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- 1. LIBRARY RESEARCH IN EDUCATION JenniferThiessen Liaison Librarian, Education James A. Gibson Library September 2013
- 2. The James A.Gibson Library Schmon Tower Floors 2, 5-10 Or anywhere… PatioLSE002 by JISC
- 3. Goals for today’ssession • Services (a very brief look) • MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT • RACER (Interlibrary Loan) • Study Space • RefWorks/Citation management • Getting started with Library Research • Finding books and ebooks • Finding journal articles • Where to find more…
- 4. What library servicesdo you want to know about?
- 8. My Library Account •See items you have signed out • Renew • Place holds • See if you have any fines • log in to library databases from off campus
- 9. Photocopying Services • Photocopycards • Colour and transparency copying • Posters, photos, banners and other large format prints (5th Floor)
- 10. RACER (http://brocku.ca/library/ill) • Interlibraryloan system • Submit requests online for articles, books, book chapters that Brock does not have • Books: pick them up and return them at our Circulation Desk • Articles/book chapters: Get link to online copy emailed to you (link expires after 5 views or 21 days)
- 12. Study spaces onlibrary floors • Floors 8, 9 and 10: SILENT STUDY • One-person study rooms; first come, first serve • Floors 5 and 7: low level talking • Graduate Study room • Floor 6 • Swipe card access • Study carrels, bookable meeting room, lockers
- 14. Citation management •Save referencesto books and articles from catalogue and databases. •Automatically create bibliographies or works cited pages in APA style format.
- 15. database reference(s) * optional * producebibliography bibliographic management software export The concept:
- 17. How do youfeel about library research?
- 18. Library Research inEducation • Books • Journals • Research Guide Hint: Start with the Research tab.
- 19. • Use theCatalogue to find books (both print and e-books) • Use the Databases to find journal articles • Use SuperSearch to search it all 3/365 Research Aspirations by catspyjamasnz
- 23. Catalogue Practice • Goto the Library Catalogue. Do a keyword search on narrative inquiry. Now do a keyword search on “narrative inquiry.” Why is there a difference in results? • Do the same search in Super Search • What changes?
- 24. Click on Educationto see a list of databases for that subject area. Click on Research, then Databases.
- 25. Finding Journal articles • Uselibrary databases • Try Google Scholar For finding info about research methodology
- 28. • Looks forfull text in other locations (Does not guarantee full text).
- 29. • Use GoogleScholar from the Quick Search toolbar OR set up Library Links in Settings • Why use Google Scholar? • Another database • Find works that cite a particular article/book • See who the important authors/researchers are • Watch: Get Better Results with Google Scholar
- 30. Database Practice • Findthe Education databases. • Select Education Research Complete. • Search “international students.” How are the results arranged? How can you limit your results to peer reviewed journal articles?
- 31. More Search Tips •Use quotation marks for phrases • “grounded theory”; “educational leadership” • Use * to search for alternate endings • Canad* = Canada, Canadian, etc.; reflect* = reflect, reflection, reflective, etc. • Use synonyms • Teenager, adolescent, adolescence, teens, etc. • Too many results? • Use limits (peer-reviewed, date, language, etc.) • Add additional keywords; get more specific • Too few results? • Remove one or more keywords • Go broader (e.g. search Canada instead of Ontario)
- 32. Your Research Guide •Review of what we’ve covered today and more
- 35. Summary Information aboutlibrary services for graduate students can be found here: http://www.brocku.ca/library/services-lib/grad-students The most important services you should know about are: My Library Account RACER RefWorks Library Resources: Library catalogue – books Library databases – journal articles Research Guide Contact me if you need help: jthiessen@brocku.ca