EDUC 605:Research & Information Technology

Claire Holmes, MLScholmes@towson.eduResearch & Instruction Librarian, Cook Library

Search Strategies & Search Tips

Find BOOKS using library catalog

Find ARTICLES using education database indexes

APA Citation review

Today’s Agenda:

Understand and use Boolean “search connectors”

◦education AND technology Combining >1 topic

◦instruct OR teach Combining synonymous terms

Search Tips

technology

What AND does…

education AND technology

education

teach

What OR does…

instruct OR teach

instruct

educat* finds… educat educat educat educat

eioningor

…etc!

Don’t forget: Truncation helps

Library Catalog search demo

Library Catalog

Library catalog search demo

Finding the appropriate subject words or “subject tags” that describe your search topic is essential. These subject tags apply in database indexes too. Keep track of any good words you find; you will use them later when you search for scholarly journal articles in the databases.

How do the publications differ? Who writes the articles? Who would read this and why? What range of topics is included?

Types of Journals: Questions?View this video: Scholarly v. Popular Journal Articles

Searching for Articles

• From:Scholarly JournalsProfessional Magazines

• Search Cook Library databases such as Education Research Complete

Find articles on your topic using library databases.

Start with the

Subject Gateways

Database Search DemoHint: Divide your topic into its components and use “or” to combine synonymous terms in separate keyword fields.

Citing Sources

APA, MLA,

etc.

Library Style Guides

• Print & electronic citation samples• In-text citation guides

Author/s last name & first initial Year of publication Title of book Publication information

◦Place (including state name)◦Publisher’s name

Elements of an APA Citation (Book Source)

Melvin, S. P. (2005). Cyberlaw and e-commerce

regulation: An entrepreneurial approach.

Mason, OH: Thomson.

Citing Books in APA Style

Author/s last name & first initial Date of original source Title of document Title and publication information DOI (if applicable) Internet address/URL (if applicable) Date retrieved from the web (if applicable)

Elements of an APA Citation (Electronic Source)

Retrieval statements must include a DOI or the URL (internet address) of the original source.

Database names are no longer included in the retrieval statement.

Retrieval dates are no longer required except when the content is in a changing format , such as blogs or wikis.

IMPORTANT updates about RETRIEVAL STATEMENTS:

What is a DOI?

DOI is an abbreviation for Digital Object Identifier

A DOI is a permanent publisher-assigned number that allows ongoing access to a document

Elements of an APA Citation (Electronic Source)

LaRocque, M. (2008). Assessing perceptions

of the environment in elementary classrooms:

The link with achievement. Educational

Psychology in Practice, 24(4), 289-305.

doi:10.1080/02667360802488732.

Sample: Article Citation w/ DOI

Foster, W., & Miller, M. (2007, July). Development of the literacy achievement gap: A longitudinal study of kindergarten through third grade. Language, Speech, &

Hearing Services in Schools. 38(3), 173-181. Retrieved from http://lshss.asha.org/

Sample: Article Citation w/o DOI

Basic Format

Author last name, first initial. (year, month, day) of original source. Title of

document. Retrieved from Internet address

Use whatever information you can locate on the website.

Websites do not always have all citation elements.

Citing Web Sources in APA Style

CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology.

(2007). Universal Design for Learning

(UDL) Guidelines - Version 1.0. Retrieved from

http://www.cast.org/publications/UDLguide

lines/UDL_Guidelines_v1.0-Organizer.pdf

Sample Internet Source Citation:

Questions? Need help?…feel free to contact me!

Claire Holmes, MLS cholmes@towson.edu,http://pages.towson.edu/cholmesIM: clholmes or twitter: clholmes

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