This document provides an overview of research skills and resources for computer science students. It discusses key aspects of the research process such as conducting a literature review, identifying authoritative sources like peer-reviewed articles, and understanding the anatomy of a scholarly article. Search strategies are covered, including developing a research question, selecting keywords, and using Boolean operators and limiters. Popular research databases and the library catalog are introduced as resources for finding relevant scholarly information. Citing sources properly is also briefly addressed. The goal is to help students effectively search for and evaluate information to support their computer science research.

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

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

3. Please turn
your clicker
ON

4. HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE USING
SCHOLARLY ARTICLE DATABASES IN YOUR
RESEARCH?
a. I have not used scholarly article
databases before
b. I have a little experience using scholarly
article databases
c. I have used scholarly article databases
many times

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

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

8. • 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

9. 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:

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. TRY IT
Title: Face Recognition Performance:
Role of Demographic Information
Lead Author: Klare
Journal name? Journal year?

17. SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF
GOOD SEARCHING
On the Scent. Image licensed CC-BY on Flickr by stephen
bowler.

18. • 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

19. 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

20. 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?

21. 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?

22. 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?

23. 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.

24. • Identify the key concepts2
• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related
words3
In what ways is artificial intelligence developed to
recognize faces for use in surveillance to prevent or
solve crimes?

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

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

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

30. WHICH STATEMENT BELOW WILL GENERATE
MORE SEARCH RESULTS?

31. WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND
FEWER RESULTS?
A.
B.
OR
artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence
crime
crime

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33. TRUNCATION (WILDCARDS)
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computes
computing
computation
computor
computers
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34. • 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

35. SECTION 3: RESEARCH
DATABASES &
LIBRARY CATALOG
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36. Why use a library when I have Google?
But wait…

37. tumblr
.gov Wikipedia
Subscription
databases
Password-protected
websites
restricted
access
$$$
Illegal
content
Classified
documents
Surface Web
Deep Web
Amazon
cnn
Google
ads

38. Surface Web
Deep Web
http://www.uhcl.edu/library

39. TO CONNECT TO LIBRARY
DATABASES FROM HOME
Log in using your library barcode and last name
Log in using your eservice account
Call the library and ask for a password
Google it
Log in using your UHCL username and password

43. Please turn
your clicker
OFF

44. SECTION 4: CITING SOURCES

45. Too much
information?

46. 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
281-816-4341
IM

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