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EDUC 605 : Research & Information Technology

EDUC 605 : Research & Information Technology. Claire Holmes, MLS cholmes@towson.edu Research & Instruction Librarian, Cook Library. Today’s Agenda:. Search Strategies & Search Tips Find BOOKS using library catalog Find ARTICLES using education database indexes APA Citation review.

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EDUC 605 : Research & Information Technology

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  1. EDUC 605:Research & Information Technology Claire Holmes, MLScholmes@towson.edu Research & Instruction Librarian, Cook Library

  2. Today’s Agenda: • Search Strategies & Search Tips • Find BOOKS using library catalog • Find ARTICLES using education database indexes • APA Citation review

  3. Search Tips • Understand and use Boolean “search connectors” • education AND technology • Combining >1 topic • instruct ORteach • Combining synonymous terms

  4. What AND does… technology education education AND technology

  5. What OR does… teach instruct instruct OR teach

  6. Don’t forget: Truncation helps educat* finds… educat educat educat educat e ion ing or …etc!

  7. Library Catalog search demo Library Catalog

  8. Library catalog search demo Finding the appropriate subject words or “subject tags” that describe your search topic is essential. These subject tags apply in database indexes too. Keep track of any good words you find; you will use them later when you search for scholarly journal articles in the databases.

  9. Types of Journals: Questions?View this video: Scholarlyv. Popular Journal Articles • How do the publications differ? • Who writes the articles? • Who would read this and why? • What range of topics is included?

  10. Searching for Articles • From: Scholarly Journals Professional Magazines • Search Cook Library databases such as Education Research Complete

  11. Find articles on your topic using library databases. Start with the Subject Gateways

  12. Database Search Demo Hint: Divide your topic into its components and use “or” to combine synonymous terms in separate keyword fields.

  13. Library Style Guides • Citing Sources • APA, MLA, etc. Print & electronic citation samples In-text citation guides

  14. Elements of an APA Citation (Book Source) • Author/s last name & first initial • Year of publication • Title of book • Publication information • Place (including state name) • Publisher’s name

  15. Citing Books in APA Style Melvin, S. P. (2005). Cyberlaw and e-commerce regulation: An entrepreneurial approach. Mason, OH: Thomson.

  16. Elements of an APA Citation (Electronic Source) • Author/s last name & first initial • Date of original source • Title of document • Title and publication information • DOI (if applicable) • Internet address/URL (if applicable) • Date retrieved from the web (if applicable)

  17. IMPORTANT updates about RETRIEVAL STATEMENTS: • Retrieval statements must include a DOI or the URL (internet address) of the original source. • Database names are no longer included in the retrieval statement. • Retrieval dates are no longer required except when the content is in a changing format , such as blogs or wikis.

  18. Elements of an APA Citation (Electronic Source) What is a DOI? • DOI is an abbreviation for Digital Object Identifier • A DOI is a permanent publisher-assigned number that allows ongoing access to a document

  19. Sample: Article Citation w/ DOI LaRocque, M. (2008). Assessing perceptions of the environment in elementary classrooms: The link with achievement. Educational Psychology in Practice, 24(4), 289-305. doi:10.1080/02667360802488732.

  20. Sample: Article Citation w/o DOI Foster, W., & Miller, M. (2007, July). Development of the literacy achievement gap: A longitudinal study of kindergarten through third grade. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools. 38(3), 173-181. Retrieved from http://lshss.asha.org/

  21. Citing Web Sources in APA Style Basic Format Author last name, first initial. (year, month, day) of original source. Title of document. Retrieved from Internet address • Use whatever information you can locate on the website. • Websites do not always have all citation elements.

  22. Sample Internet Source Citation: CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology. (2007). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines - Version 1.0. Retrieved from http://www.cast.org/publications/UDLguide lines/UDL_Guidelines_v1.0-Organizer.pdf

  23. Questions? Need help? …feel free to contact me!Claire Holmes, MLS cholmes@towson.edu, http://pages.towson.edu/cholmes IM: clholmes or twitter: clholmes Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk Call: 410.704.2462 IM: (tucookchat) Text-a-Librarian: # 66746, Start your question with askcook

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