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Advanced Composition: Academic Resource Review Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library [email protected]
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Advanced Composition:Academic Resource Review
Frederic MurrayAssistant Professor MLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library [email protected]
The Quest for Information
"Have you tried closing and opening it again?"
Facts• Pros (Strengths)
– Very concrete– Based in
scientific/research methodology
– Data supports arguments
– Statistics helps determine the accuracy of information in the evaluation process
• Cons (Weaknesses)– Data can be
manipulated– Unless data collection
is a regular practice, data can become outdated and irrelevant
Boolean Operators
• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND
– Narrows your search• OR
– Expands your search with synonymous terms
• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!
Helpful Keywords to Use
• Facts• Causes• Reports • Statistic• Studies• Case• Data• Number(
s)• Truth
Examples:• Reports and Cell
phones and auto accidents
• Facts or Data and car crashes and iPhones
• Statistics and teenage drivers and texting
Where do I start?
–Databases• CQ Researcher• Issues and Controversies• Academic Search CompleteOr ARTICLES by SUBJECTOr DATABASES A –Z (88)
Search Example In ASC (Ebsco)
Car Crashes and Causes and Cell Phones
152 Results Full Text Limiter
2 Results Full Text Limiter & Academic Journals
Where do I start?
–Ebrary/Netbook• 24/7• Full Text Searching*• Highlight Markup• Note Taking• Changeable Font Size• Online Bookshelf
*SEARCHING BOOKS LIKE A DATABASE….
Online Surveys & Reports• Pew Research Center (Main Site)
– http://pewresearch.org• Pew Global Attitudes Project
– http://pewglobal.org• Pew Internet & American Life Project
– http://www.pewinternet.org• Pew Hispanic Center
– http://pewhispanic.org• Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
– http://pewforum.org
Google: Improve Your Searches
Site Specific Command
What it does: searches only specific domains
car crashes and cell phones statistics site:gov
car crashes and cell phones statistics site:edu
Specialized Search
• Wolfram/Alpha– A computational knowledge engine: it generates output by doing computations from its
own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the web and returning links.
• Scrius– For scientific information only. A web based comprehensive scientific research tool.
• Ipl2– Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians' Internet Index (LII). A directory.
Just the Facts, Ma’am, Just the Facts…
Information Literacy
• Search Strategies– Keywords/Boolean AND/OR/NOT
• Organization of Information– Catalogs Al Harris/WorldCat– Databases i.e. Ebsco Products– Popular vs. Scholarly resources– Periodical Lists – Citation Searching
Information Literacy
• Critical Evaluation– Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity,
Currency– Google: Site Specific Search
edu/gov
• Subject Specific Resources– Target what you seek
Thanks!
