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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang

Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy. Library. Student . Student Learning Outcome

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Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang

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  1. Find Scholarly Research Articles from the Library Dr. Jun Wang Professor of Library & Information Studies Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy

  2. Library Student Student Learning Outcome • Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website and log on to the subscription online Databases on and off the campus • Understand the functions of the online databases • Be able to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and PowerSearch • Be able to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles • Be able to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA/CSE style

  3. Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles. Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

  4. Conduct an Effective Keyword Search • Identify keywords for the search • Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to thread your keywords together • Limit your search to full-text articles and peer-reviewed publications

  5. Click on the title link to display the full-text article • Evaluate the source to see whether it is a research article • Word Count serves as a clue that this is too brief to be a research article

  6. To be tweaked as the following Works Cited Braun, Claude M. J., et al. “Does So-Called Interhemispheric Transfer Time Depend on Attention?” American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. General OneFile. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

  7. Use Citation Guides to facilitate your source citations.

  8. How to Cite the Source in CSE? • Bibliography: • Braun, Claude M. J., et al. Does so-called • interhemispheric transfer time depend on attention? American Journal of Psychology 108.4 (1995): 527+. Available from: http://go.galegroup.com • In-Text:(Braun et al. 1995)

  9. Use Boolean operator(s) for an effective keyword search • Use quotation marks around a phrase

  10. How to Cite the Source in MLA? Works Cited Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian Karavia. “Attentional Processes Link Perception and Action.” Proceedings: Biological Sciences 269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . JSTORE. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.

  11. How to Cite the Source in CSE? • Bibliography:Anderson, Stephen J., Noriko Yasmagishi, and Vivian Karavia. 2002. Attentional processes link perception • and Action. Proceedings: Biological Sciences • 269.1497 (2002): 1225-1232 . Available from: • http://www.jstor.org • In-Text:(Anderson et al. 2002)

  12. More Boolean Logic Keyword Searches

  13. Library Student Gauging Your Learning Outcome • How to log on to the library’s subscription online Databases on and off the campus? • What are the functions of the online databases? • How to conduct a Boolean keyword search in Jstore and PowerSearch? • How to find peer-reviewed, academic research articles? • How to evaluate and cite the retrieved sources in MLA/CSE Style?

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