Looking for informationin all the right places

Degree Completion ProgramSeptember 19, 2013

Google vs. Library

Formula for Library Research

1. Motivation or Assignment

2. Topic Selection

3. IMAGINATION

4. Research Questions

(Brainstorming)

5. Research Plans (Strategy)

6. Reference Works & Databases (Tools

and Tactics)

7. [Sources]

8. Evaluation 9. INSIGHT

10. Thesis

11. Argument & Outline

12.Drafting & Revising

1-5 Before you reach the library 6-8 At the Library 9-12 Using your resources wisely

http://library.cairn.edu

Search the Catalog

Using Encore Discovery Search

Encore Discovery Search cont.

Encore Discovery Search Catalog

My Account

• Renew books from home• Place holds on books• Create reading history list (opt in)• Create a preferred list• Modify personal information• Create a list for research and email it to

yourself

My Account, the visual

Materials found in the Library:

• Books– Print– Electronic

• Encyclopedias• Magazines• Journals• Periodical Index• Newspapers• Library Catalog• World Wide Web

Where to Go…

Online Databases : For a list of all of the Libraries' Electronic

Resources

Full Text E-Journal : This allows you to find which database has the journal

title you need.

Article Linker : Can find an article among all the databases if you have a

full-citationDiscovery Search: Search most of the

databases at one time.

LibGuides

Cont. of LibGuides

Annotated Bibliography

Databases

Popular vs. Scholarly

Popular Magazineso Contain many

photographs and advertisements

o Articles are shorter and cover a wide range of topics.

o Research and current issues are broadly summarized

Scholarly Journals

• Contain little or no advertisements • Long in-depth articles cover case studies, report research and contain bibliographies• Geared towards scholars, researchers, or professionals

1. Index: citations only, online version of a print index

2. Abstract: includes citations and abstracts of articles, books, chapters, etc.

3. Full-text: includes citations, abstracts and the full-text of journal articles, reports, books, chapters.

Three types of tools (databases)

Sampling of Cairn database List

Ask-A-Librarian

Contact Information

Alice PakhtigianReader Services Librarianapakhtigian@cairn.edu

215-702-4370 or215-702-4375

9/19/2013