LIBRARY Library Orientation for HIV/AIDS: Cultural, Social, and Scientific Aspects of the Pandemic Thursday, October 12, 2017 Vince Graziano Sexuality Studies Librarian vince.graziano@concordia.ca

Workshop Outline Evaluating sources for credibility Identifying and finding types of sources Finding books CLUES (library catalogue) Finding articles Academic Search Complete LGBT Life with Full Text Gender Studies Database PsycINFO PubMed Finding Images & Videos ARTSTOR CLUES Finding Statistics Government sources

Selecting the right database: Guides List of databases Subject and Course Guides Ex: HIV/AIDS Subject Guide Ex: Sexuality Studies Subject Guide Ex: Psychology Subject Guide Question: which discipline(s) covers my topic area? Ask at the Reference desk

Major Databases Academic Search Complete LGBT Life with Full Text multidisciplinary LGBT Life with Full Text Gender Studies Database women's & men's studies, sexual diversity SocINDEX sociology ARTbibliographies Modern 20th century art ERIC education PsycINFO Psychology PubMed Medicine

Major Databases: Subject Headings Academic Search Complete Use: HIV or AIDS Disease in Subject Terms LGBT Life with Full Text Gender Studies Database SocINDEX ARTbibliographies Modern Use: AIDS in Subject/Artist ERIC Use: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome PsycINFO Use: HIV or AIDS in SU Subject PubMed Use: HIV or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Research Question How does stigma affect mental health in HIV positive older adults? What discipline? Psychology/psychiatry What database? PsycINFO

Search Operators AND HIV AND activism OR education OR prevention NOT media NOT television “ ” “AIDS Disease” * activis* () (HIV OR “AIDS Disease”) AND (teen* OR youth OR adolescen*)

More Databases Databases Newspapers Canadian Periodical Index ProQuest Central Repère (Québec French-language) Newspapers New York Times (1851-2014) Globe & Mail (1844-2014) Times Digital Archive (1785-2009) Canadian Newsstream Factiva Full text of current international newspapers Eureka French-language Quebec and international newspapers

To Find the Full Text Use the feature Search CLUES Perform a Journal Title search Check other Montreal libraries Use your BCI card Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO) Online form Allow 1 week for delivery of books Electronic delivery for most articles within 24-48 hours

EVALUATING SOURCES for CREDIBILITY

Evaluation Criteria PURPOSE AUTHORITY ACCURACY RELEVANCE CURRENCY OBJECTIVITY

PURPOSE What is the purpose of the source? Why was it created? To inform? To sell? To entertain? To amuse? To advance knowledge? To educate? To teach? Who is the intended audience? Experts/scholars? General public? Children? Is the readership level appropriate for your research?

AUTHORITY Who is the author/creator? Who is the publisher? What are the credentials of the author/creator? What is the author/creator’s organizational affiliation? Who is the publisher? Is it a university press? Is the source peer-reviewed? What organization is responsible for the source? Governmental organization? Learned society? If you cannot find information regarding the authority of the author or publisher, you should not use the source.

ACCURACY Is the information accurate and does it have bibliographic references? What are the author’s sources of information? Is it well-researched? Does it provide sufficient evidence? What kind of language, imagery and/or tone is used? Is it emotional, objective, professional, etc.? Fact checking Can you find other sources that corroborate the evidence? If you cannot verify that the information is accurate, you should not use the source.

RELEVANCE How relevant is the source? Is the information and content relevant to your research paper or project topic? Does the source provide a superficial treatment, or a detailed analysis? Is it an opinion piece? An editorial? A scholarly analysis? In what medium is the source published? Book? Journal article? A blog post? A YouTube video? What does the medium tell you about the source?

CURRENCY What is the copyright, publication, or posting date? Is there a date? Is the information outdated? Is the time of publication or writing appropriate for your topic? Some sources remain authoritative regardless of them being published less recently, e.g. seminal works. What has changed in your field of study since the publication date?

OBJECTIVITY Is the material objective and free of advertising, bias, and hidden agendas? Is the language impartial? Is the statistical evidence credible? Conclusions should be based on research and supported evidence Websites should acknowledge affiliations and associations such as universities, community organizations, social, scientific or government groups or bodies Media may have a specific intent, and aim to represent a particular stance or bias.

IDENTIFYING AND FINDING TYPES OF SOURCES

What is it and how to find it? McDonnell, Terence E. Best Laid Plans: Cultural Entropy and the Unraveling of AIDS Media Campaigns. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Book Search in CLUES by TITLE: Best laid plans …

What is it and how to find it? Van Buren, Kathleen J. “Music, HIV/AIDS, and Social Change in Nairobi, Kenya.” In The Culture of AIDS in Africa: Hope and Healing through Music and the Arts, edited by Gregory Bartz and Judah M. Cohen, 70-84. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2011. Chapter or essay in and edited book Search in CLUES by TITLE: Culture of AIDS in Africa…

What is it and how to find it? Furlotte, Charles and Karen Schwartz. “Mental health experiences of older adults living with HIV: Uncertainty, stigma, and approaches to resilience.” Canadian Journal on Aging 36, no. 2 (2017): 125-140. Journal article Search in CLUES by JOURNAL TITLE: Canadian journal on aging Search in Discovery by title of article

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