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FSC 406 class presentation on 2/15/2012
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FSC 406Library Resources
Linda Galloway
Syracuse University Library Spring 2012
What we’re going to do today…
• Talk about topics, keywords and finding information
• Learn how to find books @ SU Library –both print and electronic books.
• Learn how to use scientific databases to locate scholarly journal articles
• Understand how & why to use the legal/news resource Lexis-Nexis
Poll Results
• http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTEyNTkxOTk2Mjk
Start with your research assignment…
• Develop a research topic by:– Evaluating topic– Background reading/ review literature– Developing a list of search terms– Writing a clarifying paragraph
Choose a topic you are interested in.
Carefully define and develop your topic.
A well defined topic is easier to search.
Do you always get to choose your topic???
Developing your Topic
1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Evaluate your topic.
3. Get a working knowledge of your topic. (develop keyword list)
4. Identify controversies or questions.
5. Develop your research question.
6. Write your clarifying paragraph.
Let’s develop our topic1. Choose a topic that interests you (Criminal profiling)
2. Evaluate your topic (Too broad or narrow?)
3. Get a working knowledge of your topic. (develop keyword list) (How to do this??)
4. Identify controversies or questions (Background reading)
5. Develop your research question (Why?)
6. Write your clarifying paragraph (Or introduction, or abstract)
Offender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is a behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown
criminal subjects or offenders. Offender profiling is also known as criminal profiling, criminal personality profiling, criminological profiling, behavioral profiling or criminal investigative analysis. Geographic profiling is another method to profile an offender. Television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Profiler in the 1990s, the 2005 television series Criminal Minds, the 2011 television series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs have lent many names to what the FBI calls "criminal investigative analysis.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offender_profiling#Controversies
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2009071700&type=hitlist&num=0
Determine what you need:
• Book – • Article
– General – Peer-reviewed, scientific
• Background information
Think before you search
Finding Books
Electronic Book
In print: HV8073 .H77 2010
In print: QA276 .A264 2010
http://library.syr.edu
http://library.syr.edu
bloodstain
Keyword (default) search
Narrow (make more specific) by choosing facets on the left side of the screen.
eBooks in Forensics
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
Check this box – will access our subscription only
Finding Articles
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
Databases!Do you have your own
database?
•Cell phone address book•Online article collection
Use these links OR this tab to accessarticle collections…
ScienceDirect
When searching databases…
Remember: RATS
• Synonyms• Subjects• Suggested topics• Types of materials
– Scholarly Journals, Magazines, etc.
Read All The Screens!
Recognize the difference between a magazine and a
journal…..
Peer review: suitability for publication credibility quality control
Primary Sources& Peer Review
Primary Source - Original document containing firsthand information– Diaries, interviews– Original research including journal articles
and preprints
A peer reviewed primary source is a work that is evaluated by experts in the field of study prior to publication. Serves as a measure of quality.
One good article can lead you to….
Legal & News Resources
Web Resources
Final tips…
Before you begin your research…
• Define your topic• Gain a working knowledge of your topic –
background info, keywords, controversies • Write your abstract/introduction AND your
outline• Make sure you know what you are looking
for• Find books in the….• Find articles in the….
Is Google Scholar OK to use??
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/forensic
Questions???