The instructor provided a library instruction session covering key concepts for researching topics, including: 1) Distinguishing between scholarly and popular sources and the importance of using scholarly sources. 2) Developing keyword terms and search strategies to efficiently search databases and find relevant sources. 3) Demonstrating how to search the library catalog and article databases like Academic OneFile and FirstSearch using keyword search strategies. 4) Reviewing the main features of bibliographic records and how to evaluate and access full-text sources.

1. Instructor: Lori Ostergaard 225A Sept. 16, 2010
Mode Equipment/Materials Time
Introduction [Green Handout] Green Handout--”Why are we 3:00pm
here?” Finding Sources that will
support your research topic or
purpose statement
Lecture “What am I going to do?” -Library’s Website/Services
-Scholarly vs. Popular [identify &
evaluate]
-Keywords
-Search Strategies
-Library Catalog
-Article Databases
Lecture, cont., Goals: “At the end of the class -identify scholarly articles
you’ll be able too....” -develop keyword search
strategies
-search databases
Lecture, cont., Library Services -Research/Research [Exam]
Consultation
[We don’t DO test proctoring!] -Writing Center
EXAM -Information Commons
Demonstration [Demo On] Library’s Web Site Find Books
Find Articles
Cover: Loan Periods [Exam] Research Guides (Subject)
Course Pages (Specific)
Tutorials [Evaluating Websites]
Library Information [hours]
Ask a Librarian [Exam]
Questions?????????????
Lecture Scholarly vs. Popular It’s important to distinguish
You are required to use between the two sources.
scholarly sources, why?
Activity 2 Scholarly Journals Hand a copy of both Scholarly &
2 Popular Journals Popular Journals to the students
in the front & back row.

2. Activity, cont. White Board: Write the main CHARACTERISTICS
characteristics on the board. How do we know if a journal is
scholarly?:
-Appearance [look]
-Audience
-Author(s):
Questions????????????? -Publisher
-Purpose [to report on research
or experimentation]
-Citation & Biblio.. [well
documented]
Lecture Keywords--Before we begin
searching for scholarly sources
in the library catalog and article
databases we need to develop
keyword terms.
Activity What are keywords? Words or Break it down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
phrases (nouns) that identify
major concepts within your
research topic or statement.
Activity, cont. White Board--Write my Renewable Energy
research topic: “Renewable Oil
Event: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Energy” research statement:
Date: Apr. 20 “Developing renewable energy
will decrease our dependence
on oil.” Any Questions??????????
Activity, cont. [Flip over Green Brainstorming Activity PT.1-- 5 minutes
Handout] Have students generate 3-4
keyword terms within their topic
Lecture Keyword Search Strategy-- Why is it important to develop
Now that we have broken down a search strategy before we
our research topic [statement] being our search? To eliminate
into keyword terms, I’m going to thousands and even millions of
go over a few search strategies articles that are irrelevant to your
that will narrow your search topic. Importantly: save you from
even further. time and frustration!!!
Demonstration White Board 1. Renewable Energy AND Oil
-Boolean/Connector [AND, OR, 2. Renewable Energy AND
NOT] Oil AND Resource*
-Truncation/Multiple Endings [*] 3. “Renewable Energy” and Oil
[? for library catalog]
-Phrase Searching [Exact
Phrase, and nothing else]
Activity [Flip over Green Brainstorming Activity 5 minutes
Handout] Handout PT. 2--[Green
Handout] Have students
complete handout by creating

3. three search strategies.
Lecture Let’s begin our search!!! ARTICLES CANNOT BE
Library Catalog--let’s use our SEARCHED IN THE LIBRARY
search strategies to locate CATALOG!!!!!!!!!!!
materials in the library.
Demonstration [Demo On] Basic Search--”renewable #38 3rd floor Book--”Biofeuls,
energy” and oil solar and wind as renewable
Ignore the # of energy systems: benefits and
results/technical issue. risk” TJ 808 .B56 2008
*limit to Circulating Books
Lecture Explain the main features of a -Title
bibliographic record -Author
-Subject Headings
Why is it important to know -Publication Info.
this information????????? -Format?
-Location
-Call #
-Is it checked out?
Activity [Stop Demo] [Blue Keyword Searching in the 5 minutes
Handout] Library Catalog [Blue
Handout]-Have students
perform a search using one of
their search strategies.
Lecture Article Databases - What is it? Multidisciplinary [Not subject
Which ones are we going to specific]
use? [Academic OneFile &
First Search] 39 million & counting!!!!!!!!!!!
Demonstration [Demo On] Academic OneFile - Conduct a Don’t Limit to Full-Text!!!!!!!!!
search using my keyword search
strategy, “renewable energy”. You can limit to “Peer-Reviewed
Show the # of results retrieved. Publications”.
Emphasize the importance of
narrowing your search by “Renewable Energy” [4000]
generating a search strategy.
Demonstration, cont. Add my keyword oil. Show how “Renewable Energy” AND
the number of results decreased “Foreign Oil” [8]
[241]
“Renewable Energy” AND
“Foreign Oil” AND Resource* [5]
Demonstration, cont. Select a record with Full-Text Remove Resource* from
& PDF. search.
#3 “National Energy Security
Always choose PDF over Full- and Reliance on Foreign Oil”.
text!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Air Force Journal of Logistics.
v.33:nos.3-4 (2009 Fall-Winter)
p. 38(13)

4. Demonstration, cont. Go over the main features of an -Article Title
e-journal’s bibliographic -Author
record. -Journal Title
-Vol., Issue No., Date, & Page #.
-Subject Headings
-HTML vs. PDF
-Email, Print, Download
Demonstration, cont. Select a record with no full-text #7 “Mr. Bush Charts his energy
in Academic OneFile, but future”. Environmental Science
available in full-text in another & Technology v.35:no.13 (2001
database. July 1).
***Article Link takes me to a
different article. Mention this to
class. Use Journal Link instead.
Demonstration, cont. Select a record that needs to be Change search, “renewable
ordered thru ILL. energy” and “wind energy” [202
Enter your e-mail username & hits]. #2 “Towards a model of
password. wind energy industry
development in industrial and
**You must create an account emerging economies”. Global
first before you can request Business & Economics Review
materials.** v.12:no.3, p. 203.
Activity [Stop Demo] Orange Scholarly Articles in REMIND STUDENTS THAT
Handout Academic OneFile [Orange THEY CAN PRINT FOR
Handout] - Have students FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
perform a search using one of
their keyword search strategies.
Lecture [Demon On] First Search Database [Wilson Multidisciplinary and All Articles
Select Plus] - Go over the main in Wilson Select are Full-
features of First Search [You Text!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can access up to 3 databases at
a time!!]
Demonstration Conduct a search using my Limit to “Peer Reviewed”
keyword search strategy,
“renewable energy” and oil [17]
Demonstration, cont. Select a record with Full-text #15 “Making the Best of
and PDF. Biomass Hydrogen for Fuel
Cells” Environmental Health
Perspectives v.111:no.1 (2003
Jan.).
Demonstration, cont. Go over the main features of an -Article Title -Author
e-journal bibliographic record. -Journal Title -Download
Also, do an overview of other -Publisher -Email
First Search functions. -Vol., Issue no., date, pg. #.
Demonstration, cont. Show students how they can Change database to
select other databases Humanities Abstracts.

5. available in FirstSearch w/out
starting over. “Renewable Select any article.
Energy” and oil. No peer-reviewed found.
Activity [Turn Demo Off] Finding Articles in First
[Yellow Handout] Search Activity [Yellow
Handout] - Have students
perform a search using their
keyword search strategies in
Wilson Select Plus and a
database of their choice.
Wrap it Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Summarize what the students -Distinguish the difference
learned and how their new skills between scholarly and popular.
will help them search, evaluate, -Identify Keyword terms
and access resources that will -Create Keyword search
support their research topic or strategies
statement. -Search for materials available
in the library
-Search for articles in Article
Databases [Academic Onefile
and FirstSearch]
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