Comp 250 Library Sessions

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Comp 250 Library Sessions

• Tom Schmiedel
• Reed 103
• 247-7247
• Schmiedel_t_at_fortlewis.edu
• http//faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/Comp/250.
  htm

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Library Sessions

• Main course project Research Argument (30 of
  your grade.)
• Main library project Annotated Bibliography, Due
  2/26 (5 of your Comp 250 grade.)
• The Annotated Bibliography helps form base for
  your Research Argument.
• Library sessions learn and work with information
  resources learn to create annotated
  bibliography.

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Comp 250 Library Session 1

• Research log, Bibliography
• Homework Create a research question/claim and
  write a summary.
• Resources Books, journals and articles.
• Searching Practice, learn by doing.

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Research Log

• Dates, databases and/or journals, search terms
  and fields, results/comments.
• All important findings recorded, up to date.
• Sample
• http//faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/Comp/250R
  esearchLog.xls
• Blank
• http//faculty.fortlewis.edu/Schmiedel_T/Comp/250R
  esearchLogBlank.xls

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Bibliography (Works Cited)

• Simendiger, Alexis, James Kitfield, and Brian
  Friel. "The Clock Winds Down." National Journal
  39.16 (21 Apr. 2007) 26-32. Academic Search
  Premier. EBSCO. 27 January 2008.
  lthttp//search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?directtru
  edbaphAN24967464loginpageLogin.aspsiteehos
  t-livescopesitegt.
• MLA Guide Purdue Online Writing Lab
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
  

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Research Claim

• Broad Idea to Focused Idea to Making a Claim

Iran will become a threat to Iraqi citizens if US
troops are pulled out in the next 12 months.
Iraq Endgame
The impact on Iraqs citizens if troops are
pulled out
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Research Claim to Research Question

• From research claim to research question
• Claim Iran will become a threat to Iraqi
  citizens if US troops are pulled out in the next
  12 months.
• Question How might Iran be a threat to Iraqi
  citizens if the US pulls troops over the next 12
  months?
• Now we develop search terms and start

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How might Iran be a threat to Iraqi citizens if
the US pulls troops over the next 12 months?

• Iran who in Iran? Officials, military,
  religious? Individuals or groups?
• Threats what kind of threat? Physical, health,
  economic, social?
• Iraqi citizens who? All, some? Certain
  geographical areas, certain social/religious/econo
  mic groups?
• US troops which troops? Certain geographic
  areas?

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How might Iran be a threat to Iraqi citizens if
the US pulls troops over the next 12 months?

• What do others say? Other governments, activists
  groups, individuals?
• What is the history involving Iraq and Iran?
  Friendly? Enemies? Is there any precedence?
• Who cares? Who is the audience and why is it
  important to them?

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Research Claim

• Where are you at?
• Broad Idea
• Focused Idea
• Making a Claim
• Asking a Research Question
• Start searching based on where you are and
  develop your ideas.

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Resources

• Books
• Print or Electronic Periodicals (Journals,
  Magazines, Newspapers)
• Periodical Databases (Collections of Periodicals)

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Books

• Overview, possibly broad and detailed at same
  time, of an academic area or topic.
• Publishing cycle consequence material is 1-2
  years old when published.
• Can be a great resource in many ways, but not
  necessarily cutting edge.
• Locate in Reed Library, Prospector or
  Interlibrary loan (ILL).

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Searching Books

• Reading Sources GD Topic European Union
• The Breaking of Nations, Order and Chaos in the
  21st Century
• Reed Catalog
• Prospector
• Interlibrary Loan

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Periodicals

• Scholarly journals, peer-reviewed, refereed.
• Magazines newspapers though generally not
  peer-reviewed may have some good information,
  especially in initial research.
• Print, electronic
• Current issues have most recent information
  available

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Find a.

• Find a journal. Find an article.
• Research a topic. Do a bibliography.
• How do I do this?

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Find an Article

• Assignment Find the article and summarize main
  claims
• The Clock Winds Down, in the National Journal,
  April 21 2007 pages 26-32
• You have article title, periodical title, date
  and pages.

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Find it in Print

• Library Website
• Periodical Titles (Print)
• To
• Library Catalog

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Find it in digital

• Library Website
• E-Journal Finder
• Look at article

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Find a new Article

• Academic Search Premier
• Library website home page.
• Periodical Databases.
• Academic Search on EBSCO.
• Periodical Database
• Over 4,500 periodicals/books/publications
• Compare to print periodicals

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Find an Article

• Periodical Databases
• Electronic index
• Multiple search terms/keywords
• Multiple fields
• Peer reviewed
• Local access
• Full text

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Find an Article

• Periodical Databases
• Search Iraq AND endgame in title field.
• Search Iraq AND endgame in abstract field.
• Search Iraq AND endgame in text field.
• Refine to peer reviewed.
• Refine to Full Text
• Refine to Iraq war AND Iran in title field.
• (research log/works cited)

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Find an Article

• Periodical Databases
• Item records
• Availability
• Full text
• Reed Library Catalog
• Check Other Resources
• Bibliographic information

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Find an Article

• Periodical Databases
• Several other EBSCO features
• Create an account
• Save searches
• Save articles
• Format citations

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Homework

• Big picture You will complete an annotated
  bibliography. You will include a summary that
  states your research question, provides search
  terms, and addresses several other aspects of
  your research. Details to follow. Not due yet.
• Little picture todays HW will serve as a base
  for the annotated bibliography.

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Homework

• Devise research question with keywords.
• Research the question find, read and evaluate
  articles.
• Write a summary (2-4 paragraphs) describing the
  research question.
• Include the research question.
• Identify key terms and discuss their importance.
• Identify resources used (databases, journals,
  newspapers, books, )
• Evaluate your search results.
• Also include a copy of research.
• This will be polished and incorporated into the
  annotated bibliography preface.
• Hand in at next library session.

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Ulrichs Periodical Directory
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360 Search