Academic Research At the Regents Center Library Database & Online Search Process Lissa Lord [email protected] Spring, 2012 1
Academic Research At the
Regents Center Library
Database & Online
Search Process
Lissa Lord [email protected] Spring, 2012 1
Regents Center Library http://www.lib.ku.edu/RCLibrary/
University of Kansas http://www.ku.edu
Edwards Campus http://edwardscampus.ku.edu/
Dissertation Research Blog http://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com
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We need to know this: (1) Use databases to find articles
(2) Request (WebRetrieve) full text articles from abstracts if
you didn’t find the full text article
(3) Use Google Scholar from the list of library databases
(4) Find books using the online catalog and request delivery
to Edwards Campus
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Using databases to find articles
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Note:
Course: Engineering Management
Databases: Look at Business
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Business and Management
Don’t use
Quick
Search for
advanced
research and
EndNote
citation
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Example of a business database:
ABI/INFORM
Search: engineering management
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Notice that you can narrow the results to selected categories like Dissertations,
Scholarly Journals, Trade Publications, etc.
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You can select Suggested Topics for a
different perspective on your research
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Note: 1) Title of Journal and Author of article
2) Peer Reviewed
3) Full text
4) Formatting choice: HTML or PDF
5) Print, Email, Cite this
6) References (37) and Cited by (1): what is
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Use
Web Retrieve If you can’t find an article or book
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No full text? Try “Get at KU”
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If you still didn’t get a full text article, don’t
forget to select “Request a copy from
Interlibrary Loan” which takes you to a form
that begins the process to get the requested
article to your email FAST 15
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What happens next? The library will locate the article and send you an email with a link to the PDF article you requested (99% of the time)
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1.Make the first search general
2.Limit the results by using specific detail: scholarly journals, date published, etc.
3.Sort results by relevance to your key words or Sort results by date for most recent articles
4.Good results? Follow up with: Alert / Save / Share
General Search Suggestions
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Google Scholar
A good way to search scholarly articles
using the Google search strategy
Note: search Google Scholar from the
Libraries list of databases
Why? KU Libraries have partnered
with Google to connect your search
results with the Libraries databases.
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Select G for
Google Scholar
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University of Kansas
When not using a library computer remember to
select Preferences and Find Library by typing
in University of Kansas to allow Google to work
with KU’s databases. This gives you access to
our databases through Google.
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Date restriction
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An optional search that includes legal
opinions and journals with the search on
“marketing ethics”
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Google Scholar has the option to search for Articles AND Law Reviews AND Legal Opinions. Marketing Ethics seems to be a “hot topic.” --- a good research topic.
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Does the library have electronic journals? Yes.
KU Libraries Homepage http://www.lib.ku.edu
Select: E-journals Search by title of the journal Search by subject
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Finding Books Library Catalog Deliver to Edwards Campus
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You can limit the
publication to “last 5 years”
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http://catalog.lib.ku.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
5 years
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Want this book?
Click on “Recalls &
Requests” to request that
this book be delivered to
Edwards Campus. You will
be notified by email when
the book is in the Regents
Center Library ready to be
picked up by you so bring
your KU Photo ID to check
it out.
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This will
help:
Research
Handout has
resources
listed that
you can
carry
forward
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Find articles through the libraries Databases
Find books through the Catalog
Find research news through the Blog
Questions?
Ask the Librarian
Lissa Lord
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