Week 5 Oct. 7 & 9

1. Week 5 Oct. 7 & 9 Journal and magazines SmartSearch Databases APA intro

2. Homework #3 corrections • Printouts from online databases are not Print sources, but Web sources. • Name of the database and date of access needed • ‘Source’ often refers to name of magazine/journal

3. Homework #3 corrections, cont. • In absence of an author, the web page title is listed first, in quotes: “Wayback Machine” or “The Wayback Machine” or “Internet Archive: Wayback Machine”

4. Homework #3 corrections, cont. • All of the e-books at SRJC are in database collections: • EBSCOHost eBook Collection • SAGE Knowledge • Gale Virtual Reference Library • EBSCOHost Academic eBook Collection • Begin citation in NoodleBib by selecting Book, then switch from Print to Database.

5. Scholarly Journals • Present research studies or analysis of research • Checked by experts • Often peer-reviewed • Contain sections for Abstract, Methods, etc. • Look for: • Long article & title • Multiple authors • Extensive list of sources Examples: Lancet Journal of Social Psychology RAND Journal of Economics Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

6. Magazines – 2 types 1) Trade magazines • Trends and news in a field • Focused on practical knowledge • Look for: • Articles for people in a job or profession • Some sources listed • Advertisements • Examples: • Nursing Weekly • School Library Journal • Fire Chief

7. 2) Popular magazines • Entertain, inform, or give popular opinion • Look for: • Short articles • Easier to understand language • One or no author • No list of sources • Articles refers to others sources, such as, “According to the Journal of …” Examples: National Geographic Utne Reader People New Yorker …all the magazines at a grocery store

8. Periodicals Hands-on • Periodical is: a print or electronic source published periodically (annual, monthly, weekly, daily, etc.) • Types: • Popular= written for general public • Trade= written for people in a specific trade or profession • Scholarly = written for and by experts or serious students of an academic field • Which do you have?

9. Databases at SRJC Library • Why? • To provide access to quality research materials for students • Paid subscriptions • What? • Collections of journal, magazine, newsletter, newspaper articles, reports, and more • How? • Full text of articles are searchable by keyword and many other access points

10. Databases, continued • When? • Start your research in databases or SmartSearch instead of the web! • When you search on the Web and find an article you want full text don’t pay for it—look in the library’s databases, or ask a librarian

11. Finding Databases • Start at SRJC Library homepage • Click on the Articles tab • 1. What are the 2 ways on this page you could get to a selection of science databases? • Click on the Smart Search tab • 2. Which databases are searched by Smart Search? • 3. Which option gives you multiple search boxes?

12. Why use a database? • Contain periodical articles which have in-depth, specialized knowledge • Contain scholarly journals where original academic research are first published • Very current; also older sources • Variety of types of periodicals to suit different levels of familiarity with the topic • Use to explore multiple aspects of a topic, or delve deeply into a subject

13. General Purpose Databases • Aggregate or combine sources from many disciplines (science, social science, humanities, law, business, arts, etc.) • Include popular magazines, trade magazines, and scholarly journals • At SRJC: • Academic Search Complete • JSTOR • CQ Researcher (current topics) • Points of View

14. What is EBSCO? • A vendor (company) which sells access to subscription databases to libraries • More than 25 EBSCO databases at SRJC: • Academic Search Complete • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection • Business Source Complete • GreenFILE • and more… • Provider of Smart Search, an all-in-one search of databases plus library catalog

15. Advanced Search Screen (EBSCO) • Search indexes (“Select a field”) in pull-down menu • Options to limit by: • Full text • Scholarly/Peer-reviewed • Publication Date • Publication (the journal or magazine title, also called ‘source’) • Publication type / Document type

16. Results screen for peanut allergy search A B C D F E

17. Detail (title) screen: • Where are citation elements located? • authors? • journal/magazine title? • volume/issue? • date? • pages? • How do you see full text of the article? • What is the article about? Lower on screen: Author affiliations? database?

18. What is Smart Search? • Combines two dozen databases plus the library catalog…it’s huge! • Can limit to Library catalog (print + ebooks) • Option to extend search to non-EBSCO databases (from home, login with SRJC ID and pin for full access) • Use it when your topic extends to several disciplines or you are not sure which database to search

19. Smart Search searches: • all 20+ EBSCO databases available at SRJC • plus JSTOR • plus the library catalog (print and ebooks) Use Advanced Search!

20. Smart Search tips • Best limiters: • Full text • Scholarly (peer reviewed) journals • Pay attention to the types of the sources found • On the Results screen: • Refine options on left pane • Add a database on right pane • Click on title to open detail (title) screen • All citation elements • Options to email, print, permalink, etc.

21. Search strategy #1: Choose your words with care • Use only the most appropriate search words Don’t use: pro and con gun control Use: assault weapon legislation • Search a phrase in quotes • Example: “vitamin D” or “gray water” • Use multiple search words—but never a sentence! • Revise your search terms as needed

22. Search strategy #2: Limit for precision • Add a concept using “AND” • discrimination AND women AND medicine • Search within a smaller index, • search using Subject index if you know the correct term • see the Subject Terms link or Browse Subjects for list (e.g., climate) to find the right heading • try such as Abstract or even Title, instead of All Text • Limit results to Full-text and/or Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed articles • Specify a publication date range

23. Class participation: Creating effective searches You will receive a sheet with a research question on it. Working in pairs, please: • Write both your names on the top • Pick out the key concepts in the question • List some synonyms or alternate ways of phrasing those concepts • Write a search statement for researching the topic in the Academic Search Complete database Be prepared to share with the class.

24. Homework #5 • Part 1– Database Exploration (40 points) • Explore a database of your choice • Describe and prepare to demonstrate 5 (five) of its distinctive features • These features may be search capabilities, unusual content, or other features • Turn in the Homework #5 sheet • Part 2 – Quiz in Smart Search tutorial (10 points) • Email me the 5-question quiz at the end

25. Smart Search tutorial Select Library Instruction then Library Instruction Guides Click the box to Explore Smart Search (Guide on the Side)