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Scholarly vs. PopularDatabases
Frederic MurrayAssistant Professor MLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library [email protected]
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Review• Keyword vs. Subject• Boolean• Limiters
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Boolean Operators• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND
– Narrows your search• OR
– Expands your search with synonymous terms
• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!
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Class Activity
What’s the Difference?
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Periodicals• MAGAZINES
– Popular Info– Audience:
• General Public• Casual Reader
– Purpose:• Hobby• Pleasure• Curiosity
• JOURNALS– Scholarly Info– Audience:
• Researcher• Professional Who
Needs to Stay Up-to-Date
– Purpose:• Goal-Driven
– Research Paper– Certification,
Tenure– Job Requirement
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Difference Between Scholarly and Popular PeriodicalsPOPULAR MAGAZINES
• USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE
• RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE
• ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL
• USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES
• PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS• HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK
• ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES
• ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”
• PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS
• LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER
• ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE
• PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE
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Reading Scholarly Articles• Title: Communicates the central
topic• Abstract: Summarizes the text • Section headings: Serves as a
title for a specific part of an article• Conclusion: Recaps on what was
said and expands on its significance
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Main Argument• After examining the title, abstract,
section headings, and conclusion, identifying the main argument or idea of the text will help you read it effectively and efficiently
• Try stating the main point in your own words (single sentence) in order to understand the text
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Databases• A large, regularly updated file of
digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
• This is where we find Journal Articles
• This is where most of your research will take place
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Searching in Databases• Keywords with Boolean • Subject terms from thesaurus• Limiters: date, peer reviewed,
geography, and full text
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Databases for ENG 1213 • Academic Search Complete
• CQ Researcher
• Issues & Controversies
• JSTOR
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Article SourcesGeneral Article and subject databases
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JSTOR• JSTOR is a full-text scholarly
journal archive. JSTOR specializes in making available the back issues of journals in a wide variety of humanities and social science disciplines.
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JSTOR• Limit by Language – English
• Limit by Publication Type – Journal Article
• Narrow by discipline – History
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Exercise• Academic Search Complete
Worksheet
• Topic: Science
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Research Exercise• Find an article (peer-reviewed/ full
text) dealing with video games, violence and alienation.
• Find an article dealing with fishing treaties involving countries from the pacific rim (peer-reviewed/ full text) published in the 1980s and focused on international law.
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Research Exercise• Examine the title, abstract,
section headings, and conclusion, & identify the main argument
• State the main point in your own words (single sentence)
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