Transcript SOC 229D-A: Cultural Anthropology

SOC 229D-A:
Cultural
Anthropology
Research Project
Proposal /
Bibliography
Dr. Adams - Fall 2010
Alison Gregory
[email protected]
321-4087
Research Project
Proposal / Bibliography
• Due Sept. 14 – bring a paper copy and a
book to class; also submit via Moodle
• 3 books from Snowden Library – one can
be from Reference Collection
• 3 academic journal articles
• 3 carefully selected Web sites
How am I supposed to find 3 books?
• Online Catalog for books in
Snowden Library
• E-ZBorrow for books from other PA college &
university libraries
– Great way to get a duplicate copy of a book if someone
else has already checked it out.
• WorldCat for books from across the country
How am I supposed to find
academic journal articles?
• Online databases
–Abstracts in Anthropology
–Sociological Abstracts
–JSTOR
–ProjectMUSE
• Not every topic will be equally addressed
in every database.
What do you mean by
“carefully selected Web sites”?
• Web site evaluation is critical. Anyone can
post information on the Internet – don’t
trust a source just because it’s one of the
first results.
• Homework assignment on Moodle that
gives you an opportunity to practice
evaluating Web sites…and an opportunity
for a little extra credit!
Step 1: Topic Development &
Background
• Reference Collection
–Subject-specialized encyclopedias
• Online Catalog – use broad search terms
• Browsing – H call number section is where
you’ll find most sociology/anthropology
resources
• Reference Universe database – use broad
search terms
Step 2: Finding Books Online Catalog
• Searched for: food culture
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Ref. GT2850 .E53 2003
– Subject heading of: food habits
• Browsed through and found a “chapter” on
“United States: Ethnic Cuisines”
• Searched for: food habits
• Feast: Why Humans Share Food
GT2850 .J66 2007
• Always look at the Bibliographies – follow
the research trail!
How can I get the Gabaccia book?
• Search for the title We Are What We Eat: Ethnic
Food and the Making of Americans in the Online
Catalog.
• If Snowden Library doesn’t have it…
• Search for the title in E-ZBorrow*, logging in
with your student ID number. *for books ONLY!
• If no E-ZBorrow library has it…
• Search for the title in the WorldCat database.
I now have 3 books…
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture from the
Reference Collection
– 1st floor, short “chapters,” cannot be checked out
• Feast: Why Humans Share Food from the
General Collection
– 3rd and 4th floors, can be checked out for 4 weeks
• We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the
Making of Americans requested through
E-ZBorrow
– 3-5 day delivery time, checked out for 4 weeks
On to find 3 academic
journal articles…
• Use Snowden Library’s alphabetical database
list to find these resources.
• Not every database will cover every topic
equally.
• Abstracts in Anthropology
• Sociological Abstracts
• JSTOR
• Project MUSE
Abstracts in Anthropology
• Searched for: food “United States”
• “Food with a Farmer’s Face” looks interesting,
but this is just the abstract (summary). How do
I find the entire article?
• Find the journal title. Does Snowden Library have
this journal?
• Use the Periodicals A-to-Z List to find out.
• If we don’t have the journal, request the article
through Interlibrary Loan.
– Log in with your Novell username and password.
• Fill in the article information and submit the
request.
– Free, but can take 2-14 days. (Articles arrive faster than
books do.)
Sociological Abstracts
• Keyword searching v. Descriptor searching
• Go to the “Search Tools” tab and then choose the
“Thesaurus” tab.
– Allows you to find the official terms assigned to articles.
• Limit your search to “Journal Articles Only.”
• Searched for: food = Descriptors, DE + culture =
Descriptors, DE + “United States”
• In the search results, choose the “Peer-Reviewed
Journals” tab.
• The “Taste the Traditions” article looks
interesting. Click on the title to see the abstract.
• If you want this article, how can you find it?
• Click on the “Check for Lycoming availability”
link.
“Check for Lycoming availability”
• Automated system that searches for the journal for
you. It will give you one of 3 options:
• Link to find the article full text in another database
• Link to “Check Periodicals A-to-Z List” which means
that we probably have the journal in print (2nd floor)
• Link to “Request this item” through Interlibrary Loan
If I follow the link to Wiley…
Find the PDF
(Adobe
document)
here.
JSTOR
• Full text Journal STORage database = articles are
at least 3-5 years old
• Covers many disciplines
• Searched for “food habits” + “United States”
• Narrowed by Item Type = Article
• Narrowed by discipline = Anthropology
• Click on PDF link to open the Adobe document
for easy printing or saving
• Click on an article title to see the 1st page.
• Also gives options to use Google Scholar for
finding Related Items, Items Citing this Item
and other items by the same author(s).
Project MUSE
• Full text database of scholarly articles in
humanities and social sciences
– Some articles available as HTML (text only), some
available as PDF (Adobe), some available as both
• Searched for: “food habits” = Subject
Headings + “United States”
• Limited Type of Content = “Articles Only”
• Limited to “Only content I have full access to”
• Use the linked Subject Headings to find other
articles in Project MUSE with matching official
terms.
• Choose the PDF Version of the article if available.
• So now I have 3 academic journal
articles that I found using…
• Abstracts in Anthropology
• Sociological Abstracts
• JSTOR
• Project MUSE
How do I identify 3 carefully
selected Web sites?
“Information on the Internet is
subject to the same rules and
regulations as conversation
at a bar.”
Dr. George Lundberg, former editor of JAMA
Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate!
• Always evaluate Web sites before using them
for college-level research. Look for author,
purpose, accuracy, and currency.
• Extra credit opportunity for homework!
• In Moodle, find Topic 8 – Library Assignment.
• Complete the library’s online tutorial, then evaluate
the given Web sites using the online evaluation
rubric.
• Post your results by Sunday, Sept. 12 at noon.