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1These slides are athttp//www.rh.edu/library/cou
rses/EMPOrient06.ppt
2Information Services at RensselaersHartford
Campus
- Cecilia Dalzell
- Instructional Services Librarian
- lib-info_at_rh.edu
- 860-548-2490
- INF(J/P)
3Agenda
- Introductions Your prior experience
- The big picture information fluency
- Review Cole Library services
- Review search techniques key sources for
business information - Questions / Evaluations
4Previous Experience
5Looking for Information
- Studies of work time spent looking for
information - 7 hours/week technical workers
- Safari, in Adkins, Sam ROI from Workflow-Based
E-Learning http//www.learningcircuits.org/2003/o
ct2003/adkins.htm - 9.5 hours per week all workers
- Outsell, in Oman, Julie N. information Literacy
in the Workplace Information Outlook. Jun 2001,
56 p.32 in ProQuest http//proquest.umi.com - 6 -8 hours/week at least knowledge workers
- Anderson, Cushing. At the Speed of Business 5
As of the Corporate Learning Chain White Paper.
http//www.focol.org/newtlug/IDC-SkillSoft20White
20Paper.pdf
6Information Fluency / Literacy
- How to deal with all this information, find what
you need, evaluate and use what you found.
Decision Making Critical Thinking Problem Solving
Creativity
Information Power in the Workplace
Learning to Learn
Saxberg, Borje O. Information Literacy and
Workplace Performance Book Review. Personnel
Psychology. Winter 2002. 554 p.1062 in ProQuest
http//proquest.umi.com
7Research Process
Ethical Use
Store
Define
Strategize
Explore
Create
Evaluate
Decide
Adapted from Karen Silvas design in The Research
Process video
8Library Contact Information
- Level 5
- Website www.rh.edu/library
- Reference lib-info_at_rh.edu
- Telephone 860-548-2490
- Toll-free 1-800-433-4723 Ext.2490
9Cole Library Services
- Specialized collection
- Print
- Online
- Reference service and consultations
- Research Skills (section of website)
- Interlibrary loan
- Online Research Guides
10Reference Service Research Consultations
- In person
- Phone
- E-mail
- One-on-one teams
- Appointments available
11Library Card
- For borrowing books, reserve materials, and
videos
12Before You Search
- What do you already know?
- What do you need to know?
- Question or Statement
- Keywords and Alternatives
13Constructing a Search
- Limits
- Boolean Operators
- Truncation or Stemming
- Phrase
- Proximity
- Controlled Vocabulary
14Limiting a Search
- Publication Date
- Journal
- Type of Publication (news, scholarly, trade,
reference) - Type of Article or Treatment
- Language
15BOOLEAN OPERATORS
AND
EXPECTANCY THEORY
COMPENSATION
OR
COMPENSATION
SALARY
AND NOT
EXPECTANCY THEORY
SALARY
16TRUNCATION
- MANAG MANAGE
- (ProQuest MANAGER
- EBSCO) MANAGERS
- MANAGEMENT
- MANAG! MANAGERIAL
- (LexisNexis) MANAGES
-
-
17PHRASE PROXIMITY
- EXACT PHRASE IN QUOTES
- WITHIN 3, PRE/1 (ProQuest)
- Nn (near), Wn (within) (EBSCO)
- W/n, PRE/n (LexisNexis)
- management theories
- management PRE/3 theories
- management WITHIN 3 theories
- manag WITHIN 3 theor
18Controlled Vocabulary
- Called Subject, Thesaurus, Descriptor
- Also
- Classification codes (ABI/Inform)
- NAICS
- Example
- group decision making
- Decision Making Units (ABI/Inform)
- Decision Making, Group (Business Source
Premier)
19ExerciseSearch Engine Simulation
- Purpose to practice advanced database search
techniques - You have a unique citation/abstract
- I show a search
- Anyone whose citation/abstract would appear in
the results, raise it. - You are simulating a computer BE PICKY!
20Search 1
21Search 2
- expectancy theory in title
22Search 3
- expectancy
- AND theory
- AND baseball
23Search 4
- compensation
- OR wages
- OR pay
- OR salary
24Search 5
- expectancy theory
- AND baseball
25Search 6
- expect WITHIN 5 WORDS OF theor (any order)
26Search 7
- expect 5 WORDS BEFORE theor
27Search 8
- (expect WITHIN 5 WORDS OF theor)
- AND compensat
28Search 9
- expectancy theories in subject
29Search 10
30Search Simulation Recap
- The search expectancy
- AND compensation
- Ways to narrow a search (you have too many
results) - Ways to broaden a search (you have too few
results) - Apply to databases in any field
- Use Search Tips, Help, etc. for syntax
31Remote Access
- Databases available off-campus
- Enter electronic resources through Cole Library
homepage / proxy server - RH Username and Password
- Standard format provided by TIS
- Changes with academic semesters
- TIS can troubleshoot and reset
32Key Business Databases Articles
- Business Source Premier Scholarly news
articles, company industry profiles, market
research reports - ABI/Inform News, trade, scholarly articles
- National Newspapers
-
- Available at
- http//www.rh.edu/library/dbs_mgt.htm
33Key Business Databases Financial
- Mergent Financial and industry information
- Standard Poors Net Advantage
- Investext Select in Business Company Resource
Center
34Periodical Access Strategy 1
- SFX link resolver
- Links from citation/abstract to options for
finding full text - Electronic Journals A-Z
- Lists all full-text available in electronic
format - Rensselaer Libraries Catalog
35Periodical Access Strategy 2
- Google Scholar
- Internet search engine, subject portal, open
access publications - ILLiad Interlibrary Loan
36Information Supply Chain
THE CONTEXT
Information Supply Chain Historical
AUTHORS
PUBLISHERS
LIBRARIES
READERS
John J. Regazzi, Managing Director, Market
Development, Elsevier. The Battle for Mindshare
A battle beyond access and retrieval, 2004 Miles
Conrad Memorial Lecture, 46th NFAIS Annual
Conference, Feb. 23, 2004
37Information Supply Chain
THE CONTEXT
Information Supply Chain Early Online Impact
AUTHORS
PUBLISHERS
LIBRARIES
READERS
John J. Regazzi, Managing Director, Market
Development, Elsevier. The Battle for Mindshare
A battle beyond access and retrieval, 2004 Miles
Conrad Memorial Lecture, 46th NFAIS Annual
Conference, Feb. 23, 2004
38Information Supply Chain
THE CONTEXT
- A simple information supply chain
- has been transformed into a complex information
network
John J. Regazzi, Managing Director, Market
Development, Elsevier. The Battle for Mindshare
A battle beyond access and retrieval, 2004 Miles
Conrad Memorial Lecture, 46th NFAIS Annual
Conference, Feb. 23, 2004
39Information Supply Chain
THE CONTEXT
Information Supply Chain Today
OPEN ACCESS
AUTHORS
eBOOK, eJOURNALS PREPRINT SERVERS CONTENT
AGGREGATORS
PUBLISHERS
SECONDARY PUBLISHING
SYNDICATORS FACTIVA AGENTS
LOCAL SYSTEMS DDS, SILVER PLATTER
ONLINE VENDORS DIALOG, STN, LN
DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES
NEW ONLINE PORTALS WEB PORTALS GOOGLE
INFORMATION INTERMEDIARIES
LIBRARIES
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
NATIONAL/REGIONAL CONSORTIA
CORPORATE INFORMATION SERVICES
READERS
John J. Regazzi, Managing Director, Market
Development, Elsevier. The Battle for Mindshare
A battle beyond access and retrieval, 2004 Miles
Conrad Memorial Lecture, 46th NFAIS Annual
Conference, Feb. 23, 2004
40Summary
- Discussed your experience finding information,
doing research - Related this to Information Fluency
- Introduced library services
- Demonstrated advanced search techniques
- Showed strategy for finding full text
41Questions?Evaluations