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How do I effectively & efficiently do academic research & navigate the college's online library?
This workshop will introduce you to the principles of academic research & show you how to best use the ESC Library resources to find sources & cite
them in your academic papers.
Developed by Judy Harding Coordinator of User Services Wadsworth Libraryand Christine McLaughlin Director of the Academic Success Center and the Writing Center
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susan.larson@fairfaxcounty.gov
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1. RESEARCH SKILLS
Library instruction session for COMM 7560
Chris Chan!
Information Services Librarian!
http://about.me/chancp
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Break down a broad topic into narrower aspects so
that you can select a viable research question!
Use advanced features in a specialized database so
you can efficiently locate scholarly information on a
topic!
Produce citations in APA style so that you can
produce accurate bibliographies for your
assignments
3. LIVE POLL!
We will use live polling today to collect your answers
to the in-class exercises!
Go to the following URL to prepare:!
http://PollEv.com/hkbulib
5. THINKING THROUGH /
AROUND A TOPIC
Overly broad or general topics are difficult to address adequately
- focus on a narrower aspect to make it more manageable!
Focusing on particular ideas also helps with your literature
searches!
For example, let’s say that you want to investigate the impact of
social media on politics...
7. CRITERIA FOR
NARROWING A TOPIC
Here are just a few possible ways to narrow your topic:!
By geography (comparing different countries)!
Examining issues through different theoretical lenses
(e.g. feminist, Marxist, neoliberal, etc.)!
By focusing on its relationship with another topic
(e.g. democracy, globalisation)!
Exploring particular case studies
8. Is the use of social media
in political communication
effective in engaging youth?
Use of social media
in fund-raising for
political campaigns
Use of social media in politics
Ethical issues in the use
of social media in politics
What was the
role of social media in
the Arab Spring
movement?
9. FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF
WITH A TOPIC (1)
To help you come up
with a topic, it is useful
to read some
introductory works!
Wikipedia is one place
to get started
10. FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF
WITH A TOPIC (2)
Library reference works
like encyclopedias and
subject dictionaries
provide a more
authoritative alternative
11. Try it yourself! Think around the following topic:!
!
Internet censorship in China!
!
Check out Wikipedia or the Library's e-reference tools for
ideas, and submit them via the live poll:!
!
http://PollEv.com/hkbulib !
!
Exercise #1 - Thinking around a topic
13. PICK THE RIGHT TOOL
FOR THE JOB
The Library's main search tool is OneSearch - it's
great for general information search!
However, for in-depth postgraduate research, you
should be making use of our specialized databases!
For students in the School of Communication, the key
scholarly database is Communication and Mass
Media Complete
14. GOOD SEARCH
STATEMENTS
"Search statement" simply means what you type into
the search box of a database!
When coming up with your own search statements,
there are four basic principles to follow:!
★ Keywords only!
★ Phrase searching!
★ Synonyms!
★ Truncation
15. KEYWORDS ONLY
Use only keywords when searching, e.g.:!
Topic: What is the role of mass media in society?!
Keywords: “mass media” society!
Note that the word role is not a keyword
16. PHRASE SEARCHING
Phrase searching refers to the enclosing of search
terms in quotation marks, e.g. “mass media”!
This tells the search engine that the terms must be
found together, in that order!
This prevents the matching of irrelevant phrases, e.g.:!
Media praise for mass transit scheme
17. SYNONYMS / RELATED
TERMS
Don’t expect to find everything that you need via a
single search!
Experiment with different search terms, e.g. “popular
culture” is a term related to “mass media”!
Use Google, Wikipedia, and Library reference tools to
help search for related terms
18. TRUNCATION
Some databases (including most Library databases)
allow you to search for variant word endings!
For example, communicat* will search for:
communication,
communications,
communicator,
communicating, etc.!
This does NOT work in Google
19. Try it yourself! Come up with a good search statement for
the following topic:!
!
Effectiveness of social media in engaging youth with
politics!
!
Post your answer to the live poll:!
!
http://PollEv.com/hkbulib!
!
Remember!
Exercise #2 - Good search statements
!
• Keywords!
• “Phrase search”!
• Synonyms!
• Truncat*
20. SUBJECT TERMS
Scholarly databases make
use of subject terms -
controlled vocabulary
describing what a particular
source is about!
Subject terms make more
precise searching possible!
However, you need to make
sure that you are using the
same terms as the database
21. USING THE THESAURUS
IN CMMC
The thesaurus helps you
identify what the
preferred term for a
particular subject is!
You can then add them
to your search using the
appropriate Boolean
operator
22. SUBJECT HIERARCHIES
Subject terms are ordered
into a hierarchy!
Clicking on terms in the
thesaurus to view details
of the broader, narrower,
and related terms!
You can easily add a term
and all its narrower terms
to a search by using the
“Explode” option
24. Try it yourself! !
!
Imagine that you are interested in research relating to
Internet censorship that focuses on mainland China!
!
Using the techniques just described, find one good article
on this topic. No need to post it to the poll, but save it as
we will use it in the next exercise!
!
!
!
Exercise #3 - Using the Thesaurus in CMMC
26. WHY WE CITE
Shows that you have done your research and read
widely!
Enables your reader to locate the source themselves!
Ensures you avoid “accidental” plagiarism!
An accurate and correctly formatted citation list
makes a good impression on the reader
27. APA STYLE: IN-TEXT CITATIONS
In-text citation examples:
According to Dickson (2000), “the terms mass media education
and media-related education come closest to the range of
activities comprising the field” (p. 168).
In order to completely encompass all of the activities that make
up the discipline, the terms mass media education or media-related
education are the best available (Dickson, 2000).
28. APA STYLE: REFERENCE LIST
Dickson, T. (2000). Mass media education in transition.
Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum.
Book
Demont-Heinrich, C. (2007). Globalization, language, and the
tongue-tied American. Journal of Communication Inquiry,
31(2), 98-117. Retrieved from Communication & Mass Media
Complete database.
Journal article
Reference list examples:
29. APA CITATION HELP
The Library has prepared a special
Research Guide on citation,
including a substantial section on
APA style:!
http://hkbu.libguides.com/citation!
Here you can also find out how to
get your hands on the full APA
Manual of Style!
If you really get stuck, ask a
librarian for help!
30. CITATION
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Various tools exist that make citation and referencing
less tedious!
Most databases (including CMMC) include simple
citation generator tools!
More fully-fledged solutions, like Mendeley, are also
available
32. SIGN UP FOR A FREE
MENDELEY PLUS ACOUNT
http://hkbu.libguides.com/mendeley
33. SUMMARY
Think through and around your topic for different
searchable aspects!
Don’t type your topic! Take a few minutes to come up
with a proper search strategy!
Search for articles in the specialist Communication
databases, and use advanced features like the thesaurus
to search more efficiently!
Always apply APA style to your references correctly and
consistently
34. RESEARCH SUPPORT
✦ Books!
★ HKALL!
✦ Journal articles!
★ Interlibrary Loan (ILL)!
★ Free and unlimited use!
★ Delivered online
✦ JULAC library card!
★ Access to other libraries!
★ Application required!
✦ Managing your references!
★ Free Mendeley account
35. RESEARCH
CONSULTATION SERVICE
One-to-one personalized consultations with a
librarian!
Get help with resources, search strategy, citation
management, and more!
Appointments made through the Library website