1. ACS 1001 Library Workshop January 31, 2013

2. http://library.villanova.edu  Do not go to library website through MyNova portal  Ask for help when you need it!  Front desk  Chat  Email: ref@villanova.edu  Phone: 610-519-4270

3. Research Process Image from Ohio Dominican Library, retrieved 8/29/10 from http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/help/knowhow/module_research/M0_A1c.htm; Edwards, Sylvia and Bruce, C. http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/help/knowhow/module_research/M0_A1c.htm

4. News Sources Keep up to date on current events surrounding your topic. Or, research the history of your topic.

5. The Villanovan Current  Print editions available in Library and throughout campus.  Online at http://www.villano van.com/ http://www.villano van.com/ Historical  1893-1991 in Falvey’s Digital Library. Full text searching. 1893-1991 in Falvey’s Digital Library  1991-present: select articles in Lexis Nexis

6. Philadelphia Inquirer  Available online, 1981-present Available online, 1981-present  Full text searchable

7. Scholarly Information Use scholarly information to back up important points in your argument.

8. CQ Researcher  CQ Researcher is one of several resources that explores issues, rather than just publishing articles.  When looking at an article, check out the Pro/Con section to become familiar with both sides of an issue.

10. What is a scholarly article?  Scholarly articles have undergone a peer review process prior to being published in a reputable journal.  According to the Encyclopedia of Evaluation, peer review is:Encyclopedia of Evaluation  Peer review refers generally to the evaluation of professional performance or products by other professionals and, more specifically, to a set of procedures for evaluating grant proposals and manuscripts submitted for publication. For peer-reviewed journals, content-matter specialists are asked to judge a manuscript, often using specified criteria and blinded to the author's identity. The journal editor considers reviewers' comments and decides whether the paper should be published, rejected, or revised and resubmitted. Similar procedures are used to review grant applications. Critiques of the peer review process focus on the low reliability of reviewers' recommendations, but the goal of peer review is to make good and defensible judgments rather than to have high reliability. Peer review is an example of an expertise- oriented approach to evaluation.

11. What is a database?  From the Encyclopedia of Health Care ManagementEncyclopedia of Health Care Management  A database is an organized collection of data that can be manipulated to produce information specific to a user's needs. Conceptually, a database is an electronic filing system with an indexing structure linking to specific data elements. …The basic element of a database is a field, or variable. Each field in a database is specified as a fixed (maximum) number of characters, each equivalent to a byte of data. The data elements may be text, such as a patient name, or numeric, such as a birth date…A group of related fields is called a record.

12. Search Tab Books & More  Mostly books and videos that are found within the library building  Includes e-books and government documents Articles & More  Online full text journal articles  Limit to scholarly journals  Or, search for news and trade publications

14. Contact Me Phone Email Chat Group & individual research appointments Stop by! Kristyna Carroll Research Support Librarian Kristyna.carroll@vill anova.edu 610-519-5391