Library Guide for ENGLISH 102 (Lane): The Body and Society
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Prepared by Elinor Appel April workshop: analyzing websites June workshop: library databases
Your Annotated Bibliography should have 8 - 10 sources, including:
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Search Tips
- Tweak your keywords (search terms) in order to retrieve the results you want. For instance the search term extreme body modification will retrieve different results than one like body integrity disorder or body dysmorphic disorder.
- Use both broad and narrow search terms. For instance, tattooing (narrow), body art (broader). Adjust your terms to fit the search tool you are using.
- When searching online, limit by domain, for instance: site:edu; site:blogspot.com, etc.
Today we will analzye online resources by Authority, Bias, Currency, and Documentation. It is important when you use a resource to consider who wrote it, why, when, and what the author's standpoint might be. Each of these aspects can provide important information beyond the content of the source itself:
- Authority: who created the content? What makes this author credible, accountable, or an authority, on the topic?
- Bias: what is the bias, or purpose of the resource? For instance, is it educational, entertainment, or commercial?
- Currency: when was the page last updated?
- Documentation: is there additional information to support the information or stance provided?
Practice: We will analyze together the artifact source "Outrage over Parents' Decision..." you looked at in class last week.
Your turn : You will be assigned a mystery link to analyze according to the ABCD Web Evaluation Guide. Once you have had a chance to evaluate the mystery link according to the ABCD Guide, be prepared discuss your evaluation.
- Group 1 mystery link
- Group 2 mystery link
- Group 3 mystery link
- Group 4 mystery link
- Group 5 mystery link
Library databases contain full-text authoritative articles (and more) from reference books and periodicals ranging from newspapers to academic journals. To access these databases from off campus, log in with your Student ID Number and last name.
To find out whether our library has a specific magazine or journal, search the publication title using the Periodical Locator, on the articles and databases page. (This quick video will show you how to find and use the Periodical Locator.) The Periodical Locator will list the databases where a periodical can be found, and also indicate the coverage (years and volumes).
Databases searches are arranged so that you can mix and match your search terms to get the best results. Use:
- and– for combining concepts/keywords, which will narrow the search: body and identity
- or – when you are using related terms, will broaden the search: athletics or sports
Searching periodical databases
Most periodical databases look and act the same when you search them. Be sure you find and select the full-text box. Keep your first searches simple as you begin:
Selected periodical databases (listed under Databases - Alphabetical)
- Academic Search Complete - a general database with a range of articles from popular to scholarly
- JSTOR - older articles in the Social Sciences and Humanities, all full text
- ProQuest Direct - another general database with a range of articles
- PsycArticles - academic articles written by and for those in the Psychology discipline
Refer to Finding Books for tips on searching the catalog using keywords and subjects.
Begin with a Keyword Relevance search:
- Then find a title that looks good.
- Check location, call number, and availability. (Not at North? Request it to be sent here via the "request item" link to the right.)
- Click on the title to open the record.
- Then locate the subjects in the record.
- These subject links will lead to more on the same topic. Click the subject heading and click through to a listing of related materials.
- Locate the materials by library and call number. Use your Student ID card to check them out.
At the bottom of this section is a silent demonstration. Notice how this savvy searcher moves from a keyword search (vampires) to a Subject search (Vampires in literature) to create a list of five relevant titles. She can repeat this search to find other relevant Subjects and create other lists of titles.
Your turn: quick research tasks
- Task 1 - you are looking for the full text to a journal article you found using Google Scholar called "Adolescents’ Acceptance of Same-Sex Peers Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression." Hint: check the citation and find the title of the journal. Then use the periodical locator.
- Task 2 - you are looking for a print book in our library with articles about identity and sports media.
- Task 3 - you are looking for a popular and a scholarly articles about "fat acceptance."
Your instructor has worked with you on writing annotated bibliographies.
Additional resources:
- MLA citation style guide (pdf) - NSCC
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide -Owl Writing Center at Purdue University
- Annotated Bibliographies, Owl Writing Center at Purdue University
- How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography, Cornell University
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