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LAKSAMEE [email protected]
RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
TSEM 102: Current Issues in Education: Living and Learning in a
Digital Society
First…
Laksamee [email protected] Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.Twitter: @CookLibraryofTUAlbert S. Cook facebook profile!
Agenda
Research Process Overview
General search strategy
Brainstorming keywords
Evaluating information
Interpreting the Assignment
Reading Background Information
Using Online
Databases& Indexes
Gathering Sources
Drafting Paper or Presentation
Identifying & Listing
Vocabulary
Citing Sources
Refining a Topic
Evaluating Sources
The Research Process
Selecting a Topic
research skills ≠ needle in the haystack
Web “Pre-Searching”
Why or why not start your search online? Respond here: http://bit.ly/1TSEM
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
Identify Subject Gateways for your topic…
Cook Library’s Subject Gateways
… and other familiar tools to identifywebsites with academic content.
Source: www.wikipedia.org.
Source: www.google.com.
Try new features to help build your keyword list and search strategy.
Keep this in mind!Any topic might include various facets that you might want to explore and consider as you clarify your topic at the beginning of the research process.
Keywords are critical!
Sample topic: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess
whether a certain technology solution is effective?
First, break the question down into keywords: What are some ways elementary teachers can assess
whether a certain technology solution is effective?
More on keywords…
Expand your list to include synonyms then add to it once you have done some background reading.
What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?
teach* assess* technolog*learn evaluat* comput*strateg* test* [software name]method gaugeinstruct*
Search Terms and Keyword Reminders
Keywords come from the search question
Use Boolean “search connectors” to combine keywords in ways that capture the results you need
Good searching starts with good keywords
Boolean “search connectors”
AND OR NOT
For example:
internet AND children• Combining >1 topic
instruct OR teach• Combining synonymous terms
Search Tip #1
Use AND when you need to combine more than one topic
Innovation AND education
educationinnovation
Search Tip #2
Use OR to combine synonymous terms (to get results regardless of what term an author uses).
teach instruct
Search Tip #3
Use truncation!
Educat* finds Educate Education Educating Educator
Etc…
Search Tip #4
Phrase Searching… Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase intact
(words will be searched in the specific order)
Examples: “No Child Left Behind” “school reform”
Putting it all together…
What are some ways elementary teachers can assess whether a certain technology solution is effective?
teach*instruct*method*learn*
assess*evaluate*
test*
technolog*comput*
[software name]
teach* OR instruct* OR method* OR learn*
AND
assess* OR evaluate* OR test*
AND
technolog* OR comput* OR kidspiration
Evaluate what you find
Go to one of the websites below and analyze it http://bit.ly/cosmicweb1 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb2 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb3 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb4 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb5 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb6 http://bit.ly/cosmicweb7
CurrencyReliabilityAuthorityPurpose/Point of View
Check for CRAP
Currency How recent is the information? Can you locate a date when the resource was
written/created/updated? Based on your topic, is this current enough? Why might the date matter for your topic?
Check for CRAP
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Reliability What kind of information is included in the resource? Does the author provide citations & references for
quotations & data Where am I accessing this information?
Check for CRAP
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Authority Can you determine who the author/creator is? What are their credentials (education, affiliation,
experience, etc.)? Who is the publisher or sponsor of the work/site? Is this publisher/sponsor reputable
Check for CRAP
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Purpose/Point of View Is the content primarily opinion? Is the information balanced or biased? What is the purpose of the information? Is it to
inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade
Check for CRAP
Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Fill out the worksheet
Worksheet 1 Go here: http://bit.ly/2TSEM Fill out the worksheet Be ready to fill in more of the worksheet after the next
library session!
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