LAKSAMEE PUTNAMLPUTNAM@TOWSON.EDU

RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

GERO 101: Research Process and Searching

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In class session to learn how to use resourcesPhone help 410.704.3359.Chat help

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Agenda

Scholarly vs Popular

How to formulate a search

Finding Books/Articles

Citation Resources

Hands on database practice

Scholarly vs Popular

Scholarly Written by an expert

for other experts

Support your argument with high quality information

Popular Entertaining but lack

depth

Grab people’s interests but should not be your only resource

Scholarly vs Popular

Images take from the Purdue University tutorials

Scholarly vs Popular

DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular results” on Google anymore. http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble

Formulating a Keyword Search

1. Choose a Topic

Formulating a Keyword Search

1. Choose a Topic End of life care of elderly

Formulating a Keyword Search

2. Narrow/Broaden your search

Formulating a Keyword Search

2. Narrow/Broaden your search Elderly depression in end of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

3. Identify the key concepts

Formulating a Keyword Search

3. Identify the key concepts Elder

Depression

End of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms

Elder

Depression

End of life care

Formulating a Keyword Search

4. Consider synonyms/alternative spellings for terms

Elder Elder* Senior Aged Older person Older adult

Depression hopelessness

End of life care Palliative care Terminal care

Formulating a Keyword Search

5. Formulate your search utilizing various combinations of your words

String them together using AND/OR/NOT

Truncate *

Formulating a Keyword Search

6. Evaluate what you find

Check for CRAPCurrencyReliabilityAuthorityPurpose/Point of View

3 ways to find Books

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu

Towson BooksUSMAI BooksInterlibrary Loan

Finding Articles

Go to the Gerontology Subject Gateway

Numerous databases to choose from Search more than one

Use your keywords and refine your search

Writing and Citing Resources

Cook Library

Quick Tools

Citing Sources

Allows your readers to verify and identify where the information and ideas in your paper originated

Gives credit to the owners of the ideas (avoiding plagiarism)

Provides a connection between your research and the research of related sources

Let’s start searching!

Research your own topic!

Begin by filling out this online spreadsheet http://bit.ly/WpfAkF

After you are done please go here to send me feedback on this session http://bit.ly/VLiBPh

Questions?

Feel free to contact me: Laksamee Putnam lputnam@towson.edu 410.704.3746. Twitter: @LibrarianLaks

Or any reference librarian: Visit Cook Library Reference Desk 410.704.2462. IM – tucookchat