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Foundations of Foundations of Park & RecreationPark & Recreation
Frederic Murray, MLISFrederic Murray, MLISInstructional Services LibrarianInstructional Services LibrarianAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAl Harris LibraryAl Harris LibrarySWOSU SWOSU
Spring 2011Spring 2011
Today’s Class Today’s Class How to Access Class Web PageHow to Access Class Web Page
– Review & email page to selves Review & email page to selves
Search: Keywords & BooleanSearch: Keywords & Boolean– And, Or, Not And, Or, Not
Catalog ReviewCatalog Review– Books on Wildfire: 2Books on Wildfire: 2ndnd floor, last 5 years floor, last 5 years– Ebrary - EbooksEbrary - Ebooks
DatabaseDatabase– Academic Search Premier/Environment Complete/CQAcademic Search Premier/Environment Complete/CQ
Journal Search/Periodical List Journal Search/Periodical List – Search “Jobs” in Search “Jobs” in Parks & RecreationParks & Recreation
Set Up Ebsco AccountsSet Up Ebsco Accounts– Create Alerts for Create Alerts for Parks & RecreationParks & Recreation
Library Instruction in the Library Instruction in the Information AgeInformation Age
A single current newspaper contains more A single current newspaper contains more written and visual information than the written and visual information than the average person in the 17th Century was average person in the 17th Century was likely to come across in their entire likely to come across in their entire lifetime. There are many areas of literacy lifetime. There are many areas of literacy that all add up to Information Literacy: that all add up to Information Literacy: Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Cultural, Visual, Media, Network, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, Computer, Traditional Alphabetic Literacy, and Library Instruction. and Library Instruction.
Library Instruction in the Library Instruction in the Information AgeInformation Age
New Search Strategies are required.New Search Strategies are required. Critical evaluation is more important Critical evaluation is more important
than ever. than ever.
Define: Catalog, Database, IndexesDefine: Catalog, Database, Indexes
A comprehensive list of the books, A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection.given collection.
A large, regularly updated file of digitized A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or information related to a specific subject or field.field.
An alphabetically arranged list of headings An alphabetically arranged list of headings consisting of the personal names, places, consisting of the personal names, places, and subjects treated in a specific work. and subjects treated in a specific work.
Library Web Page Library Web Page
Information Silos Information Silos
Catalog Databases
Catalog Catalog
Catalog
Books/E-books Videos Worldcat
Databases Databases
Databases
EBSCO LexisNexis Ovid
Search Techniques Search Techniques
Keyword Keyword Basic BooleanBasic Boolean
KeywordsKeywords
Flexible termsFlexible terms Easy searchesEasy searches Less accurate Less accurate
searchessearches
Identifying KeywordsIdentifying Keywords
Identify the significant terms and Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statementfrom your thesis statement or or research questionresearch question..
These terms will become the key for These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, indexes, and searching catalogs, indexes, and databases for information about your databases for information about your subject. subject.
Keyword PhrasesKeyword Phrases
Single concept, multiple wordsSingle concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require keyword Some electronic resources require keyword
phrases be enclosed with punctuationphrases be enclosed with punctuation– Quotation marksQuotation marks– ParenthesisParenthesis
BooleanBoolean
AND = NarrowAND = Narrow
OR = ExpandOR = Expand
NOT = ExcludeNOT = Exclude
Useful Keywords/PhrasesUseful Keywords/Phrases outdoor recreationoutdoor recreation adventure programsadventure programs wildlife, endangered specieswildlife, endangered species conservation, preservationconservation, preservation natural disasters, wildfiresnatural disasters, wildfires wilderness survival, first aid, search & wilderness survival, first aid, search &
rescuerescue natural resources, natural resource natural resources, natural resource
managementmanagement game and fishing law, permits & licensinggame and fishing law, permits & licensing park services, park rangerpark services, park ranger
Paper TopicPaper Topic
Parks under Pressure: Conservation Parks under Pressure: Conservation or Recreationor Recreation
Parks under Pressure: Parks under Pressure: Conservation or RecreationConservation or Recreation
First, First, narrownarrow down the topic down the topic– Which Parks are you talking about? Urban, Which Parks are you talking about? Urban,
State or FederalState or Federal– What kind of Pressures?What kind of Pressures?
Competing InterestsCompeting Interests Focusing on: Focusing on:
– EconomyEconomy– FundingFunding– Land UseLand Use
– How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? How parks are perceived by locals? Tourists? Environmentalists? Hunters?Environmentalists? Hunters?
How “AND” is usedHow “AND” is used
AND (narrows)AND (narrows)– parks parks andand issues issues– parks parks andand issues issues andand hunters hunters
Select three keywords…Select three keywords…
IssuesParks Hunters
How “OR” is usedHow “OR” is used
OR (expands)OR (expands)– parks parks or “wildlife refugee” or “wildlife refugee” – issuesissues oror trends trends
AND & OR togetherAND & OR together– parks parks oror ‘wildlife refugee” ‘wildlife refugee” andand issues issues– issues issues oror trends trends and parksand parks
Select related terms…Select related terms…
IssuesParks Hunters
“Urban Parks”
“State Parks”
Trends
Attitudes
Tourists
Rangers
Search StrategySearch Strategy
Endless possibilities…Endless possibilities…– Parks ORParks OR State Parks State Parks ANDAND Issues Issues ANDAND Trends Trends– Urban Parks Urban Parks ANDAND National Parks National Parks ANDAND Rangers Rangers OROR
TouristsTourists– State Parks State Parks ANDAND Trends Trends ANDAND Tourists Tourists
Class ExerciseClass Exercise
Keyword Building ExerciseKeyword Building Exercise
Topic: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Topic: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Thesaurus.comThesaurus.com
Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill
BP
Corporations
Business
Drilling Responsibility
Relief wells
Technology Response
Politics
DatabasesDatabases
A large, regularly updated file of A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a digitized information related to a specific subject or field. specific subject or field.
This is where we find Journal ArticlesThis is where we find Journal Articles
Useful Databases Useful Databases
Academic Search PremierAcademic Search Premier
Environment Complete Environment Complete
CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher
SPORTDiscusSPORTDiscus
Searching in DatabasesSearching in Databases
Keywords with Boolean and Keywords with Boolean and truncationtruncation
Subject terms from thesaurusSubject terms from thesaurus Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and Limiters: date, peer reviewed, and
full textfull text
Article SourcesArticle Sources
General Article and Allied Health
Article DatabasesArticle Databases
CitationsCitations
Shriver Jr., Donald W.Shriver Jr., Donald W. “ “Bosnia in Fear and Bosnia in Fear and HopeHope .” .” World Policy Journal World Policy Journal; ; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format Formats: PDF - Portable Document Format HTML - Hypertext Mark up HTML - Hypertext Mark up
language language
CitationsCitations
Shriver Jr., Donald W.Shriver Jr., Donald W. ““Bosnia in Fear and Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”Hope.”
World Policy JournalWorld Policy Journal; ;
Summer2001, Vol. 18 Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11pIssue 2, p43, 11p
PDF / HTMLPDF / HTML
Author/Article TitleAuthor/Article Title
Periodical TitlePeriodical Title
Date/LengthDate/Length
FormatFormat
Finding Finding Journals/Magazines/PeriodicalsJournals/Magazines/Periodicals
In the LibraryIn the Library OnlineOnline
Periodicals List ExercisePeriodicals List Exercise
Does the library have access to this Does the library have access to this article? article?
Yes or No?Yes or No?
ResourcesResources
Library CatalogLibrary Catalog Ebrary Ebrary DatabasesDatabases Periodicals ListPeriodicals List ServicesServices
– Research AssistanceResearch Assistance– Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan– Off Campus AccessOff Campus Access
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