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ENG 110 -- Prof. Bolster
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
October 10, 2024
RESEARCH
INTRODUCTION
TO
AGENDA
Why library?
Types of sources
Keywords & search strategies
Navigating library databases
Getting help
TODAY'S
What is a database?
What do you expect to find in a library database?
What are the benefits of using a library database?
What are the drawbacks of using a library database?
SOURCES
TYPES OF
Scholarly
- Original research
- Eyewitness accounts
- Letters, diaries, tweets, works of art
Popular
Primary
- Newspapers and magazines
- Written by journalists
- For everyone
- Current info on the topic
- Academic, Scholarly, Peer Reviewed journal articles
- Written by academics/researchers
- For other academics/researchers
- Original research, theories, findings
- Deep knowledge of the topic
TERMS
SEARCH
AKA KEYWORDS
what is your main topic?
what are the specifics?
what are different ways to describe your ideas?
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STRATEGIES
SEARCH
Full Sentence Searches
How do athletes use their platform to speak about issues of race?
What examples are there of athletes who are also activists?
use AND to connect terms
combining different terms = different results
athletes AND activism
athletes AND activism AND race
DATABASES
LIBRARY
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch box
Databases link
- Access to all 300+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or sort by subject
- Log in with your CityMail info
- Simple search bar option
- Meta-search
- Searches multiple databases at once
- Log in with your CUNY single login info
but not all of them!
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OneSearch
- Scholarly articles, news articles, books (print and electronic)
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Academic Search Complete
- Scholarly articles, news articles
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Gale OneFile News
- News articles
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-2pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit
Research Toolkit
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