FMA 1201Q FMA 1201Q Love Actually Sociology Resource Librarians Umarani Jayapal Hayati Abdul Library Tutorial 1

What You’ll Learn  Understand the research process  Find citations & full-text articles  Use advanced search techniques  Search subscribed databases  Evaluate information sources. 2

Sociology LibGuide 3

The Research Process 4

The Research Cycle Explore Identify main keywords List synonyms, related words & variant spellings Create search statement Search for sources using FindMore, LINC & databases Get more sources by checking references Are there enough? Evaluate quality, currency, relevance, etc. yes no Complete your assignment Topic 5

 Choose a topic that interest you personally  Get ideas from scanning books, encyclopedias, journal or newspaper articles  Ensure that your topic has sufficient resources  Avoid topics that are too broad or too narrow. Exploring a Topic 6

Information Sources Source Useful for How to Access Books Overview of topicsFindMore; LINC Journal articles In-depth treatment of topics, usually current and scholarly FindMore; Specialised Databases Newspapers Recent events, anecdotes, book reviews, interviews, biographical information… FindMore, E-Newspapers, microfilms Websites (.edu,.gov,.org ) Exploring the topic FindMore, WWW… 7

Interpret References 8

CRAAP Test Acknowledgements: Western U.caWestern U.ca 9

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Getting Started 11

 Searches NUS library collections and beyond  Search results include:  Journal articles  Books, eBooks  Newspapers  & more - all wit one click! 12

Let’s Search… Finding romantic love on the internet Topic #1: #2: Identify Keywords 13

Keywords 14

FindMore Search Results Refine by… Select to view full-text /record 15

Refine by…  Use filters to refine your search  Clicking on More… under each section gives you more filters to choose from  Clear Filters to remove previous refinements 16

Explore Results Mouse over title to view summary on left panel 17

Peer Review Acknowledgements: NCTC Libraries 18

Peer review… A researcher reads the literature Performs an experiment - builds upon previous research Results of experiment are written and submitted to a journal Peer review Peer review process - experts in the field review and suggest changes A journal article is published Journal article is read & indexed in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science 19

Output Results 1. Mark records 2. Marked records are kept in temporary folder Choose a preferred citation format and /print references 4. Alternatively, export to EndNote

21 A bibliographic management software that:  stores and organizes citations  inserts citations into a Word document  format references in a predefined citation style  For technical queries (e.g. installation), contact IT Care at or EndNote video

Why Cite! 22

What to cite? 23

Citation Styles 24

ASA style 25

View Book/E-Book Refine by… Select to view full record 26

On the shelves… Call numbers : Call numbers :  Help to determine a book's placement (address) on the shelves  Collocate books on the same subject  Consists of letters and numbers based on the subject, author's name and publication date HQ801Ben 2004 Call number HQ801 Ben

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Print/Download E-book 29

Databases 30

Databases for Social Sciences 31

Sociological Abstracts 32

Let’s search… #3: Identify Keywords When does race matter? Interracial romantic relationships among college students Topic #1: #2: #3: #1: #2: 33

Boolean Operators ABAB 34

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Sociological Abstracts Search Results Click to access full-text Output records Mark records 36

FindMore vs. Specialised Databases 37

E-Newspapers 38

Let’s Search… Commercialization of romantic relationships: Valentine’s Day in Asia Topic #3: Identify Keywords #1: #2: 39

Search Factiva 40 Commercial * AND (love OR romance OR romantic) AND valentine’s Enter the wildcard symbol (asterisk) to search for words such as commercialization, commercialised, commercials, commercializing, etc.

Factiva Search Results 41 Select to view full-text Refine results Output results

Accessing full-texts from Google Scholar (GS) 42

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Find IT! links appear on the right panel. Click to view full-texts After installing Find It! in GS 44

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Contact Librarians 46

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Online Help 49

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