The document provides an overview of a presentation on finding scholarly information for sport management. It discusses search strategies and keywords, and how to evaluate whether a source is scholarly or popular. The presentation also demonstrates how to use databases like Business Source Complete to find scholarly journal articles and books on specific sport management topics.

1. Sports Management:
Finding the good stuff
Lydia Thorne & Michael Carrigan, MLIS Co-op Students
Elizabeth Yates, Sport Management Librarian
October 21, 2015

2. Agenda
1. Search Strategies
2. Scholarly vs. Popular Information
3. Business Source Complete
4. In-Class Activity
5. Writing & Citing
6. Questions

3. Today’s outcomes
 You will recall:
 How to build a search strategy
 Keywords & synonyms
 Background & foreground information
 How to evaluate information- scholarly vs. popular
 Tips for finding “good sources” in Business Source
Complete

4. What’s a scholarly journal?
 Focuses on a specific academic subject
or discipline (e.g. Sport Management)
 Contains articles, book reviews, and
editorial content
 Are published on a regular basis (e.g.
4x a year)
 Has a board of expert researchers who
review journal articles for quality (peer
review)
TIP: Journal articles focus on very specific subjects
Source: http://idrottsforum.org/journal-of-
sport-management-volume-28-issue-3/

5. What is a trade journal?
 A trade journal is a particular type of popular
source
 Focused on the most up-to-date information in a
specific field
 Trade journals contain information about industry
trends, products, and/or techniques
 Trade publications rarely cite their sources
 Often uses jargon or language of a profession,
sometimes resembling that used by a scholarly
source
Source: more information on trade publication characteristics
Source:
http://www.jdsonline.com/services_2.html

6. Evaluating information: how to know if
something is….
 Scholarly  Popular
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7. Scholarly vs. Popular..
Scholarly Sources
 Language: Written for scholars/
disciplinary language
 Authority: Author(s) credentials
clearly stated
 Contents: Includes abstract,
methods, discussion & conclusion
 Sources: Includes references
 Length: Longer than 5 pages
 Pictures: No advertisements and
few or no photos
Popular Sources
 Language: Written for general
audience/lay language
 Authority: Author(s) name & affiliation
may not be given
 Contents: No abstract
 Sources: May lack references
 Length: Shorter – usually 5 pages or less
 Pictures: May see advertising and/or
photos

8. Your turn! In-Class Activity
 Look at the article in front of you
1) Determine whether the article is
scholarly or popular
 2) Why?

9. Some clues this is popular:
• News – reports on facts
• Does not report on a scientific study
• Audience – non-academic
• Pictures

10. Clues this is scholarly:
• Abstract: summarizes article
• Describes method and results of a study
• Written by expert researchers

11. Keywords
 Key to finding good
information on your topic
 Represent main ideas in
your topic
 Usually nouns
 1-3 words
 Think about broader,
narrower, and related
terms

12. Keywords & synonyms
Topic:
Employability skills training for sport management students
Keywords Synonyms
Employability skills
training
Employability skills
Career training
Sport management Sport (broader term)
Sport marketing
Sport sciences

13. Research can be tough …
…but hang on…you’ll make it to the top!

14.  Work from
background to
foreground
The Research Path
BACKGROUND INFO:
- Overview
- Key concepts & vocabulary
BOOKS
FOREGROUND INFO:
- Very specific, timely aspects of topics
ARTICLES
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15. Finding background info: Books
 Background Info tab
 Print & e-resources
 Find Books tab
 SuperSearch
researchguides.library.brocku.ca/SPMA
TIP: Start broad- & add more words to narrow search as needed
Source:
http://aquinasinstitute.com/page.aspx?pid=447

16. Tips & Tricks
 Use AND to join distinct concepts
 E.g. asthma AND exercise
 Use OR to join similar concepts (synonyms)
 E.g. exercise OR physical activity
 Try using quotes (“ ”) to search for an exact phrase
 E.g. “sport management”
 Try using the asterisk (*) to search for variations of
a word ending
 E.g. manag*  manage, management, manager Source: http://www.informationen-reise.de/twin-tips-ski/

17. How to Score with SuperSearch
 Limit your search results to books by
selecting Books & Media @ Brock
 Slide the Publication Date to limit the time
period
 Select Subject to find results focused on a
specific aspect of your topic
 If results are too broad, try adding another
keyword to find results focused on a
specific aspect of your topic
 To get a book note the location in the
library and call # (print books) OR click
“read this online” (e-books) Source: http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca

18. Finding foreground info: Articles
Search engines Databases
e.g. Google:
-broad scope
-don’t know where you are
searching
-few options for focused
searching
e.g. Business Source
Complete, CBCA Complete:
-subject-specific scope
-you can discover what
journals are being searched
-many options for focused
searching e.g. by subject,
age group, article type
Two key SPMA databases: Business Source Complete & CBCA Complete

19.  Citations from thousands of scholarly business
journals, trade journals, business magazines (e.g.
Harvard Business Review)
 Includes company profiles, industry reports, market
research reports, country economic reports
 Covers marketing, management, operations
management, and more!
Source: http://www.saclibrary.org/Research/Business-Finance/

20. Finding foreground info: Articles
researchguides.library.brocku.ca/SPMA
 Find Articles tab
 Business Source Complete

21. It’s game time!
 Rules: Use SuperSearch and/or Business Source
Complete to find resources about Sport
Management
 Find a scholarly article
 Find a popular article
 Find a book
 You have 7 minutes. Fastest team wins..
Get ready, get set, go!

22. Congratulations!
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23. Citing can be a bit...tricky...
But you can get help at the library!
Research Guide for Sport Management
 Library website  left nav menu
 “Research Guides by Program”
Writing and Citing tab
 APA style
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24. Getting Help
 Visit our AskUs desk or call 905-688-5550 x4583
 Chat with us via Ask-a-Librarian
 Consult our Library Help page
 Contact Elizabeth Yates
(Sport Management Librarian)
eyates@brocku.ca