010.115

11. HOW DO I FIND AN ARTICLE
WHEN I HAVE A CITATION?
A. Google
B. OneSearch
C. A subscription database, such as IEEE Xplore,
INSPEC or ACM Digital Library

12. B. Grobauer, T. Walloschek, and E. Stocker,
“Understanding Cloud Computing
Vulnerabilities,” Security & Privacy, IEEE, vol. 9,
no. 2, pp. 50-57, 2011. doi: 10.1109/MSP.2010.115

13. EXERCISE 1: SEE PAPER HANDOUT
Title: Face Recognition Performance: Role
of Demographic Information
Lead Author: Klare
Journal name? Database? Year of Publication?

14. SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF
GOOD SEARCHING
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bowler.

15. • Determine your research question1
• Identify the key concepts2
• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3
• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators4
• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject terms5
• Organize and cite your sources6
SEARCH PROCESS

16. One
• What are some ways artificial intelligence is used to
prevent or solve crimes?
Two
• How is artificial intelligence used to solve or prevent
crimes of spoofing, phishing, identity theft,
malware, and in facial recognition and surveillance?
Three
• In what ways is artificial intelligence developed to
recognize faces for use in surveillance to prevent or
solve crimes?
1. DETERMINE YOUR RESEARCH
QUESTION

17. 2. IDENTIFY THE KEY CONCEPTS
•artificial
intelligence
•face recognition
•crime solving
In what ways is artificial intelligence
developed to recognize faces for
use in surveillance to prevent or
solve crimes?

18. artificial
intelligenc
e
Machine
learning Neural
networks
Intelligent
agents
Self-
adjusting
systems
3. List alternate keywords,
synonyms, and related words
In what ways is artificial intelligence developed to
recognize faces for use in surveillance to prevent or solve
crimes?

19. Face
recognition
biometric
s
Face
detection
pattern
recognition
iris
recognition
3. List alternate keywords,
synonyms, and related
wordsIn what ways is artificial intelligence developed to
recognize faces for use in surveillance to prevent or
solve crimes?

20. WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE
MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

21. 4. Join terms and concepts with
appropriate Boolean operators

23. Machine
learning
Artificial
intelligence Intelligent
agents
Artificial intelligence OR machine
learning OR intelligent agents

24. Face recognition OR
eigenfaces OR skin
texture analysis
Artificial intelligence
OR machine
learning OR
intelligent agents

25. Concept 1:
FACE RECOGNITION
Concept 2:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Alternate
term:
biometrics machine learning
Alternate
term:
face detection neural networks
Alternate
term:
iris recognition intelligent agents

26. WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE
MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

27. WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND
FEWER RESULTS?
A.
B.

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29. QUOTATION MARKS: EXACT
PHRASE

30. TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)
compute
computes
computing
computation
computer
computers
comput*
*

31. CONTROLLED VOCABULARY
(ALSO CALLED “TAXONOMY” OR “HIERARCHY” OR
“THESAURUS”)
• A list of terms and term relationships designed to
o organize information about similar subjects
o assist content authors in consistently classifying/tagging
content
o enable users to find the information they need by
translating their language into the language of the
information store.
Leise, F. (2008). Controlled vocabularies, an introduction. Indexer, 26(3), 121-126.

32. • State your research topic1
• Identify the key concepts2
• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3
• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators4
• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject terms5
• Organize and cite your sources6
SEARCH STRATEGIES

33. SECTION 3: RESEARCH
DATABASES &
LIBRARY CATALOG

36. Artificial Intelligence
AND (face recognition OR biometrics)
AND surveillance

37. EXERCISE 2: SEE PAPER
HANDOUT
• Write down two key concepts for the topic:
How are data mining methods developed and used for
detecting spam?
• Write down 1-3 alternate terms, synonyms, and related
words for each concept
• Go to IEEE Xplore and click on Command Search
• Join terms together with parentheses () and Boolean
operators (AND/OR)
• Use database limiters to narrow and refine your results.
Write down additional alternate terms above as you browse

38. SECTION 4: CITING SOURCES

39. Too much
information?

40. Ask a Librarian
Stop by the reference desk or schedule a
research consultation!In person
library@uhcl.edu
Email
281-283-3910
Phone
Text
http://libanswers.uhcl.edu
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