1. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute Scholarly Online Research Tools …Beyond Unproductive Searches S.O.R.T. through valuable online resources to find ‘priceless’ information. Session I Monday 1-2:230 n.3.586 Dennis W. Mills, PhD

2. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute2 Cows With Guns Click

3. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute3 Finding What You Want…. Locating information on the Internet is like trying to find a book in a giant library with the card catalog in chaos!

4. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute4 Scholarly Research Tools 1.Search Techniques 2.Search Engines 3.Juried Articles 4.Online Journals 5.Dissertations 6.Online Books 7.Research Methodology Resources 8.APA Resources 9.Statistics Resources 10. Scholarly Blogs Covered in Session I Covered in Session II

5. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute 1. Search Techniques

6. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute6 Boolean Search Logic – so who’s Boole? Boolean logic George Boole British mathematician Established rules in 1849. Boolean logic merges logic and algebra The foundation for the digital revolution.

7. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute7 A Brief Boolean Overview cats AND kittens cats OR kittens cats NOT kittens find web pages in which both terms occur find web pages in which either term occurs find web pages in which the first term appears but not the second Boolean PhraseMeaning of Operand

8. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute8 Boolean Search Techniques - OR OR increases the range of your results. A search for children OR kids produces more webpages than searching only for children. CAPS ‘Priceless information’

9. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute9 Boolean Search Technique - AND AND uses a second word to further define the first (49ers AND Schedule, should include the 49ers’ Schedule). CAPS You want both terms

10. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute10 Boolean Search Techniques - NOT NOT excludes a subset of the group that the first word defines cats NOT kittens Note: Even experienced reference librarians rarely use this because it can exclude valuable information. CAPS

11. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute11 "Proximity Operators“ – NEAR ADJ Boolean proximity operators control how closely the terms occur in the web document that is retrieved. NEAR/3 ….. terms must occur within 3 words of each other Proximity operators ensure terms are more closely related

12. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute12 Examples of NEAR/x and ADJ Dalmatians NEAR/3 feeding Dalmatians ADJ feeding

13. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute13 “ ~” Searches ‘Synonym Searches’ Search for a keyword and its synonyms. Search for both by placing the tilde sign ("~") immediately in front of the keyword. ~food

14. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute14 Phrase Searches Search for complete phrases Enclose phrase in quotation marks. Words appear together in all results exactly as entered Useful when searching for famous sayings or proper names. “Robert Gagne”

15. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute15 “ + ” Common Searches Essential common word Include it by putting a "+" sign in front of it. Include a space before the "+" sign Star Wars Episode +I

16. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute 2. Search Engines There is much more than just ‘Google!’

17. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute17 Boolean Advanced Search Implied Boolean using the symbols + (must include) or -(exclude) from the "Basic" search interface http://www.scholar.google.com

18. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute18 Search Engines Google Scholar Vivisimo and Clusty FirstGov Academic Reference & Research Scirus Copernic Basic Agent Kartoo Ixquick Dmoz (Open Directory) Windows Live

19. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute19 Google Scholar Advanced Search Theory into practice: The design of an online technology skills course for nontraditional nursing … Theory into practice: The design of an online technology skills course for nontraditional nursing … SP Stokes, KP Terry - View as HTML - Web Search... CINAHL CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is a... And online classes for students in health sciences and... Doctoral dissertation, The...View as HTMLWeb Search www.scholar.google.com

20. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute20 Clustering Engines “Clusty” http://vivisimo.com/ Or http://clusty.com/

21. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute21 Clustering Engines Vivisimo Results http://vivisimo.com/

22. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute22 Clusty http://clusty.com/

23. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute23 Clusty Advanced

24. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute24 Clusty Advanced Web Search Results

25. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute25 FirstGov Search Vivísimo, Inc., and the Microsoft Corp., launched a new, more powerful search engine. Increases the universe of government documents from 8 million to 40 million. FirstGov Search groups search results into clusters. FirstGov.gov™ is the U.S. government's official web portal. http://firstgovsearch.gov/

26. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute26 Results of searching for NCLB

27. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute27 Academic Reference and Research Index http://www.academicindex.net/

28. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute28 Academic Reference and Research Index http://www.academicindex.net/ Results of “Teacher Action Research”

29. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute29 Scirus http://www.scirus.com Searches over 167 million science-specific Web pages. Pinpoints scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web. Finds the latest reports, peer-reviewed articles and journals that other search engines may miss.

30. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute30 Copernic Basic Agent http://www.copernic.com/en/index.html

31. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute31 Kartoo, A Visual Meta Search Engine Kartoo is a visual meta search engine, "with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, Kartoo launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps through a proprietary algorithm." Or simply put, it puts its results on an interactive, visual map for you to play with. Kartoo is a metacrawler/metasearch engine, which means that it does not come up with its own results, but aggregates the results of many other search engines. Kartoo http://www.kartoo.com/

32. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute32 ixquick Ixquick is a metasearch engine, meaning that it pulls results from many different search engines and directories and presents them all in one simple search results page. http://www.ixquick.com/

33. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute33 Field Searches – Open Directory Collaborative Learning@ (30)Collaborative Learning E-learning Companies (65)E-learning Companies E-learning Portals@ (76)E-learning Portals Independent Research (27)Independent Research Institutions@ (236)Institutions Instructors Resources (58)Instructors Resources Knowledge Management@ (1,464)Knowledge Management Learning Management Systems@ (107)Learning Management Systems Online Books (2)Online Books Online Courses@ (317)Online Courses Services@ (48)Services Tutoring@ (83)Tutoring http://dmoz.org/ Largest most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web

34. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute34 Windows Live Search Engine http://www.live.com/ http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/publications/methodsreview/MethodsReviewPaperNCRM-005.pdf

35. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute 3. Juried Articles Usually located in Databases (“Invisible Web”)

36. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute36 Evaluating Web Resources Subject Authority Purpose Bias Currency Can you check accuracy of information somewhere else? Does the author of the web site have education, expertise, or experience to be a trustworthy source on this subject? Who is the page written for? What is the intended audience supposed to do with the information? Does the page acknowledge other possible positions, interpretations, or conclusions? Is the page dated? Has it been revised or updated? For more information see “Evaluating Information Found on the Internet” http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html

37. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute37 Searchable Databases Searchable databases = excellent sources. Databases are on the World Wide Web. Each database website provides instructions.

38. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute38 Invisible Web or Deep Web The “Invisible Web” or “Deep Web” = reservoir of Internet content 500 times larger than the known World Wide Web. The Deep Web contains billions of high-quality documents in ~ 350,000 specialty databases hidden from standard search engines!

39. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute39 Keep in mind ….. Information in a database is a part of the Deep Web A good subject directory will link to database sites on the Web Web sites of searchable databases can be retrieved via search engines Many search engine sites and commercial portals feature searchable databases as part of their package of services

40. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute40 Capella Library

41. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute41 Examples of Business Databases ABI/INFORM Global 1,300 journalsABI/INFORM Global Academic Search Premier indexes over 4,300 journalsAcademic Search Premier Business Source Premier 2,300 full text journalsBusiness Source Premier Hoover's Online database includes 12 million companiesHoover's Online LexisNexis full-text information from over 5,600 sources, selected to meet academic research needs.LexisNexis MasterFILE Premier full text for 2,055 periodicals; full text for more than 350 reference booksMasterFILE Premier Corporate Information research reports on companies and industriesCorporate Information Public Register's Annual Report Service annual Reports of over 3,600 public companiesPublic Register's Annual Report Service

42. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute42 Examples of Education Databases Academic Search Premier indexes over 4,300 journals on nearly all academic areas of study, including sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences.Academic Search Premier Eric Database large database of education related literature and documents, including over 1,000,000 citations with abstracts MasterFILE Premier full text for 2,055 periodicals; full text for more than 350 reference booksMasterFILE Premier Mental Measurements Yearbook information and reviews of standardized tests in English, including educational, personality, vocational, and psychological tests Sage Education Collection includes the full text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 7,000 articles and up to 23 years of backfiles

43. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute43 Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection

44. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute44 Psychology and Human Services Databases PsycARTICLES 25,000 full text articles from 38 journals published by the APA and allied organizationsPsycARTICLES Psychology Journals Full text of journal articles from over 300 journals in psychology, organizational behavior, counseling, communications and related fieldsPsychology Journals PsycINFO comprehensive monthly compilation of non- evaluative summaries of the world's literature in psychology, human services, and educationPsycINFO Sage Criminology Collection 5,000 articles on criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, forensic psychology, penology and other topics Sage Psychology Collection full text of 30 journals encompassing over 17,500 articles and up to 35 years of backfilesSage Psychology Collection Sage Sociology Collection 31 full text journals covering social theory, consumer culture, and ethnic studies

45. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute45 Technology Databases and Resources ABI/INFORM 1,300 journals on business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, technology, competitive and product information, and a wide variety of other topics Academic Search Premier 4,300 journals on sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences Business Source Premier 3,200 business journals covering a range of business-related topics including technology. Gartner Web Resources analysis on all aspects of technology and telecommunications, including hardware, software and systems, services, IT management, and market dataGartner Web Resources Penn Computing-- Computer Information Security UC Davis Computer Security Lab Free On-line Dictionary of Computing TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia

46. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute46 Infomine Database Infomine Multiple Database Search Infomine Multiple Database Search “Academic" search engine or database Focuses on scholarly resource collections, electronic journals and books, online library card catalogs, and directories of researchers. http://infomine.ucr.edu

47. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute47 Complete Planet Contains >103,000 search sites organized into more than 4,000 subject headings. This “Deep Web Directory” = good starting point for accessing resources of the "hidden" Web. http://www.completeplanet.com Discover over 70,000+ searchable databases and specialty search engines.

48. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute48 OAIster http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/

49. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute49 OAIster Search Screen

50. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute50 Canadian Database Options http://www.archive.org/details/toronto

51. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute51 Repositories of Primary Sources http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/iil.htm http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

52. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute52 Library of Congress Library of Congress This is the ultimate searchable database ! http://www.loc.gov/

53. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute 4. Online Journals

54. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute54 Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods http://www.ejbrm.com/index.htm EJBRM is published by Academic Conferences International Limited Curtis Farm, Kidmore End, Nr Reading RG4 9AY, England

55. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute55 e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/e/msg02279.html

56. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute56 NewJour: E http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/e/index.html Education Policy Analysis Archives (10/22/1995)Education Policy Analysis Archives Education Research & Perspectives (06/24/1998)Education Research & Perspectives Education Review (10/01/1998)Education Review Education Statistics Quarterly (10/19/1999)Education Statistics Quarterly Educational Research (05/12/2003)Educational Research Educational Research Abstracts (06/18/2002)Educational Research Abstracts Educational Researcher (12/18/2002)Educational Researcher Technology Online (01/13/1996)Technology Online Technology Reporter (01/02/1996)Technology Reporter Technology Review (12/04/1995)Technology Review The Technology Source (05/15/1998)The Technology Source Technology Teacher (04/12/2001)Technology Teacher

57. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute57 ACADEME Online http://www.aaup.org/publications/Academe/index.htm Academe is the bimonthly magazine of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). It analyzes higher education issues from faculty members‘ perspectives. Feature articles examine tenure, affirmative action, part-time faculty appointments, distance education, intellectual property, and other timely academic issues.

58. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute58 Journal of Technology Education http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/

59. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute59 EJournal Search http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ej-search.html

60. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute60 Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html

61. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute61 Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp

62. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute62 USDLA Jourmal http://www.usdla.org/html/resources/journal.htm

63. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute63 International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning http://www.irrodl.org/

64. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute64 Learning Circuits http://www.learningcircuits.org/2002/oct2002/elearn.html

65. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute65 Electronic Journals and Periodicals — Psychology http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/journal.html Journals and other periodicals Psychology and Related Journals More General Periodicals Conference Proceedings Online Bibliographies

66. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute66 Get Journal Contents by RSS Through Ingenta Connect Ingenta has launched a new service, IngentaConnect, which enables users to keep track of new contents of journal titles through an RSS feed. For those readers using a news aggregator, this is a great way to keep track of contents of new journal issues. Users can search by journal title, then click on the RSS button to display the feed for new issues of the journal. The RSS web URL can then be inserted into any aggregator, or fed to other RSS-friendly sources.IngentaConnect http://www.ingentaconnect.com/

67. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute 5. Dissertations

68. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute68 Capella Library

69. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute69 UMI Dissertation Abstracts Database http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/umi/umi.htm

70. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute70 Business Dissertations http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/business/theses.html

71. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute71 Digital Library of MIT Theses http://theses.mit.edu

72. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute72 Dissertations Online http://www.umi.com/hp/Products/Dissertations.html

73. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute73 Theses.org http://www.theses.org

74. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute74 “Herding Cats!” = Finding good information

75. © 2006 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute Want complete copies? http://criticalconcern.com/Capella/ Please fill out evaluation sheet and separate the yellow and white copy. Volunteer needed to collect the papers from each table Music

76. © 2004 Capella University - Confidential - Do not distribute76 S.O.R.T. Online Activity Connect to the wireless router Select one of the “Looking for Treasures” -OR- Apply one of the following resources we covered: 1.Search Techniques 2.Search Engines 3.Juried Articles 4.Online Journals 5.Dissertations