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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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*)

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

9. 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 hours

10. EVALUATING SOURCES for CREDIBILITY

11. Evaluation Criteria PURPOSE AUTHORITY ACCURACY RELEVANCE CURRENCY
OBJECTIVITY

12. 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?

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. 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?

17. 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.

18. IDENTIFYING AND FINDING TYPES OF SOURCES

19. 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 …

20. 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, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Chapter or essay in and edited book
Search in CLUES by TITLE: Culture of AIDS in Africa…

21. 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):
Journal article
Search in CLUES by JOURNAL TITLE: Canadian journal on aging
Search in Discovery by title of article

22. Help is Available At the Reference Desk HIV/AIDS Subject Guide
Ask a Librarian
form
Chat with a Librarian
Ask Vince:
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Office hours: by appointment