soci 310

library research workshop

Winter 2024 -  for Clara Khudaverdian

 

GOOGLE: soci 310 concordia library

your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca (she/her)

ZOOM office hours most Tuesdays 3-5, or by appointment

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ZOOM office hours: most Tuesdays

3:30-5:30 pm

OR by appointment

AskUs Desk
Webster Library:
  most Mondays 3-5 pm

AskSusie, every Tuesday 3:30-5:30 pm, ask any question under the sun about research or the library

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Google: concordia library sociology

YOUR ASSIGNMENTS:

where does the

library come in?

research assignments #1-3 

...AND THE LIBRARY:

  1. identify a sociological area of interest
     
  2. find peer reviewed journal articles with recent evidence related to your topic
     
  3. pose research question(s) related to questions you find in other research articles
     
  4. identify key researchers/authors in your topic area
     
  5.  engage these authors; join their scholarly conversation
     
  6. find a gap or hole in the research

Use APA style for your:

  • in-text citations and 
  • list of references or bibliography

citations & references:

What should we cover today?

tell me here:

https://bit.ly/3SsN1s3

your  AGENDA ITEMS

BUT FIRST:

NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY  of those items or with other LIBRARY STUFF?

 ask questions - GET HELP:

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at the AskUs desk

 

via chat

 

via email

 

by phone

orange "chat with us" icon from the library web site pages

Need assistance beyond a quick chat,
and have a bit of time to plan?

your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca (she/her)

ZOOM office hours most Tuesdays 3-5, or by appointment

Text

ZOOM office hours: most Tuesdays

3:30-5:30 pm

OR by appointment

AskUs Desk
Webster Library:
  most Mondays 3-5 pm

AskSusie, every Tuesday 3:30-5:30 pm, ask any question under the sun about research or the library

Text

Google: concordia library sociology

  you CAN also find me this way:

under the "Help & How-to" menu, the option Subject and Course guides is highlighted
menu bar from the library web site, with the "Help and How to" tab selected
screenshot of subject & course guides page at: https://concordia.ca/library/guides.html

under sociology see:

screenshot of sociology subject guide page at: https://www.concordia.ca/library/guides.html

main Agenda items

also good to KNOW

ALL ABOUT

THAT literature review

Ever heard of lit review JOURNALS?
 

Articles in these journals:

  • consist entirely of comprehensive literature reviews, with tons of useful references.
  • explore sociological areas of interest
  • often name key authors.

examples of literature review journals:

find them on your soci 310 library page! 

google:

soci 310 concordia library

Back View Of Man In Hoodie Walking On Pedestrian Lane Beside Yellow Building by Scopio from NounProject.com

my possible area of interest:
reasons for (not) walking in a neighbourhood

examples of literature review articles:

examples of literature review articles:

examples of

shorter lit reviews

Most peer-reviewed articles include a brief literature review within their text, even when it is not separatey labeled as such

these paragraphs are part of a literature review:

FROM:

Du Toit, L., Cerin, E., Leslie, E., & Owen, N. (2007). Does walking in the neighbourhood enhance local sociability?. Urban Studies, 44(9), 1677-1695.

finding articles

relevant to your topic

Back View Of Man In Hoodie Walking On Pedestrian Lane Beside Yellow Building by Scopio from NounProject.com

my topic:
reasons for (not) walking

 my tentative research question:

What factors affect university students' decisions about walking outdoors in their neighbourhood and how do these factors relate to racism or socioeconomic inequities?

hAVE YOUR SAY:

better KEYWORDS AND results

where should i try out my keywords and search for  

research on this topic?

tell your classmates

Search for specific library books, ebooks, articles and films

 but go beyond sofia to search for topics

use your
soci 310 concordia LIBRARY page

Reminder:

see the first section:

socindex search

...more examples

...interesting results might  include:

now how can you access / download articles you found?

 google scholar ANYONE?

once you have found a relevant article,  use

"cited by" to find more recent related material

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2

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google scholar findit@concordia TIP:

scholarly / peer-reviewed articles checklist

In many Library Databases you can use a checkbox:

test yourself - which one(s) is/ARE peer-reviewed?

 

This blog entry reports on an interesting study which involved many academics, but it is NOT an academic/scholarly/ peer-reviewed article

This IS an academic/scholarly/
peer-reviewed article. Important clues: published in an peer-reviewed journal, academic language, distinct sections, long bibliography of references.

still not quite getting it?

still not quite getting it?
view our video

or...... 

VIDEO: peer-review in 3 minutes

TIP WHAT IT DOES EXAMPLE

AND

 
Combines concepts. Limits how many results your search produces
 

police
AND
violence
OR

 
Allows for synonyms or alternative terms. Increases the number or results your search produces.
 
violence OR brutality
 
*

 
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

handout to download:

search strategies

example of a keyword

combination in socindex

(YouTube, 7 mins)

Developing your search strategy: VIDEO

search strategy test yourself

from our Library Research Skills Tutorial:

referencing &
citationS

in YOUR assignments you must:

  • Include in-text citations: direct quotes & paraphrasing

  • Cite the actual research article, not "as cited in"

  • include a reference list or bibliography

  • use proper reference format (APA).

 

typical apa examples:

in-text quotations/ 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).

 

typical apa examples:

LIST OF REFERENCES / BIBLIOGRAPHY

see this sample paper with a reference list on p. 17 

What about

automatic citation tools

instead of style guides ?

automatic citation tools

Quick Citation Generators
(for example MyBib, Citation Machine, or  those provided within databases like SOCindex (EBSCOhost) Google Scholar, Sofia)

* Make sure to  double check your generated citations - they are not always correct! Use the Library's APA citation style guides to make sure all the required elements of the citation are present and correctly formatted.

automatic citation tools

Concordia Library provides support for Zotero.

automatic citation tools

Citation Management Tools/SOFTWARE
(for example RefWorks, Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero....)

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

ONLINE

books

from

other

libraries

what about ai for research and lit reviews??

get some context &

 learn the basics

try out some tools 

SOCI 310

By susie breier

SOCI 310

Library Workshop slides for SOCI 310 Research Methods course, Concordia, Fall 2023, for Clara Khudaverdian

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