DETERMINING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED LIBR 250 Week 3 Jayati Chaudhuri
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DETERMINING THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDLIBR 250
Week 3
Jayati Chaudhuri
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Research process
2. Find the information
3. Distinguish between primary and secondary information sources
4. Various ways to access information
RESEARCH PROCESS
Starts broadly and ends narrowly Effective research question Ineffective research question
PRIMARY& SECONDARY SOURCES
1. Primary Sources-Original document. For example: letter, diaries, speeches, interviews.
2. Secondary Sources -Interpret and/or analyze primary sources. For example: encyclopedias, textbooks, and articles analyzing primary sources.
SECONDARY SOURCES
Reference sources Encyclopedias Dictionaries Directories
Almanacs Atlases Indexes
BOOKS
http://www.calstatela.edu/library
1. Print or digital
2. Print – via Catalog
3. E-books – via Catalog
HOW TO READ CALL NUMBERS
PERIODICALS
Scholarly journals Popular magazines Trade publications Newspapers Multimedia
NEWSPAPERS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Trade Publications Periodicals intended for
a specific industry or business
Published by an association tied to the trade
SCHOLARLY VS. POPULAR
Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines
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