ENG 101: Craft of Language Research Workshop “Books in a stack” by austinevan. Librarian: Lisa Molinelli [email protected].

ENG 101: Craft of Language Research Workshop

“Books in a stack” by austinevan. www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/

Librarian: Lisa Molinelli [email protected]

What will we learn today?

• How to get started with your research.

• How to navigate the online resources available to St. Joseph's students.

• Search strategies and tips for finding background on your topic, books, and scholarly articles.

• How to get help when you need it!

Home Base

www.sju.edu/resources/libraries/drexel/

Search Plan: Research Question

How has interest in local foods changed/grown in the last 20 years?

Understanding the Topic: CQ Researcher

Search for Local Food in CQ researcher.

Search Plan: Related Topics and Revision

• Local Food

– Slow Food Movement• Carlo Petrini

• Alice Waters– Organic Foods

• Looking at related topics may open up a whole new research path for you and help you revise and hone your research topic.

Find What You Need: The Library Catalog

Search for

Alice Waters and Slow Food

In the library catalog

Scholarly articles

• AKA: “Peer-reviewed” and “Academic” articles

• Can be found in scholarly journals

• You are asked to use them because they are quality, reputable sources.

• But what’s a scholarly journal? What makes it so good?

Scholarly Journals: Characteristics

• Written and edited by scholars or experts in the field—people with MANY years of experience, like your professor!

• Written FOR other scholars in the field. Uses the vocabulary and methods of study typical for the field.

• Articles are narrow in scope: about a very particular topic or particular group of people.

• Articles will have LONG bibliographies and reference lists.

• Serious in appearance. NO advertisements.

• New Yorker v. Comparative Literature

Expanding and Narrowing: Journal Databases

• Select the scholarly stuff.

• Need it now? Full text. Remember: this may limit your results.

• Use database Subject Terms to your advantage.

• Search more than one database.

• The tricks used here can be used in almost any database!

Discover!

Use it for:•Broad research—when you’re not sure exactly what you need or where to start.

•Finding varied materials: books, journal articles, newspaper articles, images.

•Searching across multiple databases, all at once!

DON’T use it for:•Specific, in-depth research—subject databases are better for that.

•Business or statistical research—search business or statistical resources instead.

We are here to help!

• Friendly librarians at the reference desk

• Chat from the library homepage

• Call: 610-660-1904

• Text: 610-983-8422

• Email: [email protected]

• Schedule a research appointment

Thank You!

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