history 52 role of women in u.s. library information competency dr. ellen joiner fall 2011
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History 52Role of Women in U.S.
Library Information Competency
Dr. Ellen JoinerFall 2011
Library Basics
Logging in to computers – instructions on workstations in the library lab.
Books – most check out for 2 weeks. You need student ID to check out materials.
Reference books – cannot be checked out.Reserve books – most are for building use for only two
hours unless the instructor allows the material to be checked out.
Periodicals – most print magazines & journals can be checked out for two days. Electronic databases and indexes contain many full-text articles.
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Today we will cover the following issues
Developing a search strategySelecting information sources Choosing the right format to retrieve the
informationAccessing the Online Book Catalog & the
Electronic DatabasesEvaluating Information SourcesQuoting and Paraphrasing Sources
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Developing a Search Strategy
State your topic in the form of a questionFor Example:
– What were the rights of women in the 19th century? Determine keywords in your question,
vocabulary, unique spellings, synonyms– What were the rights of women in the 19th century?
• Rights• Women• 19th century
Developing a Search Strategy (cont’d)
– Using Boolean Operators to connect termsAND – Narrows a search. A record must have all the
terms in citation– Example: “women AND education”
OR – Broadens a search. Either term may appear in the citation – Example: “homemaker OR housewife”
NOT – Narrows a search by excluding articles containing the second search term– Example:”women engineering NOT computer engineering”
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Selecting Information SourcesTypes
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Please see (handout 1 for definition and examples.
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Select Information Sources Types (cont’d)
It is important to understand the difference between a "magazine" and a "scholarly journal". It can sometimes be difficult to make the distinction but here are several clues to help you with that process:
Journals Magazines Scholarly Popular (News) Bibliographies No bibliographies Abstracts Advertisements Intended for a specific Intended for a general audience
audience Refereed Non - refereed articles Very plain, no photos Colorful and flashy Target audience General audience Long articles Short articles
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Choosing the right format to retrieve the information
Online Catalog (http://www.lahc.edu/library/)
Electronic Databases – Academic OneFile, Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Selected Reference Works (please see handout 2)
Internet – www.google.com and http://lii.org
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Accessing the Online Book Catalog & the Electronic Databases
1. From CampusConnect to the LAHC Library Homepage http://www.lahc.edu/libraryThe Online Book Catalog and Electronic Databases are available to students, faculty and staff from campus computers without a password
2. From Home Connect to the LAHC Library Homepage http://
www.lahc.edu/libraryYou need a password
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Evaluating Information Sources
1. Are they up-to-date? Check date of publication
2. Is the author credible? Check the author’s credentials
3. Is the content objective?
4. Is it useful?
5. Is it well written?
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Quoting & Paraphrasing Sources
Citation Linkshttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/
RES5e_ch10_s1-0001.htmlhttp://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/D
ocumentation.htmlCopyright Linkhttp://www.whatiscopyright.org/
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Distinguishing between Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary Sources– Material written or produced in the actual time being investigated. This
implies that the researcher cannot go further back to any existing sources for this source.
– Examples: • Diaries, journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, manuscripts, memoirs,
autobiographies, government records, records of organizations• Published materials (books and journal/newspaper articles) written at the time
about a particular event• Documentary: photographs, audio recordings, movies or videos• Public opinion polls, field notes, scientific experiments, artifacts• Reprinted primary sources• Maps, oral histories postcards, court records, paintings, sculptures, consumer
surveys, patents, schematic drawings, technical reports, personal accounts, jewelry, private papers, deeds, wills, proceedings, census data (Primary vs. Secondary Sources)
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Distinguishing between Primary and Secondary Sources
Secondary Sources– Records generated by an event but written by non-participants in the
event. Based on or derived from primary sources, but they have been interpreted or analyzed.
– Examples• Encyclopedias, chronologies, fact books• Biographies, monographs, dissertations• General histories• Most journal articles (except those written at the time)• Most published books (except those published at the time, reprints of
primary sources, or autobiographies)(Primary vs. Secondary Sources)
(Wells-Barnett. Ida Bell)
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Determining Main Ideas of a Source
What is Ida Wells’ main objective in these documents?
Write a brief version of the letters in your own words.
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Issues for further research
When were women granted the right to vote?
When were African-Americans granted the right to vote?
How many African-Americans were registered Republicans in 1928?
What was Herbert Hoover’s position on racial equality?
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Analyzing Sources
Evaluating reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, point of view, bias.– Acquaint yourself with background information.
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History– Wells, Ida; Barnett, Claude; Suffrage, Republican Party
• Corroborate facts with external sources.
– Recognizing prejudice, deception, manipulation.
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Making Conclusions
Does the inclusion of these sources support your thesis statement?
Would you revise your thesis statement based on the information provided by these sources?
What knowledge have you gained by reading, interpreting, and researching your primary source?
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Bibliography
Primary vs. Secondary Sources. Oct. 2002. Grossmont College Library. 10 Oct. 2003.
http://www.grossmont.edu/library/libraryinstruction/flyers&handouts/primary_vs_secondary.pdf
Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell. Letter to Claude Barnett. 1928. Claude A. Barnett Papers, Chicago Historical Society http://chicagohistory.org/
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Other Resources
Harbor College Library Home Page www.lahc.edu/library American Memory Collections (Library of Congress) Jane Addams Primary Sources
– Hull House and Its Documents
– Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963.
– http://www.authentichistory.com/images/1900s/suffrage/suffrage02.html
– http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/2-progressivism/6-civilrights/2-women/index.html
The Purdue Owl Webpagehttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
resource/717/02/ Diana Hacker Webpagehttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/
resdoc5e/RES5e_ch10_s1-0001.html
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List of Names of Notable American Women:
Sojourner Truth Amelia Earhart Billie Jean King Sandra Day O'Connor Jane Addams Susan B. Anthony Ida B. Wells Jane Cunningham Croly
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