“Meet the Info Kittehs!” Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the
Kendall College Library
Who?
• Elise Brown • Reference & Instruction, & Web Librarian
• Artist, Makeup Artistry, Singer, Dancer, Art Historian
Don’t Make Me “Shush” You!
Let’s Talk About!• Basic Library Stuff
• Library Access – KLO – 24/7 Off-Campus Access
• Research – What's & Whys?
• Evaluating Information
• Sources: KCAD Catalog & MeLCat
• Sources - Databases
• All Things Plagiarism
• Questions?
Do I need a KCAD/Ferris ID Card?
Absolutely!
• Access materials in the Library
• 24/7 - Off-Campus Access:
Library Catalog, MeLCat, Online
Article Databases
• New Students – Bring new ID to Library
to link barcode
Does the Library have a Web site?
YUP! http://libkcad.ferris.edu/
How do I access Kendall Library Online?
• KCAD/FERRIS ID Card –
Linked to Library record
LOGIN:
• My FSU ID + Password
or
• Name, Barcode + Pin
Ideal for Snow, Sick & Lazy Days!
What is in the KCAD Library Collections?
+ 22,000 Items:
• Books
• 125 Current Print Journals & Magazines
• Bound Back Issues of Print Journals & Magazines
• Newspapers - Grand Rapids Press, New York Times, Chicago Reader
• Music CDs, Book on CD and DVDs
• Course Reserves - Materials put on reserve by KCAD Faculty
• 3 Great Full-Time Librarians
My professor said I need to use scholarly resources?
3 Levels of Information
• Popular
• Scholarly
• Peer Reviewed
Wait! How can I tell the difference?
Popular Stuff
• Reviewed by an Editor or Editors• Written by Journalists / Reporters / Staff Writers• Slick, Glossy & Illustrated• Entertainment & Advertising• Audience = General Public• No citations
Scholarly Stuff
• Reviewed by an Editor & Editorial Board
• Written by Scholars & Experts
• Lengthy Articles & Essays
• Subdued in Appearance; Formal Language
• Very Few Advertisements & Images
• Research Oriented; Factual Content
• Audience = Scholars & Experts
• Citations, Footnotes
• Bibliographies
What the heck does “peer reviewed” mean?
• “Peer reviewed” refers to a review process of publication.
• Specialists and experts submit research and writing for publication. These materials are reviewed by other experts.
I found this great Web source…
http://www.theonion.com/content/index
Information Evaluation
C.R.A.A.P.
C.R.A.A.P.
C = Current:
• When was the site/page last updated?
• When was the material published?
• Is the information current enough for your topic/subject?
C.R.A.A.P.
R = Relevant:
• Appropriate for college-level work?
• Is the information related to your topic?
C.R.A.A.P.
A = Author:• Personal, Professional, or Business• Business, Company, Organization,
Government - For or Non-Profit• Author? Credentials? Authority? • Publisher? • Domain / URL? .org, .gov, .mil, .edu, .net, .com
C.R.A.A.P.
A = Accurate:• Documentation: Footnotes, Endnotes, Links
Verification
• Does the information match up?
• Typos, Spelling and/or Grammatical Errors
C.R.A.A.P.
P = Purpose:• “ Tone?” - Point of view?
• Educate, Inform, Factual, Data
• Sell, Entice, Advertise
• Persuade, Opinion, Biased
• Propaganda, Misinformation
How do I find stuff in the KCAD Library?
Search the Online Library Catalog
The Online Library Catalog
• TITLES ~ BOOKS
• TITLES ~ JOURNALS, MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS
• TITLES of CD’s, DVDs, & other MEDIA
• Course Reserves ~
Materials put on reserve by KCAD Faculty
• Access to Your Library Account
Access to Materials not owned KCAD
MeLCat is your best friend…
• 380 (720) Libraries State Wide
• + 42, 000,000 Million Catalog Items
• Available Items Arrive in 3-5 days
• 3 Week Checkout (possible renewal)
How do I sort through this hot mess!?
Boolean Who?
• Plain and simple, a basic search strategy using connectors
• AND
• OR
• NOT
Boolean - AND
• Retrieve all the results where both terms appear • To narrow or reduce too many search results
• AND will give you the smallest number of results
Boolean - AND
Section in the middle shows the results of a
search for Cats AND Dogs
Boolean - OR
• Retrieve all the results where either term appears
• To expand or increase search results • OR will give you the largest number of results
Boolean - OR
• Cats
• Dogs
• Cats & Dogs
Google & Wikipedia VS. Databases!
What is an Article Database?
Online Electronic Periodical Index:
Provides access the contents of
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Journals
• Trade Publications
What is an Article Database?
Contents Provided =
• Citations
• Abstracts
• Full-Text
What is a Citation?
• Exact details of a published source of information
• Books, Periodicals, Web pages, Lectures, Interviews, Photographs, Images, Movies, Music, Performances, Letters, Email, etc.
What is an Abstract?
• A brief description or summary of the content of an article, essay or paper
What does Full-Text mean?
• Electronic format of an article or essay:
Read
Copy & Paste
Download & Save
Other Types of Databases?
• Images - ARTstor & CAMIO – IMAGES
• Reference - Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
• Subject Specific Example: Grove Art Online / Oxford Art Online
General OneFile
http://library.ferris.edu/cgi-bin/onefile.cgi
Multi-Subject Database+ 100 Million Articles (1980 – 2011)
Art · Business · Computers · Current Events · Economics · Education · Environmental Issues · Health care · Humanities · Law · Literature · Politics · Science · Social Sciences · Sports · Technology
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
http://library.ferris.edu/cgi-bin/ovrc.cgi
Multi-Subject Database+ 14,000 Pro / Con Essays+ 5000 Topic Overviews + 5 million magazine, journal & news paper
articles
LexisNexis Academic
http://library.ferris.edu/cgi-bin/lexisnexis.cgi
Multi-Subject Database+ 350 News Sources+ 300 Magazines & JournalsBusiness & Legal Sources
Google VS. Databases!
Avoiding Plagiarism
Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarize:
To take and use as one's own (the thoughts,
writings, or inventions of another person);
To copy (literary work or ideas) improperly
or without acknowledgement.
What is a Bibliography?
Bibliography / Works CitedA list of information resources
Contains citation information:
Books, articles, Web sites, images, and
other forms of media.
Do I Have to Cite Images?
Absolutely!
How do I “cite” stuff?
MLA – Modern Language Association
Format and Style Guide ~ 2009 Edition
OWL – Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
When In Doubt…Ask!
Don’t Delay! Start Today!
Any Questions?
Stuck?! Stumped!? Overwhelmed!?
“The Info Kittehs say…Visit the Library!”
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Kitty Captions: EJB – Yours Truly!
“The Info Kittehs say…Thank You!”