1. Finding Articles Sociology 2Z03 Intro to Sociological Research Info Lit @ Mac Nora Gaskin Reference Librarian Mills Research Help 2nd floor - ext. 22533 millref@mcmaster.ca New! IM the library: M - F, 11 - 3 MSN: library@mcmaster.ca AOL: maclibraries Yahoo! Messenger: maclibraries January 2006

2. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Finding Scholarly Articles in Sociology 1.Creating a search strategy 2.Finding references to articles 3.Getting the articles 4.Downloading, emailing, printing, etc. Questions? any time during the session!

3. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Before you start a new research project… Check Library and Research Help Desk Hours http://library.mcmaster.ca/ http://library.mcmaster.ca/ time your research so we can help!

4. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research e-Article Databases – What are they? locate articles by subject, author, etc. “what exists” but not necessarily “what’s in the library” some have –full text of the articles –citations (references) only –abstracts (summaries) of articles

5. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Connecting to e-Article Databases start at the Library home page: –http://library.mcmaster.cahttp://library.mcmaster.ca –click on e-Resources > Subject –e-article databases are listed first –don’t go to e-journals! authentication required? –from library, MacConnect, technology centre, home: yes! -- MAC ID (or LibAccess) –from residence: no!

6. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Sociological Abstracts 620,000+ abstracts of articles from 1,800+ journals sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers international in scope since 2001, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article

7. Challenge! Find articles on this topic: What is the influence of gender on psychological and/or social well being? (3 minutes)

8. Searching e-Article Databases Skills & Tips or, “e-Article Databases Don’t Work the Same Way as Google!”

9. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Avoid the most common mistake in searching influence of gender on psychological and/or social well being search engine tries to find that exact phrase –you get 0 results

10. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Tip: Identify Key Words and Phrases analyze your search statement: influence of gender on psychological and/or social well being …and break your topic into parts: gender, well being

11. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Phrases are fine, but… not too long, just one idea per phrase, e.g. well being

12. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Truncation, or Wild Card an asterisk * retrieves words with different endings broadens your search gender* gets gender genders gendered, etc.

13. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Combining Terms: AND narrows your search by requiring both search terms gender and well being

14. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Combining Terms: OR broadens your search to include synonyms, alternate spellings, abbreviations, etc. in your search always enclose the or’d words in parentheses: (gender or sex) (well being or well-being)

15. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Putting It All Together (gender* or sex) and (well being or well-being)

16. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Search Within Fields to focus your search use green ‘advanced search’ tab and drop-down menus to search only within the: –titles –authors –descriptors, etc.

17. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research The “One Good Article” Strategy to focus your search find 1 good article –try the “Sort by: Relevance Rank” feature use language from descriptors (or identifiers or subject headings), authors to get more

18. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Limiting to narrow your search Advanced Search screen typical limits: –date, e.g. 1995-2004 –publication type, e.g. journal article –language, e.g. English

19. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Do We Have Access to the Article? some databases have hotlinks to some articles –e.g. #7 if no hotlinks, click …to see whether the library has an online or paper subscription to the journal we may have: –one or more online subscriptions (e.g. #5 ) –one or more paper subscriptions (e.g. #3) –or both (e.g. #2 ), or neither (e.g. #13)

20. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research What if Get It! doesn’t work? if Get It! doesn’t appear, or doesn’t work: –open another browser –go to MORRISMORRIS –and do a Journal Title search what would you type in the MORRIS search box if you were looking for #15 that way? how would you find article #15 on the shelf?

21. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Output saving or emailing your list of references printing or photocopying an article

22. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research The Library Printer Network printers in Mills, Thode, Innis, Health Sciences send from any library computer uses library Debit card same card, same cost as photocopying (10¢ a page)

23. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Photocopying in The Libraries Journals are Non-Circulating –(they don’t go out) Photocopy machines –self-service; all libraries; no cash Library Debit cards: dispensers or Bookstore Library Debit cards –$3 - $20 –$2 for card; then 10¢ or less a page

24. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research What if we don’t have it? RACER inter-library loans articles: $5 books: free 7-10 day delivery (average)

25. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Review: Finding Articles 1.Search e-Article Databases for articles 2.use Get It! or MORRIS for availabilityMORRIS 3.download, email, print or photocopy references and articles 4.find articles on the shelf: location + call number – MORRIS volume, issue, year, pages, etc. – article database

26. Sociology 2Z03: Intro to Research Questions? …and don’t forget – Need Help? Just Ask! Mills Research HelpMills Research Help, Mills 2 nd floor 905 525-9140 ext. 22533 millref@mcmaster.ca IM the library (M-F, 11 am - 3 pm) MSN: library@mcmaster.ca AOL: maclibraries Yahoo! Messenger: maclibraries Good Luck with your Assignments!