Evaluating Scholarly Credentials

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Evaluating Scholarly Credentials

• The Performing Arts
• Music and Dance

Anne Harlow, Reference Librarian Performing Arts
Subject Specialist Temple University
Libraries February 18, 2004
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Impact of Creative Work

• Publications
• Performances
• People
• Places - Performance venues
• Prizes and Awards

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Getting Started
Accessing the Librarys Databases from Home
How to get to the Librarys Databases
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Accessing Temples Restricted Databases from Home.

• First, you must configure your browser.
  Instructions for this are at
• http//www.temple.edu/cs/connect/proxy/contents
  .html.
• You also need your AccessNet username and
  password, which is the
• same as your Temple e-mail account username
  and password. If you
• do not know your AccessNet username and
  password, go to
• accounts.temple.edu.
• If you have configured your browser and have
  entered your AccessNet
• username and password, and are still not able
  to use the databases,
• then call Computer Services for assistance,
  215-204-8000.

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How to Get to the Librarys Databases

• Library homepage
• www.library.temple.edu
• All Research Databases
• All Research Databases by Title

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Temple University Libraries Homepage
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Alphabetical List of Databases
Can also scroll down
Navigational Alphabet
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Publications

• Books
• Journal Articles
• Conference Papers
• Recordings

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Tools for Evaluating Publications

• Web of Science Citation Studies for journal
  articles
• WorldCat Books, Journals, Sound Recordings
• RLG Research Libraries Group
• PapersFirst Conference Proceedings
• Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory
  journals
• Reviews

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Web of Science

• Select Full Search for access to General
  Reference and Cited Reference searching.
• Can limit to Science Citation Index, Social
  Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities
  Citation Index, or simultaneously search across
  multiple indexes.
• Select General Search and enter authors name
  for a summary of article publications.
• Select Cited Reference Search to search for
  articles that cite an author or article that you
  specify.

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Web of Science Initial Screen
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Web of Science Types of Searches
Choose appropriate index or indexes.
Choose General Search or Cited Ref Search.
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Web of Science Cited Ref Search Screen
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Web of Science Cited Ref Results List
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WorldCat

• WorldCat contains over 41 million records of the
  member libraries that contribute to the database,
  including books, computer files, manuscripts,
  maps, musical scores, and video tapes.

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WorldCat - Searching

• Choose the Advanced search option, on a tab at
  the top left of the screen.
• Enter the title, keywords, ISSN or ISBN number.
• Limit format

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WorldCat Initial Screen
Advanced Search gives you more options.
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Advanced Search Screen
WorldCat - Advanced Search Screen
Click on the drop-down boxes for searching options
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WorldCat Drop-Down Boxes
Drop-down boxes allow you to chose what kind of
search to enter.
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WorldCat Entering Searches
Keyword searching is most effective for
performers on recordings.
Search limited to sound recordings.
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WorldCat Reviewing Results

• More than one record may display. (This reflects
  the different information that libraries provide
  to the database.)
• Look at the records that truly reflect the title
  being researched.
• The List of Records displayed indicates the
  total numbers of libraries that own the item.
• If there are multiple records, add the total
  numbers of libraries.
• This database gives the truest indication of the
  total number of libraries that own this item.

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WorldCat Results List
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RLG Union Catalog

• The RLG Union Catalog is the major union catalog
  of the holdings of the largest and most
  prestigious research and academic libraries in
  the world. Many of these libraries add their
  information to WorldCat, but not all do so.

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RLG - Searching

• Choose the Advanced Search from the options on
  the top right of the screen.
• From the pull-down menu on the right, choose your
  search type.
• Enter keyword, title, ISBN, or ISSN.

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RLG Reviewing Results

• More than one record may display. Select all
  that apply.
• Select Brief display. This will output a brief
  bibliographic record with listings of all
  individual libraries that own the item.

Note Use this database as an indicator of
quality and prestige, more than an indicator of
sheer numbers of libraries owning an item.
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Tools for Finding Reviews of Books and Recordings

• Academic Search Premier
• Book Review Digest
• International Index to Music Periodicals
• International Index to the Performing Arts
• Lexis Nexis (for complete indexing of The New
  York Times.)
• RILM

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Conference Proceedings

• Number of participants at the conference.
• Number of members in the organization.
• Type of organization
• Check the database PapersFirst, for an indication
  of the accessibility and merit of the
  presentation.
• Often the website of the organization will have
  information concerning the number of members. 
• Another good source for this information is the
  Encyclopedia of Associations, Paley Ref. Desk 
  HS17.G32.

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Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory

• Circulation figures - an indicator of quantity.
• Academic/Scholarly designation - an indicator
  of quality.
• Refereed status - an indicator of quality.
• Description
• Abstracting and indexing services by which the
  journal is covered (an indicator of quality, an
  indicator of accessibility the more indexes
  include a journal, the more researchers are led
  to it.
• Indication of inclusion in JSTOR.

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Ulrichs Initial Screen
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You can use the Quick Search, which is fairly
straightforward, or the Advanced Search which
gives you more options.
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Ulrichs Advanced Search Screen
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Quick Search Example
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Ulrichs Legend and Symbols
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Ulrichs Evaluative Features
Notice the tab for Abstracting, Indexing, and
Article Access.
Indicators of the validity of this journal
Scroll down for more information.
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LexisNexis for...

• Reviews of performances.
• The only way to get the entire full-text of The
  New York Times.
• Book Reviews.
• Information about performance venues.
• Information about prizes and awards.

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LexisNexis Initial Screen
Click here and use the Guided News Search.
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In Lexis Nexis you must specify...
News Category
News Source
Search Parameters
Date Range
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Use the drop-down boxes to chose News Category
- General News
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Use the Drop-down Box to Chose a News Source
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Full-text searching is best for
performers, performances, venues, and awards.
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Remember to specify the date range!
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Enter Search Terms
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Results List
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What do the results mean?

• Lin Kun-Yang has been reviewed in The New York
  Times and other publications frequently.
• Go to the Gale Directory of Publications and
  Broadcast Media, Paley Ref Desk Z6951.A97 2003,
  to find circulation statistics for The New York
  Times.

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International Index to the Performing
ArtsandInternational Index to Music Periodicals

• Reviews of performances
• Reviews of recordings
• Reviews of publications
• Information about performance venues
• Information about prizes and awards.

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International Index to the Performing Arts
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IIPA - Entering Search Terms
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You can scroll down to limit your results to
peer-reviewed journals if desired.
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IIPA Results List
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Anne Harlow Reference Librarian Performing Arts
Subject Specialist Samuel Paley Library Temple
University Telephone [phone] E-mail
aharlow_at_temple.edu