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ENG 101: Craft of Language Research Workshop. “Books in a stack” by austinevan. www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/ Librarian: Lisa Molinelli lmolinel@sju.edu. What will we learn today?. How to get started with your research.
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ENG 101: Craft of Language Research Workshop “Books in a stack” by austinevan. www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/ Librarian: Lisa Molinelli lmolinel@sju.edu
What will we learn today? • How to get started with your research. • How to navigate the online resources available to St. Joseph's students. • Search strategies and tips for finding background on your topic, books, and scholarly articles. • How to get help when you need it!
Home Base www.sju.edu/resources/libraries/drexel/
Search Plan: Research Question How has interest in local foods changed/grown in the last 20 years?
Understanding the Topic: CQ Researcher Search for Local Food in CQ researcher.
Search Plan: Related Topics and Revision • Local Food • Slow Food Movement • Carlo Petrini • Alice Waters • Organic Foods • Looking at related topics may open up a whole new research path for you and help you revise and hone your research topic.
Find What You Need: The Library Catalog Search for Alice Waters and Slow Food In the library catalog
Scholarly articles • AKA: “Peer-reviewed” and “Academic” articles • Can be found in scholarly journals • You are asked to use them because they are quality, reputable sources. • But what’s a scholarly journal? What makes it so good?
Scholarly Journals: Characteristics • Written and edited by scholars or experts in the field—people with MANY years of experience, like your professor! • Written FOR other scholars in the field. Uses the vocabulary and methods of study typical for the field. • Articles are narrow in scope: about a very particular topic or particular group of people. • Articles will have LONG bibliographies and reference lists. • Serious in appearance. NO advertisements. • New Yorker v. Comparative Literature
Expanding and Narrowing: Journal Databases • Select the scholarly stuff. • Need it now? Full text. Remember: this may limit your results. • Use database Subject Terms to your advantage. • Search more than one database. • The tricks used here can be used in almost any database!
Use it for: DON’T use it for: Specific, in-depth research—subject databases are better for that. Business or statistical research—search business or statistical resources instead. • Broad research—when you’re not sure exactly what you need or where to start. • Finding varied materials: books, journal articles, newspaper articles, images. • Searching across multiple databases, all at once!
We are here to help! • Friendly librarians at the reference desk • Chat from the library homepage • Call: 610-660-1904 • Text: 610-983-8422 • Email: lmolinel@sju.edu • Schedule a research appointment
Thank You! “Thank you note for every language” by woodleywonderworks www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/4759535950/