SOCI 203
library research workshop
tell me here:
what do you want to know about the library?
answers to your questions
BUT FIRST:
want answers to any of those questions??
ask questions - GET HELP
Need assistance beyond a quick chat,
and have a bit of time to plan?
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
http://bit.do/asksusieonzoom
answers to your questions
the library can also help you:
access online books or articles
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
TWO concordia libraries
Webster Library, downtown (SGW). LB building, across from the Hall building
Vanier Library, Loyola campus,
VL building, straight down from the shuttle bus stop and across the Chapel
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd West
7141 Sherbrooke St. W.
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!!
Course reserves online
Course reserves textbooks
webster Course reserves room - main floor of the library
scanners in the library
printing @ the library & beyond
- Connect to Dprint to add money to your account
- Connect to Webprint to print your documents.
- Find printers in the library (or anywhere on campus)
- At the printer, swipe your ID card and follow instructions to retrieve your print jobs
Find SUBJECT-SPECIFIC material, including sociological
...by going BEYOND Sofia on the concordia homepage and using Something better...
best sociology database:
let's find
under sociology see:
you can also try....
best sociology database:
let's try a search on BODYBUILDING
general purpose /
one size fits all
sociological perspectives
sample search: bodybuilding
Sofia Discovery Tool:
socindex:
now how can you access / download articles you found?
improve your online searches
better search strategies / keyword combos
but first remember to
example of a keyword
combination in socindex
example of a keyword search in other EBSCO databases
search tips & tricks for
library article databases
boolean operators, truncation, phrase searching:
another search example in this handout:
(YouTube, 7 mins)
Developing your search strategy: VIDEO
search strategy tip: keywords are not the only thing to think about!
Picking your topic takes strategy too
YouTube video, 3 mins
search strategy test yourself
from our Library Research Skills Tutorial:
identify scholarly
(peer-reviewed, academic) sources
scholarly / peer-reviewed articles checklist
In Library Databases you can often simply 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 is NOT an scholarly/ peer-reviewed article
This IS an academic/scholarly/
peer-reviewed article. Important clues: academic language, distinct sections, long bibliography of references, appears in a journal which can be verified as peer-reviewed.
still not quite getting it?
view videoS...
VIDEO: peer-review in 3 minutes
find alternatives to wikipedia
learn about new concepts QUICKLY
use scholarly encyclopedias
from your sociology subject guide:
from blackwell encyclopedia of sociolgy:
FORMAT your citations & bibliography
Start by picking a
citation style:
use a citation style guide:
typical examples:
in-text citations (APA style)
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).
typical examples:
Bibliography (APA style)
References
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 the Library's citation style guides to make sure all the required elements of the citation are present and correctly formatted.
a) citation generators
Many library databases (for example, Sofia Discovery tool, EBSCO and ProQuest databases) and even 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.
b) citation management tools
Sometimes also called bibliographic management tools, these allow you to:
- Download citations you find in library catalogues, databases, Google Scholar, and on the web.
- Store and organize citations, and prepare a bibliography or reference list automatically.
- 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.
Tweet reproduced with permission from Hannah @hannajaneface
libraries are not neutral...
“The library is always an ideological structure. It’s not just what goes into the library that matters, but how it is organized and under which norms.”
“...The actual ‘information’ contained in libraries, and how it is organized ... somehow manages to construct a reality wherein whiteness is default, normal, civilized and everything else is Other.”
Daniel Heath Justice, Ph.D, ACRL Choice Webinar: Indigenous Literatures, social justice and the decolonial library
nina de jesus, Locating the library in institutional oppression, In the library with the lead pipe (Sept 24, 2014)
adapted from Michelle Lake's FPST 201 slides, September 2019
visit the library's
technology sandbox
Experiment with fibre arts and wearable technology, and much, much more:
SOCI 203 - Concordia Libraries
By susie breier
SOCI 203 - Concordia Libraries
Concordia Libraries slides for SOCI 203
