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Periodicals & Databases
Frederic MurrayFrederic MurrayAssistant Professor Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British ColumbiaMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of IowaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianInstructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library Al Harris Library [email protected]@swosu.edu
Review
• Keyword vs. Subject• Boolean• Limiters
Boolean Operators
• Connect keywords only• Must be placed between keywords• AND
– Narrows your search
• OR– Expands your search with synonymous
terms
• NOT– Excludes words from your search– If used too much, it can work against you!
Class Activity
• What’s the Difference?
Periodicals
• MAGAZINESMAGAZINES– Popular Info– Audience:
• General Public• Casual Reader
– Purpose:• Hobby• Pleasure• Curiosity
• JOURNALSJOURNALS– Scholarly Info– Audience:
• Researcher• Professional Who
Needs to Stay Up-to-Date
– Purpose:• Goal-Driven
– Research Paper– Certification, Tenure– Job Requirement
Difference Between Scholarly and Popular PeriodicalsPOPULAR MAGAZINESPOPULAR MAGAZINES
• USUALLY SOMEWHAT SLICK AND ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE
• RARELY CITE SOURCES. INFO. IS USUALLY SECONDARY, REPORTED FROM SOURCE
• ARTICLES SHORT, WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE AND FOR A MINIMAL EDUCATION LEVEL
• USUALLY LOT OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES
• PAGINATION RESTARTS IN EVERY ISSUE
SCHOLARLY JOURNALSSCHOLARLY JOURNALS
• HAVE A SOBER, SERIOUS LOOK
• ALWAYS CITE THEIR SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES
• ARTICLES WRITTEN BY A SCHOLAR OR RESEARCHER “HORSE’S MOUTH”
• PEER-REVIEWED BY SCHOLARS
• LANGUAGE OF JOURNAL ASSUMES SOME SCHOLARLY BACKGROUND ON THE PART OF READER
• ADVERTISING IS SPECIALIZED TO THAT DISCIPLINE
• PAGINATION IS CUMULATIVE
Finding
Journals/Magazines/Articles
• In the Library• Online
Citations
Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope .” World Policy Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
Formats: PDF (Portable Document Format) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
• We think of citation patterns as the flow of information," says Carl Bergstrom, a biologist at the University of Washington. "That's what a citation is — the trace that an idea flowed from one place to another."
Citations
Shriver Jr., Donald W. “Bosnia in Fear and Hope.”
World Policy Journal;
Summer2001, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p43, 11p
PDF / HTML
Search the Virtual Stacks
Search the Virtual Stacks
Periodicals List Exercise
• Does the library have access to this journal?
• Yes or No?
Databases
• A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field.
• This is where we find Journal Articles
• This is where most of your research will take place
Searching in Databases
• Keywords with Boolean • Subject terms from thesaurus• Limiters: date, peer reviewed,
geography, and full text
Article Sources
General Article and subject databases
Databases
• Pop Culture Universe– Thousands of overviews of pop culture
from the 1920's through the present, including TV shows, awards, fads, fashions, and news.
• New York Times, 1851–2004 – Search or browse the full text of the New
York Times from 1851–2004.
Exercise
• Academic Search Premier Worksheet
• Topic: Human Genome
Thank You