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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!
Welcome!
Website introduction
Resources in the library
5 Floors!
Research Process Overview
General search strategy
Brainstorming keywords
The Website
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/
Hours
Ask a Librarian
Course/Subject Gateways
Spotlight on … and other events
Resources in the library
More than just books!
Computers
Printing
Group Study
Leisure Reading
Resources in The Library
Student Computing Services
Academic Achievement Center
Copies Plus
Starbucks
And there are actually books here too…
5 Floors
1st Floor OTS Student Computing Lab Vending machines!
2nd Floor Baltimore Hebrew Institute Periodicals Quiet Study Media Resources
5 Floors
3rd Floor Main Floor Reference and Circulation Desk Reference Collection Leisure Collection Group Study Classroom 317 Copies Plus Exhibits! – Rosenthal miniatures
5 Floors
4th Floor Stacks N-Z
5th Floor Stacks A-M Juvenile Collection Special Collection Classroom 526 Academic Achievement Center
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/TSEMonline2
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).
Go here and post a few more! http://bit.ly/TSEMteach2
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
Searching for academic content
Articulate your topic by choosing important ideas
Brainstorm Ideas Concept Map Terminology/Keywords
Dig for the content
EVALUATE!
Two worksheets
Worksheet 1 Basic library information Hand in at the reference desk before next Thursday
Worksheet 2 Come up with key words for you topic Find a good and bad web resource Bring back to class next Thursday
Next Thursday
We will go over the answers to worksheet 1
You will show your website examples and share your keywords
We will go over how to search the library for books and articles
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