Research & College LibrariesResearch & College Libraries

Shayé F. Crews, B.S.Ed.Shayé F. Crews, B.S.Ed.

Student Success CenterStudent Success Center

Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

If you checked If you checked seven or fewer seven or fewer items, then you items, then you will benefit the will benefit the most from this most from this seminar! seminar!

What What is is Research?Research?• Some of the steps Some of the steps

you will go you will go through in the through in the name of research name of research may turn out may turn out notnot to be research to be research after all!after all!

• Can Can youyou tell the tell the difference?difference?

• What kind of research What kind of research are you good at?are you good at?

What What is is Research?Research?

1)1) Not ResearchNot Research

2)2) Not ResearchNot Research

3)3) Not ResearchNot Research

4)4) Not ResearchNot Research

5)5) ResearchResearch

Information VS UnderstandingInformation VS Understanding

• Galloping New Ignorance –Galloping New Ignorance – affects persons affects persons of influence, decision makers, and even of influence, decision makers, and even people who control the destinies of people who control the destinies of school, corporations, and governments. school, corporations, and governments.

GNI manipulates smart people into GNI manipulates smart people into thinking that they know something, thinking that they know something,

when when in fact they do not.in fact they do not.• ““Abundance Shock” –Abundance Shock” – the realization that the realization that

those 12,456 hits on the topic of fossil those 12,456 hits on the topic of fossil fuels is totally unsortedfuels is totally unsorted

The Turning PointThe Turning Point

• The most difficult thing about doing research for a The most difficult thing about doing research for a class assignment is to continue looking for sources class assignment is to continue looking for sources when you can’t seem to find any pertaining to your when you can’t seem to find any pertaining to your topic. I had to do a literature review and there were topic. I had to do a literature review and there were not a lot of articles on my topic. I had to keep not a lot of articles on my topic. I had to keep looking online, in my school library, and I even looking online, in my school library, and I even conducted interviews as a way to get more conducted interviews as a way to get more sources. I am always hesitant to use Internet sources. I am always hesitant to use Internet articles because I don’t know how credible they are. articles because I don’t know how credible they are. School libraries usually have databases with School libraries usually have databases with credible journal articles. credible journal articles.

~ Haley T.~ Haley T.

Let’s Go ElectronicLet’s Go Electronic

• World Wide WebWorld Wide Web

• Online Periodical Online Periodical

DatabasesDatabases

• Online CatalogsOnline Catalogs

World Wide WebWorld Wide Web

• AssociationsAssociations• Examples – Examples –

‘‘Speech association’ :Speech association’ : American Speech- American Speech-Language & Hearing Association Language & Hearing Association

‘‘Deaf association :Deaf association : National Association of the National Association of the DeafDeaf

‘‘Smoking Association :Smoking Association : American Lung American Lung AssociationAssociation

‘‘Little People Association’ :Little People Association’ : Little People of Little People of AmericaAmerica

• Catalogs – Catalogs – • tell you what books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and tell you what books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and

other materials our library owns.other materials our library owns.• GIL @ VSUGIL @ VSU• GIL Universal CatalogGIL Universal Catalog

• Indexes – Indexes – • allow you to search for articles within periodicals such as allow you to search for articles within periodicals such as

newspapers, magazines, journals, or even book chaptersnewspapers, magazines, journals, or even book chapters• GALILEO – password required!!GALILEO – password required!!

Online Catalog Online Catalog & Online Index& Online Index

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources The Savvy User The Savvy User

1.1. Write out your topic or problem as a Write out your topic or problem as a statement or question.statement or question.

• ““The excessive consumption of alcohol does The excessive consumption of alcohol does have an effect on speech rate.”have an effect on speech rate.”

2.2. Write down several terms or synonyms for Write down several terms or synonyms for your topic.your topic.

• Alcohol Consumption – Inebriated, Intoxicated, Alcohol Consumption – Inebriated, Intoxicated, Soused, Tipsy…Soused, Tipsy…

• Speech Rate – Prosody, Intonation, Speech Rate – Prosody, Intonation, Diadochokinetic Abilities, …Diadochokinetic Abilities, …

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources The Savvy User The Savvy User

3.3. Select the correct database for your Select the correct database for your particular subject or topic.particular subject or topic.

4.4. After you scan several entries, decide After you scan several entries, decide if you need to limit your search.if you need to limit your search.

• Limiters – the date, language, journal Limiters – the date, language, journal name, full-text, whether or not its peer-name, full-text, whether or not its peer-reviewed, etc.reviewed, etc.

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources The Savvy User The Savvy User

5.5. Understand Boolean operators.Understand Boolean operators.

This setting…This setting… ……would find:would find:

ANDAND results from results from bothboth (or (or allall) of the input boxes ) of the input boxes

OROR results from results from anyany of the of the input boxes input boxes

NOTNOT results that results that excludeexclude the terms entered the terms entered

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources The Savvy User The Savvy User

6.6. Check your library’s electronic Check your library’s electronic resource page to see what else is resource page to see what else is available to you online.available to you online.

• Books & More ... Books & More ... • Articles & More ... Articles & More ... • Subject Links & More ... Subject Links & More ... • Archives Archives • Government Documents Government Documents

Ask a Librarian!Ask a Librarian!

• Librarians Thrive on Helping YouLibrarians Thrive on Helping You• ContactContact

• telephone, telephone, • e-mail, or e-mail, or • real time chat.real time chat.

• What have you done so far?What have you done so far?

Helpful LinksHelpful Links

• Odum Library Odum Library • Main Page –Main Page – http://books.valdosta.edu/http://books.valdosta.edu/ • Books & More – Books & More – https://gil-odum.valdosta.eduhttps://gil-odum.valdosta.edu// • Ask a Librarian – Ask a Librarian –

http://books.valdosta.edu/ask.htmlhttp://books.valdosta.edu/ask.html• Galileo Galileo

• Main Page –Main Page – http://books.valdosta.edu/gal1.htmlhttp://books.valdosta.edu/gal1.html• Galileo Password – Galileo Password –

https://gil-odum.valdosta.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgihttps://gil-odum.valdosta.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB?DB==local&PAGElocal&PAGE=REQNOBIB=REQNOBIB

Helpful LinksHelpful Links

• VSU Library Instruction Services –VSU Library Instruction Services –

http://books.valdosta.edu/ref/bi/instruct.http://books.valdosta.edu/ref/bi/instruct.htmhtm

• Basic Guide to Searching the Web – Basic Guide to Searching the Web –

http://books.valdosta.edu/ref/bi/pers273http://books.valdosta.edu/ref/bi/pers2730.html0.html