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FIQWS -- Prof. Weyn

PROFESSOR SARAH COHN

REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

October 21, 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?

Article Analysis

tinyurl.com/weyn2024

Read the two article excerpts at the link.
Add comments with things you notice about each.
- Writing style
- Content
- Language
- Audience
- Use as a source in a paper

SOURCES

TYPES OF

Scholarly Source

Journal: Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics

Authors: Researchers, faculty members at universities

Audience: usually other researchers, students, & faculty. Generally not for average reader

Abstract: short description of the article. Read first to determine if you want to read the whole thing

Popular Source

Audience: general public

Content: human interest hook, photos,

little or no specialized language

Citations: links within the text

Newspaper: The Guardian

Authors: Journalist

STRATEGIES

SEARCH

Full Sentence Searches

How are the themes of hope and kindness represented across the works of Kate DiCamillo?

use AND to connect terms

combining different terms = different results

Kate DiCamillo AND themes AND hope

The Tale of Despereaux AND destiny

DATABASES

LIBRARY

OneSearch
- Books (print and electronic), scholarly articles
Literature Resource Center
- Scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews
Humanities Source
- Scholarly articles

library.ccny.cuny.edu

OneSearch box

Databases link

Access to all 200+ 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
- Print books, ebooks, articles
Log in with your CUNY single login info

but not all of them!

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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