Foundations of Park & Recreation

1. Foundations of Park & Recreation Database, Periodicals & Searching Techniques Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

2. DID YOU KNOW…

3. Library Instruction in the Information Age • A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction.

4. Library Instruction in the Information Age • New Search Strategies are required. • Critical evaluation is more important than ever.

5. Define: Catalog, Database, Search Engines • A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).

6. Library Web Page

7. Information Silos Catalog Databases

8. Catalog

9. Databases

10. Search Techniques • Keyword • Basic Boolean

11. Keywords • Flexible terms • Easy searches • Less accurate searches

12. Identifying Keywords • Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. • These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your subject.

13. Keyword Example: Execution 1:the act or process of executing: performance 2: a putting to death especially as a legal penalty 3: the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor) ; also : a judicial writ directing such enforcement 4: the act or mode or result of performance

14. Keywords: Synonyms Keyword: execution Part of Speech: noun Synonyms: accomplishment,completion, consummation, decapitation, doing, effectuation, electrocution, fulfillment, garrote, guillotine, killing, lapidation, noyade, performance, perpetration, realization, strangulation, transaction…

15. Catalog: Database: Internet : Direct marketing : strategy, planning, execution / Edward L. Nash Forward chaining in HALO: An implementation strategy for history-based logic pointcuts FOXNews.com - Anger After Cheerleaders Stage Mock Execution at Pep Rally “Execution” in an Online Search

16. Keyword Phrases • Single concept, multiple words • Some electronic resources require keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation • Quotation marks • Parenthesis

17. Useful Keywords/Phrases • outdoor recreation • adventure programs • wildlife, endangered species • conservation, preservation • natural disasters, wildfires • wilderness survival, first aid, search & rescue • natural resources, natural resource management • game and fishing law, permits & licensing • park services, park ranger

18. Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreation Paper Topic

19. Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreation • First, narrow down the topic • Which Parks are you talking about? Urban, State or Federal • What kind of Pressures? • Competing Interests • Focusing on: • Economy • Funding • Land Use • How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? Environmentalists? Hunters?

20. How “AND” is used • AND (narrows) • parks and issues • parks and issues and hunters

21. Select three keywords… Parks Issues Hunters

22. How “OR” is used • OR (expands) • parks or “wildlife refugee” • issuesor trends • AND & OR together • parks or ‘wildlife refugee”and issues • issues or trends and parks

23. Select related terms… “Urban Parks” Trends Tourists Parks Issues Hunters “State Parks” Attitudes Rangers

24. Search Strategy • Endless possibilities… • Parks OR State Parks AND Issues AND Trends • Urban Parks AND National Parks AND Rangers OR Tourists • State Parks AND Trends AND Tourists

25. AND = Narrow OR = Expand Boolean • NOT = Exclude

26. Class Exercise • Keyword Building Exercise Topic: Wildfire Suppression • Thesaurus.com

27. Wildfire Suppression State Drought Politics Forests Wildfires Methods Science National “Fuel loads”

28. Databases • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • This is where we find Journal Articles

29. Useful Databases • Academic Search Complete • CQ Researcher • SPORTDiscus

30. Searching in Databases • Keywords with Boolean and truncation • Subject terms from thesaurus • Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and full text

31. Article Sources General Article and Allied Health

32. Article Databases

33. Finding Journals/Magazines/Periodicals • In the Library • Online

36. Select an Online Journal & TopicFind an Article Journals Topics Hunting Firearms Endangered Species Act Oklahoma Training • Parks and Recreation • National Parks • Journal of Wildlife Management • FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin • Police Practice & Research

37. Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p PDF / HTML Author/Article Title Periodical Title Date/Length Format Citations

38. Citations Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope .” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format HTML - Hypertext Mark up language

39. Periodicals List Exercise • Does the library have access to this article? • Yes or No?

40. Resources • Library Catalog • WorldCat • Databases • Periodicals List • Services • Research Assistance • Interlibrary Loan • Off Campus Access

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