SOCIOLOGY 202LIBRARY INSTRUCTION

Angus L. Macdonald LibraryJanuary 2002Susan Cameron

OBJECTIVES

FIND APPROPRIATE MATERIALS NOVANET CATALOGUE INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, FULL-TEXT

DATABASESDEVELOP SEARCH STRATEGIES

USE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES USE APPROPRIATE SOURCES

RETRIEVE MATERIALS EVALUATE SOURCES

SEVEN STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS

IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

USE CATALOGUES TO FIND BOOKS

USE INDEXES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES

FIND ALTERNATE RESOURCES:EG. /AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCES

EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND

CITE WHAT YOU FIND USING A STANDARDIZED FORMAT

RESEARCH TIPS:

WORK FROM THE GENERAL TO THE SPECIFIC. Find background information first, then use more specific and recent sources. RECORD WHAT YOU FIND AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT. Write out a complete citation for each source you find; you may need. it again later TRANSLATE YOUR TOPIC INTO THE SUBJECT LANGUAGE OF THEINDEXES AND CATALOGS YOU USE. Check your topic words against a thesaurus or subject heading list.Need help clarifying your topic? Need ideas about where to look next? Want to be sure you're using a reference source effectively? Ask a Librarian

IDENTIFY AND DEVELOPTOPIC

STATE TOPIC AS QUESTIONIDENTIFY MAIN CONCEPTS AND/OR

KEYWORDSBE CLEAR IN YOUR OWN MIND WHAT

YOU WANT TO FIND OUTUSE SEARCH STRATEGY WORKSHEETKEEP TOPIC MANAGEABLE, NOT TOO

BROAD OR TOO NARROW

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

ENCYCLOPEDIAS SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIAS BIBLIOGRAPHIES SPECIALIZED DICTIONARIES HANDBOOKS TEXTBOOKS

SUBJECT GUIDE

http://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/services/reference/sociology.htm

This lists some relevant sources in the field of Sociology, put together by the Reference Dept.

FINDING BOOKS

USE NOVANET ONLINE CATALOGUE

CARD CATALOGUE FOR PRE-1976 MATERIALS NOT YET ON NOVANET

BOOKS ARE ARRANGED BY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html

STFX WEBSITEHTTP://WWW.STFX.CA

LIBRARIES LINK

LIBRARIES

SEARCHING MODES

Subject Heading Searching Library of

Congress Subject Headings

Controlled vocabulary

Big Red Books Browsing

headings type of search

Lists # of records associated

NOVANET EXPRESS

Document Delivery Service

$2.00 paid upon pickup

Regular borrowing period applies

Includes books and journal articles

MARKED RECORDS

SHOW MARKED RECORDS

E-MAILRECORDS TO YOURSELF

FINDING ARTICLES:PERIODICAL INDEXES

Keys to unlocking the world of periodical literature

Available in paper copy, CD-ROM or online

Similar to using a catalogue to find books

Indexes can be specialized by type, eg. SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX

FT ICON=

FULL TEXT

FULL TEXT ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

SOME USEFUL INDEXESSOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX ACADEMIC PRESSCONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S ISSUESRESEARCH LIBRARY (PROQUEST)SOCIOFILE: ONLY ON CD-ROM IN LIBRARYWEB OF SCIENCE (INCLUDES SOCIAL

SCIENCES)CBCA (CANADIAN CONTENT) JSTOR

SEARCH FEATURES:THESAURUS

INDEX

2 discs1963-19851986-2001

TERM INFORMATION

COMBINING SETS

SETS 1 & 2 MAKE 3

BRIEF AND FULL RECORDS

ABSTRACT (SUMMARY)

DESCRIPTORS: LIKE SUBJECT HEADINGS

INDEX : GOOD FOR AUTHOR’SNAMES

LIMIT TO SFX JOURNALS:NOW45 RECORDS FROM 92

SHOW HELD TITLES ONLY

LINK TO FULLTEXTIF AVAILABLE

BOOK LOCATIONS

Third and fourth floors of library

arranged in LC call no. order

Maps available at service desks

Call no. included in the Novanet Record

JOURNAL LOCATIONS

Bound Journals are located on the second floor, arranged by call no.

Journals can also be in limited access areas: eg. Basement:

must be requested

DOCUMENT DELIVERY

KEEP NOVANET EXPRESS AND INTER LIBRARY LOAN OPTIONS IN MIND.

DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE THE JOURNAL ?

LOOK UP THE TITLE OF THE JOURNAL IN NOVANET UNDER AN EXACT TITLE SEARCH

TIP: SOMETIMES THE FIELD IS CALLED SOURCE

Record has SERIAL beside it Journal can be in print as well as electronic

format, WATCH FOR DATES SERIALS DATABASE FROM COLLECTIONS

MICROFORM

Available on the 3rd floor in the MICROFORM ROOM

Readers and Printers are also available

2 self-service vendacard printers

Ask for help

EVALUATING SOURCESScholarly contentPeer reviewed journalsBibliographic Instruction

internet siteLinks to various facets

of evaluation of sourcesURL:

http://www/library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/evaluate.html

CITING YOUR SOURCES

Some guides available at Reference Desk

Remember to note the relevant information from your sources as you use them

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

PLEASE ASKREFERENCE

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