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“An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and

very often false, misleading, fictitious---just dead wrong.”

-Russell Baker

PAF 101Module 2, Lecture 2

Class Agenda

• Announcements• Quick Introduction to Module 2• Basic Training in Library Research

Competition Points

Winners

Losers

As of 2/4/2019

Groups Points

12 84 611 63 45 49 410 417 42 36 37 313 314 315 31 28 016 0

Introduction to Module Two

Chapter 2: Use the library

Chapter 3: Research players

Chapter 4: Design a survey on a societal problem or policy in a specified geographic area

PAF 101

Module 2: The Academic Library

• Michael Pasqualoni –Public Affairs & Political Science Librarianmjpasqua@syr.edu (315) 443-3715https://library.syr.edu

PAF 101• Module 2 Conceptual Overview:Incorporates Multiple information formats & retrieval tools

Requires significant time investment, due 10/5

Increases familiarity & comfort level with use of aresearch library

Calls for navigating a series of research exercises where attention to detail is essential

Crucial SU Libraries Resources for Module 2

Off-campus access to subscription databases and online articles, etc. –use your:

SU NET ID/NET ID Password

PAF 101

Module 2: The Academic Library

• Michael Pasqualoni –Public Affairs & Political Science Librarianmjpasqua@syr.edu (315) 443-3715https://library.syr.edu

Crucial SU Libraries Resources for Module 2

Off-campus access to subscription databases and online articles, etc. –use your:

SU NET ID/NET ID Password

Bird Library = shelving location for books covering all Maxwell School disciplines (incl. PAF 101)

– lesser used books and many print periodicals and journals shelved at off-campus high density storage (aka: SU Libraries “Facility”)https://library.syr.edu/departments/facility.php

– request forms appear on library classic catalog item record pages for titles located at the “facility” (next business day delivery Sunday thru Friday with articles delivered by email; books physically delivered to Bird Library’s 1st floor circulation desk)

– vast majority of the collection’s periodicals, newspapers, journal articles, etc. available online, 24/7, via the library web site link labeled “journals”(and via 100s of licensed “databases”)

You can find scanners on the first floor of Bird Library, at almost every computer in the cluster near the book Check-Out Desk.

4 minutes maximum – student finishing first earns 3 extra credit points for groupsecond place earns 2 extra credit points for group

third place earns 1 extra credit point for group

Exercise 2.1 {Locating Quantitative Data}Follow Module 2 instructions and navigate into ProQuest Statistical Insight.

Locate a data table relevant to your societal category that contains three pieces of data relevant to that societal category

Module 2 – Pre-Assignment Practice – Feb 4,2019PAF 101

4 minutes maximum – student finishing first earns 3 extra credit points for groupsecond place earns 2 extra credit points for group

third place earns 1 extra credit point for group

Exercise 2.2 {Finding Periodical Articles}Follow Module 2 instructions and navigate into the main full ProQuest

database (not ProQuest Statistical Insight).

Locate a newspaper or magazine article relevant to your societal category at any geographic level (but must not be non-U.S. context), which must have been published in the past six months and NOT from an academic journal

Module 2 – Pre-Assignment Practice – Feb 4,2019PAF 101

4 minutes maximum – student finishing first earns 3 extra credit points for groupsecond place earns 2 extra credit points for group

third place earns 1 extra credit point for group

Exercise 2.3 {Finding Books}Follow Module 2 instructions and navigate into the library’s SUMMON search

engine.

Find an item record for a book about your societal category published within the past 15 years. eBooks and titles published by the U.S. government cannot

be used.

Module 2 – Pre-Assignment Practice – Feb 4,2019PAF 101

Exercise 2.4 {Using United States Government Publications}No in-class practice on this one, which uses an open website called the Catalog

of U.S. Government Publications http://catalog.gpo.gov

Module 2 – Pre-Assignment Practice – Feb 4,2019PAF 101

Exercise 2.5 {Using United States Census Data}No in-class practice on this one, which uses the open access Census data

finding tool called American Factfinder via this link http://factfinder.census.govOR from the website http://census.gov in the header of that homepage, click

“explore data,” then “data tools and apps,” then select “American Factfinder.”

Librarian in-class navigation tips and close reference to the “Librarian Tip Sheet” will help you not get lost in census data tables

To completely fill in the table required for Exercise 2.5 requires precise navigation using American Factfinder and its table look-up and table building features AND careful

review of data tables for three geographies (such as your home county, a comparably sized county (e.g., within 25% size – see instructions), and for the full United States

Module 2 – Pre-Assignment Practice – Feb 4,2019PAF 101

4 minutes maximum – student finishing first earns 3 extra credit points for groupsecond place earns 2 extra credit points for group

third place earns 1 extra credit point for group

Exercise 4.5 {Examining News Media Treatment of Surveys}Follow Module 2 instructions and navigate back into the full ProQuest

database.

Locate a newspaper article from the past six months that presents survey results and was conducted on ANY subject, not necessarily one studied in this

module. Must be about a target survey population someplace in the U.S.

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https://library.syr.edu

Four (4) Crucial Starting Points

Summon –Search engine for most of SU Libraries’ collections and other resources beyond SU Libraries. Includes articles, books, journals, maps, sound recordings, archival materials, government documents and more

Databases A-Z List –A list of databases available through Syracuse University Libraries. Includes databases containing articles, images, data, and videos. Search for a database by title, subject area or content type

Journals/Journal Locator –A list of print and electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers available through Syracuse University Libraries. Search or browse by title, ISSN, or subject category

Research Guides –Discover research tools, explore the research process, and locate helpful resources for a wide variety of academic topics and specific courses. Created by your friendly librarians at Syracuse University

SU Libraries Homepage -

For supplemental examples of APA citation style, consider also referring to:

In-Text Citation – The Basics - Purdue OWLhttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/In-Text Citation – Authors – Purdue OWL https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/

Syracuse University Libraries – APA Guidehttp://researchguides.library.syr.edu/c.php?g=258089&p=1723658

For additional examples of citing government documents*Cornell University Library – How to Cite U.S. Government Documents -http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=134360&p=880403*Be wary, because formatting suggestions for citing government publications tend to vary. Best advice is to pick a format presented by one guide, matching “type(s)” of government documents you are citing, and stick with that as much as possible (ignore information on book locations applicable only to Cornell campus).

Keeping Track of Sources–Want More Examples of APA Style?

For Next Class1. Choose topic and get exercises 2.1-2.3 done by

Friday

2. Aim to finish 2.1-2.6 by next Monday

3. Start reading chapters 3 and 44. Email prospective community service form to your

TA by 2/18 by 12:45 or LOSE 5 POINTS

https://paf101.expressions.syr.edu/