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Finding Articles

Finding Articles. Chisa Uyeki Library 150: Week 5 October 20, 2006 Carlos & Eddie. Today’s Class. Assignment 1 Thinking critically about information Using the databases to find articles Citing your sources Reading Citations Conclusion Course Evaluations. Assignment 1.

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Finding Articles

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  1. Finding Articles Chisa Uyeki Library 150: Week 5 October 20, 2006Carlos & Eddie

  2. Today’s Class • Assignment 1 • Thinking critically about information • Using the databases to find articles • Citing your sources • Reading Citations • Conclusion • Course Evaluations

  3. Assignment 1 • Can redo: by Wed. • Attempt all criteria • Citations - precision • Journal vs. Article • Spectrum- Popular :: Professional :: Scholarly :: Peer-Reviewed

  4. Thinking critically • Control of Media and Information • Power of critical thought • Evaluating sources

  5. Finding articles by subject • The Catalog shows journal, magazines & newspaper we can access it Does Notshow the articles in them. • To find articles, use a database to: • Electronically search for relevant articles • Note: the dbases cover more journals than the Library carries

  6. Commonalities Searching Fields limiting Display Results Print Email Download Differences Subjects Time period covered Items indexed Searching capabilities Citations, abstracts, or full-text Selecting the right Database

  7. Demos • Newspaper Databases • Scholarly Resources • Finding a database by subject/topic • Multidisciplinary databases

  8. Plagiarism • What is plagiarism? • Why is it a big deal? • Why bother citing sources? • Reference List and in the paper • Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing • Citation guides

  9. Articles • Amar, Vikram Devid. (2004). Adventures in Direct Democracy: The Top Ten Constitutional Lessons from the California Recall Experience. California Law Review 92: 927-958. • Heyman, J. D. (2002). Arnie does it! People60(16): 108-112.

  10. Online Newspaper • Skelton, G. (2006, Oct 15). Think It Doesn't Matter If You Don't Vote? Think Again. Los Angeles Times. p. S11. Retrieved online October 20, 2006 from Proquest Los Angeles Time database.

  11. Books • Low, Anthony. (1999). Hamlet and the ghost of purgatory: Intimations of killing the father. English Literary Renaissance29: 443-467. • Alexander, Peter. (1955). Hamlet: father and son. Oxford: Clarendon Press. • Amador, J. A. (2003) Climate and climate variability in the Arenal River basin of Costa Rica. In H. F. Diaz and B. J. Morehouse (Ed.s),Climate and water: Transboundary challenges in the Americas (pp. 43-60). Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers.

  12. Conclusion • Define topic & info need • Use tools & have skills to access info effectively and efficiently • Evaluate information critically • Access & Use info ethically & legally • Know when you need help & know where/who to ask

  13. Evaluation

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