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PAF 101

Module 2, Lecture 1. PAF 101. “An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious---just dead wrong.”. ~ Russell Baker. Introduction to Module Two. Chapter 2: use the library

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PAF 101

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  1. Module 2, Lecture 1 PAF101 “An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious---just dead wrong.” ~ Russell Baker

  2. Introduction to Module Two Chapter 2: use the library Chapter 3: find players to interview Chapter 4: design a survey on a societal problem or policy in a specified geographical area

  3. PAF 101 • Module 2 Conceptual Overview: • Incorporates Multiple information formats & retrieval tools • Requires significant time investment • Increases familiarity & comfort level with use of a research library • Calls for navigating a series of research exercises where attention to detail is essential

  4. Crucial S.U. Library Resources for Module 2 SU Library Homepage –http://library.syr.edu See especially: >DISCOVER search engine >Quick Links for “Undergraduate Students” >Resources by Subject –For librariancreated subject guides in various disciplines

  5. Crucial S.U. Library Resources for Module 2 • Syracuse University Library Homepage – http://library.syr.eduLinks to: • “DISCOVER” Search engine (searches the Library’s Catalog)-Find Books, Music, Video, Government Publications & more @ SU Library WARNING: The “Articles” search tab in DISCOVER does not search all library databases required for MOD 2 Exercises. Instead – go directly to those databases via DISCOVER’S “Databases” tab.

  6. Crucial S.U. Library Resources for Module 2 • Syracuse University Library Homepage – http://library.syr.eduLinks to: • “DISCOVER” Search engine (searches the Library’s Catalog)--Find Books, Music, Video, Government Publications & more @ SU Library • Databases-Find Articles on Various Topics! • E-journals List-Browse Back-Issues of Specific Online Journals and Magazines!

  7. Crucial S.U. Library Resources for Module 2 Example of a DISCOVERsearch result (on the topic, “gun violence,” with results sorted by relevance) Results can be refined in multiple ways Click show availability for that book’s call number, physical location & status (checked out vs. available) Classic Catalog – aka “SUMMIT” is the Library’s older catalog interface For items with an “Electronic Version” link, clicking on that opens up that item online

  8. Navigating to SU Library Subscription Databases: • Click the databases tab • Type in the name of the desired database (e.g., Proquest Research Library) • Click the orange button located at the right edge of the red DISCOVER search box • Click the appropriate linked database name appearing on the subsequent results pageReminder: Not all MOD 2 exercises require library databases; some exercises use freely available websites.The “Browse Databases” link is yet another way to retrieve databases alphabetically or according to subject categories (e.g., databases in “sociology,” “political science,” etc.)

  9. Question by Question Guidance – the database tools you’ll use on module 2:

  10. 2.2 – Statistical (Find a Table)

  11. 2.3 – Proquest Research Library Select desired date range. Click on “More Search Options” if additional limiting features are desired.

  12. Available at http://library.syr.edu 2.4 – SU Library Catalog (“DISCOVER”)

  13. 2.4 – SU Library Catalog (“SUMMIT” V. “DISCOVER”)

  14. Not required, but you can also use the Library’s “Classic Catalog” (aka – SUMMIT) to identify the book(s) needed for exercise 2.4 SUMMIT searches the same book collection as DISCOVER SUMMIT offers various advanced search features DISCOVER does not DISCOVER offers advanced search refinement features such as results narrowing via readily visible subject and publication date tags (SUMMIT does not offer this) 2.4 – SU Library Catalog (“SUMMIT” V. “DISCOVER”)

  15. 2.5 – Catalog of U.S. Government Publications http://catalog.gpo.gov

  16. 2.6A & 2.6B – CQ Researcher

  17. 2.6A– CQ Researcher Example of results screen – sorted by “relevance.” Warning: A CQ Report with a high relevance rank may not always be recently published!

  18. 2.6B– CQ Researcher 2.6B requires that you visit the “contacts” portion of the CQ Researcher report you select.

  19. 2.7– U.S. Census Data http://www.census.gov “American FactFinder” can help locate ‘most’ of the data needed for this exercise.

  20. 2.7– U.S. Census Data http://www.census.gov The ‘Population Finder’ tool (inside American FactFinder) is helpful for determining “comparable census area” data required for this exercise.

  21. Keeping Track of Sources/APA Citation Style– PAF 101 Web Site

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