DETERMINING THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDLIBR 250

Week 3

Jayati Chaudhuri

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Research process

2. Find the information

3. Distinguish between primary and secondary information sources

4. Various ways to access information

RESEARCH PROCESS

Starts broadly and ends narrowly Effective research question Ineffective research question

PRIMARY& SECONDARY SOURCES

1. Primary Sources-Original document. For example: letter, diaries, speeches, interviews.

2. Secondary Sources -Interpret and/or analyze primary sources. For example: encyclopedias, textbooks, and articles analyzing primary sources.

SECONDARY SOURCES

Reference sources Encyclopedias Dictionaries Directories

Almanacs Atlases Indexes

BOOKS

http://www.calstatela.edu/library

1. Print or digital

2. Print – via Catalog

3. E-books – via Catalog

HOW TO READ CALL NUMBERS

PERIODICALS

Scholarly journals Popular magazines Trade publications Newspapers Multimedia

NEWSPAPERS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Trade Publications Periodicals intended for

a specific industry or business

Published by an association tied to the trade

SCHOLARLY VS. POPULAR

Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines