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Knowing when the event you're researching happened is important because it helps you..

to know how much information and what types of information may be available

Use Quick search: anywhere in the record when

you know more than one aspect of what you want to find (ex: if i know the subject and author of a book or the author and title of a book) OR if you don't know exactly what you want to find (no particular title, author, date: only a general subject)

In-depth analysis on the economic impact of past Olympic Games on their host cities (Google or Google Scholar?)

Google Scholar

ebook you can download or buy; scanned full-text or excerpted books to read online; free ebooks for your android or iphone

Google books

Difference between google and google scholar

Google searches different types of websites, Google Scholar searches only scholarly materials

3 major finding tools for finding information

Search engines Library discovery tools Periodical indexes

Second hand report (author didn't see) Usually reported after event Often a summary Types: encyclopedia articles, books, textbooks Report or article describing research someone else did

Secondary source

Define information literacy

The skills of how to find, determine the quality of and use information

What is the best indicator of the currency of a web page's content?

A date listed after "Last updated on..."

A report on the effects of past years' weather on the Iowa soybean harvest (Google or Google Scholar?)

Google Scholar

List resources (books, journals, DVDs, databases, etc.)

Library discovery tools

A list of past and future host cities for the Olympic Games (Google or Google Scholar?)

Google

Wardle, Claire. (2009) Crime Reporting. In Franklin, Bob (ed.) Pulling Newspapers Apart: Analysing Print Journalism.(pp. 136-144). London: Routledge. What is this?

A book chapter

Best tools to use when you're looking for articles

Article indexes

A weather forecast for Ames, Iowa for next four days (Google or Google Scholar?)

Google

Silver, J. (2008). Global warming and climate change demystified. New York : McGraw-Hill.

Book

For background research, which information sources should I use?

Books Encyclopedias Good Websites

Best for background information

Books, encyclopedias, authoritative websites

Subject-focused tools

Books, scholarly journal articles

scholarly indexes and databases are less likely to support casual searching and rely instead on _____

Controlled vocabulary

According to ch 1, what if important to consider when determining your information need?

How much information you need for your assignment

Computers are stupid

Indexes and library discovery tools (quick search) let you decide how you want the computer to search and provide lots of control

Is a website with a top level domain of .com automatically trustworthy, or does its content need to be evaluated?

It needs to be evaluated because the domain tells you were a site comes from but doesn't guarantee quality

Pannell, D.J. and Glenn,N.A. (2000). A framework for the economic evaluation and selection of sustainability indicators in agriculture. Ecological Economics 33(1), 135-149. What is this?

Journal article

Con: can be difficult to narrow down your results or know what you're searching

Library discovery tools

You're off-campus but need to get access to the ISU library's scholarly databases and full text journals, so you can finish a class assignment. What do you need to use in order to login to e-library resources

Library password and last 11 digits of your ISU card

You have examined a website in order to evaluate it and have found that the site includes many link that no longer work, this suggests that the website...

May lack currency

What is the main reason a sponsored link website gets places at the top of search engine results?

Money - the search engine company is paid to place it at the top

Search terms and phrases using everyday language or even complete sentences

Natural language queries

You need info about the ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF SOLAR ENERGY. You know things, but need current information on the subject, what is your best option?

Newspaper articles, magazines, websites

Current event tools

Newspaper articles, other news sources

For research on current events, which information sources should I use?

Newspapers News sites Magazines

Cons of article indexes?

Not all indexes provide the full-text articles themselves

Content anybody can publish (scholarly info or open web?)

Open web

Often lacks authoritative content (scholarly info or open web?)

Open web

Which tool would best find a comprehensive set of articles on your in-depth research topic

Periodical Index

Which tool would best find search features that are customized to your specific subject area

Periodical Index

Scholarly or popular? Often unsigned; author credentials rarely given

Popular magazines

Scholarly or popular? Usually has a glossy cover with lots of ads

Popular magazines

Written for everything (easy to read) Edited/proof-read Frequent publication cycle (daily, weekly, monthly) Author gives no credentials No references (or incomplete citations) Often short summaries Often accompanied by eye-catching graphics and advertisements

Popular source

Eyewitness account (author was there) Usually reported/created near time it occurred Usually in depth or detailed information Types: diaries, letters, manuscripts, interviews Scholarly articles describing results of an experiment

Primary source

Books, ebooks, journals, articles and other scholarly materials from ISU library; all books available on your topic that you can check out

QuickSearch

Which tool would best find articles in a wide range of subjects

Quicksearch

Which tool would best find general search features and quick access to full text

Quicksearch

For in-depth and scholarly research which information sources should I use?

Scholarly articles Books

Whats the major reason why the publication cycle of scholarly research materials takes longer than the publication cycle of popular magazines?

Scholarly articles go through an intensive editorial review process

Full-text electronic journals (scholarly info or open web?)

Scholarly information

Online indexes and research databases (scholarly info or open web?)

Scholarly information

Scholarly or popular? Goes through peer-review process before being published

Scholarly journals

Scholarly or popular? Written for specialists in a particular field

Scholarly journals

Written for specialists (like scholars/scientists) Peer reviewed Slower publication cycle (monthly, yearly) Signed with author credentials Full citations given (often long lists) Detailed account Focus on the research. Figures support the text and there is little (if any) advertising

Scholarly sources

Index purpose?

They help you locate information by providing a searchable directory of published knowledge

What is the main purpose of an index

To identify and provide access to journal articles in a subject area

Why is it good to use a style guide?

To make it easy to communicate with peers in a particular subject area

Statistical information

US federal gov.

Definition of plagiarism?

Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit to that person

Help you find all types of great information available on the open web

Web search engines

Which of the three major finding tools is best for finding up to date information, but misses most subscription-based scholarly resources

Web search engines

con: miss most subscription based scholarly resources

Web search engines

Materials in libraries nearest you; libraries nearest you that own copies of your textbook; books owned by any library that you can ILL for free

WorldCat


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