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Digital Library, E-Learning and Study aboard. 林孟玲 世新大學 玄奘學院 講師 June 30, 2001. I. Introduction. Why this class?. scholarly research proliferation of publishing in all academic fields the development of electronic media and resources. Some other reason.
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Digital Library, E-Learning and Study aboard 林孟玲 世新大學 玄奘學院 講師 June 30, 2001
Why this class? • scholarly research • proliferation of publishing in all academic fields • the development of electronic media and resources
Some other reason • Overall, 93% of students surveyed perceived their library skills as fair , pretty good , or excellent. While only 7% of graduates rated their library skills as pretty poor , in point of fact some 63% of the graduates received poor to failing scores on the survey questions. Only 1.2% of the students scored 90% or higher in correctly answering the survey questions.
How? & What?—an outline I. Introduction II. Research Process III. How to Search Library Materials IV. How to Find Information on the Internet V. How to Write a Research Report VI. Discussion
What is Research? • Research is a process through which researchers reveal or discover knowledge
Research Method • Quantitative management research methods • Survey designs • Statistical analysis • interpretation of results • Qualitative research methods • Case-study based research • Action research • Ethnographic research • Research based on observation
Approaches to Research • Theoretical Applied • Empirical Non-Empirical • Experimental Non-Experimental • Positivist Interpretive • Induction Deduction
Observation Preliminary information gathering Hypothesizing Deductive research induction Data collection Data analysis Deduction Research process(science method)
Research process • Observation • Preliminary information gathering • Theory formulation • Hypothesizing • Further scientific data collection • Data analysis • Deduction
Research process (science method) • Observation • Problem definition • Hypothesis generation • Testing • Hypothesis accepted, rejected, or modified
Research Methodologies • Library Research • Library research involves accessing • Surveys • questionnaires • Interviews • questioning or discussing issues with selected individuals (face or phone)
Research Methodologies • Case Studies • Experiments • Action Research • Combine with theory with practice such that advances in theory and necessary changes to practices are simultaneously achieved
How to gather information? • Formal • Using Library Services • Informal • Consulting Personal Collection • Asking Friends and Colleagues • Search on the Internet
What a Library Can Offer You? • How to Search Library Materials • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
Main services on the library’s home page • Using the library • Locating the materials- printed & electronic • Supplying services
Using the library • FAQ & Help • Hours • Proxy Service • Tours & Instruction • Map for different libraries on campus • How to do your research
Locating the materials- printed & electronic • Online catalogs (OPAC, WebPAC) • Pathfinder • Archival • Reserves- assigned readings, books & exam • Electronic indexes & abstracts • Digital libraries-electronic journals, databases, reference texts, archival
Supplying services • Borrowing • loan period, renewal , overdue, fines, replacement charge • Document Delivery • Specific document/article photocopies or inter-library loan from the other libraries • Interlibrary borrowing services (bks,jrl,thes) • More linkages for the resources worldwide
How to do your research • Very helpful for beginners • Good sites to visit
Databases in Various Disciplines • 教育/人文/社會 • ERIC, PsycINFO, PAIS, SSCI, Sport • 法律/政治/新聞 • LEXIS-NEXIS • 化學 • CA Search • 材料科學 • METADEX
Databases in Various Disciplines • 科技 • COMPENDEX, INSPEC, NTIS, ASTI, SCI • 醫學/生命科學 • MEDLINE, BIOSIS, TOXLINE, CANCERLIT • 電腦 • Computer Select, Computer Database • 管理/經濟/商業 • ABI/INFORM
Databases Databases in Various Disciplines in Various Disciplines • 新聞 • Dow Jones News/Retrieval, NewsEdge • 工商名錄 • Dun &Bradstreet(www.dnb.com), Moody series • 專業商標 • CLAIMS, TRADEMARKSCAN, INPADOC, Derwent series
Databases in Various Disciplines • 農業 • Agricola • 圖書資訊學 • LISA, Library Literature • 百科全書 • Compton’s, Encarta, Grolier, Britannica • 其他 • DAO, BIP, Peterson’s GRADLINE