This document provides an overview of research skills and resources for students in IDNM 101. It discusses how to develop effective keywords and search strategies for research, and where to find scholarly articles at Towson University, such as databases like Science Direct, Scopus, and PsycINFO. It also covers evaluating sources using the CRAAP test for currency, reliability, authority, accuracy, and purpose. The document demonstrates how to find specific journals through associations and review articles relevant to one's research topic.

1. IDNM 101 :
RESEARCH
WITH COOK
LIBRARY
LAKSAMEE PUTNAM
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION
LPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU
URL: http://bit.ly/idnm101sp16
Please login to a
computer and go to
this URL

2. FIRST…
• Laksamee Putnam
• lputnam@towson.edu
• Cook Library Reference:
• 410.704.2462.
• IM/email
• Phone: 410.704.3746.
• Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
• Albert S. Cook Facebook profile!

3. AGENDA
• Keywords
• Search strategy
• Finding articles
• Citation guides
• Evaluation

4. research ≠ needle in the haystack

5. WEB “PRE-SEARCHING”
• Why NOT?
• Filter Bubbles
• Why start?
• Wikipedia
• DuckDuckGo

6. CREATING KEYWORDS
• Keywords come from your topic
• I want to find research articles on
the effects of humans on climate
change
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmarchin/
5310398/sizes/m/in/photostream/

7. CREATING KEYWORDS
• Think of synonyms for your keywords
• Think of specific ideas around your topic
• See what words other people use
• Add some possible keywords for our search on climate change
• http://padlet.com/lputnam/idnm101sp2016

8. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Boolean search connectors
• AND
• OR
• NOT

9. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Boolean search connectors
• Climate change AND green house gas
• Climate change OR global warming
• Climate change NOT Polar bears

10. SEARCH STRATEGY
• Phrase searching
• Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact (words
will be searched in the specific order)
• “climate change”
• “animal behavior”

11. FINDING ARTICLES
• Scholarly – Peer Reviewed
• Use specific keywords
Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia
Britannica Image Quest.
http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287

12. FINDING ARTICLES

13. FINDING ARTICLES
• Content providers you should use:
• Science Direct
• Scopus
• PubMed
• Social Science Citation Index
• Social Science Abstracts
• PsycINFO
• Check the Subject Gateways

14. FINDING ARTICLES
• Features to remember
• Yellow Findit button
• Citation creations
• Email yourself
• Also as you are searching
• Take a look at the article citations
• Make note of additional keywords

15. CITATION GUIDES

16. TODAY I LEARNED (TIL)
• In Reddit people share “headlines” in TIL format
• Which resources are “good”
• Which resources are “bad”
• How do you know?

17. TODAY I LEARNED (TIL)

18. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Currency
• Reliability
• Authority
• Purpose/Point of View

19. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Currency
• How recent is the information?
• Can you locate a date when the
resource was
written/created/updated?
• Based on your topic, is this current
enough?
• Why might the date matter for
your topic?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloeveryone123/3937374193/size
s/m/in/photostream/

20. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Reliability
• What kind of information is
included in the resource?
• Does the author provide citations
& references for quotations & data
• Where am I accessing this
information?
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappi/5930145952/sizes/l/in/photostream/

21. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Authority
• Can you determine who the
author/creator is?
• What are their credentials
(education, affiliation,
experience, etc.)?
• Who is the publisher or
sponsor of the work/site?
• Is this publisher/sponsor
reputable
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://rantchick.com/a-doctrine-on-respect/

22. CHECK FOR CRAP
• Purpose/Point of View
• Is the content primarily opinion?
• Is the information balanced or
biased?
• What is the purpose of the
information? Is it to inform, teach,
sell, entertain or persuade
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5484085301/sizes/m/in/ph
otostream/

23. FINDING SPECIFIC JOURNALS
• Find a journal connected to a
professional organization
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Professional Association Search
• National Trade & Professional
Associations of the US
• REF HD2425.D5
• Check the library “Journal List” to
see if we subscribe to the journal
• Search within the publications
using your keywords and search
strategy

24. COMPLETE YOUR LIBRARY WORKSHEET
• Find a relevant Association and its Journal
• What are the student dues? Where is their next conference?
• Find 2 research articles from the associations journal
• Analyze what you find using CRAP
• Choose an article that is 7 pages or less
• Write a description of the purpose of the T-test
• Give feedback on session:
• http://bit.ly/11tk7Uk

25. QUESTIONS?
• Laksamee Putnam
• lputnam@towson.edu
• Cook Library Reference:
• 410.704.2462.
• IM/email
• Phone: 410.704.3746.