↗From Wikipedia to Academia A presentation from the USF Library Academic Services

Contact your librarian at keahnberg@usf.edu and Ask a Librarian

↗Workshop Objectives What we will accomplish today

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Identify how to get library assistance• Choose manageable paper topics • Search Wikipedia to explore what interests you • Navigate CQ Researcher to find scholarly information • Map your research topic and keep track of your info• Begin basic searching in FindIt!

↗When can I chat with a librarian?The library reference service is a free university resource you can trust!

• Before starting a project

• When you’re feeling out of gas

• To create a paper topic that you really want to write about

• When you have questions about avoiding plagiarism

• If you have a research question!

Chatting one-on-one with a librarian is free

for all USF students

Where do you go for info?

↗Why Use Library Databases?Because faster isn’t always better…

Google & Wikipiedia

Artstor (Database)

But Databases Can Look So…Old

↗Smart Topics for Success Research is easy when you pick a topic that academics are writing about

↗Map Your TopicKeeping track of what you find online

Activity: From Wikipedia to Academia

Step 1: WikipediaOpen wikipedia.com

↗ Search Wikipedia for the topic that interests you

↗ Narrow or broaden your topic until you've got it!

↗ Map the keywords of your topic based on the Wikipedia page you choose, using the handout

Activity: Step 2

↗ Navigate to the library website

↗ Locate CQ Researcher using the “Books” tab on the library website

↗ Research your topic using advanced search

↗ Locate 1 report and e-mail yourself the permalink

Step 2: CQ ResearcherNavigate to the lib.usf.edu

↗Which One is the Journal Article?One of these things is not like the other

Activity: Step 3

Step 3: FindIt!Return to the library homepage

↗ Locate one or two journal article citations in the References section of Wikipedia

↗ Copy the title

↗ Navigate to the “Articles” tab on the library homepage

↗ Search for the article. Did you find it? If so, e-mail yourself the record

You Just Did College Level Research!

We just learned about:

↗ How to chat with a librarian

↗ Choosing smart topics

↗ Using Wikipedia to explore your research interests

↗ Navigating CQ Researcher to find scholarly information

↗ Mapping your research topic

↗ Locating an article in FindIt!

Nice work! Any questions about what we learned today?