tsem cooper - fall 2011 research
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Agenda
How to formulate a search
Finding Books: Cook Library Catalogs
Finding Articles: Databases
Citation Resources
Hands on database practice
How can I help you?
In class session to learn how to use resourcesPhone help 410.704.3359.Chat help
Go to Library website and click “Ask a Librarian”One-on-one appointmentsHelp at the reference desk
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
Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic
Formulating a Keyword Search
1. Choose a Topic Zero in mathematics
Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search
Formulating a Keyword Search
2. Narrow/Broaden your search The role of zero in the development of mathematics
Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts
Formulating a Keyword Search
3. Identify the key concepts Zero
Mathematics
Development
Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms
Zero
Mathematics
Development
Formulating a Keyword Search
4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms Zero
Mathematics Math Mathematical Numerical Algebra Trigonometry
Development History Analysis Role
Formulating a Keyword Search
5. Formulate your search utilizing various combinations of your words
String them together using AND/OR/NOT
Truncate *
Good searching starts with good keywords
Boolean “search connectors”
AND OR NOT
For example:
zero AND mathematics• Combining >1 topic
Development OR history• Combining synonymous terms
Search Tip #1
Use AND when you need to combine more than one topic
Zero AND mathematics
mathematics
zero
Search Tip #2
Use OR to combine synonymous terms (to get results regardless of what term an author uses).
history development
Search Tip #3
Use truncation!
mathem* finds mathematic mathematical mathematics
Etc…
Search Tip #4
Phrase Searching… Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact
(words will be searched in the specific order)
Examples: “golden ratio” “Pythagorean theorem”
Find a Book
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu
Towson BooksUSMAI BooksInterlibrary Loan
Demo!
Find an Article
Looking for specific research about your topic
The library subscribes to thousands of journals (but not all of them)
Databases help you search through multiple journals
Use subject specific databases to help narrow your article search
Find an Article
Go to the Math Subject Gateway
Recommended databases- Academic Search Premier ScienceDirect Web of Science
Scholarly vs Popular http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/helpguides/guides/schol
arly_demo/scholarly_demo.swf
Writing and Citing Resources
Cook Library
Quick Tools
Citing Sources
Allows your readers to verify and identify where the information and ideas in your paper originated
Gives credit to the owners of the ideas (avoiding plagiarism)
Provides a connection between your research and the research of related sources
Let’s start searching!
Form keywords
Then begin researching your own topic Find a book and an article
As you are finding information on your topic please fill in your paper worksheet and this digital worksheet
http://bit.ly/VisualMath
Questions?
Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam [email protected] 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat