1. Please log in to your computer and open umanitoba.ca/libraries

2. Select Subject Guides and scroll through to Education

3. On the guide, select Librarian

4. Find today's workshop and open the link

What we will talk about today...

1. Where to start
   
2. Search skills
   
3. Citation management
4. Try it out

Getting started

where to search

Starting points:

The Subject Guide for Education will help you identify the resources relevant to your research.

The journal databases identified by the Subject Guides and Database A-Z are great places to start your search for articles. ERIC is a go-to database in education.

The advanced search for basic article and book searches

Where to locate information

Books
Print
Online

Scholarly articles

'Grey literature'
Policy documents
Govt publications

Library search bar (filter for Books)

Library search bar (filter for Peer Reviewed)
Databases (ERIC is the go-to; find more)
Google Scholar

Check multiple locations

Accessing full text

Library search bar
 

Databases

(incl. ERIC)
 

ERIC

(not reliable)

then

then

What are scholarly journals?

1. The journal publishes current research in a particular academic field.
2. Articles are written for an academic audience in a scholarly community.

Identifying scholarly articles

1. The article presents original research or new analysis.
2. Resources used to write the article are adequately cited.
3. The author has academic credentials.
4. Language used indicates the intended audience is academic.

What do we mean by "peer review"?

Articles submitted to the journal are reviewed by independent scholars prior to publication to ensure they meet the standards for research in that field.

Identifying Peer Reviewed Journals

1. The catalogue or database where it is found identifies the journal as a peer reviewed source. (Example)
   Tip: Most databases have filters that show only PR results.
2. The journal editors identify the publication as
   peer reviewed.

Search Skills

Keywords

Research topic boiled down to most important points.

Words selected with care.

Natural Language

Language as it's really spoken.

Language used is arguably the most important part of a successful search

Examples

Google:
controversy about fundraising in public schools

ERIC:

school fundraising

Book Subject Headings

The Library of Congress assigns subject headings for all monograph publications

Article Subject Headings

Databases organize subject headings in a thesaurus.
ERIC offers a comprehensive thesaurus for education.

Basic Search Techniques

Here are some tips to get better search results in the catalogue and databases.

How should you know which search techniques to use?

Read the search results!

Start with a broad search, and narrow down based on your results.

Activity #1

Example in ERIC

Does fundraising increase inequality in Canadian public schools?

Idea 1

fundraising

Idea 2

inequality

Keywords:

• Fundraising

Subject headings:

• ?

• Inequality
• Equality
• Inequity
• Equity

 & Citation Management

APA

APA Style Guides

UM Library copies of recommended APA Guides

Citation Management

There are many citation management apps available and
workshops* to help you learn how to use them.

Getting started with Zotero

1. Create account
2. Download Zotero & add account info to app
                 Edit > Preferences > Sync
3. Download Zotero Connector browser plug-in to add items

Handouts from this Workshop

• Activities 1-2
• Identifying Search Terms Worksheet (Activity 1)
• Creating an Effective Search String (for reference)

Janice Winkler

Cody Fullerton, Education Librarian

Elizabeth Dafoe Library

Cody.Fullerton@umanitoba.ca

(204) 807-5860

Questions?

Adapted from

Kyle Feenstra