soci 310
library research workshop
Fall 2024 - for Profesor Zhifan Luo
TO FIND THESE SLIDES & MORE:
Google: soci 310 concordia library
your subject librarian: susie.breier@concordia.ca
ZOOM office hours most Tuesdays 3-5, or by appointment
Text
ZOOM & H-1132 office hours: most 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
YOUR ASSIGNMENTS:
where does the
library come in?
later today or in the coming weeks you will need to:
- Propose and refine your topic and your research question
- Use specific keywords to express your topic/research question
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Find research articles from peer-reviewed journals
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[eventually] Write a mini literature review
- Cite your sources and include a References list in ASA citation style
planned Agenda items
- GOOGLE SCHOLAR "CITED BY" tips
- Accessing resources at Concordia and beyond
also good to cover
BUT FIRST:
NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ANY of those items or with other LIBRARY STUFF?
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
ZOOM office hours most Tuesdays 3-5, or by appointment
Text
ZOOM & H-1132 office hours: most 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
finding research
related 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 race, racism or socioeconomic inequities?
hAVE YOUR SAY:
better KEYWORDS AND results
https://bit.ly/3MXSAeC
where should i enter 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 LIBRARY tips page
Reminder:
see the first section:
socindex search
...more examples
*see also: search tips & strategies
...relevant results might include:
now how can you access / download articles you found?
what might this look like in google scholar?
entering & combining your keywords
SEARCH STRATEGIES
| TIP | WHAT IT DOES | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
|
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
handout to download:
example of a keyword
combination in socindex
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)
("police brutality" OR "police violence" OR "police shootings")
AND
(racis* OR discrimination OR bias or profiling)
AND
(defund OR aboli* OR reform)
in ebsco 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)
findit@concordia TIP:
(YouTube, 7 mins)
Developing your search strategy: VIDEO
search strategy test yourself
from our Library Research Skills Tutorial:
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:
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?
VIDEO: peer-review in 3 minutes
still not quite getting it?
view our video
what about
THAT literature review?
Most peer-reviewed articles include a literature review within their text, even when it is not separately labeled as such
this paragraph is part of a literature review:
You can also consult literature review journals. Articles in these journals consist of long and comprehensive literature reviews, with tons of useful references.
examples of literature review journals:
examples of literature review articles:
examples of literature review articles:
referencing &
ASA citationS
For your assignments, you need to use the
ASA citation style.
ASA = AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
typical examples:
in-text citations (ASA style)
Hakkinen and Akrami (2014) found that “individuals are receptive to climate change communications, regardless of ideological position” (p. 65).
Research shows that people of varying opinions and schools of thought can be "open to hearing about climate change" (Hakkinen and Akrami 2014:65).
Research shows that people of varying opinions and schools of thought can be afraid of climate crises (Hakkinen and Akrami 2014).
references (ASA style)
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 EBSCO, Google Scholar, Sofia)
* Make sure to double check your generated citations - they are not always correct! Use 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 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
soci 310 library research workshop Fall 2024 - for Profesor Zhifan Luo TO FIND THESE SLIDES & MORE: Google: soci 310 concordia library
SOCI 310
By susie breier
SOCI 310
Library Workshop slides for SOCI 310 Research Methods course, Concordia, Fall 2023, Professor Zhifan Luo
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