ANTH 204

library research workshop

your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca

ZOOM office hours: most Tuesdays 3-5,

OR by appointment

AskUs Desk LB building: most Wednesdays 1-3

concordia.ca/library/guides/anthropology.html

TODAY:

library help

assignment:
Critical Review & Analysis

assignment:

Critital Review & Analysis

1 - find TWO academic articles

2 - find ONE news article

...about an "Indigenous issue in Canada"

For example, topics related to:

Indigenous rights, activisms, justice, sovereignty, self-determination, governance, expertise, knowledges, cultures, identities, education, languages, lands, territories, resources, health & wellness, representations, participation, politics... in what we now call Canada

From your assignment description:

DO start with something you already know: an article, author, topic...
DO try to pick a topic which you understood well in class. BUT:
remain flexible and be prepared to switch topics if needed
DO pick articles with long bibliographies (though this alone won't always work)
DO pick articles that are identified as scholarly/peer reviewed in Sofia or other article databases (though this alone won't always work)
DO pick articles with identified sections, such as abstract, methods, discussion, results.
DO give yourself time: it may take several tries to find articles that fit.

Finding an academic article

dos & don'ts: DOs

DON'T pick a book review, editorial or column
DON'T pick an article that is shorter than ?15 pages
DON'T pick an article without a long bibliography
DON'T pick an article published before 2013
DON'T pick an article that is not in a peer-reviewed journal
DON'T pick two articles by the same author or in the same journal
DON'T pick an article that is not relevant to Indigenous contexts or topics
DON'T rigidly stick to your first chosen topic
DON'T be surprised if you find lots of great references that do not qualify as an academic/peer-reviewed article.

Finding an academic article

dos & don'ts: DON'Ts

FOR EXAMPLE:

my tentative topic:

fishing rights

my search strategy:

where should I search?

Search for specific library books, ebooks, articles and films

but go beyond Sofia to search for TOPICS

your library assignment guide:

SAMPLE SEARCH #1 - article databases

SAMPLE SEARCH #2 - article databases

how can you find the PDFs?

(or the full text of the articles)

paste the title into Sofia!

for example:

Search for specific library books, ebooks, articles and films

academic articles:

YOU CAN ALSO TRY

BROWSING JOURNALS

your library assignment guide:

how will you know which article(s) is/are

academic & appropriate
for the critical review assignment?

TEST YOURSELF:

evaluating what you find

which, if either, of these two articles from my

Google Scholar search is academic/peer-reviewed?

is this article academic/peer-reviewed?

NO. Though it is informative and includes endnotes and references, this article was not published in a peer-reviewed JOURNAL. It is a 4-page brief/report from the Yellowhead Institute. This article could be useful as an added source to help with your analysis

is this article academic/peer-reviewed?

YES! This IS an appropriate academic article in a peer-reviewed journal. Important clues: academic language, specific sections including abstract and more, long bibliography of references.

the topic is more about fisheries research and management than rights, but I could adjust my topic accordingly, and look for a second academic article that deals fisheries management and/or research. Besides, the content of this article is very relevant to the concepts of fishing and treaty rights.

what about

this next one?

[test yourself again, on your own]

answers....

NO. Though part of a peer-reviewed JOURNAL, this does not qualify as an academic/peer-reviewed ARTICLE. It is a short editorial/news segment. Most important indications that it is NOT an academic article: only 2 pages, no bibliography. This article could be useful as an added source to help with the review assignment. It also is not published by a recognized news organization or newspaper so does NOT qualify as the required news article either.

is this article academic/peer-reviewed?

This IS an appropriate academic article in a peer-reviewed journal. Important clues: academic language, specific sections including abstract and more, long bibliography of references.

is this article academic/peer-reviewed?