Research Tips for EDCI 507: Early Literacy and Language Development

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Research Tips for EDCI 507Early Literacy
and Language Development

• Paul Boger
• CGPS Reference Librarian
• pboger_at_umw.edu

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Library Research Tools

• Library Catalog searches Simpson CGPS
• Titles of Books (including CGPS Childrens
  Literature collection)
• Titles of Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
• Databases
• Articles in Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
• Full text articles
• Citation abstracts

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Where do I begin?
New Library tab in Eaglelink
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Where do I begin?
How do I find books on my topic?
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Book Catalog

• Perform a Keyword Search
• Enter your keywords
• Click Search

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Book Catalog

• Both print and electronic books available
• Call numbers show location
• NetLibrary - ebook
• Library of Congress - print book

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Book Catalog

• Print book at CGPS or Simpson Libraries
• NetLibrary online books
• Click full for NetIibrary titles
• Click items for print books

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online books

• In the Full Record, click the Online link to
  access the book in NetLibrary
• Or select NetLibrary on the Librarys homepage

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Books borrowing

• EagleOne Card is your library card

• Available online but you must create an online
  account to use off-campus

• Holds we will hold books for 7 days
• Books at main campus library - request thru
  Illiad
• 24-48 hour turnaround for Simpson Library books

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Where do I begin?
How do I find articles on my topic?
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Databases 24/7

• Database A-Z list
• Databases by Subject

• Research Guides

• Click the drop-down menu by Research by
  Subject
• Click on Education CGPS to access
  suggested research resources
• Click GO

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Research Guide

• Click on the name of a database to begin
  searching
• Contact Library if you need help

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Can I use the databases from home?
Yes!

• You will have to log-in to the databases when
  off-campus
• Contact the Library if you have access problems

jsmith
password
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- Education Full Text

• Enter your keywords in the search boxes
• Considering refining your search using the
  limit options
• Click Go

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- Education Full Text

• Click PDF or HTML links to retrieve online
  article
• Click Locate Article if not available full
  text through the database
• Use the tabs at the top to limit to Peer
  Reviewed or Full Text

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Locate Journal Article page

• Is it available in another database? No
• Click ILLIAD to request from another library

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Education Research Complete

• Enter your keywords
• Use quote marks to search for phrases
• Consider using some of the Limit your results
  options
• Use the Thesaurus to identify subject terms
• Click Search

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Education Research Complete

• Sort results by type of publication
• Perform new searches by clicking the Subject
  terms

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Education Research Complete

• Click PDF or HTML links to retrieve articles
• Click Locate Journal Article if not full text
  through the database

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Locate Journal Article page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? NO.
• To request this article, click the ILLIAD links.

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• Click Advanced Search

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• Enter your keywords
• Quotation marks will search for phrases
• Consider using some of the limit options
• Use the Thesaurus to identify keywords and
  descriptors
• Click Search

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• Some full text access
• Look for ED and EJ numbers
• Click a Descriptor term to locate similar
  information

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• ED - indicate ERIC Documents
• Look for full text PDF links in the database
• CGPS Library has selected ERIC Documents on
  microfiche from 1966-1990 and a complete set from
  1991-2003
• Use Illiad if not available at CGPS
• EJ - indicate articles published in journals
• Click Find in Library link
• Use Illiad - if not available at CGPS

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• Click Find in Library if not full text thru
  database
• Click ERIC Full Text to access complete
  documents when available

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Locate Journal Article page

• Is the article available in a UMW database? YES.
• Click a database link to retrieve article

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Online Dictionaries
- Available through the UMW Libraries databases
- Available online
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Print Dictionaries Encyclopedias

• In the CGPS Library reference collection
• Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics
• Linguistics Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Language
• Encyclopedia of the English Language

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Oxford Reference Sources

• Start at the Databases A to Z page
• Click on the letter O
• Click Oxford Reference Online Premium

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Oxford Reference Online

• Click one of the dictionary options

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Oxford Dictionaries

• Search all of the dictionaries
• OR
• Select a specific title to search

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What if my materials are at the main campus
Library? What if UMW doesnt have what I need?

• Use Illiad to request materials not located at
  the CGPS Library
• Create an online Illiad Account
• Submit requests through Librarys website
• Request books, articles, dissertations
• Delivered online or to CGPS Library
• 2 fee for articles located at Simpson Library

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Illiad document delivery and interlibrary loan
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SEARCH TIPS

• Evaluate your (Web) Resources
• Beware of Wikipedia
• Wikiality - definition
• Peer-reviewed/Scholarly vs. Magazines vs. Trade
  Journals
• Ask Librarians for assistance
• Writing Center

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Need help? Have Questions?

• Come to the Library
• Mondays - Thursdays 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.
• Fridays 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Contact the Library Staff
• cgpslib_at_umw.edu
• 540-286-8025
• IM cgpslibrary
• Set up a Research Appointment
• pboger_at_umw.edu
• 540-286-8066

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