Introduction to information researching for a UCLA Freshman course, "Frontiers in Human Aging." This seminar is titled: Protecting Older Adults: Violence, Crime, Safety, and Prevention.
Introduction to information researching and critical thinking for a UCLA Freshman GE Cluster course, "Frontiers in Human Aging." This seminar focuses on arts and humanities in relation to aging (ageing). (To see the text of this session, view the Notes pages after downloading this slide show.)
This presentation will help you through the research process, including choosing a subject, concentrating on your topic, identifying keywords, searching for library materials, remote access, avoiding plagiarism, reviewing sources, and referencing sources.
Introduction to information researching and critical thinking for a UCLA Freshman GE Cluster course, "Frontiers in Human Aging." This seminar focuses on arts and humanities in relation to aging (ageing). (To see the text of this session, view the Notes pages after downloading this slide show.)
This presentation will help you through the research process, including choosing a subject, concentrating on your topic, identifying keywords, searching for library materials, remote access, avoiding plagiarism, reviewing sources, and referencing sources.
How to Develop Good Research Project or Thesis TopicsPaul Eze
Several things go into choosing the right topic for your research. Some of these will determine how well your research turns out. This simple guide shows you what to consider and strategies to come up with good topics for your research project, dissertations or thesis
Writing a research paper can be scary, especially if it's your first time doing one. Once you watch this slidecast it will give you the steps from start to finish on how to do your research paper. Not only that but if you follow these steps it will give you an A+ on your paper.
Research Skills Pocket Lecture - How to write a research proposalVanissa Wanick
Adapted slides given in the Research Skills Lecture for the MA Design Management at Winchester School of Art, December 2016. Feedback from this lecture was quite good, so I've decided to share with you.
Copyright: Wanick, V. 2016
How to Develop Good Research Project or Thesis TopicsPaul Eze
Several things go into choosing the right topic for your research. Some of these will determine how well your research turns out. This simple guide shows you what to consider and strategies to come up with good topics for your research project, dissertations or thesis
Writing a research paper can be scary, especially if it's your first time doing one. Once you watch this slidecast it will give you the steps from start to finish on how to do your research paper. Not only that but if you follow these steps it will give you an A+ on your paper.
Research Skills Pocket Lecture - How to write a research proposalVanissa Wanick
Adapted slides given in the Research Skills Lecture for the MA Design Management at Winchester School of Art, December 2016. Feedback from this lecture was quite good, so I've decided to share with you.
Copyright: Wanick, V. 2016
Workshop for new TAs at UCLA, to help them improve their undergraduate students' information literacy skills, and to provide the TAs with researching tips for grad students
Introduction to information researching and critical thinking for an undergraduate UCLA English composition course focused on a UC (University of California) education.
Super Googling, Plagiarism & More... Getting Parent/Teacher SupportEsther Grassian
Workshop for high school & community college librarians, modeling a Super Googling workshop they might want to present to parents & teachers & practicing use of plagiarism avoidance exercises.
Keynote address for LOEX of the West 2012 Conference, Burbank, CA, June 7, 2012. Going beyond gentle advocacy in order to publicize, promote and showcase information literacy instruction and librarians.
Finding an articleGo to library.gsu.edu.Find the sociologica.docxlmelaine
Finding an article
Go to library.gsu.edu.
Find the sociological abstracts database. You can get to it by subject (sociology) or by name a-z (s).
Search for an article by topic, title, journal or author.
Choosing an article
You will choose an article of interest to you. The article you choose must 1) contain sociological content related to something we’ve discussed in class 2) have been written in the last 10 years 3) come from one of these approved journals AND 4) be an empirical study:
Possible Article Topics
School Shootings
Immigration
Climate Change and Energy
The Bathroom Bill
Reparations
Prostitution and Sex-work
Criminal Justice Reform
Universal Basic Income
Drug Legalization
Gender Wage Gap
Affirmative Action
Cost of College and Student Loan Debt
Human Trafficking
Sex Education in Schools
Welfare Reform
Gentrification
Football Players Kneeling
Activist movements
Gerrymandering
Domestic Violence
Elite university admissions
Mental Illness in the US
Medicalization
Environmental Racism/Classism
How to read a research article
Main components of a scholarly article
Abstract – summary of the paper
Introduction/Background (not usually labeled)
You will usually find the Research Questions here
Literature Review (not usually labeled)
This section often has subheadings by theme or topic
You will usually find specific hypotheses here and any theory used will be here
Data/measurements/methods (may use one or several of these labels depending on the journal)
Here you will find the source of the data, the list of variables, and the type of study
Results/analysis
This section is usually tables along with analysis and interpretation (written description of the findings)
Discussion/conclusion
Restate the research question/hypotheses along with the relevant results
Some interpretation, application, policy proposals, future research etc.
Tips for reading a scholarly article
Read the abstract and discussion first. This gives you the best overview of the entire paper.
Then read the other sections based on what you want to know.
Want to know what they learned? Read the results.
Want to know what theoretical perspective they’re using? Read the background/literature review.
Want to know how they set up their study? Read the methods section.
How to write an article review
Questions to answer
What is the purpose of the article? What are the research questions and why are they of sociological importance?
What research methods did the author(s) use to answer their research questions? Where did their data come from and how was it collected?
What were the key findings?
What conclusions did the author(s) make?
Choose one of the following areas to address as a critique:
Alternate explanations for the findings
A different methodological approach
An additional research question or hypothesis that would have added clarity or weight to the argument
Problems with the methods such as selection bias, sampling error, etc.
An ethical concern or que ...
Finding an articleGo to library.gsu.edu.Find the sociologica.docxernestc3
Finding an article
Go to library.gsu.edu.
Find the sociological abstracts database. You can get to it by subject (sociology) or by name a-z (s).
Search for an article by topic, title, journal or author.
Choosing an article
You will choose an article of interest to you. The article you choose must 1) contain sociological content related to something we’ve discussed in class 2) have been written in the last 10 years 3) come from one of these approved journals AND 4) be an empirical study:
Possible Article Topics
School Shootings
Immigration
Climate Change and Energy
The Bathroom Bill
Reparations
Prostitution and Sex-work
Criminal Justice Reform
Universal Basic Income
Drug Legalization
Gender Wage Gap
Affirmative Action
Cost of College and Student Loan Debt
Human Trafficking
Sex Education in Schools
Welfare Reform
Gentrification
Football Players Kneeling
Activist movements
Gerrymandering
Domestic Violence
Elite university admissions
Mental Illness in the US
Medicalization
Environmental Racism/Classism
How to read a research article
Main components of a scholarly article
Abstract – summary of the paper
Introduction/Background (not usually labeled)
You will usually find the Research Questions here
Literature Review (not usually labeled)
This section often has subheadings by theme or topic
You will usually find specific hypotheses here and any theory used will be here
Data/measurements/methods (may use one or several of these labels depending on the journal)
Here you will find the source of the data, the list of variables, and the type of study
Results/analysis
This section is usually tables along with analysis and interpretation (written description of the findings)
Discussion/conclusion
Restate the research question/hypotheses along with the relevant results
Some interpretation, application, policy proposals, future research etc.
Tips for reading a scholarly article
Read the abstract and discussion first. This gives you the best overview of the entire paper.
Then read the other sections based on what you want to know.
Want to know what they learned? Read the results.
Want to know what theoretical perspective they’re using? Read the background/literature review.
Want to know how they set up their study? Read the methods section.
How to write an article review
Questions to answer
What is the purpose of the article? What are the research questions and why are they of sociological importance?
What research methods did the author(s) use to answer their research questions? Where did their data come from and how was it collected?
What were the key findings?
What conclusions did the author(s) make?
Choose one of the following areas to address as a critique:
Alternate explanations for the findings
A different methodological approach
An additional research question or hypothesis that would have added clarity or weight to the argument
Problems with the methods such as selection bias, sampling error, etc.
An ethical concern or que.
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Pinterest Basics for Librarians -- BibliographyEsther Grassian
Selected articles and other items in support of the ACRL Virtual Worlds & Interest Group (VWIG) program held in the 3D virtual world of Second Life on 18 Aug 2013. Email estherg@ucla.edu if you have any questions.
ACRL Virtual Worlds & Interest Group program held in the 3D virtual world of Second Life on 18 Aug 2013. IMPORTANT: Open in Notes view to see the script of this presentation. Email estherg@ucla.edu if you have any questions.
Guest session: Introduction to information literacy for UCLA MLIS students in IS245 course taught by Mary Maack. Download and view this slide show in NOTES view in order to see the entire content.
Workshop for UCLA Teaching Assistants and others on how to incorporate information literacy (including critical thinking) into their curricula and assignments.
Presentation in Second Life on how to publish a book, for the Community Virtual Library's Book Fair. (Note: After downloading, select "Notes" view to see text of presentation.)
Introduction to information researching for community college students in this UCLA Academic Advancement Program (AAP): Summer Transfer Enrichment Program (STEP). These students are taking classes at UCLA during the summer and may transfer to UCLA in another year.
Second Life for Texas Library Association Conference 4 14 10Esther Grassian
Panel presentation for Texas Library Association Conference, held in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, April 16, 2010. Panel session title: "Second Life Implementation in Academic Libraries."
Introduction to information literacy--history, what it is, its significance, for MLIS students at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, Information Studies Department
Welcome comments for the co-sponsored ACRL CARL SEAL and LILi STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) information literacy, held at California State University, Northridge and in Second Life on December 4, 2009.
Annual UCLA College Library workshop for high school & community college librarians in the L.A. area, this year featuring Kenley Neufeld, Library Director, Santa Barbara City College. Esther Grassian also speaking on the UCLA Library, new/updated information tools, & library cards for AP high school & community college students.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
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Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
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Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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REV. 4/26/10 RICHARDSON: Protecting Older Adults: Violence, Crime, Safety, and Prevention Welcome! Intro self... How many have been in Powell Lib before? As I’ve mentioned before in GE80, this is a very large & confusing library system - 13 libraries; >8 mil. Vols. & it can take lots of time to figure out how it works. In Fall and Winter Quarters I know you got lots of excellent & useful information on various aspects of doing research for papers. I’m hoping that at the end of today’s class you’ll be even more powerful information literate researchers, so you can identify, select & locate the most useful information for your research papers for this class & for other purposes.
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2 Here’s what we’re going to cover today…
Ok-Let’s talk a bit about your res paper assignments for this class. As I understand it, you need to research and write a paper re protecting older adults—violence, crime, safety and prevention ERIN, DO THEY ALSO NEED TO DO AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY THIS YEAR? & HOW MANY ITEMS DO THE STUDENTS NEED TO FIND THIS TIME? EMPIRICAL STUDIES? Later we’ll talk about journals, annotations, & empirical studies so you’ll know what they are Let’s work on your topics first
There are 7 basic information research steps … Recursive process… Questions?
--HAS ANYONE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING FOR INFORMATION & FOUND TOO MUCH ON YOUR TOPIC? -HOW ABOUT TOO LITTLE?
Sometimes the words we think of first for a research topic don’t really get us enough information, or they may get us too much information LET’S DO SOME MENTAL MAPPING ABOUT THIS TOPIC Financial exploitation of older people and legislative solutions to safeguard against this WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN THIS TOPIC?
Financial exploitation=>cheat*, money, invest*, fraud* Older people=>senior citizen*, elder* Legislation=>legislat*, laws, legal, privacy Abuse => Neglect, Violen* Safeguard=>protect* WHY DID I PUT ASTERISKS AT THE ENDS OF SOME OF THESE WORDS? Truncation Symbol!! Very imp tip--can use it in searching to save lots of time
WONDER WHEEL!!! Financial exploitation elderly
Another approach: Let’s help focus this research paper topic… 1st let’s think about a time period—2004-2009 Now, how about a geographic region? U.S. Ok, HOW COULD WE BREAK DOWN THE CONCEPT OF “CULTURAL” SO THAT IT’S MORE FOCUSED? Could use specific ethnic group or compare groups—remember to use alternative words for specific ethnic groups—e.g., hispan*, latin*, chican*, african-american*, black* Also, I’m assuming that this topic is related to older people OR, other words we could substitute, like…-WHAT WERE THEY? Senior Citizen*, Elder* So that’s the group this topic focuses on…older people of one or more ethnicities Finally, what aspect does this topic focus on? PERCEPTIONS OF ABUSE WHAT WOULD BE SOME OTHER WORD YOU COULD USE INSTEAD OF “PERCEPTIONS”?—views, feelings, attitudes
So if you used those limiters, you could focus this topic in many ways Here’s 1 idea for a hypothesis or initial argument… During a 5-year period, 2004 to 2009, there was an increased difference in perceptions of elder abuse among African-Americans and Chicanos in the U.S., due to cultural differences.
22 QUESTIONS?
THESE ARE JOURNALS, BUT WHAT IS A JOURNAL & HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM A MAGAZINE? HOLD UP A MAGAZINE & A JOURNAL… Which one of these is a journal? WHAT MAKES THIS A JOURNAL? This issue contains some of the academic conversations going on in this field.
ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONS are going on all around you in academia--some are silent, some oral -WHAT ARE THESE CONVERSATIONS? -Scholars "talk” and argue about their research silently in articles, book reviews, essays, & books, and orally at conferences, and present evidence to support their views -Other scholars respond, to agree or disagree, and also submit evidence to support their views =>By doing a research paper, you’re entering into the conversation of a field, learning who are the main conversants, what are the main arguments & where you can find information about them, pro, con, reviews of the literature, and so on
What’s the key point here? Scholars select & submit evidence to support their views, and they publish their articles in journals. But journals don’t just publish everything that’s submitted to them. Here’s how the process works…
=> PUB CYCLE/TIME LAG (due to: PEER REVIEW) -Article submitted to journal -Editor sends out to a few experts in the field for review, on editorial board of journal -These “peers” don’t know who wrote the article--they critique the content, the research process, the evidence -Options: reject, send back for improvement or to answer questions, publish -Can go on for some time This is called the peer review process. Sometimes the publications are called “refereed”. =>Effort to ensure quality & rigor, based on knowledge of experts in field… Why should you care? Instructors like Professor Richardson want to see that you’re using scholarly journal articles for your papers & peer-reviewed journals are more scholarly and respected than those that are not
OK--now you know about journals & the peer review process, but you may also want to find EMPIRICAL studies, published w/in last 5 years WHAT DOES EMPIRICAL MEAN? EMPIRICAL= “derived from observation or experiment rather than speculation or theory.” Colman Dictionary of Psychology BF 31 C65 2001. Now, how do you find useful journal articles on your topic, both empirical and others? One effective method is to use article indexes or DATABASES.
22 QUESTIONS?
There are a few freely available databases, like PubMed—HAS ANYONE HEARD OF PUBMED? There are also many hundreds of licensed or subscription databases to choose from, but how do you find them? let’s take a look… UCLA LIBRARY HOME PAGE/ARTICLE DATABASES… I’ve also tried to make it easier for you by creating a research guide with links to the most useful databases for this class. Let’s take a look at it… Scroll down to see article databases that might be useful for your papers…
-Let’s start with PsycInfo -It indexes 1300 js in psychology & related fields, as well as book chapters, books, dissertations & conf proceedings -very wide range of topics; back to 1806! -Save time by picking a db useful for your paper Check: topics covered, types of items indexed & timeframe
18 HAS ANYONE USED PSYCINFO OR OTHER CSA databases? -In this system, in fact, you can search several important databases at once Let’s add some more dbs: pais international, soc abs 1 ST tip: always try the Advanced search: lets you limit in many different ways Read screen for tips—e.g., truncation ; look for link to Help
ANYWHERE: self neglect AND ANYWHERE elder* OR senior citizen* WHY DID I PUT AN ASTERISK AT THE END OF elder & citizen? SCROLL DOWN & CLICK ON PSYCINFO LIMIT & ****CHANGE TO AND****: METHODOLOGY: Empirical (146 total; 130 peer reviewed journals)
Click on Peer Reviewed Journals tab Sort by RELEVANCE—What does this mean? Compare to Google WHAT DO THESE MEAN? References, Cited by Let’s take a look—click on title for #1: Perceptions of Elderly Self - Neglect : A Look at Culture and Cohort Filippo, Sylvia Marie San ; Reiboldt, Wendy ; White, Barbara ; Hails, Judy Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 215-231, Mar 2007 56 references GO BACK TO LIST & THEN TO #3: Differentiating Self - Neglect as a Type of Elder Mistreatment: How Do These Cases Compare to Traditional Types of Elder Mistreatment? cited by 3 later articles—Click: WHEN PUBLISHED? POINT OUT, BUT DON’T DO SEARCH: Select PsycInfo descriptors (add to Search Log): ELDERLY and SELF CARE RETURN TO RESULTS
HOW DO YOU GET COPIES OF THESE ARTICLES? UC-eLinks is the key! Online: #1: Striving for Control: Cognitive, Self-Care, and Faith Strategies Employed by Vulnerable Black and White Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions Leach, Corinne R ; Schoenberg, Nancy E Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 377-399, Dec 2008 Can also email copies of online articles If not online or in paper –use REQUEST to get a FREE COPY! DON’T PAY FOR ARTICLES!
Now let’s go back to the list and look at the abstract for #5: The Devil is in the Details: Self-Neglect in Australia , & talk about annotations… 1st, WHAT’S AN ABSTRACT? Summary of item-- DO YOU SEE ANYTHING JUDGMENTAL IN THIS ABSTRACT? DOES IT SAY THAT ANYTHING IS GOOD OR BAD? IT’S DESCRIPTIVE, and this is an important part of an annotation Another important part of an annotation is some evaluative comment--your judgment on an item
Let’s go to a free site called Internet Public Library 2 & see if we can find a librarian who’s been judgmental about something…www.ipl.org That’s sort of against the rules--we’re supposed to be objective… Search: SATIRE AGING Look at Capitol Steps – click on the magnifying glass icon: CAN YOU FIND A JUDGMENT, A WORD THAT GIVES AN OPINION & EVALUATES THE SITE? THEY DO SATIRE ON SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE Capitol Steps: Excellent political satire Annotations consist of BOTH description and evaluation REMEMBER: Write your annotation in your own words! DO NOT COPY & PASTE ABSTRACTS
22 QUESTIONS about annotations?
Now, just 1 more thing before you search for articles on your own… For your annotated bibs, you’ll need to cite them in APA style DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT APA STANDS FOR? American Psychological Assoc. AND HAS ANYONE STRUGGLED WITH TRYING TO DO CITATIONS CORRECTLY FOR A BIB? Well, I can tell you about some tools that will make citing much easier: KnightCite (ueses APA 5 th ed) SourceAid (uses APA 5 th ed) Both are free websites…
OK--so I hope you’ve learned how to save time and effort in information research. We talked about Your assignments Topic Narrowing/Broadening Identified, located, evaluated articles Annotating & Citing References Remember to think critically about information & even databases And… If you forget any of this, or need help…
, ask at a reference desk, send an email message, phone, or chat live with a librarian online! Thanks so much...