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CST 101 Information Competency
2008
Session 1Session 1
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Session Outcomes
Know the first steps in the research process
Find articles in Academic Search Elite database
Evaluate information sources– Primary and Secondary– Currency
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The Research Process Information Sources
Types of information sources– Books– Magazines– What else?
Understand what information sources you need. – Read your assignment; ask your instructor!
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Finding articles in Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Elite is a periodical database
What’s a database? What’s a periodical?
Why use CSUMB Library databases? Materials selected by information professionals Up-to-date information Better organized than the Internet
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Four Main Search Types
Title – When do you use a title search? Author – When do you use an author
search? Keyword – What is a keyword search? Subject – A subject is a topic
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Using Article Databases
CSUMB Library homepagehttp://library.csumb.edu/
Databases by subject Databases A—Z Full-text databases and indexes
– What is a citation?– What is an abstract?
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Keyword Searching In Academic Search Elite
Library homepageAcademic Search Elite interface Default fields. What are fields? Limit Your Results section
– Published date– Scholarly or peer reviewed– Publication type
Full-text limit – Beware!
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Evaluating Currency
Currency relates to the date of an
information source. It is current if it is
recent
Is currency always important in research?
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Academic Search Elite Author Search Exercise
Find articles written by Rachel Halliburton.
How many articles by Ms. Halliburton did you find?
5 minutes
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Combination Keyword Searcheswith AND
Internet searches are keyword searches– How do keyword searches work?
Use combination searches to combine different concepts in one search– Censorship AND books
Called the Boolean and
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Boolean Diagram
Dark hair Piercings
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Boolean AND Exercise
Keyword search “censorship.”– How many hits?
In the next search box add “books.” – How many hits?
In the last search box add “united states.”– How many hits?
What happens when adding AND? This is a Boolean, or combination, search.
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Combination Search with OR
OR broadens a search
shipsEither boats OR
synonyms
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Boolean OR Exercise
Search on “chicanos”– How many hits?
Use pull down box on second search line to “OR” and type “mexican americans.”
– How many hits?
Use “OR” to add “latinos”– How many hits?
Why use Boolean OR in a search strategy?8 minutes
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Search Strategy is . . .
the type of search and search terms used
What search terms would you use to find articles about vandalism of churches in Californiavandalism of churches in California?
What are the main concepts in the topic below?The influence of mass media on recent violence against The influence of mass media on recent violence against
women in the United Stateswomen in the United States
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Finding Search Terms Exercise
Part I of
“Keyword and Primary/Secondary Exercises”
Circle the main concepts/ideas in the two sentences.
5 minutes
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Evaluation of Information Sources
Primary and Secondary Literature
Primary sources/literature are . . .?– Primary source in art?– Other examples of primary sources?
Secondary sources/literature are . . .?– Examples of secondary sources?
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Evaluate Primary/Secondary and Currency
“News Portrayal of Violence and Women.” Primary or secondary? Why?
The influence of mass media on recent The influence of mass media on recent violence against womenviolence against women
Is currency important to this topic?– What does currency mean?
How to search for “current” information
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Primary/Secondary Exercise
Part II
“Keyword and Primary/Secondary Exercises”
Determine if the following two citations are primary or secondary sources, using the checklists as guides.
8 minutes
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Additional Primary/Secondary Exercise
If there are 25 minutes left in the session . . .
Students will come up to the instructor computer and look for an article on their topic. Class will determine if it is primary or secondary
15 minutes
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Session 1 Assessment
10 minutes
