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AGENDA
• Talk about what sources of information are available
• How to evaluate the information
• How to search for the information
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LET’S TALK RESEARCH….
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MATCHING AN INFORMATION NEED WITH AN INFORMATION SOURCE:
WHAT IS OUT THERE??
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SOME SOURCES OF INFORMATION
• Newspapers/Magazines
• Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
• Books
• Data/Statistics
• Peer reviewed/Scholarly Journals
• Websites
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
Examples of Periodicals and Magazines:•Time, Macleans, Nature, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Wired, Rolling Stone
•Either in print or online
• Often very current and immediate
• Offers a wide range of perspectives
• Articles are usually short/concise
• Usually not peer-reviewed or “scholarly”
(editors)
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS/DICTIONARIES
• Excellent overviews – useful for introduction to a topic/concept
• Well-organized
• Wide range of topics
• Provide further readings
• Example: Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia
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WIKIPEDIA – GOOD OR EVIL??
• Who wrote it?
• Can report incorrect information (has a history of reporting wrong deaths/information
• Can be biased
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS/DICTIONARIES
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BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS
“A scholarly book or treatise on a single subject, complete in one physical piece, usually written by a specialist in the field.”
• Comprehensive, covers many aspects of a topic
• Written by experts, edited by publishers
• Can take years to research, write, and publish
• Usually long
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SAMPLE BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS
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SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
• Can also be called academic• Research/review articles written by experts• Evaluated by scholars for its content and accuracy• Very specialized; articles focus on a specific aspect
of a topic• Reviewed by editors and/or subject specialists
before being published• Sometimes too specific for an overall picture of a
particular topic
• Example: Canadian Journal of Psychology
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GENERAL WEBSITES
Advantages
• Immediate and fast• Readily searchable• Multiple points of view
available• Vast amounts of
information available almost anywhere 24/7
Disadvantages
• Quality and reliability of information frequently questionable
• Information can be very general
• Finding information can be difficult
• Sites or information can disappear over night
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OTHER KINDS OF RESOURCES
• Government Documents
• Government Statistics
• Market information
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EVALUATING INFORMATION SOURCES
ACCURACY: What is the source? Is it reliable? Are the links accurate? Believable? Cited?
AUTHORITY: Who is the author? Qulaifications? Is it sponsored by an organization?
CONTEXT: Does the content help with my research? Biased? Is it trying to sway you?
CURRENCY: When was it written/published? Kept up to day?
COVERAGE : Do I understand it? How is it presented? Use of graphics, text, stats? In-depth?
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HOW TO FIND SOURCES
• Use Leddy Library databases- search by subject or title if you do not
know the name of the journal- Browse journals is you know the name of
the journal the article is in• Use Google Scholar
- In Google, type Google Scholar and then click on advanced search
• Other Search Engines?
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SEARCH TERMS
• Words are how we find information
• Different resources use different words
• Have an arsenal of search terms at your disposal
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Names
Other Spellings
Dates
Places
Synonyms
Vocabulary
Concepts
Descriptions
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SEARCH HINTS
AND OR NOT
Truncations (*) finds all forms of a word Example: econom* will find economy, economics, economical,
etc.
Wild Cards (?, $) Wom?n will find woman, women Behavio?r will also find behaviour
Phrase Searches Use with two or more words in an exact order Example: “World Series,” “Civil War”
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FROM QUESTION TO CONCEPTS
Is incarcerating male perpetrators of violence against women an effective response to the problem?
•Key Concepts:IncarcerationMalesViolence against womenEffective
Prison, mass incarceration, prison abolitionMenDomestic violence, batteryPrevention, intervention
*Finding good information can take patience and thoughtful planning*
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DEAD ENDS?
• Difference resources?• Different approach?• Reword question?• Broaden question?• Narrow focus?• Different source?• Different database?
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LET’S PRACTICE!!