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Gary Handman ghandman@library.berkeley 643-8566

Doing Research Online: A Crash Course. Gary Handman ghandman@library.berkeley.edu 643-8566. The point of all this. Describes organization of library information Introduce selected online sources for finding books and journal articles .

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Gary Handman ghandman@library.berkeley 643-8566

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  1. Doing Research Online: A Crash Course Gary Handman ghandman@library.berkeley.edu 643-8566

  2. The point of all this... • Describes organization of library information • Introduce selected online sources for finding books and journalarticles. • 3. Introduce a group of basic moves and features common to many online catalogs and indexes.

  3. The Information Universe What Does It Contain?

  4. The (Library) Information Universe I’d rather be Doing research! • Books • Journals (Magazines) & Newspapers • Government docs • Maps • Media (video, sound recording, etc.) • Computer files (e.g. CD-ROMS) • Online Resources Dissertations • Manuscripts • Ephemera

  5. The Top 10 Reasons for Using a Book…or a Journal Article… The Information Universe

  6. The Information Universe But how do you find this stuff? (along with a cute, available guy?)

  7. Library Catalog(s) Journal/Newspaper Indexes The Information Universe

  8. Library Catalogs Pathfinder and Melvyl Vito Acconci • Inventory of what the Library owns: • Books • Journals (BUT NOT what’s inside of them!!!!!!) • Media • Manuscripts, documents, maps…etc. etc. etc. etc.) • Search by: • Author • Title • Subject (keywords)

  9. Film at wit's end : eight avant-garde filmmakers / <1989> Author: Brakhage, Stan. Published: Kingston, NY : Documentext, 1989. Location(s): MAIN: PN1995.9.E96 B741 1989; MOFF: PN1995.9.E96 B74 1989 Description183 p., [16] p. plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. NotesIncludes index. Filmography: p. 171-177. Subject Headings Experimental films -- United States.Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. Call # (It really does mean something!) The Information Universe: Books

  10. The Information Universe: Finding Articles Yes! Print Indexes Live! • Article Databases (Indexes/Abstracts) • Databases produced by different commercial publishers; often look/act differently from one another. • Regularly updated • Allow subject/author searching in a group of journals in a particular discipline or topical area. • Some indexes also offer abstracts AND/OR FULLLLL TEXXXXT! I know! I’ll do my paper on Marilyn Manson!

  11. Choosing an Articles database (index) • Look at the listings of article databases available via the library www.lib.berkeley.edu: includes listings by SUBJECT, NAME, etc. • General Databases are often good places to start (particularly for newsy/topical issues)

  12. All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)… full text! links to UCB holdings

  13. All databases are not created equal (or by the same company)…

  14. The Information Universe (Now) Online is Cool • But Remember: Not everything is online!!!!!: • Article Databases: Generally only go back 10-20 yrs online (some exceptions – e.g. Historical Newspapers) • Not every journal is indexed (but most major ones are) • Fairly small (but rapidly growing) subset of the books and journal universe is currently available in full-text

  15. The Information Universe • Remember Also: • Not every topic has lots written about it, either in books or journal lit. • --Research on very current topics • --Research on radically specific topics • --Research on topics off the beaten academic track or off the current pop culture radar

  16. How to Begin? Before you click: THINK • Formulate a concise, concrete statement of the research problem • Formulate your search in terms of • keywords and key phrases: The impact of televisionadvertising and television violence on school performanceandpre-adolesecentsocial interaction.

  17. Commercials Ads …etc. Children Youth Adolescents …etc. Academic achievement Grades …etc. Socialization, relationships, peer interaction…etc. Media TV…etc How to Begin? Before you click: THINK • Think of synonyms for key words/phrases The impact of televisionadvertising and television violence on school performanceandpre-adolesecentsocial interaction.

  18. The Information Universe • What to do if nothing is turning up: • Tweak your topic: Broaden it / select a different angle • Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.) • Bail out completely and choose another topic

  19. A few cautionary words about research on the Net Google Rocks! The Net LibraryLand Google Scholar? www.scholar.google.com Maybe…

  20. Common Search Features: --Save list of good stuff --Mail Articles/Citations to yourself

  21. Connecting from off-campus PROXY Server! www.lib.berkeley.edu HELP: Connecting from Off Campus

  22. …being driven over the edge by your research? Call me: Gary Handman 643-8566 ghandman@library.berkeley.edu

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