2. SOCIOLOGY 202 LIBRARY INSTRUCTION Angus L. Macdonald Library January 2002 Susan Cameron

3. OBJECTIVES zFIND APPROPRIATE MATERIALS yNOVANET CATALOGUE yINDEXES, ABSTRACTS, FULL-TEXT DATABASES zDEVELOP SEARCH STRATEGIES yUSE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES yUSE APPROPRIATE SOURCES zRETRIEVE MATERIALS yEVALUATE SOURCES

13. SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS z IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC z FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION z USE CATALOGUES TO FIND BOOKS z USE INDEXES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES z FIND ALTERNATE RESOURCES:EG. /AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCES z EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND z CITE WHAT YOU FIND USING A STANDARDIZED FORMAT

14. RESEARCH TIPS: WORK FROM THE GENERAL TO THE SPECIFIC. Find background information first, then use more specific and recent sources. RECORD WHAT YOU FIND AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT. Write out a complete citation for each source you find; you may need. it again later TRANSLATE YOUR TOPIC INTO THE SUBJECT LANGUAGE OF THE INDEXES AND CATALOGS YOU USE. Check your topic words against a thesaurus or subject heading list. Need help clarifying your topic? Need ideas about where to look next? Want to be sure you're using a reference source effectively? Ask a Librarian

15. IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP TOPIC zSTATE TOPIC AS QUESTION zIDENTIFY MAIN CONCEPTS AND/OR KEYWORDS zBE CLEAR IN YOUR OWN MIND WHAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT zUSE SEARCH STRATEGY WORKSHEET zKEEP TOPIC MANAGEABLE, NOT TOO BROAD OR TOO NARROW

16. FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION z ENCYCLOPEDIAS z SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIAS z BIBLIOGRAPHIES z SPECIALIZED DICTIONARIES z HANDBOOKS z TEXTBOOKS

17. SUBJECT GUIDE zhttp://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/services/refe rence/sociology.htmhttp://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/services/refe rence/sociology.htm zThis lists some relevant sources in the field of Sociology, put together by the Reference Dept.

18. FINDING BOOKS  USE NOVANET ONLINE CATALOGUE  CARD CATALOGUE FOR PRE-1976 MATERIALS NOT YET ON NOVANET  BOOKS ARE ARRANGED BY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

19. http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html

22. STFX WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.STFX.CA LIBRARIES LINK LIBRARIES

28. SEARCHING MODES

29. Subject Heading Searching z Library of Congress Subject Headings z Controlled vocabulary z Big Red Books z Browsing headings type of search z Lists # of records associated

38. NOVANET EXPRESS z Document Delivery Service z $2.00 paid upon pickup z Regular borrowing period applies z Includes books and journal articles

41. MARKED RECORDS

42. SHOW MARKED RECORDS

43. E-MAIL RECORDS TO YOURSELF

44. FINDING ARTICLES: PERIODICAL INDEXES

45. z Keys to unlocking the world of periodical literature z Available in paper copy, CD-ROM or online z Similar to using a catalogue to find books z Indexes can be specialized by type, eg. SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX

47. FT ICON = FULL TEXT

49. FULL TEXT ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

50. SOME USEFUL INDEXES zSOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX zACADEMIC PRESS zCONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S ISSUES zRESEARCH LIBRARY (PROQUEST) zSOCIOFILE: ONLY ON CD-ROM IN LIBRARY zWEB OF SCIENCE (INCLUDES SOCIAL SCIENCES) zCBCA (CANADIAN CONTENT) zJSTOR

57. SEARCH FEATURES: THESAURUS INDEX 2 discs 1963-1985 1986-2001

58. TERM INFORMATION

60. COMBINING SETS

61. SETS 1 & 2 MAKE 3

62. BRIEF AND FULL RECORDS

63. ABSTRACT (SUMMARY)

64. DESCRIPTORS: LIKE SUBJECT HEADINGS

65. INDEX : GOOD FOR AUTHOR’S NAMES

66. LIMIT TO SFX JOURNALS:NOW 45 RECORDS FROM 92 SHOW HELD TITLES ONLY LINK TO FULLTEXT IF AVAILABLE

72. BOOK LOCATIONS zThird and fourth floors of library zarranged in LC call no. order zMaps available at service desks zCall no. included in the Novanet Record

73. JOURNAL LOCATIONS zBzBound Journals are located on the second floor, arranged by call no. zJzJournals can also be in limited access areas: eg. Basement: zmzmust be requested

74. DOCUMENT DELIVERY z KEEP NOVANET EXPRESS AND INTER LIBRARY LOAN OPTIONS IN MIND.

75. DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE THE JOURNAL ? z LOOK UP THE TITLE OF THE JOURNAL IN NOVANET UNDER AN EXACT TITLE SEARCH zTIP: SOMETIMES THE FIELD IS CALLED SOURCE zRecord has SERIAL beside it zJournal can be in print as well as electronic format, WATCH FOR DATES zSERIALS DATABASE FROM COLLECTIONS

81. MICROFORM zAvailable on the 3rd floor in the MICROFORM ROOM zReaders and Printers are also available z2 self-service vendacard printers zAsk for help

82. EVALUATING SOURCES zSzS cholarly content zPzP eer reviewed journals zBzB ibliographic Instruction internet site zLzL inks to various facets of evaluation of sources zUzU RL: http://www/library.cornell. edu/okuref/research/evalua te.html

83. CITING YOUR SOURCES zSome guides available at Reference Desk zRemember to note the relevant information from your sources as you use them

88. WE ARE HERE TO HELP z PLEASE ASK z REFERENCE LIBRARIANS ON DUTY