Making Sense of Scholarly Sources
Published on Feb 19, 2018
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Goal: Identify where to find and how to select scholarly literature.
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What are Scholarly Sources?
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Scholarly
- format: books, articles
- content: secondary analysis
- process: peer review
- authority: experts
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Where do we find them?
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Search Tools
- Catalyst
- Databases
- Web...?
- guides.library.jhu.edu/history/Health2018
Catalyst: Books and physical materials
Databases: we have hundreds--how do you find the right ones? Use the guide below for your course, or talk to me.
Web: caution that there is good material findable on the open web but it can be harder to distinguish
-don't pay
-wikipedia (lots of bias and missing information!)
Databases: we have hundreds--how do you find the right ones? Use the guide below for your course, or talk to me.
Web: caution that there is good material findable on the open web but it can be harder to distinguish
-don't pay
-wikipedia (lots of bias and missing information!)
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How do we search?
Step 1 is moving from a TOPIC to a RESEARCH QUESTION
let your reading and curiosity guide you
Group brainstorm: topic = malaria
Research question?
(who, where, when, lens)
let your reading and curiosity guide you
Group brainstorm: topic = malaria
Research question?
(who, where, when, lens)
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Search Tips
- Keywords & synonyms
- "phase searching"
- truncat*
- broaden (OR)
- narrow (AND)
- filters/limiters
Handout
Examples in Academic Search Complete
Examples in Academic Search Complete
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Evaluate
- Authority
- Relevance
- Currency
Authority:
author (expert in their field)
publisher (academic press, journal scope)
Relevance:
read beyond the title
abstract
table of contents/index
intro & conclusion
Currency:
this varies by field and by research question
author (expert in their field)
publisher (academic press, journal scope)
Relevance:
read beyond the title
abstract
table of contents/index
intro & conclusion
Currency:
this varies by field and by research question
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Use
- Get
- Read
- Take notes
- Check citations
Get:
get the full text and the citation (show how)
...what if? (Find It, Borrow direct, ILL)
Read:
more on that in a second...
Take notes:
ditto
Check citations:
helps you find more relevant sources that you can then find and use
helps to find the 'conversation'
get the full text and the citation (show how)
...what if? (Find It, Borrow direct, ILL)
Read:
more on that in a second...
Take notes:
ditto
Check citations:
helps you find more relevant sources that you can then find and use
helps to find the 'conversation'
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Research is Iterative
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