ANTH 315
library research workshop Fall 2024
GOOGLE: anth 315 concordia library
today's context -
ANTH 315: RESEARCH QUESTIONS + ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
from yourAssignment Guidelines:
.... Students must identify 4 peer-reviewed sources that are directly relevant to their topic/research question(s). For each of your 4 sources, identify the author’s key arguments / methods and briefly explain the relevance for your proposed research.
... at least 2 of your 4 sources must be anthropological/ethnographic in focus
...APA-style citation preferred...If you are not using APA citation, you must clearly identify the other major citation format you are using (MLA/Chicago) and use it consistently.
What do YOU want to cover?
tell me here:
OUR Agenda....
but first:
need assistance with any of these agenda items?
ask questions - GET HELP:
at the AskUs desk
via chat
via email
by phone
Need assistance beyond a quick chat,
and have a bit of time to plan?
your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca
Office hours:
ZOOM & H-1132
Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 pm
or by appointment
AskUs Desk
Webster LB building:
most Tuesdays 1-3
most Fridays 4-5
pronouns: she/her/elle
how else can you find me?
under anthropology see:
- ACCESS resources at Concordia and beyond
- FIND and evaluate sources that are directly RELEVANT
- Use Google Scholar to engage in scholarly conversations
- ANTHROPOLOGICAL bibliographies & literature reviews that situate topics
- Enter KEYWORDS in Library Databases (SEARCH STRATEGIES)
- Ensure sources are academic /PEER-REVIEWED / scholarly
- Properly FORMAT citations and ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (APA style)
- ZOTERO
OUR Agenda
accessing resources at concordia & beyond
Search for library books, ebooks, articles and films
what if the library doesn't have it ONLINE?
request a book and pick it up later....
or use the call number and locate button to find it
what if the library DOESN'T have it at all?
search for it in any library worldwide:
... and simply request it!
but you CAN'T borrow ebooks from other libraries!!
what if you are looking
for a journal?
for example, the latest issue of American Ethnologist journal?
or continue on to finding articles
that inform your study ....
to find academic articles
RELEVANT TO YOUR TOPIC
where wouldyou search?
tELL your CLASSMATES
why does it matter where you search again??
where you search affects
what you find and how you find it
Search for specific library books, ebooks, articles and films
but go beyond sofia
to search for topics...
anthropology databases
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GOOGLE: anth 315 concordia library
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Open ANTH 315 Field Research Library Tips page
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At the top you will find a list of suggested databases
Anthropology and anthropology-related Databases
examples
Anthropology and anthropology-related Databases
search examples
In Anthropology Plus most results will be from anthropological journals or written by anthropologists, but there won't be many hits.
Anthropology and anthropology-related Databases
search examples
In multidisciplinary databases like Academic Search Complete and related subject databases like SocINDEX, there will be more hits, but you may want to add keywords to find articles which employ anthropological or ethnographic methods.
search example
google scholar
worried about how to combine those keywords?
try some searches in our ARTICLE DATABASES
-- save your results to Zotero!!
optional - share your topic:
evaluating results
Text
https://bit.ly/3YJieKS
ACCESSING THE ACTUAL TEXT/PDFS
FINDIT@CONCORDIA
now how can you access / download articles you found?
what might this look like in google scholar?
google scholar findit@concordia TIP:
for your own further review:
sample searches on "CLIMATE CHANGE"
in various databases:
- Sofia
- Google Scholar
- Anthropology Plus
climate change in Sofia:
climate change in Google Scholar:
CLIMATE CHANGE in anthropology plus
or continue on to scholarly
conversations in google scholar....
GOOGLE SCHOLAR scholarly conversations
I loved Kim TallBear's 2014 article: "Standing With and Speaking as Faith: A Feminist-Indigenous Approach to Inquiry".
I want to find more recent articles that engage with (ie that cite) this work, but that also deal with my current tentative area of interest, environmental justice and social movements.
"CITED BY" - search EXAMPLE:
environmental justice social movements
google scholar findit@concordia TIP:
select Google Scholar and try some searches -- save to Zotero!!
or continue on to anthropology
bibliographies and literature reviews....
academic anthropology bibliographies / review articles
you will find short literature reviews within most academic articles
EXAMPLE:
literature review JOURNAL
SEARCH
EXAMPLE of an article in
annual review of anthropology:
more
bibliography/review journals:
or continue on to identiying
academic/ scholarly / peer-reviewed articles....
scholarly / Peer-reviewed / academic
articles
peer-reviewed articles
anatomy of a typical
scholarly research article
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Introduction/Literature Review
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Research Question(s)/Thesis statement
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Methods
- Key concepts/theories
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Findings
- Conclusion/Limitations/Further research
some elements of a scholarly research article
In some Library Databases you can use a checkbox:
TEST YOURSELF:
is it academic / scholarly /
peer-reviewed?
This blog entry reports on an interesting study which involved many academics, but it has NOT been published as an academic/scholarly/ peer-reviewed article
This IS an academic/scholarly/
peer-reviewed article. Important clues: academic language, author outlines specific research method, long bibliography of references, published in a peer-reviewed journal, Transforming Anthropology
what about this one:
evaluating results
Text
https://bit.ly/3YJieKS
or continue on to entering
keywords and search strategies....
How to properly enter your KEYWORDS in Library Databases
search strategies
handout to download:
| TIP | WHAT IT DOES | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
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AND |
Combines concepts. Limits how many results your search produces |
police AND violence |
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OR |
Allows for synonyms or alternative terms. Increases the number or results your search produces. |
violence OR brutality |
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* |
Near the end of a word, retrieves all words that start with the letters entered. Increases the number of results a search produces | Canad* (retrieves Canada, Canadian) |
| “ ” | For two words or more, search for an exact phrase only, rather than each keyword separately. Limits how many results your search produces | “systemic racism” (retrieves systemic racism, but not systemic oppression related to racism) |
search tips & tricks
standard library article databases
google scholar strategies:
- use OR for alternative terms
- use quotation marks " " for phrases
- DON'T use AND (it is implied)
- DON'T use * ( happens automatically)
in Anthropology and anthropology-related Databases
review: entering keywords
In Anthropology Plus most results will be from anthropological journals or written by anthropologists, but there won't be many hits.
In multidisciplinary databases like Academic Search Complete and related subject databases like SocINDEX, there will be more hits, but you may want to add keywords to find articles which employ anthropological or ethnographic methods.
("police brutality" OR "police violence" OR "police shootings")
AND
(racis* OR discrimination OR bias or profiling)
AND
(defund OR aboli* OR reform)
in library article databases:
in google scholar:
("police brutality" OR "police violence" OR "police shootings") (racism OR discrimination OR bias OR profiling) (defund OR abolition OR reform)
review: entering keywords
(YouTube, 7 mins)
Developing your search strategy: VIDEO
or continue on to citation &
bibliography formats....
formatting referencES:
citations, bibliographies & annotated bibliographies
sfu library guide
sample apa annotated bibliography entry:
concordia library guide
sample apa annotated bibliography entry:
WHAT ABOUT ZOTERO??
DEMO/TRY IT OUT
why is citing important??
CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMATING FOR YOUR FINAL PAPER
This is a challenge for all of us: Reflect on the way you approach referencing the work of others in your own writing, presenting and thinking. Whose work do you build on to make arguments ... Who are you citing, and why do you cite them (and not others)?
Eve Tuck, K. Wayne Yang, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández,"Citation Practices" Critical Ethnic Studies, April 2015I believe that bibliographies and endnotes and references and sources are alternative stories that can, in the most generous sense, centralize the practice of sharing ideas about liberation and resistance and writing against racial and sexual violence.
Katherine McKittrick,Canada Research Chair in Black Studies. from:"Footnotes (Books and Papers Scattered about the Floor)", Dear Science and Other Stories,2021
some different perspectives....
what's the simplest way to properly cite?
it depends.
Start by picking a citation style
and consulting a:
use a citation style guides:
APA STYLE: typical examples:
in-text citations
Hakkinen and Akrami (2014) found that “individuals are receptive to climate change communications, regardless of ideological position” (p. 65).
Research shows that people from any ideological background are open to hearing about climate change (Hakkinen & Akrami, 2014).
APA STLe: typical exampleS:
Bibliography
see this sample paper with a reference list on p. 17
What about automatic citation tools?
take your pick:
a) citation generators*
b) citation management tools*
Make sure to double check your generated citations - they are not always correct! Use those citation style guides to make sure all the required elements of the citation are present and correctly formatted.
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a) citation generators
Many library databases (for example: Sofia Discovery tool, EBSCO and ProQuest databases) as well as Google Scholar will provide you with formatted citations in the style of your choice that you can copy and paste into your bibliography, reference list or works cited list!
examples:
b) citation management tools
Sometimes also called bibliographic management tools, these allow you to:
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Download citations you find in library catalogues, databases, Google Scholar, and on the web.
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Store and organize citations, and prepare a bibliography or reference list automatically.
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Automatically format and insert in-text citations and a bibliography into papers you are writing with Microsoft Word, for example.
There are several citation management tools available.
Concordia Library provides support for ZOTERO...........
Concordia Library provides support for Zotero.
automatic citation tools
Citation Management SOFTWARE
(for example RefWorks, Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero....)
your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca
Office hours:
ZOOM & H-1132
Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 pm
or by appointment
AskUs Desk
Webster LB building:
most Tuesdays 1-3
most Fridays 4-5
pronouns: she/her/elle
ANTH 315 for Erin Lynch
By susie breier
ANTH 315 for Erin Lynch
Library Workshop slides for ANTH 315 Field Research Fall/Winter 2024/25
