Information ResourcesLibraries & the Open Web

Frederic Murray Assistant ProfessorMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa

Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

Assignment

• Students are gathering art, music, movie, and literature sources under a theme of their choosing that relates to the larger theme of "The Changing Family, Gender, and Identity."

Did You Know….

The Internet is…

• a worldwide collection of computer networks

• ubiquitous

Web Searching is easy because…..• Speed• Choice• Availability 24/7

• Always get an answer

Web searching is difficult because …

• Organization• Quality control/Reliability • Formats

21st Century

Potential Sources-Academic

• Video Podcasts• Audio Podcast• Wikis• Blog (Weblog) and Video Blog

Post• Forum or Discussion Board

Posting• E-mail• Computer

Software/Downloaded Software• Nonperiodical Web Document

or Report• Online Lecture Notes and

Presentation Slides• Qualitative Data and Online

Interviews• Graphic Data (e.g. Interactive

Maps and Other Graphic Representations of Data)

• Data Sets• Bibliographies

• Annotated Bibliographies• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries• Dissertation/Thesis from a

Database• Book Reviews• Chapter/Section of a Web

Document or Online Book Chapter

• Kindle Books• Electronic Books• Newspaper Article• Abstract• Article from a Database• Article From an Online

Periodical with no DOI Assigned• Article From an Online

Periodical with DOI Assigned• Online Scholarly Journal Article:

Citing DOIs• Article From an Online

Periodical

Potential Sources –Popular

Anatomy of a URL

Domain Names

• Which one is right?– www.whitehouse

.com– www.whitehouse

.gov– www.whitehouse

.net– www.whitehouse

.org• Whois.net

– www.whois.net

• .gov• .org• .mil• .com• .edu• .net• .int

Indicates a reliable domain name

Google: Improve Your Searches*Site Specific Command

What it does: searches only specific domains

What to type: family gender identity site:edu

family gender identity site:gov

family gender identity site:edu

family gender identity site:edu

family gender identity site:gov

family gender identity site:gov

Pew Research Center*

• Family and Relationships• Family Roles• Household and Family Structure• Marriage and Divorce • Parenthood

Why Use Site Specific search?• Academic sources

• Bibliographies

• Citations

Peer Review

Scholarly and Popular Periodicals

POPULAR MAGAZINES

• USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE

• RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE

• ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL

• USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES

• PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK

• ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”

• PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS

• LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER

• ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE

• PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE

Potential Sources-Academic

• Video Podcasts• Audio Podcast• Wikis• Blog (Weblog) and Video Blog

Post• Forum or Discussion Board

Posting• E-mail• Computer

Software/Downloaded Software• Nonperiodical Web Document

or Report• Online Lecture Notes and

Presentation Slides• Qualitative Data and Online

Interviews• Graphic Data (e.g. Interactive

Maps and Other Graphic Representations of Data)

• Data Sets• Bibliographies

• Annotated Bibliographies• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries• Dissertation/Thesis from a

Database• Book Reviews• Chapter/Section of a Web

Document or Online Book Chapter

• Kindle Books• Electronic Books• Newspaper Article• Abstract• Article from a Database• Article From an Online

Periodical with no DOI Assigned• Article From an Online

Periodical with DOI Assigned• Online Scholarly Journal Article:

Citing DOIs• Article From an Online

Periodical

Tools of Scholarship

Content• Books• Articles• Journals• Citations• WWW

Tools• Catalogs• Databases• Lists• Indexes• Search Engines

Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines

• A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.

• A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.

• Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).

Search Techniques

• Keyword • Basic Boolean

Identifying Keywords

• Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question.

• These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.

Research Question

Is the role of art therapy a proven method for counseling clients?

• Art therapy• Counseling

Art Therapy and Counseling

Keyword Phrases

• Single concept, multiple words• Some electronic resources require

keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation– Quotation marks – SWOSU Catalog – Parenthesis

Boolean

• AND = Narrow

• OR = Expand

• NOT = Exclude

Boolean Operators

• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND

– Narrows your search• OR

– Expands your search with synonymous terms

• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!

Assignment

• Students are gathering art, music, movie, and literature sources under a theme of their choosing that relates to the larger theme of "The Changing Family, Gender, and Identity."

Library Resources

• Art• Film• Literature• Music

Library Resources*

• Art– Oxford Art Online

• Film– Kanopy Streaming

• Literature– Catalog/eBooks

• Music – Music Online

On Our Shelves

Reference WorksInternational Encyclopedia of Marriage and

Family

R 301.4203 I n855 2003

SWOSU Discovery Service

• 500,000 Books

• 150,000 Ebooks

• 50,000 Journals

• 150 DatabasesOne Search To Rule Them

All

Using Discovery

Limit To• Full Text• Peer Reviewed• Publication Date

Facets• Source Types*• Subject*• Publisher• Publication• Language• Geography• Location*• Databases Searched

Discovery Tools

• Folders• Email• Cite• Permalink

• Export (Refworks)

Create Folders

• Create Account

• Manage Content

• Easy Retrieval

• Printing

Class Exercise

• How has marriage changed since the 1950s?

• Find one article from each source

• Write down in MLA

• Google site specific i.e. edu

• Pew Research Center

• Discovery• Specific

Databases– Oxford Art Online,

Kanopy, ebooks

Research the Assignment

• Research Question

• Keywords/Boolean

• Discovery – Full Text/Cite/Folders

Questions?

• Contact me:– Frederic Murray

• 774-7113• frederic.murray@swosu.edu

Thanks!