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LAKSAMEE PUTNAMLPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU

RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

TSEM 102: Current Issues in Education: Living and Learning in a

Digital Society

First…

Laksamee Putnamlputnam@towson.eduCook Library Reference:

410.704.2462. IM/email

Phone: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @CookLibraryofTUAlbert S. Cook facebook profile!

Welcome!

Website introduction

Resources in the library

5 Floors!

Research Process Overview

General search strategy

Brainstorming keywords

The Website

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/

Hours

Ask a Librarian

Course/Subject Gateways

Spotlight on … and other events

Resources in the library

More than just books!

Computers

Printing

Group Study

Leisure Reading

Resources in The Library

Student Computing Services

Academic Achievement Center

Copies Plus

Starbucks

And there are actually books here too…

5 Floors

1st Floor OTS Student Computing Lab Vending machines!

2nd Floor Baltimore Hebrew Institute Periodicals Quiet Study Media Resources

5 Floors

3rd Floor Main Floor Reference and Circulation Desk Reference Collection Leisure Collection Group Study Classroom 317 Copies Plus Exhibits! – Rosenthal miniatures

5 Floors

4th Floor Stacks N-Z

5th Floor Stacks A-M Juvenile Collection Special Collection Classroom 526 Academic Achievement Center

Interpreting the Assignment

Reading Background Information

Using Online

Databases& Indexes

Gathering Sources

Drafting Paper or Presentation

Identifying & Listing

Vocabulary

Citing Sources

Refining a Topic

Evaluating Sources

The Research Process

Selecting a Topic

research skills ≠ needle in the haystack

Web “Pre-Searching”

Why or why not start your search online? Respond here: http://bit.ly/TSEMonline2

Web “Pre-Searching”

Why not start your search online? The Invisible Web

http://goshen.libguides.com/beyond_googling

Can you trust this information?

TED video: Online filter bubble – Eli Pariser http://

www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html

Web “Pre-Searching”

Why start your search online?

Find background information

Help solidify research topic

Find new terminology to use as keywords

Find links and/or citations to other sources

Identify Subject Gateways for your topic…

Cook Library’s Subject Gateways

… and other familiar tools to identifywebsites with academic content.

Source: www.wikipedia.org.

Source: www.google.com.

Try new features to help build your keyword list and search strategy.

Keep this in mind!Any topic might include various facets that you might want to explore and consider as you clarify your topic at the beginning of the research process.

Keywords are critical!

Sample topic: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess

whether a certain technology solution is effective?

First, break the question down into keywords: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess

whether a certain technology solution is effective?

More on keywords…

Expand your list to include synonyms then add to it once you have done some background reading.

What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?

teach* assess* technolog*learn evaluat* comput*strateg* test* [software name]method gaugeinstruct*

Search Terms and Keyword Reminders

Keywords come from the search question

Use Boolean “search connectors” to combine keywords in ways that capture the results you need

Good searching starts with good keywords

Boolean “search connectors”

AND OR NOT

For example:

internet AND children• Combining >1 topic

instruct OR teach• Combining synonymous terms

Search Tip #1

Use AND when you need to combine more than one topic

Innovation AND education

educationinnovation

Search Tip #2

Use OR to combine synonymous terms (to get results regardless of what term an author uses).

Go here and post a few more! http://bit.ly/TSEMteach2

teach instruct

Search Tip #3

Use truncation!

Educat* finds Educate Education Educating Educator

Etc…

Search Tip #4

Phrase Searching… Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact

(words will be searched in the specific order)

Examples: “No Child Left Behind” “school reform”

Putting it all together…

What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?

teach*instruct*method*learn*

assess*evaluate*

test*

technolog*comput*

[software name]

teach* OR instruct* OR method* OR learn*

AND

assess* OR evaluate* OR test*

AND

technolog* OR comput* OR kidspiration

Searching for academic content

Articulate your topic by choosing important ideas

Brainstorm Ideas Concept Map Terminology/Keywords

Dig for the content

EVALUATE!

Two worksheets

Worksheet 1 Basic library information Hand in at the reference desk before next Thursday

Worksheet 2 Come up with key words for you topic Find a good and bad web resource Bring back to class next Thursday

Next Thursday

We will go over the answers to worksheet 1

You will show your website examples and share your keywords

We will go over how to search the library for books and articles

Questions?

Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam lputnam@towson.edu 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU

Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat