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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library’s Online Databases

Dr. Jun WangProfessor of Library & Information Studies

Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

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Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome1. Be able to locate Delta College Library’s homepage and

search the subscription online Databases on and off the campus

2. Understand the functions of the online databases3. Be able to conduct a subject and Boolean keyword searches

in such online databases as PowerSearch, Opposing ViewPoints in Context to find topic overviews, academic journal articles, statistics, and viewpoints articles

4. Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA style

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3Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materialsClick here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

How to Find Academic Journal Articles?

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Find hot issues or conduct a Boolean keyword search

gender and occupational and (choice or pay)

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References

Allison, P., England, P., & Levanon, A. (2009). Occupational

feminization and pay: Assessing causal dynamics using 1950-

2000 U.S. Census data. Social Forces, 88(2), 865+.

To be tweaked as the following

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Conduct an Effective Keyword SearchIdentify keywords or phrase for the search Use one or more Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together in neededUse quotation marks around a phraseLimit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications before clicking on the search button

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Further limit your search to document

type

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Cross References

that will lead you to more

sources

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Click on the + sign to open the

subdivisions

social class

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Cross References

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sources

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References

McConney, A., & Perry, L. School socio-economic composition and

student outcomes in Australia: Implications for educational policy.

Australian Journal of Education, 54(1), 72+.

12 Feb. 2013.

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Student Gauging Your Learning OutcomeGauging Your Learning Outcome

1. Do you have access to the library’s subscription online databases on and off the campus?

2. What do you expect to find in the online databases?3. What kinds of searches can you conduct in Opposing

Viewpoint in Context and PowerSearch?4. How to limit your search to full-text, peer-reviewed,

academic research articles?5. How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in APA

Style?

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