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Welcome to your library !

Welcome to your library !. Bernadette A. Lear Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian Penn State Harrisburg Library (717) 948-6360 bal19@psu.edu – happylibrarian76@AIM Fall 2013 library hours: Monday-Thursday: TBA Friday: TBA Saturday and Sunday: TBA AIM: pshrefdesk

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Welcome to your library !

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  1. Welcome to your library ! Bernadette A. Lear Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian Penn State Harrisburg Library (717) 948-6360 bal19@psu.edu – happylibrarian76@AIM Fall 2013 library hours: Monday-Thursday: TBA Friday: TBA Saturday and Sunday: TBA AIM: pshrefdesk Late night chat: http://ask.libraries.psu.edu/

  2. Other research experts Eric – epd103@psu.edu Science, Engineering, and Technology Glenn – gxm22@psu.edu Business and Public Affairs Heidi – hna2@psu.edu Humanities Greg – gac2@psu.edu Library Director, Expert in Alternative Health, Business, and Classics

  3. Research process

  4. Where should students begin their research? • Encyclopedias? • Books? • Journal articles? • Internet?

  5. Educator-ese Preschool Elementary Middle School Secondary / High School College / Continuing Ed. Psycholog-ese Infancy Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Librarian-ese Children Young adults (“YA”) Adults Criminolog-ese Juvenile or Adult Offenders Prisoners / Inmates Victims Health Pediatric Geriatric/Gerontology Pop culture-ese Kids ‘Tweens Teenagers Baby Boomers, Generation X, Y, ‘Net, Millennial How to say “people” in …

  6. Five key things - Penn State login / password - CAT (mostly books) - Databases (mostly journal articles) - Other “e-resources” - ILLiad / interlibrary loan

  7. “Scholarly” publications • Writer • Is a researcher, or a professional who does research • Works for a university or scholarly organization • Publication • Covers a narrow subject area • Shares knowledge within a community of experts • Is often found in a college / university library • Articles / chapters • Break new ground • Use experiments, observations, or other “original” research to prove facts • Describe methods and results of research • Are usually “peer-reviewed” for accuracy before publication • Give full citations (or a bibliography) to others’ work

  8. “Trade” publications • Writer • Works for a company • Works for an association • Publication • Covers a particular segment of industry or profession • Shares colleagues’ or coworkers’ experiences • Found in someone’s office • Articles / chapters • Summarize “best practices” • Discuss “hands-on” knowledge gained through daily work • Provide practical, “how to” advice • Debate a workplace issue • Point out trends or new product information • Are usually not reviewed for accuracy • May give a brief list “for further reading”

  9. “Popular” publications • Writer • Works for the publisher • Is a professional writer • Publication • Covers a broad subject area • Tries to sell copies to a large number of readers • Found in public libraries, doctor’s offices, at home, etc. • Articles / chapters • Provide basic information, opinion, or news • May be “edited” for style and grammar before publication • Seldom list the source of information

  10. Thank you! ‘Hope to see you in the library soon! 

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