1. Walden University Academic Residencies:
Library Research for the Literature Review
EdD Residency
Kimberly Burton, MLIS
December, 2018
Tampa

2. Stuff about me
Reference & Instruction Librarian and Liaison to the College of Education
Second career – Online degree

3. Session Agenda Information in a scholarly setting
Develop search strategies
Determine best keywords
Use indexed fields
Practice
Understand the role of Google Scholar
Look at Dissertations
Establish strategies to organize research

4. Doctoral Scholarship Becoming a Scholar: Information literacy:
What does that mean?
What is required?
Information literacy:
Understanding when information is needed
Where to find that information
How to evaluate that information
How use that information effectively

5. ACRL Framework for Information Literacy
Doctoral Scholarship
Research as inquiry
Scholarship as conversation
Searching as strategic exploration
Information has value
Authority is constructed and contextual
Information creation as a process
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy

8. Boolean Operators: AND, OR and NOT
Big Bang
Theory
NCIS

9. Identify the main concepts Brainstorm synonyms
Keyword Searching
Identify the main concepts
Brainstorm synonyms
Look at the titles, subject lines, & abstracts
There’s a Library Guide!!
The databases cannot recognize context, they only know word matching.

10. Bullying … prevention … elementary
Keyword Searching
What are the best strategies for bullying prevention in elementary schools?
Bullying … prevention … elementary
What interventions help Mexican American students stay in school?
Identify main concepts and brainstorm synonyms. Concrete concepts work best. Exercise: To teach students about brainstorming and keywords- Students turn to the person next to them and start discussing their topic of interest. The other listening person has a sheet of paper to write down keywords as the other person talks. Then they switch.
Mexican American …students… stay in school

11. Practice Time – Can you ….
Find Education/Multidisciplinary/Subject related Databases
Find Keywords
Use Boolean Operators
AND, OR and NOT
Search by index
Subject terms
Abstract

12. Research Beyond the Walden Library
Using Google Scholar effectively
searches broadly
can be difficult to shape precise searches
overwhelming number of results to review
no peer-review limiter
Link Google Scholar to the Walden Library
Click on the “cited by” link of an article
Verify peer-reviewed status in Ulrich’s
Evaluating Resources

13. Overview of the Literature Review
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Books
Encyclopedias
Research Method
Research Articles
Current Literature
Other subject areas
Teaching that research is not linear- On a sheet of paper have students draw a line that represents their research process. Students can choose to share their drawing or you can start discussing how research is not linear.

14. Dissertations Dissertation Database
Look at completed dissertations or project studies
Organization and flow
Search by advisor or chair

15. Staying Organized Search Logs Word Docs Excel spreadsheet
Literature Review Matrices
Keep track of what you find

16. Keys to Successful Online Research
No single collection or search engine will cover everything.
Start in the Library collections and then go beyond.
Google Scholar offers wide-coverage – but limited ability to refine searches and no peer-review limiter.
Not all articles will be freely available online; know your tools for tracking down the full text.
Use citation chaining and reference mining
Look at dissertations
Keep track of searches

17. Final Assignment
Take 2 minutes right now to reflect on what you learned from this session.
Write down notes for your reflection assignment.
Key Takeaways 
Resources I Will Need 
Next Steps for Improvement

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