TSEM 102: Using Databases

Laksamee Putnamlputnam@towson.edu Research & Instruction LibrarianSlides: http://bit.ly/tsemlutherfall2016c2

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Agenda• Quick review of last class• Worksheet and discussion• Finding Books• Finding Articles• Finding Newspapers

Review• Keywords• Websites• Check for CRAAP• Currency• Relevance• Authority• Accuracy• Purpose/POV

Putting it all together…• What is being done to close the gender gap in technology related

careers in the United States?

Gender gap OR women OR female equality

AND

Technology OR STEM OR Computer Science

AND

United States OR America OR North America

Gender gap technology careers United Stateswomenunder representedfemale equality

STEMComputer ScienceEngineer

AmericaNorth AmericaMaryland

Real research is complicated

Using Cook OneSearch• How did your book and article search go?• What questions did you have?• Discuss Cook OneSearch• Books• Articles

Finding Books or Articles

Finding Books or Articles

Subject Specific Databases

Finding Newspapers

Different Databases• Let’s research!

• Complete the paper worksheet

• Prepare to discuss your results with the class

• Ask if you need help! Card Catalogue. [Photographer]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. http://quest.eb.com/images/115_2838287

Discussion• Keywords used?

• Database features

• Kind of information?

• Best results?

Next class• Before class:• Read the 3 articles and answer plagiarism questions• Try to create an APA citation

• Discussion on plagiarism and citation style

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