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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

STFX WEBSITE LIBRARIES LINK LIBRARIES

SEARCHING MODES

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

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

MARKED RECORDS

SHOW MARKED RECORDS

RECORDS TO YOURSELF

FINDING ARTICLES: PERIODICAL INDEXES

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

FT ICON = FULL TEXT

FULL TEXT ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

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

SEARCH FEATURES: THESAURUS INDEX 2 discs

TERM INFORMATION

COMBINING SETS

SETS 1 & 2 MAKE 3

BRIEF AND FULL RECORDS

ABSTRACT (SUMMARY)

DESCRIPTORS: LIKE SUBJECT HEADINGS

INDEX : GOOD FOR AUTHOR’S NAMES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: edu/okuref/research/evalua te.html

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

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