wsdb 292
library research workshop
Google: wsdb 292 concordia library
- Library Instruction Reminders/Tips
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Assignment:
Find a peer-reviewed article related to your key concepts using an article database, and cite it in APA format
- Entering KEYWORDS efficiently: search strategies
- Finding research related to YOUR TOPIC: article databases
- Finding research related to YOUR TOPIC: google scholar
- PRACTICE & FIND
- Ensuring an article is: peer-reviewed/scholarly
- Citing your references: APA style
- PRACTICE & CITE
- Accessing PRINT & ONLINE sources at Concordia: Sofia
enter your keywords
composing search statements
| 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
search strategy test yourself
from our Library Research Skills Tutorial:
yet another example
in socindex
(YouTube, 7 mins)
Developing your search strategy: VIDEO
finding research
related to your topic:
ebsco article databases
Search for specific library books, ebooks, articles and films
but go beyond sofia to search for topics
use your WSDB 292 LIBRARY GUIDE
Reminder:
google:
WSDB 292 concordia LIBRARY
my topic:
GENDER DIVERSITY STAFF TRAINING IN CANADIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
SAMPLE SEARCH #1
my topic
sample search #2
other examples
example: multiple ebsco databases
I am interested in Carol J. Adams and her iconic but controversial feminist work, the Sexual Politics of Meat. Critics claim that she ignores the relational aspects of veganism, and of eating, and that the discussions around her work lack an intersectional lense.
...more examples
*see also: search tips & strategies
In the smaller and more specialized Gender Studies Database I can enter a broader, less focused search and browse the results for relevant ideas.
In sociology databse SocINDEX, I can look for other examples of research that has employed content analysis to similar subjects .
now how can you access / download those articles?
what about
google scholar?
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:
"cited by" TIP:
You have an interesting older article about women and veiling, and want to find more recent articles that CITE this article, AND that refer to Quebec
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is it academic / scholarly
peer-reviewed?
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
referencing &
citationS
pick your favourite(s)
YOU WILL NEED ONE OF THESE:
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)
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 EBSCO, 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 SOFTWARE
(for example RefWorks, Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero....)
accesing items at concordia and 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!
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 (she/her)
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ZOOM office hours: most Tuesdays
3:30-5:30 pm
OR by appointment
AskUs Desk
Webster LB building: most Tuesdays 1-3
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