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CSC 170 - Introduction to Computers and Their Applications

CSC 170 - Introduction to Computers and Their Applications. Information Literacy Lecture 3 – Information Resources. Information Resources. The library remains our most important information resource, although the manner in which we get our information has changed.

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CSC 170 - Introduction to Computers and Their Applications

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  1. CSC 170 - Introduction to Computers and Their Applications Information Literacy Lecture 3 – Information Resources

  2. Information Resources • The library remains our most important information resource, although the manner in which we get our information has changed. • Any search for information should start with the University’s web site.

  3. Books • ALICAT is the primary to start a search of the Adelphi University libraries when searching for books, videos, and other library materials, start with the Adelphi Libraries' local collection by using ALICAT. • Some will provide only article citations, which may include a link to the full text of the article. But others may also include the author's abstract that summarizes the article.

  4. Searching Books Searching Books http://libraries.adelphi.edu/research/books.php http://libraries.adelphi.edu/research/books.php

  5. Databases • Databases provide a useful research resource for college-level work. • Databases are organized in a way that allows the contents to be retrieved by a search. • Most databases are specific to one subject, but there are others are multi-subject. Academic Search Complete, Omnifile full test and the Proquest Research Library Collection are examples of ofmultisearch databases.

  6. Searching A Database

  7. An Article In HTML

  8. An Article In PDF

  9. Some Databases Only Supply A… • Citation – contains all the information that you need to find the published article, i.e., author, title of article, title of journal, volume and issue #, and page(s). • Abstract – a summary (usually one paragraph) of the article’s contents.

  10. A Subject Database • Subject databases allow the user to search for articles in a particular discipline. • This avoids the problem of “information overload”

  11. Searching Subject Databases

  12. Searching Subject Databases

  13. Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals Scholarly Journals • Academic/scholarly in scope • Written by faculty/scholars • Research articles • References and bibliography • Scholarly language • Written for researchers/students • Articles are peer-reviewed Popular Magazines • News/general interest in scope • Written by reporters/ freelancers/anonymous • Public interest articles • Few bibliographic references • Conversational language • Written for the general public • Articles reviewed by editorial staff

  14. Google Scholar provides a way to search for scholarly publications and can sometimes provides links to where you can find them. You can search by author, title, or category. Google Search

  15. Searching By Author

  16. Searching By Title

  17. Finding A Journal Article

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