ENGL1102 fall 2014 digest Taylor

Using Library ResourcesEnglish 1102 Fall, 2014

Library Renovation in Progress!

Engl 1102• Today’s Outcome : Critically evaluate information using applicable criteria.

• LibGuides for You!• Types of Resources• Successful Search Strategies• Evaluate Resources• Avoiding Plagiarism • Citation Tools

Start at the Library Homepage

• Search+ - 100 plus resources (broad)• Books+ - multiple collections

• Articles+ - subject disciplines (specific)• LibGuides - research tools, “how to” • Services- Gil Express, Interlibrary Loan • Ask a Librarian! - In person, chat, email, appointment, call

Libraries Love to Share

Gil Express

• Borrow books from other GA universities (USG)

• Search Gil Express catalog• Request online or check

out in person• Arrive in 2-4 days• 28-day loan, renewable

Interlibrary loan (ILL)

• Request electronic copy of an article• Arrive in less than a

week by email• Borrow books from all

types of libraries• Arrive in 2-3 weeks• Loan period varies

http://www.clayton.edu/library

LibGuides - Tools to help you!

LibGuides INCLUDE: Featured LibGuides• Tutorials-- “how to” guides • Suggested resources • Books and e-books• Research databases• Quality websites • Quick help boxes

Browse for a LibGuide!

Browse by Subject or Major

Browse by topic:

Browse by specific course guide:

Begin with Keywords…

KEYWORDS

Everyday language

Easy to use

Flexible terms

Less accurate

How Can I Find Information on My Topic?

Topic: Your customer wants to find out more about solar panels and decide if he should install them on his business building.1. Try to rephrase your topic into a question.What are the financial benefits of solar panels?

2. Break down the topic into keywords.Keywords: financial, benefits, solar panels

3. Are there any related topics or a sub-topic? Identify cities using solar panels? Statistics about savings?

Find Alternative Keywords

Brainstorm for alternativewords.

Keywords: financial, benefits, solar panels

Alternative Keywords: cost, money, savings, advantages, solar energy, sun power

Boolean Operators*-* a mathematical system of logic used in computer indexing. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BooleanConnective.html

• AND = narrow

• OR = expand

• NOT = exclude

women AND hypertension

hypertension OR “high blood pressure”

Jazz NOT ragtime (rag-time)

AND is automatically used by Google and other search engines to combine terms

Search by Subject …Types of Indexes

Subject Terms Library of Congress Subject Headings Medical & Allied Health Headings Thesaurus (Education, Psychology,

Medicine)

Target your search with more precise

“controlled vocabulary”

Example- Subject Thesaurus (choices)“renewable energy sources” “photovoltaic power systems”

All About Books! Circulating Books• Authoritative coverage• Usually read “cover to

cover”• In depth coverage of

events, people, subjects• May be e-book format

Reference books• Background information• Usually not read “cover

to cover”• Quick facts, Encyclopedic

• Historical data• Topical overview• Timelines• May be e-book format

Searching in the CSU Catalog

Information about a book

Title of Book

Place, publisher, date, (edition)

Author(s)

Location Circ Coll. Q223.T35 2010

Library of Congress subject headings

eBook Collections @ Clayton State Library

Web Sources• Includes current news and trending topics!• Some access to open source (freely available) scholarly

publications• Government publications may include:

Reports Statistical data Maps Papers Interviews Links to other government agencies

Critically Evaluate All Information!

What is GALILEO?• GeorgiA Library LEarning Online (GALILEO)• A shared resource for libraries in the State of Georgia• Includes library catalogs• Includes library research databases• Includes other core resources and free information for

everyone• Academic libraries (Public and private)• Technical college libraries• Public libraries• K-12 school libraries/media centers• Atlanta History Center

GALILEO –Subject Search page

Symbols in GALILEO

Off Campus access to GALILEO• URL: http://clayton.libguides.com/offcampus

Discover GALILEOA Broad Search-Limit options

Is it Scholarly, Trade or Popular?Journals Magazines Trade Publications

American Sociological Review, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Child Development

Newsweek, Ebony, Sports Illustrated, Vogue

Aviation Today, Chronicle of Higher Education, Construction Today

Always provides name of author(s).

Author may or may not be provided.

Author may or may not be provided.

Scholarly information-a) Primary Source-Unique researchb) Secondary Source-historical review of literature

Popular information Limited to industry/trade information- (i.e. airlines, construction, accounting)

For researchers/professors to stay current on a topic.

For casual readers seeking general information.

For practitioners, includes technical terms for that career field.

Illustrations include charts, graphics to support article

May include bright covers and advertising.

Glossy covers and pages

Longer articles, footnotes. Bibliographies.

Short articles. Advertising geared for the industry or business.

Search for Articles

GALILEO choices

Search in Academic Search Complete (GALILEO resource)

Journal article –The citationTitle of article

Author(s)

Journal, date, vol. pages

Current Hot Topics

Issues & ControversiesTopics

Quality of Selected Resources

• Evaluating Information is Essential!

• Establish validity, reliability, credibility, authorship, and integrity.• Authority• Who is the author, curator, publisher?• Accuracy• How reliable is the information provided?• Objectivity• What is the purpose of the resource?• Currency• How up-to-date is the resource?• Coverage• Does the resource contain information relevant to your topic?

How to Avoid Plagiarism Three Suggested Resources

• Plagiarism Tutorial-University of Southern Mississippi. Includes pre- and post-tests and quizzes to check your progress.

• Is it Plagiarism Yet?-Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) has tutorials, exercises, examples, and guides.

• You Quote It, You Note It! A funny 10 minute tutorial by the Vaughan Memorial Library of Acadia University.

When writing paraphrases and summaries …• *Use Signal phrases to credit the author:

Author argues…Author believes…Author suggests…According to the author…In his/her book, Title, author maintains that …Author claims …Place “quotation marks” around words or phrases that you can’t or don’t

want to change

*“Avoiding Plagiarism” The Writing Lab Bellevue College – D204d http://bellevuecollege.edu/asc/writing/essays-guides/default.asp 11 Sept 2014http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/asc/writing/essays-guides/documents/avoidingplagiarism.pdf 11 Sept 2014

More Resources for You

Plagiarism Page – ENGL 1102 Citing Information (LibGuide-Legal Research)Library Library Research LibGuide-How to beginENGL 1102 English Composition II - Writing, selecting topics,

grammar, and other resources.

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