Librarian preselected a variety of scholarly and popular journal articles.

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Librarian pre-selected a variety of scholarly and
popular journal articles.
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SCHOLARLY VS. POPULAR
You need 3 scholarly articles for your paper.
Can you find them in this packet? Refer to the
handout and work in small groups to decide
whether these articles are scholarly or popular
and, if you can, list three scholarly articles.
Citation Why is this scholarly?
Citation Why is this
scholarly? CitationWhy is this
scholarly?
Dev. 2003 by P. Jackson
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Scholarly Articles or Popular Magazine Articles?
How can you tell the difference? Here are some
clues to look for
Dev. 2002 by C. Hope and P. Jackson
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DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY
Write down your topic in a sentence or two (ex. I
want to look at using PDA technology in the
medical field.) What are the
keywords for your topic (ex. PDA, Medical)
What are some other ways to
say your topic (synonyms) (ex. Personal Digital
Assistant, handheld) Combine your
search terms using boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT)
ex. (PDA OR Personal Digital Assistant OR
handheld) AND Medical Conduct Your
Search in one of the databases. Find some
citations for articles that relate to your topic.
Look at the keywords used in the citations. Can
you add any words to your search? Are there
better words to use than the ones you
used? Adapted 2003 from SJSU 1B, P.
Jackson
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Evaluating a Book Book Citation Authori
ty / ExpertiseWhos the author, organization or
sponsor behind it?What can you tell about their
credentials? Tip have they written other books
on this subject? Content,
Scope, AuthenticityWhat is the date of
publication?Is there a bibliography? How
detailed or in-depth is it? Tip how long is
it?What are the subjects for this book?
AvailabilityIs this book
available for check out?What is the Call Number
and location? Overall,
would you say this is a source that you would use
in your academic research? Why or why not?
Developed 2002 by C.
Hope and P. Jackson.
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Evaluating an Article or Website
Article or Web Page Citation Authority /
ExpertiseWhos the author, organization or
sponsor behind it?What can you tell about their
credentials?What can you tell about their point
of view or bias? Content,
Scope, AuthenticityWhat is the date of
publication or when was the web page last
updated?Is there a bibliography or sources cited
page that tells what this information is based
on? How detailed or in-depth is the article or
web page? Type and
Purpose of Page or ArticleWho is the intended
audience?What type of language is used?
(General, advanced, technical, specialized
jargon, etc.)Why was this written? To inform,
explain, persuade, sell, etc.? Do you see
evidence of advertising?Does the author present
a balanced viewpoint? Ove
rall, would you say this is a source that you
would use in your academic research? Why or why
not? Developed 2002 by
C. Hope and P. Jackson.
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Using Government Publications
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Choose a country
Search the Library Catalog for a book on your
country. Try a subject or word search.  What is
the title?   Who is the author?
  Where is the book located?   What
is the call number?   Is it available for
check out?   Name 2 of the subjects for
this book
 
Find your country in the Country Watch
database. What is the capital?   What is
the largest city?   What is the official
language?   Are there other languages?
  What are some examples of cultural
etiquette?
Find an article in Expanded Academic Index on
your country. Write down the citation. Title
Author Journal Title
  Volume, Issue   Date
  Pages
   
Find your country at the U.S. State Department
government database http//www.state.gov
Click on Country Background Notes  What is
your country's official name?   What are the
people called?
Developed 2002 by P. Jackson.
   
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A Step Further
Now that you have navigation skills down, lets
take your research a step further. Compare the
information you found about your country in
Country Watch with the information on the State
Departments website. Do you see any
similarities? Differences? Is there additional
information or information that appears to be
missing from either sources?What can you learn
from that? What do you think about it?
Developed 2002 by P. Jackson. And S. Kendall