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SOC 229D-A: Cultural Anthropology Research Project Proposal / Bibliography. Dr. Adams - Fall 2010. Alison Gregory gregory@lycoming.edu 321-4087. Research Project Proposal / Bibliography . Due Sept. 14 – bring a paper copy and a book to class; also submit via Moodle
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SOC 229D-A: Cultural AnthropologyResearch Project Proposal / Bibliography Dr. Adams - Fall 2010 Alison Gregory gregory@lycoming.edu 321-4087
Research Project Proposal / Bibliography • Due Sept. 14 – bring a paper copy and a book to class; also submit via Moodle • 3 books from Snowden Library – one can be from Reference Collection • 3 academic journal articles • 3 carefully selected Web sites
How am I supposed to find 3 books? • Online Catalog for books in Snowden Library • E-ZBorrowfor books from other PA college & university libraries • Great way to get a duplicate copy of a book if someone else has already checked it out. • WorldCat for books from across the country
How am I supposed to find academic journal articles? • Online databases • Abstracts in Anthropology • Sociological Abstracts • JSTOR • ProjectMUSE • Not every topic will be equally addressed in every database.
What do you mean by “carefully selected Web sites”? • Web site evaluation is critical. Anyone can post information on the Internet – don’t trust a source just because it’s one of the first results. • Homework assignment on Moodle that gives you an opportunity to practice evaluating Web sites…and an opportunity for a little extra credit!
Step 1: Topic Development & Background • Reference Collection • Subject-specialized encyclopedias • Online Catalog – use broad search terms • Browsing – H call number section is where you’ll find most sociology/anthropology resources • Reference Universe database – use broad search terms
Step 2: Finding Books Online Catalog • Searched for: food culture • Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Ref. GT2850 .E53 2003 • Subject heading of: food habits • Browsed through and found a “chapter” on “United States: Ethnic Cuisines” • Searched for: food habits • Feast: Why Humans Share Food GT2850 .J66 2007
Always look at the Bibliographies – follow the research trail!
How can I get the Gabaccia book? • Search for the title We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans in the Online Catalog. • If Snowden Library doesn’t have it… • Search for the title in E-ZBorrow*, logging in with your student ID number. *for books ONLY! • If no E-ZBorrow library has it… • Search for the title in the WorldCat database.
I now have 3 books… • Encyclopedia of Food and Culture from the Reference Collection • 1st floor, short “chapters,” cannot be checked out • Feast: Why Humans Share Food from the General Collection • 3rd and 4th floors, can be checked out for 4 weeks • We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans requested through E-ZBorrow • 3-5 day delivery time, checked out for 4 weeks
On to find 3 academic journal articles… • Use Snowden Library’s alphabetical database list to find these resources. • Not every database will cover every topic equally. • Abstracts in Anthropology • Sociological Abstracts • JSTOR • Project MUSE
Abstracts in Anthropology • Searched for: food “United States” • “Food with a Farmer’s Face” looks interesting, but this is just the abstract (summary). How do I find the entire article?
Find the journal title. Does Snowden Library have this journal? • Use the Periodicals A-to-Z List to find out. • If we don’t have the journal, request the article through Interlibrary Loan. • Log in with your Novell username and password. • Fill in the article information and submit the request. • Free, but can take 2-14 days. (Articles arrive faster than books do.)
Sociological Abstracts • Keyword searching v. Descriptor searching • Go to the “Search Tools” tab and then choose the “Thesaurus” tab. • Allows you to find the official terms assigned to articles. • Limit your search to “Journal Articles Only.” • Searched for: food = Descriptors, DE + culture = Descriptors, DE + “United States” • In the search results, choose the “Peer-Reviewed Journals” tab.
The “Taste the Traditions” article looks interesting. Click on the title to see the abstract. • If you want this article, how can you find it? • Click on the “Check for Lycoming availability” link.
“Check for Lycoming availability” • Automated system that searches for the journal for you. It will give you one of 3 options: • Link to find the article full text in another database • Link to “Check Periodicals A-to-Z List” which means that we probably have the journal in print (2nd floor) • Link to “Request this item” through Interlibrary Loan
If I follow the link to Wiley… Find the PDF (Adobe document) here.
JSTOR • Full text Journal STORage database = articles are at least 3-5 years old • Covers many disciplines • Searched for “food habits” + “United States” • Narrowed by Item Type = Article • Narrowed by discipline = Anthropology • Click on PDF link to open the Adobe document for easy printing or saving
Click on an article title to see the 1st page. • Also gives options to use Google Scholar for finding Related Items, Items Citing this Item and other items by the same author(s).
Project MUSE • Full text database of scholarly articles in humanities and social sciences • Some articles available as HTML (text only), some available as PDF (Adobe), some available as both • Searched for: “food habits” = Subject Headings + “United States” • Limited Type of Content = “Articles Only” • Limited to “Only content I have full access to”
Use the linked Subject Headings to find other articles in Project MUSE with matching official terms. • Choose the PDF Version of the article if available.
So now I have 3 academic journal articles that I found using… • Abstracts in Anthropology • Sociological Abstracts • JSTOR • Project MUSE
How do I identify 3 carefully selected Web sites? “Information on the Internet is subject to the same rules and regulations as conversation at a bar.” Dr. George Lundberg, former editor of JAMA
Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate! • Always evaluate Web sites before using them for college-level research. Look for author, purpose, accuracy, and currency. • Extra credit opportunity for homework! • In Moodle, find Topic 8 – Library Assignment. • Complete the library’s online tutorial, then evaluate the given Web sites using the online evaluation rubric. • Post your results by Sunday, Sept. 12 at noon.