Transcript FYS 198: Research Workshop

ENG 150: Mobile Journalism
Research Workshop
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Librarian: Lisa Molinelli [email protected]
What will we learn today?
• How to navigate the online resources available
to St. Joseph's students.
• Search strategies and tips for finding and
evaluating scholarly and popular sources.
• How to get help when you need it!
Information Cycle
The Information Cycle explains the way that a particular
event, study, or piece of information starts.
Event:
Japan Earthquake
Online sources
Scholarly journals
Magazines
TV, Radio
Newspapers
Books, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Japan Nuclear Disaster: March 11-12, 2011
Same Day:
• Online, TV and radio:
• Quick factual information
24 hrs/Week:
• Daily Newspapers,
Magazines:
• Factual information with some
analysis
6 months –year:
• Scholarly Journals and books
• Within larger context, in-depth
research and analysis
Website Evaluation
It's important to view web sites with a critical eye. Things to think
about.
1. Accuracy
2. Authority
3. Objectivity
4. Currency
5. Coverage
The domain can provide more information on the site:
.edu = educational institution
.gov = US government site
.org = organization or association
.com = commercial site
Web Evaluation Activity:
http://librarytoolkits.sju.edu/webevaluation
Home Base
www.sju.edu/resources/libraries/drexel/
Popular vs. Scholarly
Popular (Newspapers)
Scholarly
•Written for a large, general audience •Written by and expert in the field,
usually has advanced degree or
•Written by journalists or generalists experience
•Little to no use of citations
•Often are glossy magazines, with
advertisements and photographs
•Cover more current events
•Subjects of articles are more
general in nature
•The article has often gone through an
extensive editorial process (peer
review) by other experts (peers) in the
field
•The author cites sources in the
article, as well as uses footnotes,
endnotes or in-text citations
•The subject can be very specific and
because of the editorial process, not
very current
.
Database Searching
• Remember: We pay a subscription to these
sources! Most are not available for free on the
open web (google, etc.).
• Newspaper articles are a little easier to find on
the open web, but not scholarly articles.
• As a SJU student, you have access to these
sources.
Expanding and Narrowing:
Scholarly Databases
• Separate out the scholarly stuff.
• Need it now? Full text. Remember: this may
limit your results.
• Use database Subject Terms to your
advantage.
• The tricks used here can be used in almost any
database!
Discover!
Citing Sources
We are here to help!
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Friendly librarians at the reference desk
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Chat from the library homepage
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Call: 610-660-1904
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Text: 610-983-8422
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Email: [email protected]
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Schedule a research appointment
Thank You!
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