Doing Library Research in MATC Classes

August 2016

Stephanie Brown

UNC’s Park Library

swbrown@unc.edu

UNCParkLib .

919.843.8300

Library Research• Why do you need a librarian?!

• Because finding quality information online (for free) is hard!

• I’ll show you how to find great stuff – saving time & money

• I’ve created four tasks for you to simulate the kind of online research you’ll need to do for MATC 716 – and beyond

• Please review the slides and complete these four tasks before the Aug. 16 library session

Stephanie Willen BrownMEJO & MATC Librarian

Library To Do List Complete Search Scenario, Part 1

Watch Library Hacks videos (11 min.)

Complete Search Scenario, Part 2 Revisit Search Scenario, Part 1 (optional)

Chat Stephanie or Erin @ Park Library

(take notes as you go along)

Where Do I Search?• Wherever you want! … but end up at

http://guides.lib.unc.edu/matc716/orientation

http://guides.lib.unc.edu/matc716/orientation

If you need to find articles on a specific subject, meet with Stephanie so she can show you some tricks in using the search tools.

Even if you think you know what you’re doing (like I did), I guarantee she will show you tools you didn’t know of and help you find relevant articles that you were unable to find.

You can reserve books through the UNC library website and have them held and reserved for you at the Park Library [or mailed to you at home!].

I was able to find some of our course books that way and saved myself some time and money.

From a Current MATC Student

Kaylon KirkManager, Digital Communications

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Search Scenario, Part 1• Your class client is the town of Carrboro, N.C., and their communications

coordinator is developing best practices for social media use during natural disasters. Your advisor suggested you read the following: 1. Yates, D., & Paquette, S. (2011). “Emergency Knowledge Management and Social

Media Technologies: A Case Study of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake.” International Journal of Information Management, 31(1), 6-13.

2. Towards a Networked Crisis Communication Theory: Analyzing the Effects of (Social) Media, Media Credibility, Crisis Type and Emotions. (2012). Conference Papers -- International Communication Association, 1-27.

3. Crowe, A. (2011). “The Social Media Manifesto: A Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Social Media on Emergency Management.” Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 5(1), 409-420.

• Find the full-text of the above articles – quickly, because you need to read them before tomorrow. Note: The town of Carrboro has no funds for purchasing these, so you must find the articles at no cost to you.

Take Notes!Make a checkmark when you find the full-text of these articles. If you have any difficulties, note them too!

Articles

1. Yates, D., & Paquette, S. (2011). “Emergency Knowledge Management and Social Media Technologies: A Case Study of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake.” International Journal of Information Management, 31(1), 6-13.

2. Towards a Networked Crisis Communication Theory: Analyzing the Effects of (Social) Media, Media Credibility, Crisis Type and Emotions. (2012). Conference Papers -- International Communication Association, 1-27.

3. Crowe, A. (2011). “The Social Media Manifesto: A Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Social Media on Emergency Management.” Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 5(1), 409-420.

Notes / Difficulties

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Library Hacks Videos• Go to http://guides.lib.unc.edu/matc716/orientation• Watch Library Hacks Videos 1-4 & 6

Search Scenario, Part 2• Using what you learned from the Library Hacks videos,

develop a search strategy to find more articles on this topic.

• You will need to access EBSCO -• Jot down answers to these questions:

• What are some words you would use to find articles?• How would you “truncate” those terms? (Library Hack #1)• Find at least one scholarly article and one trade article.

(Library Hack #2)• Create an account in EBSCO (Library Hack #3)• Reformat the articles you’ve found in APA format (Library Hack #4)• If the full-text article isn't available through EBSCO, how would you

access it? (Library Hack #6)• If you didn't find all of the articles in Search Scenario 1, you may

want to revisit them after watching the Library Hacks videos.

Take Notes!Do take notes -- we will review your experiences in the two scenarios in our session on August 16.I guarantee that you will not remember what you’ve done without notes!

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Where is this EBSCO thingie?Go to http://guides.lib.unc.edu/matc716 Find the search box & type in some terms

What EBSCO Looks Like

Last Task: Chat with StephanieHow do I chat?!

• Go to http://guides.lib.unc.edu/matc716 and click the button to message with Stephanie or Erin.

• Ask questions about these scenarios or just say hello.

• Chat hours: Summer: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday.& some evenings, weekends. If the chat logo is showing, you can chat!

Why chat now?• If you chat now, you’ll know how to do it later …

when you need a quick answer to a library question.

• You’ll see how quick & efficient it is for synchronous help when you need it.

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You’re Done!

• Yay – you’ve done some great prep work for library orientation.

• You …Found the full-text of some known articles

Watched videos to explain complex search options

Used EBSCO to find even more articles

Chatted with Stephanie or Erin @ the library

• I look forward to meeting you in August!

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Stephanie Willen BrownMEJO & MATC Librarian