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...

Where to start
Search skills
Citation management
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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

What are scholarly journals?

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

Identifying scholarly articles

The article presents original research or new analysis.
Resources used to write the article are adequately cited.
The author has academic credentials.
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

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.
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.

Strategy	Example
Combining search terms	formative AND summative AND assessment
Using quotation marks	"professional development"
Multiple word endings	teach*
Search formulas with parentheses	teach* AND (formative OR summative) AND assessment