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Welcome to the Clark Memorial Library
Research Strategies Tutorial |
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This site has been developed to help
you get the most out of your library research.
Clark Memorial Library can
provide a wealth of information in both hard copy and online electronic
resources. Almost all of our electronic resources are available from home.
Click “Off-Campus?
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The tutorial sections are indicated in
the menu on the left. An outline of the contents of each
section is included below. Although you may skip to any
particular webpage whenever you want, you
may find it most helpful to review the pages in the order presented in the menu.
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To begin the tutorial, click
here -- or click "The
Library" in the menu on the left.
To print a copy of the
English Composition Library Worksheet, click
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Outline of Research Strategies
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The Library
- Map
- Website
- Hours
- Amenities
- Electronic Resources
- Browsing
- Checking Out Materials
- Library Floor Plans
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Search Strategy
- Elements
- Working Bibliography
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Topic
- Pre-choice considerations
- Formulating a thesis, research
question, or proposal
- Topics, thesis statements, keywords,
& subject headings
- Keywords
- Subject headings
- Thesauri
- Researcher's Glossary
- Works Cited
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The Web
- Background information?
- Articles
- Books and other documents
- Selected web resources
- Invisible web
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Scholarly?
- Literature appropriate for
college-level research
- General vs. scholarly resources
- Primary and secondary sources
- Professional/scholarly literature
- On the web?
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Reference
- Background information
- Online reference
- Online reference collections
- General Encyclopedias
- Subject-specific encyclopedias
- Biographical resources
- Almanacs and statistical
resources
- Dictionaries
- Directories
- Legislative and public policy
information sources
- Audio, video, and graphic
archives
- How to find reference resources using
the library catalog
- Catalogs
- My library account
- SSU library catalog
- Accessing the catalog
- The brief list of search results
- The catalog record
- Location and call number
- Table of Contents
- Subject headings
- Library of Congress Subject
Headings
- Local and consortial catalogs
- The OhioLINK catalog
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Articles
- Articles & periodicals
- Finding articles
- Current periodicals
- Back issues
- Interlibrary loan
- Popular/general and Substantive/trade
periodicals
- Professional/scholarly periodicals
- Format of the professional/scholarly
article
- Table delineating elements of
different types of periodical literature
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Databases I -- General Overview
- Research databases
- Restrictions and off-campus use
- Choosing a database
- For basic research
- More databases link
- Quick search link
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Databases II -- Simple Searching
- Beginning the search
- Keyword searches & results lists
- The full record
- Accessing online full text
- OLinks
- Limiting to a particular type of
publication in EBSCO databases
- Using the subject in a full record to
identify more articles
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Databases III --
Truncation, Connectors, and Designating a Field to Be
Searched
- Truncation
- Boolean operators and other
connectors
- Other connectors
- More sophisticated combinations
- Selecting a Search Field
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Databases IV -- Advanced Search Methods
- Beyond Academic Search Complete and
LexisNexis
- Selecting a subject-specific database
- Thesaurus-driven databases
- Other ways to limit a search
- Pre-limits
- Post-limits
- Saving and Exporting Citations
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Quick Search
- Quick Search @ OhioLINK
- Searching Multiple Databases
Simultaneously
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Evaluation
- Checking reviews
- About the author
- Elements of evaluation
- Accuracy
- Authority
- Objectivity
- Currency
- Coverage
- Additional sources of information
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Plagiarism
- Definition
- How to avoid plagiarism
- Common knowledge
- Acknowledge, Cite, Document
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Citing
- MLA and APA
- NoodleTools/NoodleBib
- Additional Resources
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Need Help?
Get help via
IM,
email
(Reference_Services@Shawnee.edu), or by phoning (740.351.3321).
If you prefer
face-to-face assistance, stop by the Clark Memorial Library
Reference Counter or schedule a
Research Consultation with a Reference Librarian.
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