Tonight (Thursday, 8/5), I lectured on academic research and credible sources, but for today, I would like you to complete the library's "Searchpath Tutorial."
The link can be found here: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/learn/
Please complete all levels (there are six), and then respond to the following questions in a "comment" below. Simply click on "POST A COMMENT" to leave your answers.
1. What is your name?
2. List one thing you learned on each of the levels of the tutorial.
Please note:
* Make sure your name is in your comment, especially if you use this site "anonymously."
* Since class time is being given for this, all responses must appear no later than 11pm tonight to receive credit.
Please feel free to email me with any questions at all!
15 comments:
1. Magazines and Journals are called periodicals.
2.Keyword searches search for numerous things at a time. (i.e author, title, year, subject headings, and summary of contents)
3. You don't find individual articles on Pegasus, instead we use an article index.
4. An index will show which periodicals have the article I am searching for. These indexes might contain a citation, abstract summary, or have the full text.
5. Search engines use software called robots or spiders to compile a database of information found on the web.
6. Citing a web page consists of first the author's name, title of web page, date viewed, and URL address.
Eric Rodriguez learned
1. The Library is a great place to find research because everything there is credible and is available to everyone for free.
2. Brainstorming when making choosing a topic is great and using other terms for whatever you're researching is a great way to find more sources about your topic.
3. Pegasus allows you to find sources of what you are researching withing the library and will give you a call number so you can actually go find it and use it. It's also great because it will let you know if the whatever you find is checked out or still in the library.
4. Popular Magazines and scholarly journals are very different because one gives you high academic knowledge while the other may have some knowledge it's not in great detail.
5. The web is a great place for finding information but not everything from the web can be used because a lot of it is junk that can't be backed up by research. (Basically people make stuff up that can't be trusted)
6. Don't plagiarize, if you got the information from somebody write that down where you got it. Don't steal other people's ideas and try to pass them as your own.
1. Librarians search for quality-based information versus quantity to help get credible information.
2. Connectors are also called "Boolean operators."
3. Individual articles are not found on Pegasus. The disadvantage to subject searching because it is hard to know what LCSH term will be used for a topic.
4. Indexes are found under the research tab on the library website.
5. Each search engine has a different database.
6. The most common style guides of writing include MLA, Chicago, and APA format.
1. Key point to using the library is to focus on quality rather than quantity when it comes to resources.
2. Keywords are used to narrow a topic.
3. An asterisk is used in Pegasus in order to find variant endings of a word.
4. An online article index is used to scan many periodicals in response to your search.
5. Using scholarly journals to find articles is more efficient than directly through public web.
6. Plagiarism includes paraphrasing a person's words without citing them.
1. Magazines can be used to search for popular trends such as new movies and other popular articles. The website is not a reliable resource nevertheless it can be used to find quick facts.
2. Article indexes are used to find article on a specific topic. When choosing a topic it will be best to have a precise topic.
3. Pegasus is the UCSB Libraries online catalog. There are different options in Pegasus, for example one of them help you find class materials that are in reserved.
4. There are Subject Indexes which are subject oriented articles from scholarly sources.
5. Websites such as Yahoo and Google and other search engines are good for general browsing.
6. There are different ways for citing sources such as APA and MLA.
1. Jennifer Salcido
2.Module 1.
The web is not the best place to begin academic research due to its lack of organization and credibility. For our research purposes books and magazines would be a better place to start.
Module 2
Learned about truncation and its usefulness in finding variant endings of words when you are doing a preliminary search/brainstorming. Learned how nesting is helpful in searching for combined subjects in a search engine.
Module 3
It's possible to search and use journals and magazines online that the UCSB library subscribes to.
Module 4
Learned what Melvyl is and how to make use of it to find scholarly articles/journals.
Module 5
As a whole I learned how to get the best results using a search engine.
Module 6
Learned how to correctly cite different types of publications.
1. When using the library for information, quality of the research is favored over the quantity.
2. A keyword search is the broadest search that incorporates the different fields.
3. Pegasus search includes the Basic Search, Advanced Search, and Course Reserves.
4. There are two types of article indexes: General article indexes and Subject indexes.
5. Metasearch engines search the databases of several search engines at one time.
6. Plagiarism is copying word for word or changing a couple words.
1.Magazines are not credible resources for academic research as most are written by people who are not expert in the topic area.
2.Picking the right key terms help narrow your search.
3.The call number on a book tells you the exact location of the book in the library.
4.Use subject index from the library database if you have a particular subject you would like to research on.
5.Your search on public search engines are limited by the type of database the engines utilize.
6.Use others' ideas only to support your arguments.
1. Katie Prakash
2. Magazines are used for opinions about popular culture and for current events
3. You can narrow a topic by using sub topic
4. keyword searches are good for preliminary search terms
5. indexes are good for finding which periodicals have articles on your topic
6. the internet is best for researching broad topics/ Academicinfo is a really good site for scholarly articles
7. A good way to not plagiarize is to write a short draft without using notes to get an idea of what YOU want to say.
7.
1. The library stores a variety of credible resources and is accessible to anyone.
2. Keywords are generally nouns.
3. Pegasus provides a call number as well as check-out status.
4. An article index will show which periodicals have articles that I wanted. And there are two types of article indexes.
5. Metasearch engines search the databases of several search engines.
6 Take 30 minutes to write a draft without the use of notes.
1. A Journal is useful when we are trying to find other researches on the same topic.
2. Author, title, and subject headings are parts of the keyword search process.
3. Besides showing a variety of written documents and books, Pegasus search also contains a record of items such as DVD, music scores, and electronic resources.
4. An article index contains citation, abstract and sometimes full text of an article.
5. For a better quality research, it’s important to filter and judge the accuracy of its contents when using the public web.
6. Rewriting summary from the sources you take notes on helps avoid plagiarism.
1. The Pegasus contains the records of books, journals, and other literary information that is currently in possession of the library.
2. Connectors such as "and" and "or" are also known as "boolean operators".
3. When searching by author, it is helpful to exclude the use of punctuation.
4. General article indexes and Subject indexes are two types of article indexes.
5. Metasearch engines aren't very thorough, so it is best to use them for quick overviews on the topic.
6. Writing a short draft without using your notes can help you avoid plagiarism.
ervin tong
1. magazines provide information on popular topics and have alot of advertisements
2. keywords matter. different forms of placing words will result in different searches
3. learned how to use the library databases
4. index will show which periodicals have articles relating to your search
5. use the web to find information on colleges, non profit orgs, news, sports.
6. citing a source requires the issue date, authors name, title name,
Kevin Wong
1. The library resources are more credible, organized, and permanent than the web.
2. Truncation is a very useful tool to broaden a search.
3. The Pegasus catalog is located on the left side of the UCSB library web page.
4. The abstract summarizes the article's content.
5. The web is not the best place to find scholarly journals.
6. To help avoid plagiarism use own words/ideas and use the ideas of resources only to support own claims.
1. Starting Smart-When looking for sources on the web, it is important to check the credibility of the site. Nearly anyone can post information that will pop up while researching and it may not be accurate or reliable. Also note that a source is more reliable if it has been reviewed or updated recently (within the year).
2. Choosing a Topic- Broad searches do not make a good starting point for a research paper. Searching several key words that can intersect to find a more specific topic will make the paper more interesting and have strong supporting statements to go along with it.
3. Using Pegasus- Pegasus allows students to research by running a search of journal or book titles, subject searches, key word searches, etc. However, it does not recognize individual articles within a journal, so you cannot search for them.
4. Finding Articles/Contents- The two types of periodicals: popular and scholarly. Popular periodicals contain advertisements, photographs and are more associated with entertainment. These periodicals consist of a variety of different topics with shorter articles and are issued monthly (Ex. Sports Illustrated or Rolling Stone). Conversely, scholarly periodicals hold longer, more academic articles that to not diverge from a general study or area of research. They are published either seasonally or monthly for an audience of doctors, researchers, and professors and are sponsored by a large organization.
5. Using the Web- Many universities and academic institutions have their subject guides on their library department pages. If used, these sources are automatically deemed credible, approved research publications, simply because they are on the site of a university; its sole motive to further academia and be a reference for scholars.
6. Citing Sources- A strategy to avoid plagiarism is to first write out a 30 minute summary of your own ideas so you are not dependent upon your sources. Fit in the ideas of others by quoting reliable, supporting references and citing them at the end of the sentence so that it can easily be referenced in the bibliography.
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