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EDUC 3000Library Resources and ServicesSearch StrategiesCitation Tools and GuidesPlagiarism
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Gil Express
• Borrow books from other GA universities (USG)
• Search Gil Express catalog• Request online or check
out in person• Arrive in 2-4 days• 28-day loan, renewable
Interlibrary loan (ILL)
• Request electronic copy of an article• Arrive in less than a week
by email• Borrow books from all
types of libraries• Arrive in 2-3 weeks• Loan period varies
Searching strategies• Keywords and keyword phrases• Connected with Boolean operators (AND, OR , NOT)• Brainstorm alternative terms, synonyms
• Thesaurus • Index tools such as subjects or descriptors• Controlled vocabulary • Subject Headings example: (Library of Congress)
• Advanced Search Techniques• Truncation * Proximity operators * Wildcards
Boolean Operators
• AND = narrow
• OR = expand
• NOT = exclude
women AND hypertension
hypertension OR “high blood pressure”
dolphins NOT football
AND is automatically used by Google and other search engines to combine terms
Building a Search StrategyResearch topic: language arts learning tools for middle school students Rephrase as a question: How do you motivate middle school students to read? Identify keywords and phrases middle school students” (middle school students) reading motivateHint: Truncation is a function allowing searches for different forms of a word. Motivat* retrieves -- motivation, motivating, motivator, motivational
“middle school students” AND motivat* AND reading (peer reviewed)
Some alternative keywords and phrases
• Adolescents OR “middle school students”
• “Language arts” OR reading
• “teaching methods” OR motivation
• Achievement OR success
(“middle school students” OR adolescents) AND (“reading motivation” OR “teaching methods”) AND achievement
Keyword search with limiters: subjects and dates
Sample search- Limiter for scholarly peer reviewed
Tool Bar – Try Using the Thesaurus
Add your selected thesaurus terms to the Search Box DE = Descriptors
Sample search using descriptorsfrom the thesaurus tool.
Detailed journal article record
Another index tool: Subject --controlled vocabulary
Descriptors = specific subject headings
LIBGUIDES
Start Your Research with:
Four Categories of LibGuides
LibGuides - Research Tools!
http://clayton.libguides.com/
Tutorials-- “how to” guides Suggested resources
Books and e-books Research databases
Quality websites Quick help boxes
Education LibGuide- Searching for “Articles”
Education LibGuide-Multimedia Resources
FINDING BOOKS
E-Books E-Reference Circulating books Juvenile Collection
Search for books
Search Results in the CSU Catalog
Limit your search to Juvenile Collection
Some Juvenile Collection Books
Statistical Resources for Education
EVALUATING RESOURCES
Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose (CRAAP Test)
STRATEGIES TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
EBSCO Tool -- Citing SourcesSelect your format-Caution: User Beware
Education LibGuide
• http://clayton.libguides.com/education
• Library help is available!
